Best in Show: Saw Traps (Pt. I of II)

With the recently retitled Jigsaw movie officially due out this fall, Lionsgate Films officially solidified Saw as a seemingly never-ending story. Sure, each film is filled with flaws and sometimes the gore is more gratuitous than it needs to be, but for what they're worth the franchise has provided creatively provided plenty of blood splattering fun for genre fans eager to consume new material. The series has consistently held down box offices and while not always a critic favorite, the Saw movies are eaten up by audiences. This week's list looks at the scariest, most gruesome traps in the world of Saw.




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10. Steam Maze

At the very least, the steam maze in Saw VI is a sweaty and hot endeavor that could make you faint and die, at the very most; you'll scald your skin and die. So basically, this trap is a lose-lose and for Debbie, it definitely was a loss. It's not the most creative or the goriest trap, but the steam maze would definitely be a struggle for anyone with an aversion to heat. Teamwork also makes this trap especially difficult given the need for someone to constantly be burnt at any given time.

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9. Shotgun Carousel

This is one of the Saw franchises most entertaining traps. Given the opportunity to save 2 out of 7 captives, the shotgun carousel is one of the more intriguing games Jigsaw plays on his victims. By assuring safety to some and threatening others, he created a situation that challenges morality, human dynamics and who "deserves" to continue on in the world. The climactic showdown is maybe not up to the same gory standards as some of the other traps, but it was certainly entertaining for audiences looking to see bad people face consequences.

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8. Spike Pull

In Saw IV, there were plenty of forgettable moments. But, one thing that truly stood out was the spike trap that saw a couple held together with piercing poles. The wife, who had been abused by the husband, had a chance to pull her spikes through and survive, but in the process it would kill her husband. In rare form, this trap gave us a character to root for and alleviated viewers from witnessing another senseless kill. It was a welcome change of pace, even if it was slightly insensitive.

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7. Razor Box

Everyone knows the feeling; you accidentally stuck your appendage into a chair arm or a railing and instant panic sets in realizing you're trapped. This feeling is basically the idea of the razor box trap. Except, in this trap, the hole you stick your hands to is one with the potential to kill you. Not only did the delirious Addison fail to notice the key on the opposite side of the box, or the fact that if she had used one hand to move the blades and another to grab the syringe, but she also didn't notice that the blades would most certainly rip open her arms if she stuck two hands in. This trap proves that in the Saw universe, the most obvious plan of action isn't always the wisest.

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6. Razor Wire Maze

Like the steam maze, the razor wire maze just seems like an awful trap. Not only did the victim of this trap have to avoid cutting himself open on the razor wires all around him, he also had to navigate the chicken-wire corridors that would most certainly blend together. Tack on the fact that the entire thing is timed, and panic would most certainly set in. The razor wire maze is an impending doom type of trap that some would probably consider not worth the hassle.