I have to confess that I've never watched any Saw movies. They always seemed to scream "dumb movies for dumb people," so I thought I could safely steer clear—but it's entirely possible I've been leaving a pile of cinematic gems on the table
Eh. The first one is... how to put this... It's the I Heart Huckabess of horror films. It's the movie you watch when you want to pretend to be philosophical without actually saying anything. II and III are dumber but more enjoyable because of it. I haven't seen any between III and X, but I highly recommend X. Not because it's actually good, just because it's incredibly goofy. Like, it tries to do the whole "sympathetic origin story" for Jigsaw. But it takes place canonically between Saw and Saw II. So, like, he's already a serial killer. But now we need to sympathize with why he became even more of a serial killer.
It probably doesn't hit the same unless you've watched at least the first two movies, so I can't say it's worth it. But, I guess if you end up in a Saw trap and your game is to choose three torture porns to watch, I, II, and X will probably be the ones least likely to make you gnaw your own face off.
Haha! I'm just relieved you don't regret your recommendations of my books!
Haha, I'm just so excited you're here, and trying hard not to blow it! (Also, I still like your books)
If you want further reason to be amazed that The Invisible Man was so good, consider that its writer/director was also the co-creator of Saw.
I have to confess that I've never watched any Saw movies. They always seemed to scream "dumb movies for dumb people," so I thought I could safely steer clear—but it's entirely possible I've been leaving a pile of cinematic gems on the table
Eh. The first one is... how to put this... It's the I Heart Huckabess of horror films. It's the movie you watch when you want to pretend to be philosophical without actually saying anything. II and III are dumber but more enjoyable because of it. I haven't seen any between III and X, but I highly recommend X. Not because it's actually good, just because it's incredibly goofy. Like, it tries to do the whole "sympathetic origin story" for Jigsaw. But it takes place canonically between Saw and Saw II. So, like, he's already a serial killer. But now we need to sympathize with why he became even more of a serial killer.
It probably doesn't hit the same unless you've watched at least the first two movies, so I can't say it's worth it. But, I guess if you end up in a Saw trap and your game is to choose three torture porns to watch, I, II, and X will probably be the ones least likely to make you gnaw your own face off.