It's October again. Crazy. If I'm not watching scifi movies, I'm watching horror flicks, so this is my time. Earlier this year I revisited the first few Saw movies. The first was absolutely amazing. I remember seeing it in the theater. Such a visceral and focused movie. It really puts the viewer in the movie. You feel like you're stuck in that foul disgusting room. You cringe at the idea of reaching into that toilet. You can almost smell it.
It is a truly great horror flick. It keeps the audience's minds engaged throughout. It hooks us in the first seconds and doesn't let go until the very last moment. I love how it guards its secrets all the way up until the credits. Unlike so many other horror movies, it doesn't reveal its cards.
I was surprised by the second movie. I don't remember liking it back when I first saw it but this time around I really enjoyed it. I would have to place it JUST behind the original. After this one I feel like the franchise lost its way. Yeah the torture was something new, but it was the puzzle, the mystery that really made the first two masterpieces.
It will be interesting to see what we get with the latest offering.
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