I just got back from my screening of Saw that I went to with my good friend J. Krue, and I have to say I was most definitely disappointed in it. To say the least. I don't know if it will be a huge hit or not (I'm sure it will probably be #1 at the box office for a week or so, considering it looks creepy and is coming out Halloween weekend), but it's a very average serial killer/thriller-type movie. The screening we saw it at had Q&A afterwards from the writer and director, and the crowd seemed to really enjoy the movie, so maybe it was just Josh and myself who were underwhelmed and everyone will love it. It's just too bad that a movie which looked to have such promise ended up being filled with a bunch of horror-movie cliches, and scenes that don't make sense but are in the movie because they're supposed to scare you. Josh and I had no trouble at all pointing out a large number of problems with the movie, both plot-wise and style-wise, so I'm sure it's the kind of movie that would get worse with multiple viewings. Oh well, maybe The Grudge or The Machinist will be decent and I'll get to see a genuinely creepy new film for Halloween.