"Saw" Saturday (for one week only)

Due to the theme of the night, I decided to watch a scary movie today.  I decided that tonight was as good as night as any to watch Saw II.  Drawn by the complexity and fabulous writing of the first Saw movie, I figured that I would continue watching the rest of the franchise.  Although not disappointed, it does not carry the same quality of craftsmanship as the first.  If you are not familiar with the Saw franchise, essentially there is a man who kidnaps people that he thinks are taking their lives for granted, and he places them in various life-or-death traps, which often require thought and/or self-inflicted trauma in order to survive.  I love the levels of this plot line in which there is a morality to be learned, however twisted it might be.  However, it does seem to be an over-saturated blood-bath at times.  Oh well, that is what I expected, considering the tagline for this was "Oh yes, there will be blood."  I also kind of missed the edge-of-your-seat suspense and jumping scares that horror movies usually come with.  As is mentioned in a previous blog post of mine, the Saw franchise is all about shock.  It has been described by some as "torture porn."  Some horror movies have what I like to call post-horror-movie paranoia (self explanatory).  The effect that Saw has on me is body writhing.  The images I am seeing are so graphic and disturbing that I my whole body engages in a sort of "gag" reflex. 


Anyways, those are my thoughts at the moment on the movie that I just saw (no pun intended).  I recommend Saw and Saw II (as those are the only two I have seen) to those that appreciate well thought-out plot, don't mind a little (okay, maybe a lot) of blood and grossness, and wish to participate in some body writhing.


Quote of the day:
The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending, then having the two as close together as possible.
   -George Burns (1896 - 1996)-


Word of the day: draconian:
(dray-KO-nee-uhn, druh-); adjective:
1. Unusually harsh.