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Funny, I was just thinking about how much I hate that movie. I'm sure there are people who will be thrilled about this adaptation, so good for them. I'm not one to police what others find entertaining.
That said, I personally loathe the whole torture porn genre, and that's as a lover of horror in general. Watching people suffering just isn't entertaining to me. I'm sure it's been done well before (like maybe the first Saw), but it's just not for me.
The first Saw was such a breath of fresh air. It wasn't necessarily about enjoying watching people hurt themselves to survive, it was more of a plot device for the mystery and head games Jigsaw was playing.
I'm partial to enjoying body horror films. The Sadness was fucking disturbing, the extreme violence elevated the horror element. With Saw, you're really only watching for the violence, not much else is going on.