Wall

Commits the two cardinal sins of horror flicks: it's not scary, and it's (ludicruosly) overcomplicated. It's a key example of the movie world's incompetent attempts to replicate the horror of the real world by way of substituting simple, dumb sadism for meaningful insight into what makes humans tick.

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Cromm Crúaich

9Jan13

Quite good despite the poor dialogue.

Etienne Deveau Beaumont

26Dec12

The only ''good'' Saw movie for me , well...good , I don't LIKE it , but its a good horror flick , nothing more , nothing less

Rocketeam

23Aug12

Brilliant and creative horror flick as a stand-alone, shame about the sequels.

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Mathias Palmberg

29Jun12

Really good movie! It such a shame they kept on diluting the awesomeness of this movie by making a load of bad sequels. This was a perfect blend of thriller, horror and mystery that actually had some great surprises up its sleeve.

Classroom Battles

15Feb12

Despite the fact that the rest of the series plays with the ultra-gore and torture porn shit, the first "Saw" remains a brilliantly written horror film, and one of the most terrifying experience that I had (don't watch it in the dark, a saturday evening)

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andreiprobabil, Zach Closs

LifeofFiction

9Dec11

Even though the series took a nosedive and kept on churning out crap, the original was a worthy horror film.

Cremildo

21Nov11

More competently made and ingenious than it might seem to be.

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DAVID

15Nov11

the original and the best .i think maybe because of the low budget the emphasis was more on suspense than gore and it makes for a better film. loved the ending

MarcH

18Oct11

Lucky enough to see it at the NYC premiere...no anticipation...no warning. We were clueless. The audience screamed like they were on a roller coaster. All of the sequels are garbage...this one is still a wild ride.

film_lies101

3Sep11

Great production design (it's like Se7en but more garish & cartoony) unfortunately, you do not give a fuck about the characters. Yes, that does matter in film where characters are tortured every couple of minutes.

TopcatPlayer

5Aug11

brilliant idea, done on a small budget. Couple of boys from Melbourne made an empire by going to hollywood. Not as gory as people think, it's more psychological. The introduction of the creepiest villians of all time. Surprising role for Cary Elwes, which he pulls of really well.

gloryofistanbul

27Jul11

A great concept and idea brilliantly executed, its got a bit silly now the series but this one was the best

marinaaaaaaaa

29May11

I have to admit the idea of the movie is good, but the execution was poor. All the sequels just seemed like a cheap ploy to get people's money every Halloween.

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Marcus Killerby

5Apr11

Guilty pleasure - 4 stars. It's bloody great for what it is.

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Qiydaar Foster

3Apr11

I gave it an extra star for surprising me with the ending. Terrible acting, ridiculous editing, shoot-me flashbacks etc. How did this get turned into a franchise? There's an interesting movie in that room with the 2 chained guys, too bad the filmmakers didn't fulfill it.

pelmel

29Mar11

i get paranoid everytime a new saw movie comes out..

Steve

27Mar11

Some of the worst acting that I have ever seen.

Rabbit Room

26Mar11

How this idiotic mess turned into a franchise is a mystery for the ages. Worth watching for a career-worst performance by Danny Glover basically doing a parody of "Danny Glover acting in a horrible movie."

Scout

1Feb11

I have a few rules when it comes to horror films. One of the more important ones: if you resort to fast-motion in the conclusion, you have failed.

Dr. Strangelove

31Jan11

Saw 1 is probably as good as American horror can get for the rest of history. The twist was amazing the first time around, and the concept is far more philosophical and deeper than your run-of-the-mill slasher/horror flick from the US. We all know they got awful as they progressed, but the original is quite good.

VENIMOS LOS JODIMOS Y NOS FUIMOS

30Jan11

Entretenida, con una màs ò menos ingeniosa vuelta de tuerca al final, pero nomàs. Quizàs se deba a que el genero del terror no suele ser demasiado apreciado en general (ò sepa la chingada porquè) pero, como la inmensa mayoria de las peliculas de este genero que llegan a gozar de cierto exito, esta cinta fue el inicio de una larga e innecesaria franquicia (hasta donde se, son 7 capitulos hasta la fecha, el ultimo en tercera dimensiòn) lo cual no resulta nada sorprendente. Eso si, como los chistes, solo funciona la primera vez. Todo lo demàs, son mamadas.