Well cut off my feet and call me Footloose

I watched the film Saw last night. A fantastic film, reminiscent of Seven in many ways, but by no means just a cheap copy.

Two strangers wake up in a big old abandoned bathroom, each chained to the walls by one foot with some rather heavy duty chains. It quickly becomes apparent that they won't be able to get their legs out of the manacle around their ankles. They find two hack saws along with messages saying that they have until six o'clock to either kill the other person or they'll both die. Unfortunately the saws aren't sharp or strong enough to cut the chains. They are however sharp enough to cut through their legs...

It sounds like the set up to some bizarre lateral thinking puzzle. But in fact they're just the victims of a Serial Killer who puts his victims in strange and deadly situations that always contain a way to survive. And it's a great film. Lots of tension, some twists and turns and a healthy dose of sicko.

But the point of this post was to point out a remarkable coincidence. The film I had seen prior to Saw was The Princess Bride. The theme of TPB is slightly different - it's more concerned with True Love and High Adventure. But the two films do have one thing in common. Both star... Cary Elwes!

Inconceivable!