Get Ready to See Saw with Alex

Breaking into Jigsaw's traps for the first time.

by | October 12, 2009 | Comments

If it’s Halloween, then it must be time for a new Saw.[rtimage]MapID=1185683&MapTypeID=2&photo=11&legacy=1[/rtimage]
And if it’s a new Saw, then it must be time to start up another Rotten Tomatoes
trademark watching series. Come, join me in laughing at the misfortune of the
easily-duped writer roped into spending the majority of his free time watching,
consuming, and writing about torture porn!

Oh, wait, that’s me…[rtimage]MapID=1137385&MapTypeID=2&photo=2&legacy=1[/rtimage]Like our previous watching series, I’m approaching the series with rose-colored
eyes, watching all six Saw movies for the first time in the course of a little
over a week. I’ll publish reviews and observations on each entry every weekday,
detailing what it’s like to finally tackle this controversial series and
subgenre, five years after its inception. And look for insightful vital
statistics on the subtler nuances of Saw, including body counts and most
creative kills.

Here’s our tentative schedule:

  • Day 1 (10/15):

    Saw (2004)

  • Day 2 (10/16): Saw II (2005)
  • Day 3 (10/19): Saw III (2006)
  • Day 4 (10/20): Saw IV (2007)
  • Day 5 (10/21): Saw V (2008)
  • Day 6 (10/23): Saw VI (2009)

Ready to fire up your Netflix queue? Have any advice or thoughts on the
series?
And, remember, no spoilers, lest you be dipped into a pit of molten razor blades and
acid-tipped laser beams while contemplating some terrible transgression you did in
daycare. Because that’s what Saw‘s about right?