All anyone needs to know about "Saw V" is Hoffman's backstory. After that, switch it off. 8. "Saw IV" (2007) Billy the puppet on a chair in "Saw IV." Lionsgate The first three "Saw" movies carried an ...

John Kramer -- aka the diabolical Jigsaw from the Saw franchise -- has marked you for the ultimate test. And now ten movies in (with the addition of Saw X), the smoke and mirrors surprises these films ...

Saw 's first three instalments raked in $413-million (U.S.) on a 2004 B-movie investment. Inevitably, just before Halloween, a new Saw plugs into our multiplexes, blades whirring from the start.