Not as good as the first 2

Rating: 6/10 (1 April 2007)

When you watch the first two Saw films, you are actually surprised by the big twist at the end of the film. In this film, it's more a "hmm" moment and then you begin to pick apart the ending as it is the not as well-thought through as the previous films.
With the previous two films, I empathized with the characters caught in the games. Not so much in this one. I became annoyed with the guy because he was so slow to act and he moved around like he wasn't in any hurry. Maybe that was the intent; to make you want him to get what happens to him in the end. Even the doctor wasn't someone I felt any empathy for and as I said, the big twist really didn't shock me, at least not like the twists from the first two films.
Now, there are some good points to Saw 3, such as revisiting the setups to the games played in the first Saw. I was surprised to learn that Amanda had been with Jigsaw for those. And it was interesting to see what happened to Eric from Saw 2. This Saw also has some of the most gross scenes of the whole trilogy...Jigsaw's surgery and the judge nearly drowning in pig guts top them all.
Saw 3 is worth your time if you've seen the first two films and liked them. This one definitely has some of the sickest scenes as I already said and you'll appreciate seeing a little "behind the scenes" of Jigsaw's earlier games. You won't remember this as one of the greatest horror films though...it's not up to the standard of the first 2 Saws.