Wow. I just saw Saw and it was scarey, unpredictable, disturbing, and all those other words people are saying about it, it really is a good movie and gives some good surprises along the way.
For me though, there were two let down points. One was Cary Elwes accent, which just kept popping me out of the movie and back to reality. The other was a bit more general about movies and really bugs me, the poor stock script moments.
Let me explain, without giving anything away from Saw by using some generic examples.
Baddie has cornered the very strong and resourceful goodie and has a gun to his head, but rather than shoot him in the temple two, maybe three times for luck, he decides to tell him his entire plan and all that goes with it, including how to thwart it, where his Granny lives, and his inside leg measurement.
Or try this…Person gets a gun and points it at the baddie knowing that they are a cold faced evil killer and that they are just a normal run of the mill person. Okay in their imaginary world they’ve surely seen movies, and they’ve seen this a million times where the baddie waits, and waits, then leaps forward gaining possession of the gun and turning it on them. Momentary blip in the grand plan of chaos.
Why? WHY? We know that we would behave totally differently in both situations. We know that we would kneecap or shoot the naughty bits off the baddie and then call the police. Not just stand there and call them while he looks and works out a plan. If we were the baddie, we would just shoot the goodie and not even mention anything of our evil take over the world plan. Wouldn’t we?
Well these are the kind of things I’m talking about, and there are two similar bits in Saw that just drove me crazy, quite poor plot devices that stand out a mile from such a well crafted movie. Why do writers insist on doing this? Does it drive anyone else mad…or am I the only crazy one…and does anyone know the bits I’m talking about (without spoiling it for those who haven’t seen it!)?
This movie wasn’t as twisted & psychologically thrilling as I was expecting it to be, but it was good. Worth the home rental if you like these types of movies.
And I thought Cary Elwes did a horrible acting job…. or maybe he’s just a horrible actor.
saw is blah. ridiculous storyline, bad acting, boring, and overall grubby and disgusting. even the home the dr. lived in was drab and grubby. this movie was EXACTLY like Seven….that is if you subtract 7 from Seven….
I agree with what you say – makes sense to me.
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I loved the story but wonder why Cary Elwes was cast. He prevented me from really getting into the movie. He is a HORRIBLE over-acter. Particularly when he has to show emotions like: fear, anger, anguish, confusion, frustration, attentiveness, parental love (has this man ever interacted with a kid in real life???? cuz it didn’t reflect that in the movie). But to his defense he is particularly good on the shots which show him listening to another character but not having to do anything. I can come up with a huge list of actors (even B or C actors) which could have done a better job.
I thought that saw was awesome. I think that maybe the acting in some parts needed a little work but as far as the storyline goes i dont thin that another movie can compare to it. And the ending was by far the best one i have seen for a very long time.
hey if anyone reads this and understands the whole movie SAW please email me at [email protected]. I personally loved this movie till the very end. I just need some holes to be filled in. If you can help me out Ill get you a free movie ticket to any regal ua or edwards theater
sucks!