A timer is on the device and if she does not locate a key before it runs out, her mouth will be ripped open and no more pretty face. As one fortunate victim observes, who survived her ordeal, she is bound to a chair with a reversed bear trap-like device strapped to her head with pliers wired into her upper and lower jaws. As Lawrence explains, technically Jigsaw is not a killer, simply because he hasn't killed anyone the victims do that for him.
As it would turn out, they're the latest victims of a serial killer known as the "Jigsaw Killer."Jigsaw has a nasty little way of torturing his victims by trapping them in a situation where they have to kill if they want to survive. In the middle of the floor, is a dead body that's surrounded in a pool of its own blood, with a gun in one hand and a tape recorder in the other.
The only saws here are the ones the two main characters Lawrence Cary Elwes and Adam Leigh Whannell, also the film' screenwriter have been given.The two men awaken to find themselves chained to lead pipes in a decrepit public bathroom. "Saw" will also make you think twice about bladed objects as well.Ironically, the title has very little to do with plot, as there is no chainsaw-wielding maniac on the loose as the ghastly cover art of a severed foot would imply. The film does its best to exploit the claustrophobia and mounting tension that collects as it progresses. Already, I see that the IMDb voters have averaged "Saw" a 7.5, with those people who have rated it with an "8" or a "10" being neck-and-neck at the polls.But I begin with reassurances that "Saw" is a genius thriller, if not entirely original or daring. "Seven" 1995, and that may be all the ammunition the haters will need to trash it. If you are looking for a horror movie a notch above your average slasher flick, I advise you see "Saw". I can't wait to see some his future stuff.Bottom line - "Saw" is a smart, grisly, unforgiving, all-around brutal horror movie that is unique and original. James Wan does an excellent job, especially considering this to be his first feature film. On top of that, the cleverly-woven story is unique and underived. The entire movie has a dark, damp setting, and is overloaded with intense scenes and lots of gore, that are sure to please any horror fan. Everyone performed perfectly and were very believable to watch. The characters are extremely believable and the acting was great, including performances by Carey Elwes, Monica Potter, and Danny Glover.
Meanwhile, detectives and officials are on the trail of the brutal serial murderer, trying to save the men the entire time.This is definitely a smart thriller and it will have you on the edge of your seat from the very beginning to the bloody, limb-severing conclusion. Or so it would seem.Īs the serial killer, nicknamed Jigsaw threatens them and plays numerous mind games that lead up to their demise.
Instead, he finds ways to make them kill either themselves, or each other, and he thinks the entire 'game' out perfectly, with no other ways out.
Through a series of flashbacks, we learn of more victims, and of the nearly-successful capture of the Jigsaw Killer, who doesn't actually kill his victims. If she doesn't unlock the mask in time, her lower jaw will be ripped wide open. Only one key will unlock it, and that key is in the digestive tract of her cell mate who lies paralyzed on the opposite side of the room. On her head is a mask, which is hooked into her lower jaw. In a flashback, we learn of Amanda, a girl who falls victim to the Jigsaw Killer. They are the two newest victims of the Jigsaw Killer. They find hacksaws in a toilet, and try to cut the chains, but it doesn't work. But they have a task: One must kill the other by 6:00, or his wife and daughter will die. Each finds a tape the perfect fit for the player in their back pocket. Between them lies a dead man loosely clutching a hand-held tape player and a handgun. Plot: Two men wake up at opposite sides of a dirty, disused bathroom, chained by their ankles to pipes.