To be honest I didn't really like the 4th saw, I have the box set and will still be buying the 5th, but for me it was disappointing compared to the other 3 films. There wasn't as much gore or action and I predicted most of what was going to happen which ruined the suspense. I would give it a lowly 4 out of 10.

I quite liked the first "Saw", but not the second. I skipped the third and have now watched number four. They all feature people playing sick games of survival, portrayed in an often voyeuristic, but appealing way. In four we are treated to some of the now deceased killer Jigsaw's history, as well as, naturally, more creative and gruesome killings. The major drawing point of this movie is that it is well made, or at least it is well gory - starting with a forensic pathologist going at Jigsaw"s corpse with the tools of his trade. This is one of the more nauseating scenes in the three saw films I have seen, and if you are into that kind of stuff, well worth checking out. I"m not too into the blood and guts, and require a little more to keep me sitting through a horror movie. Gratuitous sex and / or nudity are the usual tricks, in combination with jokes, in-jokes and a bit of tension. These are lacking in Saw IV. But rather than being a draw back, this made me respect the movie for its brave execution(s, joke) that little bit more. However, despite the quality of its production and special effects the movie also suffers from a simple lack of creativity - the ear-mark of the first. For me this is a fatal flaw, as well as a let down. Nevertheless, I am going to check out Saw III, to witness quite how Jigsaw ended up on the slab.