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Movie Review: THANK you
Summary: 4 Stars
THANK you for not making 3 unwatchable...i enjoyed it still had the same concept alot of flash backs that made sence and blood everywhere LOVED IT love all 3....Movie Review: Suffering? You haven't seen anything yet
Summary: 3 Stars
You know how trilogies that are based on one idea tend to lose their edge? Welcome to "Saw III." It is not as tense as the second (and best in this franchise), nor does it have the benefit of the surprise shock of the first (a movie I found to be enjoyable but grossly over-rated). Where "Saw 2" had the benefit of multiple characters playing cat and mouse in a single venue, "Saw III" pits Jigsaw and his protege Amanda against a Doctor and a man consumed by guilt. In other words, you have to care about how these four people play against each other in order to get caught up in the movie. A drawback to the original "Saw" was the fact that the acting was so hammily bad that I spent more time wondering about the film's many plotholes and continuity issues (climbing from a bathtub and not being wet?) than caring about the fates of the characters...and that happens here to a lesser degree.
But I am sure that most of the viewers to "Saw III" could give a rat's beak about such mundane things as plot. It's the gruesomely inventive tortures that matter here, and "Saw III" really delivers on the gore and gross points. As Jeff (Angus McFayden) tries to negotiate his way out of one of Jigsaw's death mazes, he is forced to confront his own rage and guilt over the loss of his son to a drunk driver. Instead of being the one in eminent danger of death, he must save those he feels responsible for the leniency shown the killer of the boy. And each of these victims is tortured in variously cinematic disgusting manners. (The pig-guts trap on the judge offers a minor funny subtext.)
Meanwhile, Jigsaw (played with subtle malevolence by Tobin Bell) is playing mind games with the doctor he has kidnapped into performing surgery on his cancer ridden brain and his assistant Amanda's slippery grasp on sanity. The gross-out factor here is Really High...I found myself cringing more in these surgical segments than during the those involving the death-traps. In an effort to shore up the motivational factors, "Saw III" lays on the flashbacks. You discover more of what brought Amanda under Jigsaw's spell, how the fates of the victims in one and two wrapped up (writer director Leigh Whannel shows up in that bathroom again, Donnie Wahlberg does as well) and the setups for the games of the prior flicks get explained, more or less.
Which is dead weight, frankly. The first two "Saw" movies came in at under two hours, working at a relentless pace (especially "Saw 2"). Logging two hours and change drags the suspense out and made me wonder why I was being shown the back stories when I really wanted to see just how cinematically the next kill would be rendered. After all, the "Saw" franchise is a horror show with pain and suffering the real lead actors in a twisted morality play. The twist involving the four leads - and the fact that Jeff is forced to save the victims and not kill them in his Jigsaw game - is the biggest difference and greatest strength in "Saw III." But otherwise, there are segments of the movie that are as bloated as the hog carcasses being fed into the film's abattoir scene.
Movie Review: A Good Film; A Disappointing Follow-up.
Summary: 3 Stars
Ever since my first viewing of "Saw," I, like most people, was intrigued and had my faith in modern horror reaffirmed. "Saw" emerged in a sea of tamed down, boring and pointless PG-13 movies and has become a modern classic, easily the most noteworthy horror movie to come out since the turn of the century. So, it wasn't surprising that "Saw II" was greenlit. Could they keep up the same level of integrity? Or would this franchise sink fast like so many others had before? Luckily, it was a smash. "Saw II," while a different film from the first, was just as engrossing and disturbing as it's predecessor. And naturally, a year later, comes "Saw III." Before I get into my review, let me just say you can expect a "Saw IV" to hit theaters this time next year.
I have to come right out and say that I left the theater rather disappointed with "Saw III." Now, it's not that movie was bad, or that it was a typical, problem-ridden sequel like most of it's kind. The first problem? The movie is way, way too short. Everytime a good idea comes along, it seems like it is rushed out of the way to meet the 90-minute mark. Crucial character development and screentime is so compacted and condensed that it nearly destroys the film completely. What could have been a beautiful and epic story about revenge and redemption really just boils down to gratuitous violence by the end.
Maybe I had expectations that went way too high. I mean, the first two set a standard, but perhaps it was my mistake to assume that director Darren Lynn Bousman and co-creators James Wan and Leigh Wannell are invincible. As shown by this troubled film, they are not. Now, these are hugely talented guys, make no mistake. To establish such a reputation this early in their careers is extraordinary and should be respected. However, one can't help but wonder if their film suffered due to studio pressure. Like I said, the first two set a standard. Perhaps they weren't sure which audience they were supposed to be focusing on: The one that likes to just be shocked, or the one that likes to be shocked and have their minds tickled.
What is good about "Saw III," however, is that it really has/had massive potential to do more. Do I hear "Director's Cut?" God, I hope so. The traps this time are of a different breed (check out the "Pig Grinder") but also embed themselves into your consciousness perhaps more effectively than before. The overall story is solid and at times, truly touching. I can't say that all the plot-twists weren't predictable, and I can't say all the performances were on-key, but there is definitely a good movie here. It's just smothered. "Saw III" is simply hurt by being too brief. Trying to accomplish so much in so little time should never, ever be attempted ever again.
Movie Review: The most sickest SAW of 'em all!!
Summary: 3 Stars
I work at my movie theater so I saw this today at an emplyee screening. Here is what I have to say, Saw 3 brings us more of what we want. More gruesome scenarios, more sick and twisted gore images, more characters reaching the peak of their insanity. While those scenes will please hardcore fans of the series this movie does fall short from the first 2. My only real issue of this movie was that was just too long. The first 2 films were roughly 1 and 1/2 hrs. This one is over 2 hours. What was good about the length of the first 2 was that they were able to keep an intense atmosphere since they were not as long. I suppose since this film was alot longer, it was hard to keep up the instense atmosphere and instead, the makers had much of movie be based on Amanda's (Shawnee Smith) character developement. They are many memory sequences from the first and second, even footage that we have not seen. Although it was intersting to see those, it was just too much. It slowed down the intsensity of the film. There are points where you just wanna get away from the memory sequence and flash foroward to the present timeline so you can on with the movie. Other than being slow, I think this movie has more than it needs to please its audience. Here is the plot.
Doctor Lynn Benlon (Bohar Soomekh) spends her days working at the hospital and then later coming home to what is soon to be a failed marraiage. She is now one of the new subjects in Jigsaw's (Tobin Bell) final game. With the help of Amanda, Lynn is captured. Apparently Jigsaw's cancer is just about to finish. He is reaching the end of his life, but he wants to be alive to see what the outcome will be of his final game. Jigsaw was once treated by Doctor Lynn, now he wants her to to keep him alive long enough to see the end of his game. The Rules for her is that if Jigsaw dies, she dies.
Jigsaw latest game involves Jeff (Angus Macfayden) a man who lost his son to a drunk driver. But what was worse is that the man was set free after 6 months. He has been hell bent on revenge for yrs now and now he'll have the chance to do so. His game involves a certain twist. Instead of his life on the line, He will control the fate of other ppl's lives. Other ppl who were involved with his son's case whom could have made a difference in the case's outcome. Now their lives will be in his hands because they are put into fatal (and sickly brilliant) contraptions. He is being tested to show if he will be willing to forgive them or stoup to a level lower than them. Can Doctor Lynn be able to keep Jigsaw alive till Jeff completes his test??
All in all in definetly a fun way to spend the night. More gore, more blood, more F@%#d up $h!+. If you love the first, def check this one out.
Movie Review: a tad bit confussing but probably the deepest of the series
Summary: 3 Stars
i was a tad bit lost with the diffrent flash backs and hwo dark it was but i could tell it wa deeper, most violant and event he longest of the series. i liked them all i think 1,3,2 is the way the should be rated in wich one is the best and such. again i liked them all 1st had best twisted ending,3 was way more deper, 2wasnt hard to fallow at all and had more than just 2 spotlited victums