framptonhollis 31 Days of Spookoween: DAY NINETEENFilm #19: Saw (2003)Review: James Wan's early short is a wonderful, if extremely brief and simplistic, horror story. While mildly amateurish in spots (clearly, Wan was still learning quite a bit as a filmmaker when he made this, and the same can be said about any earlier work from any director), "Saw"'s overall effect is highly successful. It is a genuinely scary treat for fans of more disturbing, harsh horror (although, despite the "Saw" movies now being known for their abundance of "torture porn", the gore/blood in this film is extremely minimal; most of the disturbance is more psychological, which is always great to see), and it's short enough to be viewed by almost anyone, no matter how busy their schedule may seem.

jacobjohntaylor1 This is the original Saw which his a short film hat is only ninth minutes. It had remake one year later that was one hour and forty one minutes. It was awful. This short is actually good. It is very scary. It is well written. The acting in it is great. Because it short I not what say to mush about the plot. In is a horror movie about a murderer. It is very intense. The remake it overrated. But if you like scary movies you should see this one. The remake is crap. This one is maybe not as good as some people might say. But it is a good horror movie. I need more lines. And I am running out of things to say. This a great movie. If you like scary movie then you should like this one.

jed-estes This short is cool. I love watching it. It was used primarily as tool to sell Saw to anyone who would bite and it worked as it should have. It is basically the scene with Amanda from the feature except Leigh Whannel takes the position of the victim in the jaw trap. I love how for a short it was edited like a real film and looks like a real film except it is only eight little minutes long. I was disappointed though when this was not released as a feature on the first SAW DVD release. I had wanted for a whole year to be treated to this like the investors had but I along with everyone else had to wait for the special edition which was worth it. I just hope someone gets on the ball and will release James Wan's first feature Stygian. See this it is worth it.

rgeagnstmchne This is a feature on the second disc on the Uncut edition of "SAW". James Wan and Leigh Whannell wanted to have something to show the American Studios so they quickly made this. This is basically just the "Reverse Bear Trap" except Leigh Whannell is playing the roll of Amanda. I believe this is pretty good for a nine minute short which later lead to the release of the actual movie "SAW". The interrogation scene in this short I believe is much better than the interrogation scene that make it to the final cut. In this you actually get to see how jigsaw captured David (Leigh Whannell). As you can see I am running out of things to say about this so I will just finish with this: This is a great extra on the second DVD of the Uncut version of SAW.