Saw 3

Rating: 1/10 (7 January 2007)

I had seen Saw  the first episode and I found it different, because it brings forth a new storyline told in a different setting, style and suspense. I missed Saw 2, and when I heard of Saw 3  I thought of seeing it. I read the reviews on IMDb, and all but one appreciated the movie, so I went to see it, knowing that there would be blood and gore; but also expecting that there would be an interesting story line.
For the first time I saw that in Amsterdam there was an usher who was checking the age of audiences through their Identity cards. Also a vomit bag was provided with instructions on it about the gut wrenching scenes in the movie.
With this background let me go straight into the story line. I found the movie totally absurd. Its only focus seemed to be showing different technique of how to kill people in the most disgusting ways. One after another it kept on showing it. The actors and actresses were amateurs and did not act well. The photography was as expected it would be  with more hand held camera  as if someone / or something is following the character which is being shown. The lighting throughout the movie was poor  as if fear can only be projected through dark images. There was irritating sound track added throughout the movie  that did not fit the scene. There were references and cuts to several shots  that seem difficult to understand for those who are seeing Saw series for the first time. I suppose they were from the previous movies. The directors managed to gather enough audiences to see the movie through their franchise and marketing skills.
The movie was bad in all aspects of movie making. More disgusting than what was shown in the movie was when a few die-hard fans of Saw series stood up at the end of the movie and clapped appreciating the movie. What the world has come to be to appreciate? A total waste of time!