Ranking All 78 Traps in the Saw Franchise | Tier List

[@CodyLeachYT]

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[@kornandfoofighters]

Surely you're related to J from WWAM, hell you look like both of them formed together to take on the final boss

[@КиануДепп]

The Human Centipede (First Sequence), 2009 The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence), 2011 The Human Centipede III (Final Sequence), 2015

[@RobertParks-h7r]

He doesn't like those films,he's commented before,many of us agree with him,bad acting,directing,and effects etc

[@hunterivey]

I like to see your review of the Saw video games, by the way there's a rumor that they're making a new Saw video game.

[@winxclub998wizardmaster]

in saw 5 all the ppl in the trap if they played by the rule and lison ot what john said about do not od what your instincts would makes u do to do the opposite every one in the test could have lived because every trap was made so they all could go home free the first part they only needed 1 key cause they al lwere the same key os 1 person grabs the key then they pass the key around to unlock every one else they all live 2nd trap they each tunnel can hold 3 ppl they again could all lived lol 3rd trap if they all heald a metal peace and touch the tub the shock current would pass between all 5 of them makeing it safe shock and the door would open final part if the yall cut them self they would pass it with out losing to much blood or cutting them self to much were they would die and they all go home free ez W

[@MichaelTomsyck]

Love how Cody talking about every Saw trap is longer than eight out of the ten films in the franchise. That’s true dedication right there.

[@moistmelon68]

More deserving of the run time than majority of horror films! So grateful for all the Saw content ❤

[@krisorgan]

Great point.

[@RanchKings]

Hi

[@lukaszzylik4437]

For me it's the needle pit from Saw 2. I used to be a heroin addict over 10 years ago. I've had honest to god nightmares about it. I also credit that trap for helping to keep me sober. When i first got sober i would think about that needle pit and it would make me get sick and not want to touch heroin or needles. I could feel hundreds of stings all over my skin. It still gives me chills. I appreciate Saw 2 on a more personal level.

[@Penguinman2.0]

That’s genuinely powerful. And what a tremendous amount of growth on your end to not only sober but be able to share with strangers online. ❤

[@MichellaneousMe]

Whoa what a story! thanks for sharing and congrats on beating the addiction and staying sober!

[@claytonlatone8959]

Have you seen Requiem for a Dream? That would’ve also worked

[@it_was_my_cat]

That's really cool how a horror movie can help people like that

[@DoktorDaytha]

All strength to you. You are my hero of today. I hope you have a awesome day and much love from a random dude from a comment from youtube Cheers mate

[@cooliostarstache5474]

The man Amanda had to kill in her test, Donnie, was in fact her former cellmate (don't think about it too hard lol), drug dealer, and the guy who got her hooked on heroin to begin with, so, no, he wasn't some random guy. Her having to "cut him out" to survive was actually very symbolical

[@Proto-Martyr]

It's honestly really sad that Zepp was tested because he was the only one in the first movie who actually cared about John. He even made a point to tell Dr. Gordon that "the patient" had a name.

[@mdp720]

I'd like to see a sequel explore their relationship more. Michael Emerson is great.

[@ouwebrood497]

Yes, I thought he was an interesting character. I somewhere read in a movie review he probably would be too much in on gossip, so that would be the reason John Kramer tested him.

[@baileyburg2463]

He also got off on torturing the wife and daughter of Dr. Gordon..

[@sassas1487]

@@baileyburg2463wife*

[@baileyburg2463]

@@sassas1487 yes you’re right 😂 not dr Gordon’s mom, I was just thinking “mother and daughter”

[@msscott22]

What disturbs me even more about The Rack is that the dude was immediately remorseful after killing Jeff's son. The flashback shows him balling after hitting the kid. He messed up bad, he knows it, but it's not like he was callous about it. Very disturbing.

[@modernmusic52]

Yeah that's always confused me. He's obviously upset, he didn't hit the kid on purpose, he's not evil, he just made a mistake and is probably traumatized from it. The logic isn't there

[@youtube-kit9450]

​@@modernmusic52Well, the judge also just gave out a sentence as his job is and got dragged into this because John was there to "test Jeff" because as loathsome as Jeff became, the guy was fucking grieving. Nothing in saw 3 really makes sense considering it's supposed to be John's oh so moral work. Well, he also did the flammable jelly thing to a guy for playing hookey.

[@wungomungo6177]

Damn, shawry ballin'?????

[@msscott22]

@@wungomungo6177 baaaaaaaallin, son

[@GenocideLv]

i know hes black but its not balling, its bawling

[@deathbymazda]

People hang on to John’s moral rules a little too much. Y’all are forgetting that almost every killer in history thinks they are the good guy lol

[@MichaelNVADE]

This is true lol. But there are some things John does that seems a little bit fucky, like the Brazen Bull trap in Saw 3D or the shotgun hallway in the original film.

[@Jaysonluhrell]

Agreed… dude thinks he is doing a good work but his mind is twisted obviously… he doesn’t care if he has to hurt others to accomplish his goal in testing someone else. Also he never said that he was only testing people who hurt others or committed crimes… the only thing necessary for him to test someone is that that individual has to not be living in a way that shows appreciation for life in John’s opinion Now there are people like Joyce who seemed to be innocent but in John’s mind, he wouldn’t have been killing her, Bobby would be for not passing his test.

[@Jaysonluhrell]

Also, Jigsaw is a villain who doesn’t want to get caught by police… which is why he would booby trap his lair or slit Tapp’s throat… Hoffman took a step further bc he was just killing people but make sense if you don’t wanna be captured

[@youtube-kit9450]

I think most people harp on that more because other people repeat his nonsense and never call him out on it in any way. Like in the first movie, one police officer's like "akshwally, he nevur kills da peepls" *tips fedora* iirc. If people just acknowledged that he's a rambling psychopath, people wouldn't meme on this since the movies themselves constantly act like his disciples are so impure and unworthy of his legacy and he was so "moral" when instead, people should've said way more "nah he's just an asshole". Haven't watched the movies in a long time but at least I don't remember that happening.

[@mergimvllasa7577]

I agree. I think that just adds a bit of an extra layer to his character. It just adds more depth to him into figuring out how his mind truly works. Not only that but I find it a bit more boring if he was just pure good in a bad way, he's still a villain and still the antagonist. Not only that but he's never really been fair so I don't know where these guys are coming from, from SAW to SAW 3, there were many harsh and downright unfair traps such as the flammable jelly trap, the nerve gas house considering Xavier had a huge advantage in his strength, numerous traps in Saw 3 that barely gave a participant a chance to survive. Jigsaw would sometimes even laugh in some tapes such as the needle pit trap.

[@joey.renaud]

I don't think the bloodboarding trap was meant for Cecilia and Parker. Remember that the trap stopped when Cecilia grabbed the bag. John planned ahead for Parker and Cecilia gaining the upper hand, he just didn't think that she would be so horrible.

[@user-sn7dg4jg9g]

wouldn’t be surprised if it was intended for john & amanda knowing they wouldn’t kill each other. or even him being willing to die for her since he’s terminal anyway & he deemed her “ready”

[@joey.renaud]

@@user-sn7dg4jg9g it was for john and Amanda. It was all planned. John was told by Hoffmann that he needed to figure out a way to nab Parker. They just didn't plan for Cecilia to nab the kid and sub Amanda.

[@friedrice7876]

@@joey.renaudi think the bag activating the gas room was a plan b incase something didn’t work out

[@joey.renaud]

@friedrice7876 nope. Amanda and John would have been in the blood boarding trap until Cecilia and Parker went for the money. That's why it stops when the bag is grabbed. It wasn't a plan b. It was the plan all along. That's why Parker asks Cecila who she would have been water boarded with. It was never hers or their trap to begin with. John plans. Remember this!

[@friedrice7876]

@@joey.renaud maybe John planned to put Cecilia and Parker to the boarding trap if parker didn't pull the gun on him. Remember he says that if he doesn't play by the rules the consequences would be dire and that consequence being that he or cecilia had to die in the gas room. The boarding trap stopped when that bag was pulled specificly so it could free John and Amanda if it came to that point where Parker "broke" the rules

[@Zappo365]

I was really freaked out by the blood boarding trap. It was ALWAYS the plan to have John in that trap. But the kid wasn't meant to be their, it was meant to be Amanda. Fully shows Cecilias brutality and is just horrific.

[@samuelleie]

Yeah absolutely. And it was a pretty easy trap to survive, you just have to hold your breath and take turns (actually I would say this is the easiest trap of the franchise). This just confirmes even more that it was made for John and Amanda, but the kid creates a little of tension for it.

[@snakesbakecookies]

"the easiest trap of the franchise" glass grinder:@@samuelleie

[@GenocideLv]

they better cook something awful up for Cecilia otherwise im done. Like the dude said, the leg severing and bone marrow trap shoulda been for her. Or the rack. Nothing less is deserved

[@facundomedina9762]

@@GenocideLv I think it goes the same as the trap in jigsaw, where they're never found, so she would either die by getting back into the room or dehidration waiting for someone to come

[@AuthentiKaate]

Did I watch the same movie?? The bloodboarding trap was meant for Cecilia and her lover, but they couldn’t get it to work that way. That’s why it was just Cecilia chained to it.

[@sad_dad]

The rack has always been one of the traps that has scared me. It’s such a slow painful death I couldn’t even imagine. And it’s like you don’t die from your arms and legs breaking so you have to feel that pain even before the neck snaps

[@HolsovanUltimate]

The best thing about the eyeball trap from Saw X is the fact that its just a dream sequence. It gives us a look into how John comes up with these traps. And how every ironic component has a role and part in it.

[@seleniebeanie]

I agree! I thought it was really interesting how he looked at the patient on the hospital bed who had their fingers in that compression looking device and used that as inspiration. Also, the fact that he uses the watch the guy was stealing to be the timer for his trap. That was just so cool.

[@bills-beard]

Did u mean eye-ronic?

[@galomendo]

Also, I feel like the kid had a feeling that jigsaw was watching him or smth.

[@galomendo]

also they live in a universe where if you do anything, you die.

[@raingirlcat2245]

⁠@@galomendoOnly if John’s minions trap you.

[@weirdguy1495]

I did not expect this to be feature-length, this is awesome.

[@lbnycity89]

When it comes to the shotgun carousel trap, if I remember correctly, the main character, his insurance plan works like it’s 2/3 of the household so when he sets up the trap, there’s six people so he use the logic of the household where it’s only 2/3 of the employees that can survive. For me it’s game over tier.

[@langdonledwig3734]

Actually he had to pick two people to live like the people in the trap did with who’s insurance would stay

[@antonhagbox02]

Only 1/3 of people got approved with William's insurance. So he could only save a third of his Dog Pit.

[@aleksanderborkowski1973]

That one is OBVIOUSLY breaking the rules tier and anyone who say orherwise is just delusional

[@f1reasp3ct5]

⁠@@aleksanderborkowski1973 in what ways? I could see why he would put it in the mid section (even though I think it’s at least kill me now, especially for the guy who has to choose) but how is it breaking the rules?

[@kingsman5121]

26:38 can never thank dead meat enough for blessing the world with Slow Ass Mothafuckin Jeff

[@CanadianSlasher]

“ why wouldn’t you just shut up “ ,,, well the fish hook is tearing apart my inside so what you think .. Sean Patrick flannery lol 😂😂

[@PricefieldPunk]

The hypothetical eye ball trap in Saw X was actually really good. It fit the potential crime, was beatable and even if you fall it wouldn’t kill you but you’d never be able to steal again

[@rokeYouuer]

Your eyes are directly attached to your brain. I'm pretty sure you would die from that kind of trap.

[@zella7756]

@@rokeYouueryou’d be surprised what the brain can survive tbh. Like actually it’s pretty persistent😭def livable but I doubt Jigsaw woulda taken him to the ER after failing so regardless, death either way

[@SarahSoupster]

@@zella7756I don’t think he’s saying having your eyeballs detached would kill you, I think he’s saying that the machine would suck your brain out through your eyes..

[@zella7756]

@@SarahSoupster no I mean, regardless the trap doesn’t do that, didn’t because it stopped once the eyeballs were out, and it can’t. The brain would have to be liquified or something! But thank you for the diff perspective

[@SarahSoupster]

@@zella7756 I think that’s just John’s brain justifying things because he’s usually not actively involved with the traps, he usually just sets the people up and leaves, so I think the person’s brain would either get sucked out or (like you said) liquified, so I doubt they would survive unless John was actively involved (IF the trap was real)

[@loganjackson675]

The one thing with the needle pit trap is that it works great from a movie perspective but really was only effective because they got to that room late and had lost their minds by then. The trap itself is stupid easy. If it’d been the first room they visited and were thinking clearly, it would’ve been a cake walk. Just get everyone’s extra clothes and layer up before going down there. Her getting yeeted in unprepared by a mad man was why it ended up being so vicious

[@BL-mf3jp]

Amanda getting thrown in always makes me laugh

[@remigal899]

I find it interesting how a lot of people can’t or refuse to deal with the needle trap but are able to deal with the others that require cutting off flesh or cutting out stitches from beneath their eyes to get a key like how…like if anything it’s the other way around for me.😨

[@bullwinkle1446]

I think it's more the way she just got tossed in the pit. Not gonna lie she could've just eased her way in with a lot less punishment

[@yeai9484]

They were used needles too and hiv could be a side effect to that trap but idk I’d take that chance over most traps

[@dankmemes7796]

I’ve found people with a drug history have an adverse reaction to the needle trap . Maybe because having multiple needles in them is something they can actually have a connection to , while gouging out your eye is something you KNOW is awful you have no actual bearing on it. Just a guess

[@remigal899]

@@dankmemes7796 makes sense

[@divinepixilation9172]

@@yeai9484that’s a good point… idk how we didn’t hear of Amanda contracting 100s of diseases lol. Maybe they were just fake used?

[@jadengilliam5260]

i thought the Waterboarding trap in Saw X was originally set for John and Amanda and they knew they’d just have to survive until the next game started when Cecilia and Parker went into the office room to grab the bag of money?

[@Nicholasmcmath-cr1xl]

I think the same thing

[@gachaluciferlol8361]

Youre correct

[@ConnorClark-z2v]

What do you think John would've done if Parker actually listened to John and didn't move and watched Cecilia die

[@soundspike5330]

​@@ConnorClark-z2vwhat do you think would John have done in other movies, if the main victim died in the first part of the trap? (Like in Saw VI, if William lost in the breathing trap? Or Saw 3D, if Bobby just died by the spikes on the floor?) In these movies, John Kramer is a mastermind who calculates every human behavior right somehow

[@conjurer5725]

Venus fly trap has always been my favorite, no real reason, maybe bc of its simplicity, and how it’s pretty doable, compared to other saw traps, and honestly I would not be able to beat it

[@JSPokemonYT]

The term, "Slow Ass Motherfucking Jeff", was first coined by James A. Janisse of Dead Meat in his Saw III (2006) Kill Count.

[@coltforceplayer]

I mean he is tho

[@AngryNicoleWatterson]

The thing that really bugs me about most of the SAW traps, is even though you didn't put all of them in the breaking the rules section, the vast majority of them are either unwinnable, or feature a person who should not have been in a trap. Like the smoker was put in there just because he smokes, but he was destined to die from the beginning. People who were put in competition with each other had no chance to experience "the will to live" aspect, like the two people in the pound of flesh trap, because even though they both did what they needed to do, one person was always going to die no matter what. None of the people in the traps of saw 3, 6, or 7 had any chance to prove their own will to live, because it was all based on another person's actions. All of the traps in Spiral, no matter how cool, were unwinnable, with anatomy professors making videos on how even if you did what you needed, you would still die in all of them. Hell, even traps that were rigged in other ways like the opening trap to saw 3 had no chance of survival. Even if you took out the jaw ring and the door weld, the ones on his ankle would have left him unable to walk or stand, and would have lost enough blood for him to pass out almost immediately after detaching.

[@CoronaryArteryDisease.]

I agree. The saw movies missed out on the “will to live” part that would make a lot of this so much more compelling. Not everyone has to survive, but way too many people die despite Herculean effort. Way too many of the traps are unbeatable. If they are unbeatable, the suspense is largely removed, and it just becomes waiting for them to die. Way too many innocent people die. Too many of the traps lack sufficient metaphorical meaning or character development behind them to be compelling from the story perspective. The Saw movies could have been better than they ended up being. I mostly have left the saw movies feeling disappointed, despite enjoying parts of them.

[@whobitmyname]

I'll probably always be alone in this, but the Glass Coffin from V is in my favorites. Not because of the setup, or even the concept, but just because of how it was shot. 1) The forearm snapping, 2) That overhead shot of Strahm screaming when the courage finally leaves his body, 3) The blood getting completely juiced out of him through the open arm wound, 4) That last spasm when the walls flatten him. I dunno, it just does it for me. The "walls closing in" trope is old as the sea, but how often do you get an inside view of the gory climax? F-in brutal.

[@msscott22]

One of my favorites too. Hoffman is ruthless.

[@whobitmyname]

@@msscott22 yeah his facials were pretty cold in that scene.

[@zegmakker5869]

I'm not sure if I remember the movie well as to why the glass box had to be taken, but strahm if he wanted could've simply shot hoffman as well. should be beatable by those standards, as you'd neither need to enter the box yourself or put hoffman in there.

[@whobitmyname]

@@zegmakker5869 yeah but in story Hoffman knew Strahm would take him alive, with his whole obsession with bringing him to justice.

[@siriush100]

Yea the "Slow ass Motherfuckin' Jeff" term comes from the biggest horror channel out there that you've never watched, Dead Meat.

[@captainsarcasm1567]

I gotta give credit to the actors. Many of them are able to pull off such pain and panic. I always say that a good reaction can really sell a horror movie.

[@it_was_my_cat]

At least with the rack there's a possibility you get out unscathed, as long as the other people in the room work fast enough. The bone marrow trap can only end one way, there's no "shortcuts". Also the fact it's self inflicted adds that extra level of psychological horror which in my opinion makes it even gnarlier.

[@korrok9434]

Nah even if Jeff moved insanely fast he was getting at least one limb twisted a full 180. Now to be fair one limb is a lot better than the bone marrow trap, but we’re talking best case scenario for the rack

[@crizmeow8394]

I think the rack is so terrifying because you depend on another person to be able to get out, and in that case the person that had to get you out was the slowest man alive

[@R8RSnCeltics]

The reason why we like the Hoffman character is 1: the actor playing him just does a great job of giving him just the command presence in the movies. 2. BECAUSE he’s so resilient. 3. We want him to ultimately lose, but his rule breaking and his arch of not following Kramer’s vision Is the whole point. The reasons you don’t like the characters actually the whole point of the character, and the reason for his ultimate demise. I’m not trying to change your mind, because that’s pretty self righteous, just trying to get you to understand a little bit.

[@youtube-kit9450]

Eh. I think there are characters I love to hate, and characters I hate and roll my eyes at. And Hoffman became the latter over the course of the movies imo simply because they made everyone else stupid(er) as hell for him to be "resilient".

[@zero7769]

i like him because he’s a cute, smart, asshole 😂

[@BrandonJames2016]

The best traps are the most memorable ones imo like the reverse beartrap, the Venus flytrap trap, the needle pit, the wrack, the Angel trap (even if it was not winnable)c detective Matthew ice block, the carousel, the eye trap saw x, the acid syringes in saw 6, the finger trap spiral, and the brain surgery in saw x. I would say these are my top traps cause I remember the feeling of when I first saw them and left the most impact on me.

[@yeai9484]

The brain surgery trap was okay for me, the bone marrow trap made me squirm tho

[@devinward461]

​@@yeai9484I was honestly kinda disappointed by the brain surgery trap, I was hoping for some psychological horror where he'd end up lobotomized and it'd show the effects of that but it just went for the gross out factor instead

[@walkerbolton2076]

Although the knife chair breaking was actually unique and different because I think it’s the only time where a trap broke

[@Sam-fq5hc]

What about the drill chair that appeared in the first movie?

[@RirimoYT]

imo the knife chair is intentionnal and one of the most underrated traps. see the guy who provoked john's wife miscarriaged, his sin is addiction and unreedemability. I believe John had setup the way the interaction would go with the guy having to go through the knives to win the trap. The thing with that trap is that unlike those where you get off after opening the lock with the key, that one John made it so that when the knives are extended the arms that make up the trap detach themselves, freeing the host. But as the host think of that as a disfonctionnal trap break that miraculously frees him; he's now facing the one who made him go through his sentence. The symbolism here is: will you save yourself by accepting your sins, redeeming yourself and moving on peacefully from John's antics, or, choose the go down the same road he always took. Rushing through doors, bashing though people to get to what he wants & think he needs. Then as you see he only thought about the physical pain he's enduring and the belief he's the mc of his life and that he didnt do nothing wrong with his crime. So he runs at John Kramer A.K.A Jigsaw to somehow fight him to the ground but John side steps, the way his wife couldnt when she was hit by door. The guy falls into yet another trap, a door thru which he urged to bash due to his unstoppable decisions & lack of self control. This one would be the last. Entrapped in a nest of razor like barbed wires, his fate his sealed, his soul, unredeemable.

[@Dylanjrvs]

I agree with the Rack being number 1. It was the first saw movie I saw in theaters with my cousin and grandma and didn't expect it to be as gory as it was considering the first 2 were decently tame in the gore department. Poor grandma.

[@meaghansharp6906]

I think Amanda's original trap should've had her cut the key out of Cecil's stomach, not some random guy. Jigsaw would've gotten his vengeance on Cecil by making someone who was "good to him" take him out. Maybe Amanda would've remained rehabilitated since all their loose ends would've been tied.

[@FalconsRays8]

“Slow ass motherfucking Jeff” was coined by Dead Meat’s kill count. Classic.

[@TheTrueRman]

Your idea with the bone marrow trap sounds like a good idea. The person goes all in with attempting to escape the trap, falls seconds short and just as the trap is about to kill em John just hits the Kill Switch and gives them the win. The moments of I'm going to die terror into it shutting down and the twist of John's mercy would be great. It'd pass off some gore hounds but hell

[@xrxez-mp5016]

The dedication! To watch all these and give this much effort. This is why you're in my top tier of youtubers Cody. Thank you.

[@sweettaterfries]

Part of the reason I hate Saw 3 (even tho it’s a great movie) is the fact that Johns whole reason for what he does is cause he lost his son. Why tf did he put a grieving couple in a test?

[@DamakriaStudios]

I may be wrong but I read SAW 3 was supposed to be the last one but they added later the flashbacks of Jill and the scenes aboyt Jeff daughter for more movies. So him being marriend wasnt even gonna happend

[@solsticebaby]

Yes. Exactly. Thank you!!

[@mysteriousdestiny6672]

That's the irony of the brain trap. If he were a LEGIT brain surgeon he'd know how much matter he'd need to put there. He'd also know which parts of the brain are non fatal if they're cut at. Really good trap imo

[@poporiporo]

But he wasn't the fake neurosurgeon, he was the fake anesthesia giver. The fake surgeon was the taxi driver with the arm bomb trap

[@jamez6398]

I like how John Kramer goes from endangering children in Saw 1, 2, 3, and 4 to saving one in X simply because he liked that one as a friend in particular rather than because he is blanket against endangering the lives of children 😆

[@araej9293]

I personally don’t agree with people who call Addison dumb for putting both of her hands into the wrist trap. Sure, if she were fully conscious, but in this case the nerve gas is clearly screwing with her; she can barely walk when she comes into the room. Not to mention the level of anxiety and stress she’d be experiencing on top of that. We also don’t know if she was fully sober when she was put into the house (in the flashback where she comes up on John’s car in another movie, she seemed pretty intoxicated. She might experience substance abuse often.) I believe that if she had been presented with the trap at the start (with less stress, and less exposure to the gas), she would have done fine.

[@ConnorClark-z2v]

It's literally rigged, like how the hell are you supposed to beat a saw trap (which requires top perciverence, perception, and resilience) when your high. Like the pain tolerance barrier might be a little higher but John should've known its a bad idea to pump happy gas into a room fill of sharp objects and traps

[@light644]

it really pisses me off in reviews or rankings when people just shit on her while we literally know shes not in the right state of mind

[@angelpunkz]

and on top of not being in the right state of mind, she thought it was the antidote which is why she stuck her hands in there

[@PrettyFilthyCreature]

and tbh it's telling when men call her a "dumb broad" when they apparently can't use context clues to tell that she is clearly not in her right mind. maybe not the most sharp decision making, but how often do you see grisly death happen in front of you AND get lungs full of poison for hours?? 🙄

[@GenocideLv]

Spiral traps seem like even if they do what they were asked they would all bleed out within minutes. They are all basically executions one way or another. Really wish the majority of this franchises traps were genuinely balanced to be winnable

[@youtube-kit9450]

In my opinion, the brazen bull trap would have been absolutely perfect with two simple changes - yes, his wife is there, and it's made clear she has been with him because of his fame. Second, there's a twist in that not his wife gets brazen bull'd, but he. The trap starts with him having to go into a circle on the ground and do his stuff, the trap happens, he fails, falls to the ground, says "I'm sorry", and boom, brazen bull closes around him. Jigsaw then says "In your fictional world, you were the survivor, but this is reality" or something and then something about liar liar pants on fire and seeing his legacy go up in flames. This way, imo you'd fix the fact that she was just completely and utterly innocent by punishing her for going after fame and not caring about the man behind it or whatever (not saying it's a strong motive, but since she only suffers by losing a husband she didn't actually care about and having the fame empire break apart she sought after, I think it's fine) and second, the guy who actually did the lying thing got punished, while in this version, he just... gets off completely scot-free while everyone else had to die? Like wtf? The first change mostly just exists cuz even if she survived with the second change, she'd still be a completely innocent person who got told her husband was just a liar and sees the person she genuinely loved just go up in flames. And this way, it would also be ok that the trap is just rigged to be unwinnable - dude should've made up a winnable trap.

[@willaxd2296]

The waterboarding trap in saw X was actually intended by john that he was going to be in his trap - the only thing he didn't predict was that cecila was going to force a kid into the trap instead of amanda, which is why he was so easily able to free himself and the child. you can also tell because of the trap they end up in - in the gas room its clear that jigsaw predicted them to go into that room to try and get the money, leading cecila to kill her boyfriend.

[@ajworthing]

Thank you! Our little one has been in the hospital this week so a spooky season tier list is exactly what I needed for an October distraction!

[@ChibiProwl]

Hope your little one is feeling better.😢Prayers for you and yours.😊

[@heavymetalboardgamer1225]

I don't want this to sound like trash talk, because I'm definitely a fan of you and your videos, but this is my favorite horror franchise and I was really excited to hear your various rankings and breakdowns, but honestly it feels like the things that weren't perfectly spelled out for you went right over your head and didn't just effect your opinion but led you to tearing certain things apart that didn't deserve it. For example, it seemed pretty obvious it was a trick making it seem like the couple were supposed to be in the final trap in Saw X, while the plan was actually Amanda and John would be the ones blood-boarded, during which the couple would still have found their way to the room, thus freeing Amanda and John from the trap, the only thing that didn't go to plan was the kid being involved. The comments on 3 and 4 were the more frustrating ones, it's clear you have issues with those films and while I can give you the whole "Rigg is going from building to building so why never get help?" A lot of your other complaints felt more like you just didn't get what they were going for, didn't remember them, or because it wasn't spelled out you didn't care enough to dig deeper or think more about it. Off the top of my head, the "Dr. Lynn being a top three innocent" for example. In Saw VII "Yeah, we got to see the cheating bitch die!" Dr. Lynn was cheating on her husband in three, and allowing her family life to fall apart because she too was struggling to deal with the loss of her son, just in a different way than her husband Jeff, which was his reason for being in the traps as well. There were a lot more, I just didn't want this comment to become a rant or even this long to be honest. I relate to you in a lot of ways, we're very close in age, Child's Play 2 was a childhood movie I watched on repeat which got me into horror, and finding your channel was very enjoyable because I immediately binged everything you had and have been watching ever since. We disagree here and there but our tastes seem very similar, so I still look forward to more videos, it just felt difficult to get through the Saw ones because it is my favorite and we disagree on a lot on this one

[@LadyOrpheus]

One of my pet peeves for the movie interpretations that I've seen from a lot of channels, not just here, is that in Jigsaw "oh it doesn't make any sense! Why would John change his mind?" He didn't. Sparing Logan for "a mistake" was not John changing his mind about Logan's mistake with the X rays, it was JOHN'S mistake. I thought it was obvious that Logan stayed asleep in the Bucket trap because JOHN made a mistake with the dose he used to drug everyone, given that it was an early trap and he didn't have any of his doctor apprentices assisting. And thus Logan didn't wake up in time to even have a chance at the trap. Don't get me wrong, I'm really not crazy about Jigsaw as a film, but the way people interpret that "mistake" line drives me bananas.

[@LadyOrpheus]

Likewise Rigg's test is weird because it's not really a test, it's a recruitment push. To me it reads as trying to get Rigg to understand the Jigsaw morality: that there are some people that deserve to be tested. Since Hoffman is the last (that he knew of) he was trying to recruit his own apprentice.

[@heavymetalboardgamer1225]

Agree 100%. While watching the video I lost count of the times I thought “Okay, Cody didn’t catch this so he’s tearing apart something that went over his head.” Which, not saying anything negative about Cody, I love the content and respect the differing opinions it just felt a little frustrating at times.

[@fx7105]

right? so many youtubers do this. so many review channels especially, yms does this all the time. any movie or anything in a movie that flies over their head, or even if it's something unrelatable in a movie they'll be like "this isn't realistic" just because they don't have experience with something. sometimes you think something is dumb in a movie but maybe you just should've thought of it for more than 2 seconds or ask for another perspective.

[@fx7105]

@@LadyOrpheus agree completely, i never understood how people don't understand that, it was jigsaw's mistake with the dosing ffs lol

[@kapositaskos]

I'm not sure how many people were involved with this video, but I SAW the whole thing and I can only say that I have been watching you for more than >6 years and I want to say that you should keep supporting your passion. There are always people out there who love what you do!! Congrats on all your constant video ideas! Pretty insane!

[@KimFromTheCrypt]

the whole of Saw 7 has an iffy feel to me in regards to misogyny. the opening one where the girls disembowled for cheating, the dream kill feels uncomftably sexual, and as u said the bear trap. the silent circle and impalement wheel as well. a lot of traps where women have zero agency and suffer horribly. i still like them for just how gnarly and gory they are, but the vibes are off

[@Quest4Horror]

The venus fly trap would’ve been more affective, if it opened to show you the aftermath of what it did to the guys face.

[@zaywasneverthere]

appreciate the quality & output. almost 2hrs of entertainment just for us

[@rogerdodger1984]

The Spike Trap is one of my favorites without question. Plus the shotgun carousel is amazing. There was plenty of explanation about why it made sense. They only cover 1/3 of people in their firm so only 1/3 of them get to live.

[@Drexl_bowie]

I always laugh when Jigsaw changes Daniel’s voicemail in the second one. Great dark humor. I like to think he giggled to himself when he thought of that

[@p-ruthless9005]

You’ve reached daniels phone he’s not in right now

[@bojacxfanren]

Wasn't the girl that died to the wrist box in Saw 2 also really woozy from the nerve gases at that point in the movie?

[@zaddyybbaz3141]

Out of all the traps I think the horsepower trap is the best in my opinion. It’s my favorite just because it’s a trap for actually bad people but they actually use the car is a wicked way. The background music mixed with the car getting faster while jacked up is just a extra detailed touch. I will say I do agree with most of the spots where the traps belong. But that girl kinda deserves the bear trap if she put it on someone else.

[@LolaDelMarCaribe]

This video was so fun to watch, i can imagine the time you put into it! I thought the laser collar was winnable but the detective lost because he was willing to kill Logan to be freed, so technically you right with your first choice.

[@CodyLeachYT]

Glad you liked it. I worked on it for two full days.

[@indynile]

so like a lot of other people i thought in the eye vacuum trap you could just turn the dial all the way and break all of your fingers at once, but i saw someone pose the scenario that it wouldn’t work that way. i saw a few people saying that maybe turning the dial to 5 would only break the 5th finger, which to me, makes a lot of sense. i still think it’s an incredibly easy trap but i don’t think it could be so easily done like a lot of people are saying

[@MistahTrickt]

Jigsaw is smart so I'm assuming that's what he was going for. Obviously I didn't think about it till I saw this comment but it makes a lot of sense.

[@devinward461]

Given that he never actually made it and only spent a couple minutes thinking about it, he might not have figured out the details yet

[@BreathingBlack]

"I don't get what the feminists hated" *explains the exact problem which is that it's about a love triangle and has the girl be presented like that. It's a stereotypical scene that makes ppl think all women or majority are like that as it was a common scenario in media* "I love that the guys said fuck her. Haha cheating bitch" *stares at the camera* Now I wouldn't call myself a feminist but c'mon, how did you run right into the problem they had and still not get it 😭

[@SuperVaIle]

Yup, it really sounds from his commentary that the movie succeeded in associating presented their one-dimensional, hyper sexualised woman with being a sl*t and deserving of death, which is why it's problematic. He seems close to realising something when he points out that feminists aren't complaining about the traps with women in before this one but moves on before reflecting on why that is unfortunately.

[@toericabaker]

wow both of you made your points beautifully

[@stanc1858]

Disagree, if it was a two-timing guy, I'd still have a fat smile on my face on seeing the girls realizing to ditch the cunt.

[@dripp_dropp]

it happens dumbass. Thats why its in the movie 💀. Most women cheat nowadays. At least in america, where the movie takes place. Thats not an opinion, or a feeling. Its a fact.

[@candych1837]

A few things he said made me raise my eyebrow a little. Constant use of the words Female (worth noting, you can say a "female character" but just calling a woman "a female" often just doesn't sit right with me) and bitch when talking about the female characters combined with him making fun of the "Classic female behaviour" in the 10 pounds of flesh trap while putting on a mocking voice didn't really sit right with me at all

[@callanando]

Dead meat came up with “Slow Ass Mfing Jeff” 😭😂

[@MistahTrickt]

I've been looking for this comment

[@p-ruthless9005]

I’m like 85% sure the dude Amanda cut open was her drug dealer

[@justinodemon619]

I think all of the traps after John died seem unfair because they are all set up by Hoffman. They may have been thought up and planned by John but since Hoffman set them up he was able to slightly tweak them for his own goal (ie. to punish who he deemed guilty).

[@duz_machines_8429]

21:59 I watched a compilation video of the Saw traps. I felt almost completely nothing except the occasional winge......until this one. I felt impending doom, anxiety, a wave of sadness, and a BOATLOAD OF NAUSEA. I don't know if it was my sensory issues or if it was just orchestrated that well, but I was on the verge of puking throughout the whole thing.

[@ConnorClark-z2v]

Imagine john in hell having to endure all the traps hes every made

[@TheRetroReplay]

I don't know if the Rack should go in Game Over or Breaking the Rules, because we never see how to stop or unlock it because even when Jeff gets the key, there's no discernable place where it should go, we see locks on the ice trap and the pig vat, but nothing on the Rack. It feels like while John Kramer made it, Amanda sabotaged it

[@whatsuplocs2813]

This has been very enjoyable to watch, thanks for the time and effort this took, I love your commentary

[@CodyLeachYT]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@maddieclark9381]

I thought it was implied that the woman in Jigsaw was suffering from some kind of post-partum mental illness and repressed the killing of her own child. This would explain why we SEE her husband smothering the baby - not just hear her explain. She genuinely believed that’s what happened. Did no one else interpret it this way?

[@KyleJFalcon]

For the shotgun carousel, it is said that William's insurance policy denies coverage for 2/3 of people (and the people in the trap are directly responsible for that statistic) so it makes 4/6 of them having to die a liiiittle more forgivable but I do agree it throws the Jigsaw "morality" completely out the window.

[@jcastro1841]

Hoffman's will to survive is what makes me like that character so much lol. Dude's a badass. Love how he took out those 2 cops and the analyst.

[@plague223]

I really hope he comes back for saw 11

[@BrabyTheCool177]

1:29:21 i thought that one was designed for amanda and john because they knew cecelia would force them into it or something

[@podcastler]

the problem with some traps is time, especially if there are thousands of needles in the pit, the 2-3 minutes is not enough for saving life.

[@BrianFrederick22]

Awesome job Can’t wait to watch the whole thing and much appreciated for all the work you put in I remember subbing to you when you were reviewing the See No evil films 😂

[@VineCountryPhotoVideo]

Already watched someone else do this, but your passion, charisma, and description just makes me wanna hear your opinion on the series

[@SquishyOfCinder]

1:27:25 as for the brain surgery trap, it is enough. He just spends like a minute refusing to do it. Also the blood boarding trap was never intended for Cecilia since it was meant to lull her into believeing she had the upper. The gas chamber is part of that same trap. I thought that was pretty obvious as soon as the timer started in the room.

[@IsabellaQuinns]

01:05:25 Idk, I've always loved the twist that Jill is the one who endures it. The visuals and the flashbacks showing us how she met John and they were a happy couple... It's like punishment for John himself who started this killing spree and hurt so many people (guilty or not, doesn't matter), and now it's all coming back full circle to the person he loved. It's a sad trap, but it's like the price John paid for the crimes he committed. Tragic story that led to tragic consequences and ended in a tragic way.

[@ChrisMeadows1992]

Obi's furnace trap was honestly the most merciful and fair in the entire franchise. If you played the first video game it's especially lame that he failed it considering he voluntarily asked to be a part of Jigsaw's test.

[@fireburn264]

I've been a phlebotomist and working with blood for years and I'm telling you right now that even if all 5 people were there, they would lose. The average person has 8 to 10 pints of blood and most people would be unconscious before they even got close to giving two pints.

[@rena4919]

Crazy thing about the flammable jelly trap is that he is also poisoned! So glass on the ground, jelly and poisoned; jigsaw was not giving this man a chance

[@marianne5055]

Ive always thought for the trap that he should have just never moved and just tried random combinations. He probably would have just as much luck without having to step on glass or burning himself with the candle.

[@claytonlatone8959]

The odds of that would’ve been 1 in over 2 billion

[@marianne5055]

@@claytonlatone8959 The room was covered in numbers so he would have to cycle through many combinations anyway. Again, I feel like he probably would have just as much luck randomly guessing a number as he would have finding the right combination on the wall and at least a lower risk of burning himself.

[@princesspupcake1269]

I always hated the Acid Room trap because it's told that the family was watching him endure all those other traps, and that little piss-ant kid still kills him anyways.

[@JigsawGaming27]

A saw ranking video nearly 2 hours, I'm with it😁

[@MichaelNVADE]

Love to see another Spiral enjoyer. Also, I love how pretty much the majority of the traps are in the 'Breaking the rules' category, which says a lot about the morale of Jigsaw lmao

[@mdp720]

I feel like some of the Breaking the Rules tier should be in another tier called "security traps". Some of these (like the hallway shotguns) weren't part of any game, they were just to keep trespassers from interrupting or catching Jigsaw. It's like a more deadly version of owning an attack dog.

[@mellyyy1290]

WHAT .. an hour and 45 min video about Saw traps? You are spoiling us Cody 😂🙌🏻

[@SimonCleric]

Much as I love it visually, ngl, I think I'd put the og beartrap in the last tier. The idea of these is hurting yourself, and Amanda probably had it THE easiest of all people in this franchise. So is this really much of a test? Sure, arguably he was testing her for a different thing - to be his accomplice - but if we're judging them objectively... That aside, a really fun video. Love the franchise, and could mostly agree to what you were saying.

[@macabre_maeve]

Favourite youtuber + saw content + long ass video = Perfection ❤

[@Steve_SCirca30]

Thank you for making this video! I know it was a lot of work. Much appreciated.

[@CodyLeachYT]

My pleasure!

[@kevinpatrickcarey3741]

I think you overlooked the Shotgun trap with the key tied to it in SAW III, the one that kills the judge after hes rescued fom the Pig Vat

[@CodyLeachYT]

I consider that part of The Rack. He was tiled he’s gonna have to take damage to save him.

[@cescelenc4185]

Video idea: rank all saw movies purely based on how much you like the traps

[@jacquelineharkiss1018]

Just watched through the whole franchise over the month of October with my boyfriend and we definitely have some different opinions than you lmao- we both LOVED Hoffman and he was definitely our favourite character, mostly due to how much of an absolute machine he was. Not a good guy, but he was so crazy that we loved watching him. I'd totally wanna see more films with him. We also watched Spiral and both HATED it! The killer was so obvious as were all the twists, plus we didn't love the cop-drama element of it. Like I know all the films deal with cops to some degree, but idk it didn't hit the same. The traps were kinda cool but didn't have the wow factor or same feeling as the older ones. Really just felt like a dud to us tbh. Despite all that I think I really agree with a lot of your trap placements! Great video

[@elizabethmcfadden466]

Wow. Impressive marathon of a video! Cheers! Love the dedication! Can’t wait for Saw 11.

[@Childishxmarkeeloo]

All the spiral traps can’t be in breaking the rules as the spiral killer isn’t beholden to jigsaws rules. Every single trap in that movie was designed so the cops would die. No matter what would happen they would die and that was the purpose.

[@squidlesfiddles]

Hey Cody, thanks for the awesome content! I love watching your videos, and I only have one major suggestion. There are several of your reviews that are 5 plus years old on some of the absolute favorites of horror. While I love watching those old videos, I do have to say that your personality and content creation has improved tremendously in that time. I think your fans would LOVE and greatly support if you re-reviewed some of the horror classics like Halloween, Nightmare, and Friday the 13th! Just a suggestion, keep up the great work!!

[@mdp720]

I felt like the 10 Pints of Blood trap was one of the dumbest, because the trap can't tell what you put in it, just the weight of it. If you've been navigating through a death trap all day, by the final trap you've probably been holding your bladder for quite a while. I don't know if I can pee 10 pints, but it'll get me part of the way there at least.

[@yu-ger-bloob-highway3521]

NGL I’ve never laughed during a Saw movie but that radiator scene in Saw X is laughed hard af

[@Michael.1776]

Pure awesomeness Cody. Excellent channel. God bless you and the family.

[@blatroid6541]

Kinda don't agree with you on bloodbording trap. It was 100% intended for Amanda and John, they just pass the blood in-between them to get air until Cecilia go up. Kid was a suprise thi

[@NiysPalace]

i can stand behind this, i def think the bloodboarding was meant for John & Amanda, because they could have BOTH beat it, opposed to the gas room, there was no way both of them would survive

[@DesiSJ]

I NEVER thought I would see the day when you got Saw fever. I'm here for it. The angel trap the in the 3rd one is one of my most favorite to look at. Visually its beautiful. The rack trap from part 3 is also up there but only because its one of the only one to make me sick. Most infuriating is the boiler trap in part 2. My GOD. 'The Devil can set you free' TURN THE KNOB I also picked up on Eric Matthews...aka Plays With Squirrels

[@JohnnyCarver2024OC]

If you look at the description for most of these movies you can see that they label John as a serial killer, that was pretty funny to me

[@theeminmayhem1764]

Cody, I also really loved Saw X. I was super nervous about it given some of the films we’ve gotten, but I freakin loved it. And your ranking on these traps is spot on! So happy with all the saw videos!

[@aaronwhite4050]

James from Dead Meat called him slow muthafuckin Jeff when he did the kill count years ago. After that everyone calls him that and it's so great 😂

[@scottv8124]

Thank you for being on your grind this October

[@jng5252]

There's actually a few reasons Lynn was put in the trap she was, aside from being a grieving mother. There's Jigsaw's issue with doctors, and how they can deliver such heartbreaking news completely stone faced and robotic, as also seen in Lawrence. There's also the fact that after the loss of their son and the way their marriage fell apart, Lynn cheated on Jeff as seen at the beginning of the movie, I think his name was Chris or Jake or something. And then there's her negligence towards her family as a result -- both Lynn and Jeff became incredibly distant, and weren't able to support their daughter in the way she needed.

[@crizmeow8394]

I rewatched the movies last weekend and I was actually so impressed with Lynn because while she’s terrified she still doesn’t take John and Amanda’s bs and talks back to them when necessary, I think it’s a good show of characters that her cold professional demeanor as a doctor spills to the way she doesn’t let them push her around for the most part, even when they are threatening her

[@coughedfeathers1292]

THANK YOU everywhere I see people being like "oh he trapped Lynn because she takes antidepressants" whilst everyone forgets that SHE WAS NEGLECTING CORBETT. Yknow, with how desperate to have his own?? Just. Thank you. Don't get me wrong, it was wrong to test a grieving mom- and dad, besides the point, but it was not *just* the antidepressants!!!!

[@JazziG59]

Damn Cody, you really went all out. When you said you were doing saw videos again I wasn’t expecting this!

[@coleslade]

I have to admit, Eric's ice block trap is one of my least favorites because the reveal of it ripped me right out of the movie. The second they showed the two overhead blocks, you knew Eric was dead. There was no way they were going to make something like that without showing it off so any tension or stakes are just, gone. I honestly just checked out for the rest of the film as soon as they did that reveal so, for me it's one of the most egergious.

[@walkerbolton2076]

I thought the same but I’ll admit that the visual of the ice blocks coming down is Super HORRIFIC and scary and hard to look at (I always look away at that part when I watch saw 4)

[@explodelikeavolcano]

this was one bad-ass video. one of the best videos you’ve made!

[@CodyLeachYT]

Wow, thanks!

[@xviolaa]

I always see the Spike Trap from Saw 4 placed at the very bottom of so many people's lists too and idk why, it's so great thematically. I think it's quite hated because people feel the woman didn't deserve to be there - and while she kiiiind of didn't iirc there was mention of her reluctance to leave causing him to abuse their kid too. What makes it easily a top 10 fave for me tho was seeing someone refer to it as "Cupid's Arrows" because that's kind of perfect and probably exactly what they were going for

[@treytison1444]

Razor box really was always hilarious to me, her sticking both hands in.