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Summary: Worth watching but not what i'd hoped for
Comment: Having watched the first 3 Saw's it was a no-brainer that i had to watch this!

Saw was
(& still is) unsurpassed by it's sequels. 2 was a good film but lacked the darkness & psychological
edge of the original & I was disappointed by 3 - & really hoped that 4 would redeem the series. />
It does - & it doesn't.

The opening sequence is of Jigsaws autopsy, followed
after the credits by going back in time to the discovery of Detective Kerrys body. This bouncing
around in time is prevalent through the entire film, & whilst it answers some questions & gives an
interesting insight into the mind & background of John Kramer & how/why Jigsaw was born, it is also
quite distracting & at times confusing.

For those that like to watch the Saw films for
more than the gore, it was hard to try to pick out the little details in the film that all come
together at the end, with all the time travelling that was going on.

I watched this
just last night & had to immediately replay it to piece it together & figure out some of the
different time frames.

Whilst we're trying to follow Detective Riggs play his 'game',
we're also being sent back through John Kramers past via his ex-wife, being shown past events in
Riggs' career, seeing flashbacks to previous films & trying to follow Agents Strahm & Perez solve
the 'who else is involved?' question.

Whilst much of this time travel is necessary to
the story, a lot isn't & just makes for confusion. I still don't get it all - & to be honest - the
thought of watching it again to fill in the pieces is just too much like hard work!
/>Moving on...

The film certainly isn't short on gore. The traps are just as evil as
ever, with nothing left to the imagination. Definately not for the squeamish, but then none of the
Saw series is!

I was very pleased to see Tobin Bell still had a huge role in the film.
Obviously this was necessary due to the amount of John Kramers history we were shown, something i
believe we should have been allowed to see into more in previous films.

Saw V is due
out later this year i believe &, as far as i can assertain, won't have Tobin Bell in it.
/>I'm dubious as to how well the Saw franchise will hold up without him. He IS Jigsaw... he IS
Saw.

Much of the production team remains, notably Director Bousman has been replaced by
David Hackl who was Production Designer. Maybe this change in direction will breath some new life
into the series - something i think it will desparately need to ensure it survives the death of
Jigsaw.

If you've seen the first 3 films then this is really worth watching, if only
for the insight into John Kramer pre-Jigsaw.

If you haven't seen any of the others then
i really don't recommend this one to start with.

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Summary: Mmmmm
Comment: An acceptable film but certainly not up to the previous Saw series of films. Watchable!

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Summary: Weird
Comment: In my opinion, as the series has progressed, the Saw films have gone down hill in quality. The first
Saw was a great film packed with gore, tension, drama, suspence and a good story. Saw 2, I feel, was
let down by the fact that it was a group of captives. The first was very good because there was a
sense of gritty and dark isolation. A large group of people playing Jigsaws games just didnt work.
But the film did have the best ending out of all the installments. Three is where you could tell
that the writers were having a tough time keeping the series going. It replaced the essence of story
that made the first two good, and replaced it with over the top gore. Still a good film, but anyone
could see how they were getting worse.
Onto Saw 4. After a very promising start, things took a
turn for the worst. Again, like 3, this one is very gory and quite sickening, but three still holds
pole position as the most gruesome. Four has some of the best games of the quadrilogy. Two and three
have some very creative ones, but four is back up with the first film in the sense of some very
interesting challenges.
The story follows the path of SWAT Commander Rigg, who you would
recognise from two and three. Rigg is obsessing over the fact that all detectives, who have been on
the path of Jigsaw, keep getting caught up in his sick and twisted games. Riggs challenge is very
similar to number three. Thats all Im going to write, because I dont want to be a plot spoiler. />The film starts to go rotten about 30 minutes in. There is a lot of jumping between tenses. It is
hard to tell when the film is in the present and the past, except when Kramers story is being told.
I found myself quite lost at the constant changing of time.
All films, except this one, have
all ended very well. However this leaves you very puzzled. The first three all closed, leaving you
understanding and awaiting a sequel. But four leaves you very confused. Perhaps Im being stupid or
missed something, but for me the questions of the film werent answered. And if they were, they were
answered very poorly.
If youve seen all the other Saw films, then you must watch this. It is
enjoyable and definitely has its strong moments. The writers tried to bring back the strong story,
but this is the first installment that is actually confusing.
Good not great.

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Summary: The horror continues.
Comment: Being a fan of horror films and this series of films I looked forward to it's release and I wasn't
disappointed.Tobin Bell as jigsaw is just fantastic and he has the perfect voice for horror,really
fantastic.The ending of the 3rd instalment got me worried that Tobin Bell would not be as prominent
in this film,but I was wrong.This is a brilliant carry-on from the others and the tie-ins from the
other films is excellent.More gore more traps and more to come?.I won't give too much away but you
must see this if you a fan of gore movies and the good thing about this series of films is that the
story line is excellent in it's self,that included with the gore make's great viewing.Highly
recommended.

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Summary: MY DAD ALWAY'S TOLD ME NEVER TO HAVE LONG HAIR NOW I CAN SEE WHY!!!!
Comment: Big Saw fan this was alot better than 2&3 but not in the same league as the first masterpiece. This
film explained alot this time around to what has been going on during the other films which it
needed to do there were some very clever twists and brillant death scenes. The death scenes are
what you expect and it didn't fall short Im am glad they can think of new ways otherwise this might
start to get boring. Bottom line there will be a another film the door has been shut on the next
victims the question I ask myself does it need to carry on from where this finished again.
Personally I would of liked the first Saw to have been the one and only because it was a outstanding
film from the word go I really can't see any film that is made today ever coming close to it. I
know as soon as the next Saw is out I will be watching it it's one of those things you have to do
otherwise it might be game over!!!

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