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EachSawmovie tries to raise the stakes for the characters and audiences sometimes emotionally, other times violently.

The horror of the firstSawfilm is mostly emotional, with the gore left to the audience’s imagination.

Billy the Puppet riding his bicycle in Saw X

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The Hoffman/Strahm storyline concludes in only one bone-shattering death, with the multi-player game claiming the most victims.

Is it really “survival of the fittest” if no one survives?

Score: three, cops; five, Jigsaw.

Dr. Lawrence Gordon crawling on the floor and crying in Saw

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The cringe-inducing needle pit, however, fails to claim any victims.

Sadly for Jeff, though, his violence costs his wife her life via shotgun collar.

Just add another body to Jeff’s tally.

Peter Strahm, played by actor Scott Patterson, in the a Water Cube Trap featured in Saw V

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Meanwhile, Hoffman has taken care of Strahm and needs to tie up loose ends.

As the lastSawfilm featuring Hoffman (so far), a lot of the carnage comes from his hands.

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Chris Rock in Spiral

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Noam Jenkins as Michael wearing a metal ‘venus fly trap’ device on his head in ‘Saw II’

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Lynn and Amanda argue as Jigsaw lays in a hospital bed in Saw III.

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Lyriq Bent crawling along a glass-covered floor towards a phone in Saw IV

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Tanedra Howard as Simone wearing a metal head contraption and screaming in Saw VI

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People sit on the floor wearing metal helmets chained to something offscreen in ‘Jigsaw’.

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Chester Bennington as Evan glued to his car seat in Saw 3D

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