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Saw III (2006)

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Reviews Counted:80

Fresh:20

Rotten:60

Average Rating:4.1/10

Consensus: Saw III does little beyond repeating its predecessor's tropes on a gorier level.

Rated: 18

Runtime: 2 hrs 10 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Theatrical Release:27-10-2006

Synopsis: In 2004, a low-budget horror film about a man who put people with moral failings into grisly, murderous situations became a huge hit. In 2005, the sequel scored again, upping the body count and the... In 2004, a low-budget horror film about a man who put people with moral failings into grisly, murderous situations became a huge hit. In 2005, the sequel scored again, upping the body count and the terror. In 2006, the franchise continued, with plenty of gore as well as an emotional story line that delved into the psychological makeup of the main characters. As SAW II concluded, Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) was dying. But that doesn't mean his penchant for playing games of torture and violence is ending. In SAW III, the murders start occurring again, and Kerry (Dina Meyer) is back on the case, although she thinks this time it might be the work of a copycat. She's only partly right: Amanda (Shawnee Smith), the only victim to have survived both movies, has joined Jigsaw as his apprentice, leading the way through a terrifying game involving Lynn (Bahar Soomekh), a doctor in an unhappy marriage, and Jeff (Angus Macfadyen), a distraught man who is having trouble getting over the loss of his son (Stefan Georgiou) at the hands of a drunk driver. Amanda has captured Lynn and placed her in a neck brace that is linked to Jigsaw's heart monitor; she must keep Jigsaw alive or else the brace will explode. Meanwhile, Jeff is sent on a dangerous journey on which he faces all the people involved in the light penalty his boy's killer received--and it is up to him whether he will seek vengeance or offer forgiveness. Helmed by SAW II director Darren Lynn Bousman and written by original SAW screenwriter and star Leigh Whannell (with a story by Whannell and SAW director James Wan), SAW III is an intricately designed, gruesome thriller with a hard-driving soundtrack featuring songs by Slayer, Helmet, and All that Remains. [More]

Starring: Tobin Bell, Angus MacFadyen, Dina Meyer, Shawnee Smith

Starring: Tobin Bell, Angus MacFadyen, Dina Meyer, Shawnee Smith, Alan Van Sprang, Costas Mandylor, Barry Flatman, Lyriq Bent, Bahar Soomekh, Franky G, Donnie Wahlberg

Director: Darren Lynn Bousman

Director: Darren Lynn Bousman
Screenwriter: Leigh Whannell
Story: James Wan
Producer: Gregg Hoffman, Oren Koules, Mark Burg
Composer: Charlie Clouser
Studio: Lions Gate Films

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Oh, yes, there will be blood...for a third time, and maybe a fourth.

Full Review Source: Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | comment Comment
10/29/06
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

If you don't know by now what you're getting into when you see a movie from the Saw series, you deserve to be offended.

Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | comment Comment
10/29/06
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

Call this franchise 'Chicken Soup for the Soulless.'

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
10/29/06
Peter Sobczynski
Peter Sobczynski
eFilmCritic.com

Rest assured, Jigsaw will be back again for the fourth time next Halloween weekend to scare up some cash, but some might say the jig is already up.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
10/29/06
Wyatt Ossa
Wyatt Ossa
Boxoffice Magazine

If you don't see Saw III, you might as well saw your eyes out. See it three more times than you saw the last Saws.

Full Review Source: Can Magazine | comment 2 Comments
10/28/06
Fred Topel
Fred Topel
Can Magazine

slapped together with love

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
10/28/06
Jesse Hassenger
Jesse Hassenger
Filmcritic.com

It induces squirming not because the filmmakers are good at creating suspense, but because they are expert sadists with a $12 million budget.

Full Review Source: Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) | comment 2 Comments
10/28/06
Mark Collette
Mark Collette
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

The only good thing to say about Saw III is that it seems, based on what happens in the finale, to be the last. Let us hope so, anyway.

Full Review Source: Salt Lake Tribune | comment 2 Comments
10/28/06
Sean Means
Sean Means
Salt Lake Tribune

Saw III, with its barrage of grungy rooms, mortified flesh and elaborate torture, is a highly creative exercise in bloodletting, with a bleak view of human nature.

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10/28/06
Jeannette Catsoulis
Jeannette Catsoulis
New York Times
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A stomach-churning gore-a-thon pandering to viewers' basest appetites for violence, Saw III is a repellent piece of schlock that manages to disgust and bore you, often simultaneously.

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
10/28/06
Timothy Knight
Timothy Knight
Reel.com

If it's Halloween, it must be Saw. And if it's Saw, it must be God awful.

Full Review Source: FilmJerk.com | comment 2 Comments
10/27/06
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
FilmJerk.com

The emphasis on character is a welcome change, but the principle of diminishing returns still holds.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
10/27/06
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

May the Saw mini-franchise, dulled into a bloody gore-fest bore after only three installments, rest in piece. A piece of hack-sawed-off foot here, a piece of a bludgeoned limb there.

Full Review Source: San Antonio Express-News | comment Comment
10/27/06
Larry Ratliff
Larry Ratliff
San Antonio Express-News

Saw III was not prescreened for critics. It doesn’t need to be. The midnight preview I attended last night was packed with folks who don’t mind seeing Hollywood beat a dead horse.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
10/27/06
John Monaghan
John Monaghan
Detroit Free Press

Jigsaw is the best slasher villain since Freddy Krueger

Full Review Source: LYTRules.com | comment Comment
10/27/06
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
LYTRules.com

Peddles gruesomeness of a disgusting rather than frightening order.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
10/27/06
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Slant Magazine

Jigsaw's message will undoubtedly reach viewers--watching the film is the very definition of suffering.

Full Review Source: Metromix.com | comment Comment
10/27/06
Matt Pais
Matt Pais
Metromix.com

Extremely dull in every sense. Even the most devoted fan won't find much to enjoy in this grab-bag of tired cliches and inept tricks.

Full Review Source: One Guy's Opinion | comment 14 Comments
10/27/06
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

Saw III isn’t just by far the best film of the series, it’s one of the better horror movies of the year.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
10/27/06
Steve Tilley
Steve Tilley
Jam! Movies

Is it an enjoyable feel-bad film? I guess. Is 'enjoyable' even the right word?

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
10/27/06
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com
 
 
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