Saw [Blu-ray] | ![Saw [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5199SrkutaL._SL500_.jpg) | Director: James Wan
Actors: Cary Elwes, Leigh Whannell, Danny Glover, Ken Leung, Dina Meyer
Studio: Lions Gate
Category: DVD
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Rating:  596 reviews
Sales Rank: 25312
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Subtitled
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 103 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.4 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: BR19393
UPC: 031398193937
EAN: 0031398193937
ASIN: B000EWBKLC
Theatrical Release Date: 2004
Release Date: June 27, 2006
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Adam (Leigh Whannell) wakes up in a dank room across from Dr. Lawrence Gordon (Cary Elwes) and the body of a guy who has blown his own brains out. Not a happy place, obviously, and it gets worse when both men realize that they've been chained and pitted against one another by an unseen but apparently omniscient maniac who's screwing with their psyches as payment for past sins. Director James Wan, who concocted this grimy distraction with screenwriter Whannell, has seen Seven and any number of other arty existential-psycho-cat-and-mouse thrillers, so he's provided Saw with a little flash, a little blood, and a lot of ways to distract you from the fact that it doesn't make a whole hell of a lot of sense. Wan and Whannell (who's not the most accomplished actor, either) pile on the plot twists, which after some initially novel ideas become increasingly juvenile. Elwes works hard but looks embarrassed, and the estimable Danny Glover suffers as the obsessed detective on the case. The denouement will probably surprise you, but it won't get you back the previous 98 minutes. --Steve Wiecking
Product Description
OBSESSED WITH TEACHING HIS VICTIMS THE VALUE OF LIFE, A DERANGED, SADISTIC KILLER IS ABDUCTING MORALLY WAYWARD PEOPLE AND FORCING THEM TO PLAY HORRIFIC GAMES FOR THEIR OWN SURVIVAL. FACED WITH IMPOSSIBLE CHOICES, EACH VICTIM MUST STRUGGLE TO WIN BACK HIS/HER LIFE, OR ELSE DIE TRYING.
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 Saw March 17, 2010
Jose Lopez (Miami,Florida USA)
Sorry but Despite it's Drama and it's So-called Horror, I don't mind gore when necessary in a Horror movie to get it's point across. but The Saw Series which By the way I have only seen up to 3 I think. Is plain torture porn, I don't like torture to such extremes, It's all it is,that and Hostel . there is no value in such a movie. And then the guy come on? oh well. maybe my bias would make others think I am crazy for not liking the movie, but I apologize it's not my type of movie, watch/rent it and see if you like it.
 "A Thrill Ride" February 11, 2010
Terry Richard (Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada)
Very rarely do horror movie franchises work. Usually the original film is well-written and scary, but most Hollywood producers make sequels to make money with mediocre scripts and untalented actresses juggling their upper portions of their bodies to be discovered. However, the "Saw" series of films are all freightening, hair-raiing, fast paced, involving, and, blood-curdling. The plot is simple: a psychopath named Jigsaw kidnaps people who take their lives for granted and puts them in torture chambers to see who can escape. The "Saw" films are not for the faint of heart, so if you have a weakness for gore these are not for you to view. But, if you want good horror that will scare you out of your seat watch the "Saw" films. I can't say I have a particular version I like the best, for all the sequels are well produced and follow the same formula as the original. As of 2010 there have been six "Saw" films, usually being released to theatres the week before Halloween. The latest "Saw" film, unfortunately, was not as successful as its predecessors.
 SAW...to experience or enjoy, that's the question. February 1, 2010
Tony's reviews
I've only seen the first four...so far, honestly I didn't have an interest in this series until I started it, after months of people trying to get me to give it a shot. Let me say, color me impressed, this isn't your typical slasher series. Tobin Bell does a very creepy charecter, but he's a demented genius concerning what he thinks of in the series. This makes SCREAM look like Disney, I only have two complaints-the violence is very graphic, and doing 8 parts maybe overkill, no pun intended. However, I do look forward to the rest of them. A word of caution though, the images in these films will Not leave your mind easily, they could also cause nausea for anyone with a weak stomache, so if that's the case you may want to avoid them...like a disease.
"Anyone Care To Play A Game?" January 29, 2010
Tommy Morais (New Brunswick, Canada)
When Saw became a hit out of nowhere in 2004 nobody expected it to become a successful franchise with numerous sequels. After all with its cheap 1.2 million budget you wouldn't think it would be possible for Saw to be the highest grossing franchise in horror history. Saw is labeled as horror but it's much more complex than that, there's a lot of psychology involved. For instance the main character John Kramer, known as Jigsaw because he removes a puzzle piece from the skin of his victims, is labeled as a serial killer but it goes deeper than that. Jigsaw chooses his victims very carefully, he selects persons because 1) they don't appreciate life or 2) they've done something really wrong. He is testing their will to live trough his "games" which are traps that often necessitate the victims to lose a body part or to go to extremes. You see, Jigsaw's goal is not to kill but rather to have the survivors enjoy life; it's a therapy he made. Saw puts photographer Adam and Doctor Lawrence in a disuse industrial bathroom both with their ankle chained, I the plot is now known enough that I don't need to explain what happens next.
Saw became a phenomenon and in my opinion is one the best horror movie of the 2000s decade; it gave the horror genre a boost and inspired other movies. Whatever people may think about some of the sequels, the original one remains a great film and I think it's one of the best horror movies made.
A true horror classic... November 30, 2009
Steven Herring
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I haven't seen this movie since it's release, but it's Halloween and I decided to do a Saw marathon. This movie is perhaps the best in the series. It has a lot of mystery and suspense. I think not knowing who Jigsaw is adds to the enjoyment. The later installments peeled the mystery away from him and it hurt the overall feel of the franchise. This movie does not have a lot of traps, they are not as elaborate as the traps in the sequel, but they are nicely used. There are so many twists and turns in this movie it's hard to even guess the next turn. I personally like Danny Glover and he does a great job. He should have been a more central character. The entire movie your trying to figure out who jigsaw is and that adds to the movie's greatness. As the series progressed the mystery element was taken away piece by piece. There are a lot of characters interacting around this "game" and that adds to the overall feel of desperation of this movie. This movie is a classic. The rest in the series decide to stand on gore instead of real suspense. This is a classic worth treasuring.
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