Saw (2004)

Director: James Wan  Starring: Danny Glover  Leigh Whannell  Monica Potter  
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Product Summary
Publisher: Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Format: N/A
UPC: 00031398179122
Buy.com Sku: 206567998
Item#: V2N6KT
Category Keywords: Cops  Detectives  Murder  Serial Killers  Theatrical Release  Thriller 
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Editor's Note

Be prepared to be scared. James Wan's directorial debut, written by and starring Leigh Whannell, is a violent, bloody, psychologically exhausting and exhilarating exercise in terror. Adam (Whannell) and Dr. Gordon (Cary Elwes) are chained in a vile, disgusting bathroom, separated by a bloody corpse holding a gun and a tape recorder. They are each given a saw--the only obvious way out is to cut one of their feet off. A serial killer who specializes in torturing morally bereft strangers is playing a game with them: Gordon has less than eight hours to kill Adam or else the doctor's wife (Monica Potter) and daughter (Mackenzie Vega) will be murdered. As the two men engage in a battle of wits, alternately trying to help each other and secretly attempting to win the game, a series of flashbacks reveals the history of the madman and the pair of detectives (Danny Glover and Ken Leung) handling the case. Some of the torture scenes are excruciatingly horrible and hard to watch, a real treat for fans of the genre. Inspired by the work of David Lynch (BLUE VELVET, TWIN PEAKS) and Dario Argento (SUSPIRIA, INFERNO), Wan has created a scintillating suspense thriller that will have audiences continually shocked, repelled, frightened, and surprised, right up to the very last second (which Whannell has said was influenced by the endings of such films as THE USUAL SUSPECTS and THE SIXTH SENSE). The accompanying heavy metal soundtrack is appropriately scary as well.

 
Features
Region 1
Note: This release is in the UMD format for Sony PSP players only.
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.78
Letterbox - 1.78
Audio:
(unspecified) - English
Subtitles - English, Spanish - optional


 
Technical Info

Release Information
Studio: Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Release Date: 11/26/2007
Running Time: 100 minutes
Original Release Date: 2004
Catalog ID: 17912
UPC: 00031398179122
Number of Discs: 1

Audio & Video
Original Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: English
Video: Color

 
Cast & Crew
Danny Glover
Leigh Whannell
Ken Leung
Monica Potter
Cary Elwes
Dina Meyer
Shawnee Smith
Ned Bellamy
Jennifer Soulages - Costume Designer
Kevin Greutert - Editor
Leigh Whannell - Screenwriter
Mark Burg - Producer
Julie Berghoff - Production Designer
Oren Koules - Producer
Charlie Clouser - Composer
David A. Armstrong - Director of Photography
James Wan - Director

 
Professional Reviews
New York Times
"[SAW] does a better-than-average job of conveying the panic and helplessness of men terrorized by a sadist in a degrading environment..." 10/29/2004 p.E24

Entertainment Weekly
"SAW is a gristle-cut B psycho thriller that would like to tap the sickest corners of your imagination." 11/05/2004 p.58-9

Sight and Sound
"SAW is gripping exploitation, laughing off claims to seriousness while giving its audience a more pungent ride than recent mainstream offerings." 12/01/2004 p.62-3

Rolling Stone
"Utterly nihilistic and relentlessly tense, SAW is a must for horror freaks." 02/24/2005 p.77

Rolling Stone
Ranked #9 in Rolling Stone's "Top 25 DVDs Of 2005' -- "First-time director James Wan and screenwriter Whannell have a way with splatter. Better duck." 12/01/2005 p.98

  
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