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ps3thabest

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they killed jeff from part 3 he was a gangsta they messed up the movie

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Posted jul 12, 2008 8:42 am pt

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The second Saw movie was definitely my favorite, and I think this was my least favorite. It's a pretty good movie, and I was entertained the entire time, but this one finally freaked me out a little. I was happy about the doll only being in like,...
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The second Saw movie was definitely my favorite, and I think this was my least favorite. It's a pretty good movie, and I was entertained the entire time, but this one finally freaked me out a little. I was happy about the doll only being in like, one or two scenes compared to all the other movies where it's in like, half the movie. But the two things that freaked me out were the girl with the ponytail (because I am a girl and I do sometimes wear my hair in a ponytail) and when Saw's baby dies (because I could possibly get pregnant someday) before it's born. I still liked it though.

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Posted jun 17, 2008 11:41 pm pt

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Jigsaw is dead and his traps are starting again. But Jigsay is dead! Who could be making his traps? Find out!

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Posted mar 25, 2008 2:32 pm pt

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This is the most golly movie of Saw ever.

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Posted mar 21, 2008 11:34 am pt

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I am and have always been a fan of the SAW movies. I think the second one was my favorite but this one was good too. I have heard some bad reviews about this movie but they could come out with ten more Saw’s and I would go see them all....
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I am and have always been a fan of the SAW movies. I think the second one was my favorite but this one was good too. I have heard some bad reviews about this movie but they could come out with ten more Saw’s and I would go see them all. Definitely part of my personal collection. Loved it

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Posted mar 13, 2008 3:32 am pt

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ehh, Iffy movie. It was hard to follow in the end and middle. But it really didint entertain me alot. I guess it was ok.

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Posted feb 24, 2008 2:27 am pt

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While the story for this one is a little different than the previous three, Saw 4 manages to continue fleshing out the backstory of these characters and refuses to let the series die.
Now you might think that since everybody died at the end...
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While the story for this one is a little different than the previous three, Saw 4 manages to continue fleshing out the backstory of these characters and refuses to let the series die.
Now you might think that since everybody died at the end of Saw 3, that was it. Tsk, tsk. Being the genious that he is, Jigsaw has planned for every possible situation. During his autopsy, another of those mysterious microcassette tapes is found in Jigsaw's stomach. It seems that there is another officer that is being "tested" and the work is indeed continuing.
As I said, the backstory of the killer is filled out even more as we hear from his ex-wife. We learn the original source of his hatred for people's unappreciation of life. There are good things and some not so good things here. On the bad side, the plot line of the new officer's trip to redemtion plays out very similarly to that of Saw 3. He meets several people who are going through their own trials and it is up to him to decide weather to help them or let them attempt to help themselves. Also, the story is more complicated than before and brings back a couple people from the previous films. If you don't remember them or don't do your homework it can get a little confusing. Lastly, the death traps this time around are even more creative and greusome than ever! You get the feeling that the filmmakers are simply trying to up the cringe-factor as much as possible.
The good news is that if you loved this part of the last films than you will find more of the same here. I enjoyed learning more of the history and it seems that what few loose ends were left are tied up completely here. However, the end of the film most definately leaves room for additional Saw movies. If they ever decide to make Saw 5, they will have a clean slate.
So, if you're up for another round of frantic, high tension brutality you can see a matinee or rent the DVD. If you're over the whole thing than you can skip it without losing any sleep. I liked it but none of the subsequent Saws are able to capture the same thrill as the original.

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Posted feb 13, 2008 11:41 am pt

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Definitely the worst in the series so far. Saw 1 was amazing, 2 and 3 had their good moments but this one is nothing compared to the others! I hope Saw 5 turns out to be better than this, clearly this series needs Leigh Whannell to stay interesting.

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Posted feb 4, 2008 7:06 pm pt

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better than 3 which it is 3 persay.

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Posted jan 28, 2008 3:52 am pt

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The Saw franchise does it again with another great sequel.

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Posted jan 20, 2008 7:30 am pt

• [+] The Hollywood Reporter
  
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  Director Darren Lynn Bousman, who also helmed the past two installments, doesn't deviate from the stylistic formula, which includes grinding industrial music, frenzied editing and a blue-gray color palette.

  by Frank Scheck | Read Full Review »
• [+] TV Guide
  
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  The trouble is that if you haven't seen the other entries in the cycle, or don't have all the characters committed to memory, you'll have trouble figuring out who anybody is or, in the end, what any of it is supposed to mean.

  by Ken Fox | Read Full Review »
• [+] Variety
  
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  Even by the standards of the recent "Saws," which have enjoyed considerably larger budgets than the first pic, the new edition is more frenetically cut (by editors Kevin Greutert and Brett Sullivan), more dimly lit (by lenser David A. Armstrong), sweatier in terms of perfs by the grimly serious cast, more madly packed with micro-incidents and action, and more brazen in requiring suspension of disbelief.

  by Robert Koehler | Read Full Review »
• [+] New York Daily News
  
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  If an hour and a half of so-called "torture porn" sounds like fun, you'll find Saw IV situated somewhere between the first in the cycle (a solid original with plenty of energy in it) and the last (a gasping copycat willing to do anything to stay alive).

  by Elizabeth Weitzman | Read Full Review »
• [+] New York Post
  
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  Since the thing is increasingly impatient to jump forward to the next big torture set piece, there isn't any time to establish anyone's character. Butcher shops are bloody, too, but they're not scary.

  by Kyle Smith | Read Full Review »
• [+] The New York Times
  
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  Saw IV is bloody proof that Jigsaw may be dead, but his well of corporeal abuses has yet to run dry.

  by Jeannette Catsoulis | Read Full Review »
• [+] Premiere
  
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  Though the series seemed like a great concept three years ago, it's now just a repeated assault on the senses, designed strictly for the gross-out crowd, and disturbs rather than scares.

  by Darren Ratner | Read Full Review »
• [+] Austin Chronicle
  
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  Torture, you may recall, used to be an unparsable, unpardonable sin. Now it's porn.

  by Marc Savlov | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Onion (A.V. Club)
  
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  Fans know exactly what they're in for, while everyone else knows to stay far away. Everyone can agree, however, that this is probably the worst date movie ever. For non-sadists, at least.

  by Nathan Rabin | Read Full Review »
• [+] LA Weekly
  
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  Like the movie's mysterious Jigsaw doppelgänger, Saw IV is itself a poor substitute for the original.

  by Scott Foundas | Read Full Review »
• [+] ReelViews
  
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  It's a depressing experience to view something like Saw IV. It's not just the soullessness that's dispiriting, but the lack of invention. When a movie does little more than repeat what its predecessors accomplished with grotesque effectiveness, it's past time to tip this corpse into its grave and bury it.

  by James Berardinelli | Read Full Review »
• [+] Entertainment Weekly
  
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  He now imparts so many life lessons via his Rube Goldberg thresher devices that he's starting to turn into the Rod Serling of severed body parts. Now that's torture.

  by Owen Gleiberman | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
  
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  There is no narrative tension in the film, however, just a variety of grisly crucifixions. And the morality tales are blood-stained window dressing.

  by Stephen Cole | Read Full Review »
• [+] San Francisco Chronicle
  
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  One more small thing: Every other scene in Saw IV starts and ends with a potential victim pressing "play" on a tape recorder, to the point where it's almost funny.

  by Peter Hartlaub | Read Full Review »
• [+] Film Threat
  
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  For devotees of the series, the gore is still there and the traps are just as weird as they were in the other entries but for the rest of us, your mind will forget it the second the end credits roll.

  by Michael Ferraro | Read Full Review »