Some news for the Jigsaw faithful. Three of the Saw movies people actually still argue about are getting fresh home entertainment releases, and they're not bare-bones cash grabs either. Extended cuts and extra content, which is the difference between a double dip and a genuine reason to rebuy something you already own on a shelf somewhere.

Yahoo Entertainment has the details, and if you've been collecting physical horror for any length of time, you know how this goes. A studio sits on extended material for years, everyone assumes it's lost to a warehouse somewhere, and then suddenly there's a new edition with footage you've never seen in your living room.

I've always had a soft spot for Saw as a franchise, even the rough ones. The first movie is a genuinely tight little thriller people forget was basically an indie, made for pocket change with two guys and a whole lot of conviction. The sequels are the textbook definition of diminishing returns, but they're also the textbook definition of commitment. This is a series that never once pretended to be something it wasn't. You knew what you were buying.

Extended cuts are interesting with Saw specifically because the franchise already lives on the edge of what ratings boards would allow. So when three movies get new releases with extra material, my first question isn't whether it'll be good. It's how much nastier it can possibly get, and the answer with Saw is always somehow yes.

The extra content matters too. There's a scrappy, homemade quality to the making-of material on these films that you just don't get with bigger horror productions. Jess Wingo keeps telling me I overvalue special features, and I keep telling her she's wrong, and this is exactly the kind of release that settles that argument in my favor.

No word yet on the full specs, and that's the detail I'll be watching for, because the grimy industrial look of these movies actually benefits enormously from a good transfer. All that green-tinted filth deserves to look crisp.

If you're a Saw completist, this is your week. If you're a casual fan who owns one or two of them, wait for the full details. But if you've ever quoted "I want to play a game" at someone who did not ask for it, you already know what you're doing.