Can't say as the posters make me want to see these movies, but the movies are great fun!

Rating: 8/10 (1 August 2009)

As I have said before, I am not a big fan of chop horror... There are very few exceptions. The Saw series is just brilliant for its genre, because the "bad guy" is completely opposite the expected norm. He's a dying man who doesn't "directly" kill anyone, but is so brilliant that he knows how to manipulate people into killing others by not sacrificing themselves. He is, of course, a murderer in any court of law, but he doesn't think of himself as one. He says he despises murderers. That is what is smart about this franchise, because the character of JigSaw is not unlike some psychopathic murderers in the real world, who do not see that they are really doing anything wrong. In contrast they may even see themselves as doing something very right.
This unconventional series continues to engage in suspenseful plot twists that keep you wondering what JigSaw has up his other sleeve.
As for the posters, which are intended to attract people into the theater? GASP. I did not watch Saw II and III at the theater precisely because I thought the poster was revolting and I have no interest in torture-fests (ala Hostel, which was dreadful). Gosh, you'd think I didn't have to say that torture is not entertainment, but I guess for some people it is. It's not the torture that is good about Saw III, it's the plot twisting and the character of JigSaw himself. But except for the first one, I managed to catch up on the series on DVD.