This Halloween, the iconic horror movie, "Saw," is coming back to theaters for a week to celebrate the film's 10th anniversary. The series of movies are centered around a serial killer who goes by the name Jigsaw, and well, we should all know what he loves to do by now.
The film series became somewhat of a Halloween tradition from around 2004 to 2010 due to the studio releasing one film per year. It was a good run leading up the finale and the prequels that came after, and some of us even wished that the films would continue for more years to come.
At the moment, the "Saw" films have taken the Guinness World Record for being the most successful horror franchise in history. The first film made $103 million at the box office worldwide, while all movies in the series, combined, managed to haul in a record $874 million worldwide.
"The launch of 'Saw' was a signature event in Lionsgate's history, establishing our first franchise and paving the way for our growth into a global studio," said Jason Constantine, Lionsgate president of acquisitions and co-productions. "We are excited for our fans to revisit the twisted magic that first blew their minds on Halloween 2004."
With Hollywood remaking movies on a wide scale, it wouldn't be much of a surprise to see Lionsgate return to the drawing board where "Saw" is concerned in hopes to make more money from the film. We wouldn't want to see this come to pass, but chances are it will likely happen eventually.
For those who are interested, "Saw" will return to theaters on Friday, Oct. 31, and it will run for only a week. The movie was directed by James Wan, while Leigh Whannell penned the dark and sick to the guts script.
Interestingly enough, Whannell is also the man who writes the script for the "Insidious" movie series.
While we won't be going to the theaters to watch "Saw" all over again, we'll be doing it home with friends via digital download. The "Saw" films are masterpieces, and should be seen by anyone who has a thing for horror. They are not the best horror films, but more than good enough to watch over and over again.
