Jigsaw

After putting together a mannequin for a college art class, a group of friends get together to get really drunk and burn the mannequin, as part of college tradition. For no apparent reason, the dummy comes to life and begins killing off its creators one by one. Just looking at the DVD cover in the movie store, I knew "Jigsaw" wasn't going to be a high-art cinema masterpiece. If that's what you're expecting from this film, you needn't read further. If you're looking for a cheese-ball horror film to enjoy with some friends, read on.

This film actually had some things going for it. It's much more enjoyable than I expected. The characters are better developed than usual. The acting is kind of hit-or-miss, the actor playing the art professor was quite good, some of the others were alright and some were just "blah". The gore could have been a little better in my opinion. The blood looked really fake and there's really not enough of it (the little there is was shot in the dark and shown in really quick flashes), and as you'd expect there's little to no suspense.

So why did I enjoy "Jigsaw"? The pacing was good, it was cheesy (a plus in my book), and the filmmakers obviously knew the script they were working with wasn't a masterpiece, so the film never takes itself too seriously.

The ending cheap, but it will leave a smile on you're face nonetheless.

5/10.

Too many low budget horror films are mistakenly expected to be intellectual masterpieces of modern cinema. Sadly, many viewers are confused by this, but the truth is they are (low budget) and in many cases close to (no budgets). The directing team of Adams & Picardi are well known to work with next to nothing, and I think "Jigsaw" is what it's supposed to be: a low budget, fun horror flick. The story is goofy to begin with, a group of students embark on an art project of piecing together a mannequin. Being the troubled souls that they are, they use power tools and weapons as limbs, and would you believe it... It comes to life and terrorizes them. Nothing too thought-provoking or out of the ordinary here, it's a cheesy, fun film with some decent and dumb moments. The acting is solid, and I found it to be a fun little evening of mindless horror. If you take these films for what they are, you'll find them much more enjoyable...

Movies like this are the ones we used to watch back in a time where we wore black baggy jeans, donned spikey bracelets and watched alot of new direct to dvd horrors while consuming questionable substances.

As with all horror films from the 70s, 80s and 90s they all have aesthetics that are just unquestionably from their decade. I find this is true with early 2000s horrors. They have a distinctive feel and vibe to them that takes you back.

The movie is obviously not great, but it's a time capsule that reminds you of that awkward phase in your life when you would have thought it was the best movie ever. It has blood, guts and t*ts with very flimsy reasons as to why any of it is happening at all. There is also an unbearably creepy teacher who is one of the most uncomfortable-to-watch characters I've seen for a while.

In 2021 though; I appreciate it. Many movies released by the same label (Film 2000) have turned into guilty pleasures of mine. Other films include Bleed 2002, Skinned alive 1990, The Bunker 2001, Truth or Dare 1986 all have similar sentiments to them and you should check them out if you like schlock like this.

Full moon went down the drain on this one big time, the budget did not help for sure.

bad acting, stupid line and stupid people, terrible filmed, and so much more.

Surprise it got a 3 rating kind of deserve lower.

Jigsaw isn't a great movie (or even a good movie) but if you look back on the early 2000s fondly, it's still pretty entertaining. This is more of a straight forward horror film than 3 AM's other stuff (specifically Vengeance of the Dead) and while there's nothing groundbreaking here, they do some cool stuff with a very low budget and don't take any of it too seriously. If you do end up watching this, it's worth the effort to find a copy of the DVD. The making of featurette is a hoot and definitely makes the film itself much more enjoyable.