Current Events > I watched the entire Saw franchise in 2 days AMA **SAW SPOILERS**

(+) Yeah! (+)

They're not really that good

They take a sharp decline in quality after the first one

They're also needlessly convoluted and put shit like Metal Gear Solid to shame
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Also it was pretty weird watching Chester Bennington in the last one die
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First one was pretty unique at the time. The rest just turned into torture/gore porn.

The second one had an interesting plot and twist, though.

I remember how awesome and groundbreaking the first one was and pumped to see the second one in theaters. And when Jigsaw tells Donnie Wahlberg "you're sons in a safe place" just about the entire group I was with in the theaters started whispering to another "Oh watch he's actually in the safe".

Problem with twisty movies, especially simple ones, is that after you see one and get used to their tricks it's so easy to spot. Not to mention how bad they got
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I loved them. The first 3 were excellent

The only one I wasn't crazy for was I think the seconed to last one (the one with Eddie from Family Matters). The traps were weak and the story wasn't that fun

Still it was a yearly tradition to see them in October and I'm hyped to do that once again this year
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I enjoy them, as a guilty pleasure.

The only one I don't really care for is the second one. But I like the rest and how all the puzzle pieces fit together by the end.

Honestly not a lot of quality horror films lately. The new It is the only thing to look forward to.

Saw is about as good as it's gotten in the past decade or so.
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That scene from the second one where the guy is having his arms and legs then eventually his head turned completely around still makes me uneasy.
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Herugrim posted...

I enjoy them, as a guilty pleasure.

The only one I don't really care for is the second one. But I like the rest and how all the puzzle pieces fit together by the end.

Honestly not a lot of quality horror films lately. The new It is the only thing to look forward to.

Saw is about as good as it's gotten in the past decade or so.

It seems like horror movies these days just deal with the supernatural and unless thats done in a specific way (Ghost House or Poltregeist for example) its just a sub genre thats incredibly boring
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The first and third are the best ones imo. First for the story, and a twist that was pretty great for its time. Third one for traps, and by that I mean it had the most traps that would be the worst to find yourself in.

The trailer for the new one doesn't look awful either. I'm not expecting a great film, but the trailer was a good first impression.

Deadpool_18 posted...

That scene from the second one where the guy is having his arms and legs then eventually his head turned completely around still makes me uneasy.

That's from the third one, and yeah easily one of the most gruesome traps in the whole series.
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Deadpool_18 posted...

That scene from the second one where the guy is having his arms and legs then eventually his head turned completely around still makes me uneasy.

I don't think that is in the second one. The fourth one maybe.
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I just never liked the editing in these movies. The frantic quick cuts and whatnot.
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spanky1 posted...

I just never liked the editing in these movies. The frantic quick cuts and whatnot.

DANANA DANANA *shit from the second movie retold* DANANA DANANA *shit from the first movie retold* DANANA DANANA *shit from a combination of movies* DANANA DANANA "GAME OVER!" SLAM

Oh I read that as endings.

Eh the above still applies to the editing
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First was best.

Second and third were alright sequels.

Fourth is were it really started to get convoluted.

Fifth or sixth (they all start to blend together) was actually not a bad movie. The other was was meh.

Seventh was weak.
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I thought the sixth was the best out of the last half of the series tbh
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Highwind07 posted...

7 was like....what was the point.

To show Chester Bennington literally rip his skin off
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Wanna play a game?

I quite liked the first three. 4th was okay.

I barely remember the ones after that.
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SSJGrimReaper posted...

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I saw (lol) up to V. How's the last 2?
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The first one is a great horror thriller that stands up as one of the greats of it's era. Everything after that is just convoluted garbage, though. It's sad; it created the gore porn genre, but was far more psychological than the rest of the genre. I guess it's the same way that Halloween created the slasher genre even though it carried basically none of the hallmarks of the later iterations and was closer to Psycho than it was to a teen slasher.

JerickoX posted...

I saw (lol) up to V. How's the last 2?

6 is ok. 7 blows ass
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DezCaughtIt posted...

Chester Bennington

damn
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1 > 3 > 2 > 6 > 5 > 4 > 7
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Hoffman fucking sucks.
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Kelystic posted...

DezCaughtIt posted...

Chester Bennington

damn

Yeah man. Genuinely caught me off guard.

Kelystic posted...

Hoffman fucking sucks.

Jesus Christ this. Fucking terrible character.

Kelystic posted...

1 > 3 > 2 > 6 > 5 > 4 > 7

Swap 5 and 4 and that's basically my list
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DyingPancake posted...

I loved them. The first 3 were excellent

The only one I wasn't crazy for was I think the seconed to last one (the one with Eddie from Family Matters). The traps were weak and the story wasn't that fun

Still it was a yearly tradition to see them in October and I'm hyped to do that once again this year

Agreed with the yearly tradition thing. The quality definitely took a dive once Jigsaw died but they still held my interest.

Had no idea there was a new one coming out, wow.
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the new one is a prequel, sequel or spinoff?
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Kelystic posted...

the new one is a prequel, sequel or spinoff?

Looks like a sequel with 0 returning characters from previous films.
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not even tobin bell??
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Double checked and Tobin is still in it, but his character is also still dead so it'll probably just be flashbacks.
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I hated the last one, part 7.

The main dude's wife/girlfriend had done nothing wrong, yet she died for HIS fraud. Saw's gimmick is that people who deserve to be punished, get put through a test, yet the main dude didn't have much to loose, and his "partners" in crime weren't tested either, they were just the subject of torture.
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I thought the second one was pretty good. Liked the twist. I didn't hate that you could somewhat figure it out unlike the first one.

Don't really remember enjoying the third one.

Nazanir posted...

I hated the last one, part 7.

The main dude's wife/girlfriend had done nothing wrong, yet she died for HIS fraud. Saw's gimmick is that people who deserve to be punished, get put through a test, yet the main dude didn't have much to loose, and his "partners" in crime weren't tested either, they were just the subject of torture.

Didn't that become part of the story though? Jigsaw's apprentices not really bothering with teaching a lesson, just murdering people for giggles?
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Iirc there have been other innocent people in other films. Like Jeff's daughter in 3, the janitor in 6 or the two people in the choice trap also in 6.
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pegusus123456 posted...

I thought the second one was pretty good. Liked the twist. I didn't hate that you could somewhat figure it out unlike the first one.

Don't really remember enjoying the third one.

Nazanir posted...

I hated the last one, part 7.

The main dude's wife/girlfriend had done nothing wrong, yet she died for HIS fraud. Saw's gimmick is that people who deserve to be punished, get put through a test, yet the main dude didn't have much to loose, and his "partners" in crime weren't tested either, they were just the subject of torture.

Didn't that become part of the story though? Jigsaw's apprentices not really bothering with teaching a lesson, just murdering people for giggles?

No, in part 7 was revealed that Gordon from the first one was his apprentice aswell, and that he continued John's work as intended, punishing and testing those who deserve it.
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this series is best watched back to back in one or two sitting.
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I would rate them 6>3>4>2>5>1>7. Can't wait for the next one even though I hear it won't tie into the other 7.
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KLouD_KoNNeCteD posted...

I would rate them 6>3>4>2>5>1>7. Can't wait for the next one even though I hear it won't tie into the other 7.

For me it's 1>2>3>6>4>5>7
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l Dudeboy l posted...

Iirc there have been other innocent people in other films. Like Jeff's daughter in 3, the janitor in 6 or the two people in the choice trap also in 6.

Yeah. It's supposed to show Jigsaw's apprentices don't really give people a chance to get out and kind of kill for the fun of it.


I'm pretty sure Jeff's daughter lives though. Hoffman pulls her out at the beginning of 5 for the whole hero thing
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Oh yeah, she survived. She was put in a position where she could suffocate/starve to death though. Just proves your point I guess.
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Nazanir posted...

KLouD_KoNNeCteD posted...

I would rate them 6>3>4>2>5>1>7. Can't wait for the next one even though I hear it won't tie into the other 7.

For me it's 1>2>3>6>4>5>7

Glad we can agree on 7 being the worst, why do you like the first one the best?? A lot of people seem to agree it's the best and don't get me wrong I love the first one as well even though I rated it so low.
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One of the main reasons I think it's the best is for doing something that the rest of the series was never able to recreate. A fucking great twist.
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l Dudeboy l posted...

One of the main reasons I think it's the best is for doing something that the rest of the series was never able to recreate. A fucking great twist.

I agree
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The first one was the only good one. My girlfriend made me watch all of them because she really liked them.
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Slaya4 posted...

The first one was the only good one. My girlfriend made me watch all of them because she really liked them.

Are you me? That's the exact same reason I watched them. She found them all on Hulu. The second is her favorite
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tfw your girlfriend makes you watch the entire saw series


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SSJGrimReaper posted...

tfw your girlfriend makes you watch the entire saw series

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Saw is trending I guess
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I actually didn't see this topic, then again I started my watch of the series (starting with 3 since I had seen the first 2 before) before it was made.
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the smart ass guy with spectales in V looks like a gamespot employee
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