First Time Watching *SAW*

[@Jonathan_Collins]

Fun fact: This was made by 2 recent film school graduates that could only afford 1 room to record in. The movie became very popular if you consider the circumstance.

[@ItsMeBarnaby]

Its no coincidence that the best horror films of all time were created on shoe string budgets by aspiring upstarts and no coincidence that their cash-infused sequels never live up to the original. Movies in general do better when they show, don't tell. But horror movies in particular do better when they suggest, not show. Those budgetary constraints force filmmakers to really pick their shots and the villains are always scariest when they aren't seen.

[@rjohr34]

And then James Wan and Leigh Whannell became stars!!!

[@aj897]

@@ItsMeBarnaby I don’t think it has any thing to do with the budget and more to do with the fact that studios focus on “messages” of morality instead of focusing on the story.

[@koko4620]

​@@aj897 well being attached to a bigger studio with a much larger budget results in a larger focus on visual spectacle because they can aff to and that comes at the expense of a decently written story

[@ThatSamoanGuy]

​@@aj897Budget literally HAS to be involved with a movie and it's success. It's definitely not the only factor, but to say budget has "nothing" to do with a movie is wild to me

[@chrissmalley83]

He never asks them if they want to play a game. He says "I want to play a game." They don't get a choice.

[@ThatSamoanGuy]

It's like everyone misquoting Vader saying "Luke, I am your father", when he never actually said that.

[@stephenasmithfanfan5971]

Yeah Ghostface is the one who’s nice enough to ask, not Jigsaw.

[@nifemi_o]

@@ThatSamoanGuy He said most of it.. the only difference is "No," instead of "Luke". IMO people make too much of that misquote, acting like the entire line doesnt exist as opposed to being just slightly off.

[@jbwade5676]

🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@chrissmalley83]

@@nifemi_o "Luke, I am you father." started as an expository paraphrasing. Saying "Luke" adds needed context. We want to quote Darth Vader, but we need it known to the listener that he is speaking to Luke Skywalker. Since most of us hear it referenced with this line more often than we watch the film, "Luke, I am your father" becomes the cultural recollection of the line.

[@John_Locke_108]

It's funny how simple this franchise started. I remember all the the hype when this film came out. It was definitely a must see movie.

[@emosam07]

I remember a set of gals in high school every year bein like "NEW SAW" lol i wasnt allowed to go see stuff like that in HS 😅

[@Lucifronz]

Honestly you should never watch sequels to horror movies, they're almost always and I mean almost _always_ shit. At the very least they lose what made the original so loved, even if they sometimes have something going for them that makes them interesting and great in their own right. Think Aliens vs the original Alien. Barely even similar beyond having the same setting and as the series went on it only got less and less horror-like and more garbage.

[@HakoTaco1]

@@Lucifronz I disagree, I think Saw 2 is better than the first. Even Saw 6 is pretty good.

[@marcrichardson517]

Anotha fun fact…”Adam” is 1 of the students that helped write & direct it…

[@iKillerZombie]

I love how for most of the movie she’s laughing but when the big moment comes at 24:47, she’s just as blown away as everyone else was, that’s the power of this movie’s ending

[@GreatOutdoors1]

If I remember correctly, she also laughed through Scream thinking it was a campy spoof.

[@ddavisgaming]

Natalie thought she had it all figured out. The twist at the end gets everyone hooked 😂 Absolutely nobody saw it coming. I wish I could go back in time as a teenager and react to that scene for the first time again.

[@mcgfn]

@@GreatOutdoors1 scream IS a campy spoof, coming from a scream lover

[@quoththekraven5911]

The end of this movie is still the only scene in any movie that has actually physically gotten me off my couch and on my feet. I still get chills just thinking about it. Jumped off the couch. Hands on my head. "No way no way no way no way no way" over and over again. Incredible stuff. Wish I could wipe my brain and watch it again for the first time.

[@jbwade5676]

😊😊😊

[@charleszard_x]

The whole Saw franchise is a huge melodramatic soap opera. I love it.

[@Reblwitoutacause]

I knew the twist would get her back in the end.

[@polgaliano2706]

The fact that they shot Saw in only 18 days with 1.2M budget, and yet they got 103M on box office and 9 sequels makes it one of the most profitable franchises ever! Also, it was the very first film directed by the well known horror director James Wan and Leigh Whannell (Adam in the movie) wrote the script. They were 2 recent film school graduates that spent all his savings on this project by that time. Great horror duo with an amazing plot twist! I highly recommend watching the original short film they made to get the bugdet and production and understand the pasion they put into it. You will recognize some iconic scenes ;) It's called: "Saw (2003) A Short Film by James Wan"

[@TheRepublican777]

Yes and he managed to get a few pretty big Hollywood names into his film and might i say he actes pretty good himself as Adam

[@singbluesilver1973]

The twist was a real jaw-dropper back in the day. Some films you just had to watch them at the time.

[@maloneaqua]

I've seen other reactors "get it" who are very young actually. They just put themselves there - they get invested but everyone can't do that

[@ladabudilova9262]

Okay, we need saw 2 asap! Second movie isn’t that gory and has an amazing story

[@NatalieGoldReacts]

omg Tyler says the same thing but I’m nervous 😅

[@ladabudilova9262]

@@NatalieGoldReacts don’t be, the twist and story is far better than in the first movie. Of course, only if you are comfortable, but I feel like you can give some awesome commentary to the second movie:)

[@PeteO-v4y]

It's not actually, don't believe it. You will figure it out pretty quickly. It'd be amazing if you watched all 10 but I totally understand it's not for everyone.

[@my_randomology]

@@NatalieGoldReacts Gonna be honest.. I love this franchise, but you do get some... diminishing returns as you go along. But then if you get to SAW X, the newest one, you will be treated to an INCREDIBLY written horror movie that actually explores Jigsaw as a complex character and, amazingly enough, actually makes him into a proper anti-hero. At least in THAT story.

[@BBell1988]

Saw 2 has a different tone than the 1st film, so some like it more for that and some like it less. I'd say they are both great movies though! Hopefully you move on to Saw 2 though Natalie:)

[@freelikeyve]

adam's screams at the end still break my heart to this day 😭😭😭😭

[@brandibastian4193]

I feel like the fact that Adam was just left to die in the end of the first movie is kind of out of pocket considering he's the creator of the franchise

[@magnxs]

@@brandibastian4193 he had to stay back and direct more shit Uknow

[@You-Tube-n5k]

On the plus side he gets put out of his misery pretty quick in the third movie, but it's still messed up

[@freelikeyve]

@@You-Tube-n5k I was devastated! 😂 Amanda talking about “I’m freeing you” …ugh. 🤦🏾‍♀️ Adam went through hell 😭

[@HoradeFidges]

If one thing the saw movies have, is that last minute twist that almost always lands, in a way that changes a good chunk of the story while still making sense.

[@JeshuaSquirrel]

While still making sense. That's the most important part that I agree almost always lands. And they manage to create something of a coherent narrative over eight movies.

[@marcushankins8171]

Honestly the only actually bad movies of the original 7 movies are 4 and 7. Hell I still feel that 5 is the 2nd best of the series

[@geekdetritus5503]

This was one of those "You had to be there" movies. No one knew what was coming when this was originally in theaters. I saw this opening night, and the theater lost its damn mind when the twist hit. My best friends girlfriend (it was her idea to see this) curled up in a ball and cried the whole way home.

[@GreatOutdoors1]

The wife didn't have scissors stashed as a weapon, she had them to cut things, the reason people tend to own them.

[@freyahah290]

we lead VERY different lives

[@KrisEv01]

whata normy!!! lol

[@Jamie_Jewel]

“I feel like that’s too obvious.” It wasn’t obvious in 2004!

[@LucianDevine]

Heh, the first guy was, the final reveal never was!

[@timowens1989]

She never understands that.

[@pinelopiliraki3660]

@@timowens1989 Zepp doesn't feel like a mastermind and that's the obvious part. The part where the supposed dead body is revealed to be the villain is where our mind gets blown.

[@You-Tube-n5k]

To add on to this, most people who react to Saw nowadays do still get the idea that Zepp isn't the mastermind long before the final reveal.

[@SuperPooh64]

Something a lot of people don't realize is they did this movie on a shooting budget of $700k. They filmed it in less than three weeks, with some guys like Danny Glover or Emerson (Zep) only available for a couple of days. They only built the one set (the main room), and they ended up having to use rehearsal footage in the final film because they had so little to work with. I think the crazy editing style is part of that, just trying to get the absolute maximum effect and intensity they could out of what little they had. I think they did a pretty good job considering those limitations! I remember seeing this when it first came out and it just felt very raw and fresh, though unfortunately the franchise would go on to become a lot worse over time (imo).

[@levischorpioen]

Yes, the reason why still photographs are used so often in the film is because they couldn't go back to do exterior shots, so some of those photos were taken while scouting locations.

[@brianb-t4v]

This story has to be conflating the pilot short film and the full film. There are several sets they use, even if they only *built* the main room, they have the doll factory, the police station, the hotel, the hospital, the parking garage, whatever room the girl is in, the other victim rooms, and the doctors house.

[@bensneb360]

This has one of the best ending movie twists of all time, the first time I saw it, I literally jumped out of my chair lol

[@tommcdonald5958]

Saw it in the theater as a high schooler, the end everyone gasped together.

[@jsmithers.]

Better than Sixth Sense, or Planet of the Apes, or Star Wars twist??

[@texasrattlesnake31637]

One of the best twist endings & screams ever! "GAME OVER!!!" "AAAAAHHHHH!!! NOOOOO!!!" Great reaction Nat!

[@abdullahenani9670]

Nat looks like she’s having sooo much fun!

[@NatalieGoldReacts]

haha it was a good time! 😂

[@ViKatamari]

Girl if you think the editing is crazy in this one you should've seen the later movies, it gets FREAKING BONKERS

[@emin777]

Oh hell yeah it does!

[@rulerzreachf4n34]

"Zep is creepy too" As a die-hard fan of Lost, you have no idea how creepy he can get lmao

[@mikesterling688]

Saw 1 through Saw 7 all are linked together like a jigsaw puzzle. There is a twist in each one too. I hope you watch them all. Part 2 is one of my favorite ones.

[@reidforman]

The saw franchise totally has a melodrama vibe. The entire series is a gory soap opera, its awesome. Highly recommend Saw 2 which has great twists and turns and is nowhere near as gory as the later sequels

[@Deathbird_Mitch]

After this e theu get more and more "murder porn"-y.

[@alexinator-hh5fe]

I love the Saw movies. Well, most of them. The twists at the end almost always manage to leave my jaw on the floor. I'd say the first and second movies aren't too crazy in terms of gore. But Saw three is definitely where the gore picks up. Glad you're checking out at least the first one. The twist of Jigsaw being in the room the entire time is still so good. Gameover.

[@ericaubuchon2771]

The only actual bad Saw movie was Spiral, the rest are awesome

[@blacklot1118]

As a huge fan of this film franchise, I couldn't help but smile when you through Zapp is killer and there will be no twist.

[@nebulousreactions]

Laurence was played by Cary Elwes, who played Westley in "The Princess Bride." Quite the range in filmography, eh? 😄

[@RachelKDS]

And Robin in Robin Hood Men in Tights, my favorite role of his 😊

[@wapak430]

The writer of this film directed another great movie called Upgrade. Hopefully you'll be able to check it out.

[@tbirdUCW6ReAJ]

Invisible Man is great

[@ThatSamoanGuy]

Aka, Venom if it was a Good Movie

[@jakemaanimeikalainen248]

Upgrade was such a surprise how much I liked it!

[@BRUXXUS]

Upgrade is spectacular.

[@Ramsiusthx]

I am a effing ninja!

[@MyUserNow]

Omg noooo the saw franchise is a rabbit hole, dear. I hope you do them all. 😂Saw and the gore is so good and bad at the same time. I understand the visceral reaction to gore. Your reactions rock! 😸

[@NatalieGoldReacts]

😅😅😅

[@ericaubuchon2771]

My personal favorite horror series👌

[@tuber7081]

Honestly the first 3 are worth watching. Kinda goes down hill after that

[@marcushankins8171]

@@tuber70814 is bad 5 is the 2nd best in the series.

[@HakoTaco1]

@@tuber7081 Saw 6 was amazing

[@CrazeeAdam]

Saw 2 is worth watching imo. The story in it is quite good. The acting also goes up a notch

[@Brad02K]

The whole series is very melodramic which makes it pretty funny especially when you get into the later ones and you’re trying to follow the story.

[@kaeseheld]

the end when jigsaw closed the door saying : game over . is still my favorite moment of all time being in the cinema ever. super iconic.

[@YokaiSteve]

I appreciate you for stepping out of your comfort zone to watch this, and I agree with you about The Boys being different. Gore was never their main focus and in Saw it just is that, thank you for the reaction Natalie!

[@reconsoldier135]

C’mon Nat, you know this movie wouldn’t be nearly as popular if the twist was THAT obvious. I remember seeing this in theaters and people literally screamed when the guy got off the floor, everyone walked out of the theater in shock

[@altairtodescatto]

Shes too much, i see that in other reactions as well. Nothing worng, but kills the vibe a little, i wouldnt like to watch a movie with her hahah

[@reconsoldier135]

@@altairtodescatto yea I know what you mean

[@Arjay404]

And then all of a sudden everyone was afraid to end up being locked up in a room.

[@maloneaqua]

Ya Nat isnt someone you should watch if you want someone to take the time period into account or suspend modern disbelief

[@ellehcimbelle]

​@@altairtodescattoshe's so annoying. i took like a months long break from watching her and convinced myself she couldn't be as bad as i remembered... but nope still insufferable.

[@Aca78562]

IVE BEEN WAITTING FOR THISSS!!!

[@mikhail5428]

*That twist is one of the best in recent cinema, none was expecting that*

[@Heroo01]

"recent" cinema? This movie is 20 years old man

[@mikhail5428]

@@Heroo01 *So that makes it old?* *it it's after 2000s is considered RECENT cinema, anything before 90s is considered a classic*

[@Heroo01]

@@mikhail5428 20 years ago isn't "recent" no matter how you pitch it. Also why do you bold all of your comments? It's weird bruh

[@mikhail5428]

@@Heroo01 *I'm not gonna go into a fight with you about what's considered recent cinema or not, is a waste of time, 2nd, I do it because I like it, there's no reason why I shouldn't do it*

[@Heroo01]

@@mikhail5428 2nd? you didn't have a 1st though oh ok, you just like to be different. it's ok, your quirky phase will pass when you get into high school

[@my_randomology]

Also, Shawnee Smith, the woman in the reverse-bear trap, is an absolute sweetie. Met her at the Houston Horror Film Festival last year. You should really check out the 1988 version of THE BLOB where she starred. It is an incredible horror movie in every sense of the word. Even if you've seen a ton of horror movies, it is STILL going to surprise you.

[@levischorpioen]

It's also funny that Nat quipped that Amanda was picked because Jigsaw thought she was hot, because that's essentially why James Wan cast Shawnee in the role xD

[@Deathbird_Mitch]

​@levischorpioen I agree with them. 😅

[@levischorpioen]

@@Deathbird_Mitch Oh same. Shawnee will always be very high on my celeb crush list.

[@crayb420]

This story expands across 10+films and video games lol The killers back story is such a sixth sense twist like not trying to spoil this but that's a great reaction I could only wish you share more of this franchise to understand his reasoning and purpose for all these traps

[@chrisbate9956]

Thankyou for reacting to this. I remembered what a classic it was. Even though I "saw" each one in the theatre, and got the DVD after, I tend to forget what the films are like.

[@fuzzy__dunlop]

The little edits in Nat’s videos are the best. 😂

[@arthurgoonie4596]

That cut to black still gives be goosebumps

[@gstevenson7781]

This film is a favourite of mine. I went to the cinema with a date to go and see Leminy Snickets series of unfortunate events and it was sold out. We were told Saw about about to start, and we went into the movie totally blind, having not seen or heard anything about the movie at all apart from a billboard I’d seen the day before saying “dare you see Saw”. Probably the only time I saw a movie at the cinema with no knowledge of it. Both of us came out the cinema texting everyone we knew telling them to go and see the movie as it was brilliant.

[@Jaeden_Phoenix]

The Saw franchise has some of the most insane and crazy twists. It's famous for them.

[@unclesuave]

I remember watching this when it came out at the Cinemas in New Zealand. That ending had everyone off their seats in disbelief. Still the GOAT movie from the franchise.

[@DarylHandsome]

This movie is iconic. Imo the first one is a masterpiece.

[@vickiekasafirek9096]

Never heard of this movie being called cheesy. And never seen anyone laugh all the way thru. Little disappointed.

[@MultiPuppypuncher]

I mean… its a good movie but definitely a product of its time. You can tell its 20 years old

[@Ripcraze]

All the SAW movies are really great fun comedies, love them so much.

[@matthewbeale5083]

Fun fact: The music was composed by Charlie Clouser, a member of Nine Inch Nails.

[@MrGpschmidt]

Man alive Nat sometimes you're a real hard nut to crack - thruout your screaming your head off - obviously scared - then you pretty much tear it apart for what it is - a horror movie pure and simple. This is the only one you need to see agreed - the rest are ridiculous (I have up after IV) The final twist is truly a jaw-dropper - saw this w/a friend and we were like WTF!?!?! It was wild.

[@adapt-or-die-trying]

You gotta watch them all, they get better! All 4 criteria you rate movies on increases as you progress. This was their first film done as a college project with a low budget which kinda explains the funky way it was edited. But given how much people loved the first film, the proceeding films and storylines get so much better 🔥

[@RachelKDS]

My god... the first Saw is such a GREAT movie. The writing. The twist. I still get chills at the end when he wakes up. This is so good

[@blackabsinthe]

"Pigs! It was part of his plan!" Natalie the way I CACKLED

[@Mattismen]

I would recommend SAW 2 as well, mainly because Tobin Bell is still the best part of the franchise after all these years, and he doesn't get a lot of screen time in this one.

[@Bunch007]

24:37 Best movie soundtrack ever, in my opinion of course. Love this soundtrack so much. Truly amazing job the orchestra did.

[@fahooga]

I love this series. They're all like this. The traps, the structure, the twists, the suspense, the reasons, and yes they're all pretty grisly.

[@jkhoover]

Saw 2 is sooooooooo good, and a HUGE step up in everything. I definitely recommend at least giving the sequel a chance.

[@tbirdUCW6ReAJ]

It’s definitely one of the better ones and has a vibe with the House of Haunted Hill. It has the creepiest trap (the pit) and helps establish Jigsaw as a horror icon with Tobin Bell’s excellent performance.

[@constantdvdcollector]

Excellent scary movie to react to! Saw is a brilliant piece of work. And the ending still is one of the best twist endings to a horror movie, ever.

[@Chubby_Runs]

It makes sense to not want to watch all 10 movies but I highly recommend watching the next 2, they for do form a pretty cohesive and satisfying trilogy, and 3 has a pretty proper wrap up despite the series continuing

[@jerrywalters8885]

Also the guy playing Afam helped write this is also a director and made a great sci-fi thriller called UPGRADE in 2019 I think. Awesome movie

[@orvilleredenpiller338]

"Oh is someone already dead on the floor?" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jerrywalters8885]

Just remember 1 thru 7 are one big story while 8 and 9 were attempting a reboot. While X was between 1 and 2 just in vase you HOPEFULLY change your mind

[@albertofh]

I love that you liked it! Now you need to watch the second film! It's the refinement of this one, with a much better story and better performances 😍😍😍 And it's a perfect sequel

[@srivathsonsam406]

She is laughing way too much for a psycho thriller movie😂😂😂😂

[@nfamus540]

13:40 "So it's just the guy that works at the hospital, there's no twist" Oh you sweet innocent child

[@allanvanuga9196]

I appreciate you and thank you for making content.

[@dopam3m3xl]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS you have to keep watching lol officially my favorite scary series, its worth it!

[@ButteredToast32]

10:58 laughed my ass off at Natalie's startled reaction to the puppet 😂

[@alyssataylora]

Now that you know you it’s not as bad as you thought you should definitely consider continuing the series. This cracked me up i need more 😂

[@BBell1988]

if i remember correctly, in the chase scene at the end, they were not actually driving because they didn't have a high enough budget to make such an elaborate scene. Hence, they created the effect using the quick edits

[@Cthulhu013]

You have to watch 2, 3 and 10. Worth it. That might not be all of the important films, but it will complete the story.

[@AreWeThinking]

SAW II IS A MASTERPIECE

[@A.J.456]

*of sh*t

[@TheRepublican777]

Hey that end music is so iconic now for the twist endings of all the saw movies. I never thought Saw was cheesy it is meant for you to think you figured out who the guy is so it sets you up for the twist ending

[@jaydulce99]

never in my wildest dreams would i ever have thought you would react to SAW lets goooo

[@chrisswinerton9603]

Saw 2 is a must watch. ❤

[@mackenziepeterson7370]

Yes! Please do Saw 2. It’s my favorite. The plot twists are just wild. I mean I think you should do the first three.. for me that’s how they should have ended them.

[@viazon]

I mean, most people have scissors in their house. Usually not to use as a weapon.

[@JeshuaSquirrel]

Movies 2 through 4 and then 5 through 7 are both mini arcs in the broad series story. Plus, Saw 5 has, as I understand it, a Hollywood first ever event.

[@jinxysaberk]

the ending of this movie still leaves me with my mouth open. Still imo the best twist in cinema

[@shushYT]

imo this movie should’ve been a trilogy. the first 3 really do give you a perfect complete storyline and by the fourth is when i think it becomes mostly about the gore

[@pakomon69]

Uhhh! So excited for this series of movies!! I do hope you change your mind and check at least the next 3 haha ✨

[@chedmania]

It was made on a $1 million budget wth one room Natalie. That's why the editing is so raw to hide all the lack of sets. Melbournians. Represent from down under! :)

[@BillCipher1995]

1:49 That... [wheezing, deep breath, steady] That... is what *she* said. 😂😂😂😅😅😅😂😂🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Meatrose]

This was like the perfect storm of circumstances, propping this film up to be the huge success it ended up being. The budget and the production was low enough to make you believe the resolution was going to be just as lackluster as you imagined when you saw Zep in the beginning, the filmmaker's "plant", and you kept believing it until the end where the true resolution slapped you across the face for not only underestimating the film but also for feeling justified in doing so.

[@timlanteigne298]

The screaming over the credits is one of the most haunting things ever.

[@TheDancerMacabre]

Welcome to the Saw series! Come for the Gore, stay for the Lore!! I feel that if you can separate the first film as an ambitious project by 2 filmmakers trying to redefine horror and the rest as something rammed in with a rubber mallet; It is this soap opera of "What else can we do? How can we expand the story that started with two guys chained in a bathroom" It's not the most graceful, sometimes it's forced in (Again Rubber mallet) but it's entertaining. It's just "This is what we have, what more can we add to this increasingly unstable building that's foundation is soggy playing cards!"

[@emgomez5863]

Natalie’s commentary is the best😭👏

[@andynystrom1519]

I would recommend watching at least the next two, if nothing else because with the big reveal out of the way, the sequels delve a lot more into Jigsaw himself. Jigsaw is a compelling villain because he firmly believes he's the hero and the third movie in particular cements that.

[@jkpsimplicio]

Oh my god! Sitting to watch a new Nat video is like chilling with your best friend, always a good time. Awesome reaction hahaha And yeah, watching SAW out of the context it was in when it came out 20 years ago is definitely a different vibe. The film was made on a shoestring budget and managed to revitalize a whole genre of horror - the infamous torture *orn. I wholeheartedly reccomend you give SAW 2 a go. It is better than the first and ties things really neatly while still managing to be very light on the gore. Of course the whole franchise is a rabbit whole an from 5 onward it becomes increasingly confusing and twisty for not a lot of return. There are some great ones like SAW X but it's likely gonna lose you way before you get there just because of how gross they become after a while =P

[@DeenaSuzanne]

I LOVE the Saw Franchise, its my unpopular opinion, guilty pleasure.. i just absolutely love them

[@Obsessed-nv1rh]

Hold on im so ready for this😮, can't believe u react to one of my favourite horror movie ❤

[@strogonoffcore]

this movie marked my childhood, it's amazing, I even have a DVD copy

[@ArchaosAngel]

The Hello Zepp theme is by far one of the greatest horror themes up there with Exorcist's Tubular Bells and Halloween.

[@XtraLargerock15]

I'm not a big fan of gore tbh but I still was hooked by this series and really enjoy each entry. It really turns into a soap opera at some point, all the twists and turns and subtle retcons are wild and entertaining! The editing really makes the whole thing come together, and you're definitely not alone in laughing. I believe the editor remains constant throughout the whole series, and he became the director for the newest Saw X which was really nice to see because it felt like what the fans were asking for in a Saw film.

[@Reavezz]

Calling “Hello Zepp” cheesy and melodramatic is insane. It’s probably the best scary movie them song/OST ever made. It chills people to their bones even 20+ years later

[@Jay-ate-a-bug]

The major lesson I took from this film is that things are never as they seem. The film showed that truth in many different ways but the most significant way was that the chronology was never as it seemed. John Kramer (Saw), had already been doing the "Saw" killings for quite awhile before the events of this film. Even the events of the film were in a strange order. All of that should become apparent throughout the course of the film; EG The cop getting his throat cut to him suddenly having a healed scar and no longer being a Cop, etc.. The sequels take this nonlinear approach to time as well, and just like in this film, you never really know when a scene is occurring or has occurred. This film itself could have been the last in the series of Prequel/sequels and you wouldn't know until you have seen them all.

[@solblackguy]

Saw had 2 different cuts to the ending depending on what theater you went to. This is the one I got when I went out of town to see the movie at a different theater. When I went back to work the following week and talked about it with my friends, they all looked at me like I was crazy because I was the only one that saw a different version.

[@emilzamudio1972]

I'm a bit confident that you can do Saw 2! (And although Saw 3 began to be so gorey, I would still try to recommend you to go up until here as the franchise was originally suppose to end here.)

[@cooliostarstache5474]

"Game Over" will always be iconic

[@swatson1523]

I do hope this series is able to draw you in & change your mind about the rest! The story is so entertaining and it’s so hard to believe people will let themselves walking away without ever finding out what’s to come!

[@Sea_l0ve]

The entire storyline of the saw franchise is actually really well done (minus a few of the films in the middle of the series). They do get quite gory as you go on, but I’ve never found it to be too over the top. Really hope you continue the saw films!

[@Iam74YL0R]

One of the clues also comes from the other trial is the sedative/pain killer the other victim had received. It was used to make him appear dead and Jon in the main trial also appears dead. Implication is he used similar concoction. Further they mention the drugs used were heavy pain killers which cancer patients are often given to help with end of life comfort. Just a couple small clues that point to a twist but done well enough that audience likely won't figure it out but on re-watch you realize there was bread crumbs pointing to the identity. Also a bit of Chekhov's gun principle at work. They focused too much on Jon in bed and gave a backstory in the scare resource of time a movie has. It means it likely has to be relevant to narrative in someway. Though watching you don't notice it because they immediately give the red herring of the orderly. For what this movie is, an incredibly low budget film shot in less than a month by film school grads, Saw is really good. I think it could have been even better if they had a bit more resources for better actors and some more experience in editing/cinematography. Curious how Wan would change the first film with his experience as a director 20 years later. One of the two students, James Wan, has gone on to be a staple in the horror movie scene of the 21st Century. He has since directed most of the most popular horror franchises with Insidious, and the Conjuring series with spin offs. Crazy enough he also directed one of the Fast & Furious movies and both Aquaman movies. Wan was the 16th highest grossing director of all-time as of 2021 with his films having grossed $3.7 billion in total. (Though part of that is because of volume.) With the majority of his movies being made for under $10 million he tends to be a studio goldmine in the horror genre. He has moved more into producing in that genre recently.

[@aarons1705]

the first 4 saw movies are actually really good, John Kramer is probably one of the best written horror Antagonist oat