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Saw IV: Uncut (Widescreen)
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|  | There are a couple of things one needs to know before reading on or for that matter watching this film. Firstly, if you are a Saw fan you might like this. I am a not a fan of the Saw sequels. I actually despise them so take that for what it is. Secondly, if you haven't seen these films this is no place to start. If you watch the first one and then find your brain craving some bizarre inner need to watch even more unnecessary and gratuitous depictions of bloodshed, then soldier on through its sequels. For the record, I don't put much stock into the quality of the original either.
The Jigsaw Killer died in the previous sequel, so here we just see the echoes of his self-righteous manipulations take their toll and wreak havoc on his victims even after his death. The plot detail is long and a bit convoluted but really the ideas behind the traps and the many twists the film has are not bad, it is just that the cliche gets a bit tiring after a while. If the film were done outside of the context of an obvious exploitation money-making machine I might even be praising how clever some of the film's details are. The trouble is the film's goals are so obvious that quality in other respects (e.g. acting) is clearly placed aside in favor of making it's targeted audience squirm and cringe. This is the modern day Nightmare on Elm Street or Friday the 13th sequel but disguised underneath its surface of complexity and with far more in your face death/torture scenes. To me, those aforementioned slasher film sequels had some comical charm within their obvious exploits, but the Saw franchise is pretending to be above that and that is unforgivable. It is also somewhat sad that so many people would flock to see this. It made $133 million worldwide ($63 million domestically) but cost just $10 million to make. Either I don't get it at all, or I do get it and it's pretty twisted that so many people enjoy something so violent and so poorly done.
I'm making myself out to be a movie snob for sure (and I probably am) but keep in mind I'm not opposed to violence in films. In fact, I can even appreciate the use of violence to this extreme when it occurs in a serious and believable production or better yet in a film that doesn't have the intention of being taken seriously. Saw IV's problem is that it takes itself seriously but doesn't in anyway feel remotely believable and even within the franchise's existence as a streamlined blockbuster producing monster, that is not acceptable to me. Then again it's quite definitely acceptable for a lot of people. That fact makes me squirm and cringe far more than the clever antics of the Jigsaw Killer.
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| | in my opinion,this movie is more of a mystery than the previous
installments.it's really a thinking person's movie.there is less gore
than in the first three,but there are still some pretty sick
scenes.this one has much more profanity.the F-bomb is dropped
frequently.i think it is best if the other three are watched
firs,otherwise,you won't get everything that's going on.before going
in,i rated Saw 3 the highest,and i'm not sure if i liked this movie
more or not.there are some real elaborate traps in this one,and quite a
bit of suspense.for me,when you add it all up,i think Saw 4 is probably
a bit better than Saw 3.remember though,if you don't like very coarse
language,this might not be your movie. 5/5
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