They should be ashamed

Rating: 4/10 (28 October 2006)

Let me preface this by saying that i am HUGE saw fan. I did a philosophy paper on the morals of saw. The Film makers of saw three should be ashamed. This was not the same concept that the saw movies tried to make. This was as much a Saw film as Batman and Robin was a true Batman movie. When you see saw one, there is little gore and violence. Its all about psychology and philosophy and mystery. Its a masterpiece in that it doesn't make you wince at the action, it makes you ponder. The storyline is phenomenal and the whole dialog taking place is genius. When you see saw 2, the acting has improved. There is a little more gore, but the movie still isn't driven by it as much as the movie is about the dialog and philosophy. When Matthews and Jigsaw are discussing the will to survive and the cure to cancer, that is genius in that is gives the audience something to ponder. There are a couple of "wince scenes" but with good reason. Saw 3 breaks the tradition. Yes, there is still some dialog, but it gets lost in the movie between the scenes of gore that drive saw 3. It isn't about philosophy, its about the inventiveness of the traps, and that makes this movie nothing more than a really creative slasher film. Most of the violence was unnecessary and overly graphic (not a saw trademark by any means) and the movie makes you sick more than it makes you ponder. Even the twist, which is suppose to be Saws trademark and specialty is predictable and doesn't shock you as much as make you feel stupid. This movie excels as a "gross you out" film and fails as a true Saw film. Mix that in with constant seizure-worthy strobes going off (a couple people in the theater had seizures from all the strobbing) and this movie is packaged for 15 year old goth in every family. But thats not a what saw was about. I know Saw. Saw is a personal friend of mine. And THIS FILM, ladies and gentlemen, is NO SAW. Don't waste your time hoping for another Saw. This movie is intellectually devoid on every level and is only good for mind-numbing violence.