Saw III (2006)

The first Saw picture actually had an idea behind it, to say nothing of the ingenuity of its low-budget production; making a silk purse out of a bloody, maggot-ridden human ear, as it were. With Saw III, the franchise pretty much settles into gore for gore's sake, as it explores newer and better ways to traumatize the body--and the audience. Events from Saw II are sewn up at the beginning of the film, and a detective on the trail of mad killer Jigsaw is quickly trussed up and subjected to one of the villain's sadistic games (this one has escape possible only by means of a key sitting in the bottom of a beaker of acid). Then we catch up with Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) himself, as he awaits death from his debilitating illness; once again he's tended by helper Shawnee Smith. The movie follows parallel plots: Jigsaw blackmails a doctor (Bahar Soomekh) into keeping him alive, and tortures a vengeful soul (Angus Macfayden) into recognizing the futility of revenge. Original Saw creators James Wan and Leigh Whannell worked on the script of this one, and it fully buys into the series mythology, referring backwards to previous events and, for all we know, preparing us for future installments. But if future installments are as pointlessly repugnant as this one, there's not much to look forward to. --Robert Horton Amazon.com

Ending

I first watched Saw III as the regular version on DVD..
I recently watched it on the Directors Cut.
Everything is the same until the ending.
and the ending for SAW is always the most important.
in the Regular version DVD or Saw III the ending was SWEET.
in the directors cut the ending was Terrible.
If you enjoy the SAW movies, make sure you do NOT get the Directors cut.
It will ruin all of SAW III..
ONLY get the Regular Version and maybe the Unrated, im ordering the Unrated now so i can see if it has the Good ending, or the crap ending.
The rated version is the best so far.
Its all about the endings in SAW.
so Avoid the Directors Cut. It destroys the ending. December 10, 2008

I needed this movie

I bought "Saw III" because I needed to see it. You have to understand, I am a large horror fan. I am also a fan of TV shows like "Buffy", "Angel", "Dr. Who" and "True Blood". Therefore, suffice to say I like serials. That's why I had to have "Saw III". And (unfortunately) "Saw IV". (Heck, I even wasted money on the latest "Indiana Jones" drivel.)

When the first "Saw" came out, I was captivated. Great villain, lots of gore. I loved the whole mythology. And due to the cliff-hanger style ending, I bought in for "Saw II" as well.

And "Saw II" was fine. Decent story line. Interesting characters. Good amount of gore. Liked it.

Then we come to Saws "III and IV", which according to Wikipedia happen concurrently. I liked "Saw III" for the gore. And the plot had enough twists to keep me interested. There is also the inclusion of the pretty doctor and a good finale which appears to wrap everything up. Or does it?

I have to admit I only bought "Saw III" because of seeing and enjoying Saws "I and II". But it is a fine film, if you like the series and want to see how everything turns out.

Then I went out and bought "Saw IV", and as far as I'm concerned that's where it has to stop. Watch the first three films and you'll see why. "Saw V"? "Saw VI"? Give me a break. What's next... Jigsaw comes back to life in outer space (a la Jason X)? No thanks. Moving on.... November 22, 2008

Signs of a series getting tired

The inventiveness is gone in this film, and while there's plenty of gore it doesn't have the ingenuity that made the first two films so effective. It's just about worth seeing but nothing great. November 4, 2008

The Epic Saw Film!!!

To me, Saw III is more epic because it's longer and has more soap opera elements to Amanda and Jigsaw's character. Tobin Bell does another awesome job as Jigsaw, who is now on his death bed. Jigsaw has Lynn kidnapped and brought to him so he can stay alive long enough to see if Jeff makes it through his test. Jeff has been a depressed dad for three years because his son was killed by a driver named Timothy Young. Jeff has three tests and must learn to forgive the people responsible for the death of his child. My favorite trap in this one is the Pig Vat when Jeff has to save the judge from drowning in ground up pig intestines. I love when Lynn has to perform surgery on Jigsaw and removing some of his skull to relax his brain. Will Jeff learn to forgive? Will Jigsaw live? Let's play a game and find out! If you love Jigsaw and the Saw movies, you'll love SAW 3!!! October 8, 2008

When will they stop?

I watched the first Saw film and found it disgusting and total trash. I didn't bother with the second but for some reason hoped the third would hold some promise. WRONG!! This new trend of horror/gore-porn is an insult to the horror/thriller genre. This movie was just one disgusting, blood soaked scene after another with no characters worth giving a damn about. It wasn't scary, there wasn't even any real tension. It was just blood and guts for the sake of blood and guts, just like the previous entries in the series. The only reason this franchise continues is because simple minded gore freaks insist on indulging in this kind of schlock cinema. The guys who created the first Saw film might be considered smart as they made a cheap movie and made a ton of money, and I guess that's where we are now. These movies aren't movies. They are products to be trotted out to the waiting public so they can plunk down their money just so the studio can make another and repeat the cycle. Lionsgate must be pretty happy knowing they can release the same movie over and over, year after year and they will always make money because of the simple minded followers they have brain washed. Now they even release special edition, multi-disc DVDs to cash in even more. That fake blood must be expensive, especially when you use it up by the tanker-full. The new breed of 'horror' movie makers, such as Eli Roth and the guys responsible for 'Saw' are not masters of horror, as some would have you think. They are silly children who think blood=fear. I don't expect a lot from a horror movie, but I expected more than this. August 28, 2008

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