The trend continues...

Rating: 3/10 (19 July 2014)

The original Saw movie was better than I expected. Expected it to be mostly gratuitous, sadistic, pointless violence. Had that, but also has a fair amount of intrigue and suspense.
The movie built well, from the initial confusing, no-explanations- given, scene. Information was fed in in fragments. Even once the full picture is revealed, there are still a few good twists and blindsides.
The second saw movie was more like what I was expecting - gratuitous gore and violence. Plot is more basic, almost token, and really just a vehicle to get to the next pointless gory scene.
Saw III is more of the same, just worse and even more gratuitous. The plot is just an excuse for one gratuitous gory scene after another. It seems like the director thinks its a competition to see if he can come up with a more gross scene than any done before.
Avoid.