Saw IV - MXO Forum Archive

#36300332781 10/03/2007 19:53:57 Saw IV

Who else is as freakin' excited about Saw IV as I am? I've heard it's supposed to be the grossest ever and I normally don't watch things that gross but I'll stand it for a Saw movie.

The first 4 minutes of the movie are on youtube here. So amazing.

October 26th!

#36300332812 10/03/2007 20:50:10 Re:Saw IV

It's my friend's birthday on the 26th and she loves this series, so we're getting a bunch of us together to go see it right after work. I didn't like III nearly as much as I and II. I'm hoping IV brings back the "Whoa. Didn't see that coming." feel of the first two. The third installment seemed to focus more on the violence while Jigsaw's message took a back seat.

I think I enjoy the marketing campaigns for these movies a bit more than the movies themselves, though. The commercials for IV are the creepiest yet.

But yeah, definitely excited for this one. Bring on the senseless yet creative violence and dismemberment!

#36300332895 10/04/2007 04:14:31 Re:Saw IV

Goodness. I didn't even realise they were making a fourth. Groovy!

#36300332945 10/04/2007 06:49:44 Re:Saw IV

I'm with you on this one, Manic. I'm really hopeful that this movie brings back the surprise in the first and second. I saw the first on DvD and loved it. The second one, I saw in the theater and cringed, especially at the pit of needles scene. The third one almost seemed to be there just to be there, violence and all. Definitely going to catch this though.

#36300332965 10/04/2007 07:25:41 Re:Saw IV

I was excited about the 1st, and thought it was a big dissapointment. Everyone says that the 2nd and 3rd were muh wose than the 1st. I just dont see why poeple like this franchise.

#36300333044 10/04/2007 09:22:49 Re:Saw IV

imax wrote:

I was excited about the 1st, and thought it was a big dissapointment. Everyone says that the 2nd and 3rd were muh wose than the 1st. I just dont see why poeple like this franchise.

Personally, I'm fascinated with the psychology behind characters like Jigsaw. The violence isn't what interests me, though it is fun to be completely grossed out once a year. The fact that it's Hollywood and being displayed two-dimensionally on a projector screen makes it a bit easier to watch. There's no way I could stomach that stuff in real life.

But Jigsaw is just plain interesting, and the fact that he's so righteous about it makes him even more so. I love figuring out what makes people like that tick. What happened to them to create their demented view of reality. Abnormal Psychology has always interested me.

More than that, and this really only pertains to the Saw series, but the method of death always gets me thinking. It's amazing that in the process of making these movies, there must be a guy who's sole job is to come up with the most twisted and sickening ways to kill people. And he has to keep upping the ante with each movie. Who is that guy? What's his creative process? How much does he get paid?