Key Takeaways:
– The Saw franchise has a multitude of intriguing and terrifying traps.
– Notable traps include the Reverse Bear Trap from Saw, the Needle Pit from Saw II, and the Pig Vat from Saw III.
– Traps from Saw IV and V, the Knife Chair and Water Cube, respectively, highlight the creativity of the series.
– The Saw saga continued to deliver unforgettable traps in Saw VI, Saw 3D, and Jigsaw.
– The standalone film Spiral: From the Book of Saw and Saw X delivered some harsh traps as well.
– A special mention was made for the original bathroom trap in the first installment of the Saw series.
As you all know, the Saw franchise has made a sterling reputation for its terrifying, mind-boggling, and morbidly creative traps. Let’s take a walk through memory lane as we rank the most noteworthy traps from each film.
Kicking off the list is the Reverse Bear Trap from the original Saw movie. Featuring in several sequels, this trap is as iconic as they come. Amanda Young, played by Shawnee Smith, faces this vile contraption, and it took three different movies before viewers experienced its full, gruesome effect.
The sequel, Saw II, introduced one of the most skin-crawling traps, the Needle Pit. Here, a victim must wade through a pit of glass syringes to find a key, triggering a common phobia to needle-like objects.
In Saw III, the Pig Vat trap takes the cake for the most disgusting trap in the series. It isn’t about bodily harm; instead, a man is submerged in a vat as rotting pig corpses pour in. The trap’s emotional element is just as revolting, with the victim being a judge who let a drunk driver off easy after killing the son of pivotal character, Jeff Denlon.
The Knife Chair from Saw IV offers a unique peek into the first trap created by the infamous Jigsaw, a revenge plot against a criminal who caused his wife’s miscarriage.
In Saw V, the Water Cube trap makes waves as it offers no escape. When FBI Agent Strahm is stuck, he cleverly conducts a tracheotomy on himself to survive, making it one of the coolest moments in Saw history.
Saw VI offers a gruesome body mutilation trap where victims must hack off a pound of their own flesh to survive. The acting prowess of Tanedra Howard, who landed the role through the reality show Scream Queens, adds another layer to the scene.
Saw 3D brings us The Silence Circle. Here, a woman restrained in a straitjacket gets spiked every time she screams as her associate is forced to extract a fish-stuffed fishing line from her stomach. The trap’s hooks scrape her insides as they rise, making the scene immensely uncomfortable.
The franchise enters the tech era with Jigsaw’s Laser Collars. This futuristic trap risks slicing the victims’ heads into seven pieces. It teases an exciting space-bound sequel.
Spiral: From the Book of Saw, though not popular among fans, delivers gnarly traps, like the one involving someone to cut off their own tongue in a subway station. It’s gruesome from the get-go.
In Saw X, the Brain Surgery Trap takes the cake. A man must perform brain surgery on himself to survive, or else a mask of heated coils will burn his face.
Finally, let’s not forget the trap that began everything – the Bathroom Trap in the first Saw. This chilling game of survival where victims must cut through their feet instead of their chains launched the Saw franchise as we know it.
We’d love to hear from you! What are your favorite Saw traps? Did we miss any that deserved a mention? Let us know, and together, let’s appreciate the haunting brilliance of the Saw saga!
