SAW (6)

Saw [2004]

"Let the games begin!"

Director: James Wan
Writers: Leigh Whannell & James Wan
Stars: Cary Elwes, Leigh Whannell and Danny Glover

Storyline

 

Two men wake up at opposite sides of a dirty, disused bathroom, chained by their ankles to pipes. Between them lies a dead man loosely clutching a hand-held tape player and a handgun. Each finds a tape the perfect fit for the player in their back pocket. They play the tapes. One is threatened, the other isn't. But they have a task: One must kill the other by 6:00, or his wife and daughter will die. They find hacksaws in a toilet, and try to cut the chains, but it doesn't work. They are the two newest victims of the Jigsaw Killer. In a flashback, we learn of Amanda, a girl who falls victim to the Jigsaw Killer. On her head is a mask, which is hooked into her lower jaw. There is a timer on it. Only one key will unlock it, and that key is in the digestive tract of her cell mate who lies paralyzed on the opposite side of the room. If she doesn't unlock the mask in time, her lower jaw will be ripped wide open...

Saw II [2005]

"Oh, yes..... There will be blood."

Director: Darren Lynn Bousman
Writers: Leigh Whannell & Darren Lynn Bousman
Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Beverley Mitchell and Franky G

Storyline

 

When detective Eric Matthews is called to a crime scene of a victim of Jigsaw, he finds a lead to the place where he is hidden. Once there, he realizes that Jigsaw trapped his son Daniel Matthews with three women and four men in a shelter, and they are inhaling a lethal nerve gas. If they do not use an antidote within two hours, they will die. Eric follows with increasing desperation the death of each member of the group in monitors, while trying to convince Jigsaw to release his son.

Saw III [2006]

"Suffering? You Haven't Seen Anything Yet..."

Director: Darren Lynn Bousman
Writers: Leigh Whannell & James Wan
Stars: Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith and Angus Macfadyen

Storyline

 

When detective Eric Matthews is called to a crime scene of a victim of Jigsaw, he finds a lead to the place where he is hidden. Once there, he realizes that Jigsaw trapped his son Daniel Matthews with three women and four men in a shelter, and they are inhaling a lethal nerve gas. If they do not use an antidote within two hours, they will die. Eric follows with increasing desperation the death of each member of the group in monitors, while trying to convince Jigsaw to release his son.

Saw IV [2007]

"For Every Death, There Is A New Life"

Director: Darren Lynn Bousman
Writers: Patrick Melton & Marcus Dunstan
Stars: Tobin Bell, Scott Patterson and Louis Ferreira

Storyline

 

Jigsaw and his apprentice Amanda are dead. Now, upon the news of Detective Kerry's murder, two seasoned FBI profilers, Agent Strahm and Agent Perez, arrive in the terrified community to assist the veteran Detective Hoffman in sifting through Jigsaw's latest grisly remains and piecing together the puzzle. However, when SWAT Commander Rigg is abducted and thrust into a game, the last officer untouched by Jigsaw has but ninety minutes to overcome a series of demented traps and save an old friend or face the deadly consequences.

Saw V [2008]

"You won't believe how it ends."

Director: David Hackl
Writers: Patrick Melton & Marcus Dunstan
Stars: Scott Patterson, Costas Mandylor and Tobin Bell

Storyline

 

Jigsaw and his young apprentice, Amanda, are dead. But the grisly games continue. 5 supposed strangers find themselves in the midst of the big game, and believe they are in a survival of the fittest competition. Via his now infamous video linked doll, Jigsaw conveys the message that they should ignore there instincts, and ignore his advice at their peril. Meanwhile, agent Strohm wants to prove that Hoffman is an apprentice to Jigsaw, and pursues him as he continues his twisted games. What Strohm does not realize is that Hoffman is testing him all along, and must pass his test in order to stay alive.

Saw VI [2009]

"The Game Has Come Full Circle."

Director: Kevin Greutert
Writers: Marcus Dunstan & Patrick Melton
Stars: Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor and Mark Rolston

Storyline

 

Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw's legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer to Hoffman, he is forced to set a game into motion, and Jigsaw's grand scheme is finally understood.