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Saw IV (2007)

Director: Darren Lynn Bousman

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From Time Out London

“You think it’s over because I’m dead,” teases raspy-voiced Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) from beyond the grave – courtesy of a tape dug out of his autopsied stomach. So the cruel machinations begin again, as director Darren Lynn Bousman tries to spark life into a disembowelled corpse. Parallel plot-strands threaten to strangle one another as obsessed SWAT team member Rigg (Lyriq Bent) and FBI profilers Strahm (Scott Patterson) and Perez (Athena Karkanis) charge about town or interrogate Jigsaw’s estranged wife Jill (Betsy Russell), looking for clues that will save two captive cops from an early bath. The $64,000 question is, can the cops learn to see how Jigsaw sees and feel how he feels? The need to incorporate familiar characters and icons from the earlier films, together with flashbacks that flesh out Jigsaw’s pre-‘puppet master’ past, simply leads to an irritating series of creative dead ends. Truly, a hack-‘Saw’.

Author: Nigel Floyd 2007-10-04 11:58:37

Time Out London

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rajesh said...

Posted on Nov 09 2007 18:23 definately worth a watch fo rthose saw fans , i loved 1 and 2 , 3 was ok, this ones good , lots of twists again , and gorey scenes, maybe a bit of a stretch of the initial brilliant films , but , theres nothing else as clever out , so go watch it, but watch no. 3 again first to remind you whats going on.

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david said...

Posted on Nov 09 2007 16:45 saw films are still the best grusome films around beats hostel anyday and for paradise lost.......worse film eva! not thje best saw film abit too confusing with all the new characters but def go watch it

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michelle said...

Posted on Nov 07 2007 15:06 Would just like to thank all the complete and utter eejits that have listed their comments here and obviously have no idea what a review is, as if they did they WOULD NOT mention any twists at the ends. Thanks for spoiling a potentially good film for me.

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Gordon said...

Posted on Nov 06 2007 23:16 Films like this are a very rare occurance these days.
I cant get enough of Saw, the brutality, the tremendous acting, the simplicity of the traps contrasting their incredible purpose.
More, more, more!

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d said...

Posted on Nov 06 2007 14:05 crap film!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Katie said...

Posted on Nov 06 2007 14:02 Was looking forward to this- it was average-not as gruesome as expected.- Saw 2 was my favourite of the 4. I found it a bit confusing about how the detective was involved-which must have been right at the beginning? Unless i'm just slow. Still worth a watch though.........

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Travis said...

Posted on Nov 06 2007 11:10 Kirsty said she wouldn't recommend this film, but i recommend Kirsty goes back to school to swot up on her spelling! Film's good!!

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nige&lour said...

Posted on Nov 04 2007 14:21 wow great film must see ice block scean rocks

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Pu3 said...

Posted on Nov 04 2007 00:13 The movie's awesome!!~ as expected :) im quite satisfied~no dissapointment. But i still think SAW3 is the best~ especially on the torturing devices. I would put this SAw4 in the 3rd place among all 4 SAW movies~

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loulou said...

Posted on Nov 02 2007 18:19 I would suggest watching 1 through to 3 again, just to keep up with the action. Great twists as ever, the ending as much one of them leading, presumably, on to number 5 - bring it on! :O)

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kaylz x said...

Posted on Oct 31 2007 17:41 Its defo a must see it is so scary and gruesome i would defo reccomend do nt eat anythig until youve got past the first 15 mins! love ya xx

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natalie87 said...

Posted on Oct 31 2007 17:32 Well, what can i say, special effects excellent, gory scenes seem to get better every film, howvever story line lacked, it was confusing and wet, i think maybe they are trying a bit to hard to twist things round, and i reckon if they make any more films now it will become boring, the killer will be identifiable from the word go, and will lack entertainment.

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Sarah-Jane said...

Posted on Oct 30 2007 16:10 i left feeling so confused.. it was gruesome, but not scary... i jumped once.. worst out of the 3 movies.. ok but not a must see

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ABI & LORNA said...

Posted on Oct 30 2007 10:58 This is amazing. very sick and very twisted def not for the light hearted or anyone wimps. If you disgust easily do not see. The plot was amazing with some ver unexpected twists and turns but all explained (eventually) the scenes in this will rench your stomach, so no popcorn. Great Halloween film! Happy scaring.

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Dean & Abi said...

Posted on Oct 30 2007 00:06 An inspired fourth instalment of a thrilling and shocking series. Although some aspects of the plot are somewhat confusing, this serves as a great excuse to go see it again. With thought- provoking twists, likeable casts, and scenes that will have you reaching for the sick bag, we cannot wait to see Jigsaw's next move.
Genius.

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