Saw IV (2007)

Lieutenant Riggs has an uncanny obsession of having to try and save everybody he finds in danger. Due to this, he has been thrown in to a game by none other than Jigsaw himself. Riggs has lost several co-worker and friends in the police force and now must make life changing decisions in order to try and save a friend.

Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan. Starring Lyriq Bent, Scott Patterson, Costas Mandylor and Tobin Bell reprising his role as John Kramer.

When the news came about that a 4th installment of the series would be filmed, I was highly skeptical about it. They had already killed Jigsaw in part three and basically closed up the story line without leaving me with any major questions next to "what happened to Lawrence". But, a forth part means money,and sometimes that's all that matter to some people.

So needless to say it took me quite a while before I even thought about watching it, but after a while, I started hearing great things about it from different sources and people, so then decided to give it a whirl.

And thankfully for us, it was not all just about money, but in fact, it was about someone who had an amazing idea and wanted to expand the series.

The story line was amazing right from the start and kept me sucked in right till the very end. They were able to not only build up low level characters from the previous films, but also gave an in-depth look at John and other characters backgrounds without it slowing down the movie's pace or ruining the mood.

The writers also were able to tie up a lot of the loose ends left in the first trilogy, connect most of the films together through timelines and left an opening to have another sequel if they chose to do so and with that said a definite 8.5 out of 10!

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Saw III (2006)

Looks like Jigsaw is back and he still has some life left in him. He starts what may be his final game and in order to survive, kidnaps a doctor to help him see the game be completed.

A man named Jeff was also taken and must overcome a series of obstacles in order to free himself from the maze that he has been placed in. He is forced to make life or death decisions that will affect not only his life, but that of others around him.

Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, written by Leigh Whannell and starring Dina Meyer, Bahar Soomekh, Angus Macfadyen, Shawnee Smith and Tobin Bell as John Kramer.

This was another one that I decided would be great to watch in the theater but ended up being totally disappointed with what I had just paid to view.

I found that this entry unnecessarily slow and really killed the mood for me. All the death traps seemed to either drag on or be too few and far between from each other as the story line was being pieced together in between.

The character of Jeff was also a very pitiful excuse to have a story around. Yes, I understand the situation he has gone through but he looks like he does not give a shit what happens to him at any point throughout the film.

It really killed the momentum for me that the opening scene had started the movie off with and for that, makes this one of my least favorite entries in the series, but not the worst.

I give the third Saw movie a 4 out of 10.

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Saw (2004)

Lawrence and Adam wake up in a dark room without any recollection as to how they have arrived nor why they have been brought there

They quickly find out that they are just a small part of a larger game that a maniac named Jigsaw has put together. Will they be able to survive? Or will they be brave enough to do the unthinkable to save themselves?

Directed by James Wan, written by James Wan and Leigh Whannell. Starring Cary Elwes, Leigh Whannell, Danny Glover and Tobin Bell as John Kramer.

I first stumbled upon this film accidentally when searching online for a comedy film I wanted to see at the time, and I can not be any happier that I did.

This turned out to be such an amazing movie with plot line twists continually keeping you on the edge of your seat at all times with a conclusion that blew my mind not only the first time I had seen it, but every other time up to and including this viewing.

The traps and the gore just had me wishing for more and more throughout the film. I couldn't get enough of it and immediately watched it over again after my first viewing.

A refreshing film for the genre during the time of it's release due to the fact that most of the horror movies around it's time were teen oriented slashers / thrillers and a very, very large amount of sequels, prequels and remakes making the scene very repetitive.

I have always been a fan of this movie and never seem to get sick of it no matter how many times I watch it. I would recommend this movie to anybody whether they are horror fans or not. It has an amazing story line with a great cast to support it.

I have to give this one an almost perfect 9 out of 10. If you have not yet seen it, get out there and watch it!

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