Saw III

Name: Saw III
Genre: Thriller, Horror, Crime
Released: October 27, 2006
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 48
Cast: Angus Macfadyen, Shawnee Smith, Tobin Bell

2006

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Lionsgate | Release Date: October 27, 2006 | NC-17

Starring: Angus Macfadyen, Shawnee Smith, Tobin Bell

Summary: With his new apprentice Amanda (Smith), Jigsaw, the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police, has once again eluded capture and vanished. While two city detectives scramble to locate him, they are unaware that they are about to become the latest pawns on his vicious chessboard. (Lionsgate)

Director: Darren Lynn Bousman

Genre(s): Thriller, Horror, Crime

Rating: NC-17

Runtime: 108 min

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Scott Foundas

That may not exactly thrill those who admire the Saw films only for their splatter quotient, but all told, this is a more affecting study in grief, guilt and human frailty than "Babel." Read full review

Frank Scheck

While Saw III provides a decent number of new twists, psychological as well as torture-wise, it necessarily lacks the originality of its predecessors. Read full review

Tirdad Derakhshani

The question for moviegoers: Would you rather get your dose of existenz-philosophie from Dostoyevsky or a slasher flick? Read full review

Marc Savlov

Pop psychology has never been as visceral as it is in Saw III. Read full review

Stina Chyn

As much as you'd like the characters to become better people and beat Jigsaw's game, there is also a strong desire simply to watch violent spectacle. And somehow, there just isn't enough of the latter. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

Just like its increasingly wan antihero, this blood-soaked series is on its last legs. Read full review

Peter Hartlaub

While "Saw" and "Saw II" were pretty good splatter films hampered by spectacularly unbelievable endings, Saw III is annoying for almost the duration of the movie. Read full review

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MatthewT.

Sep 16, 2007

It's Amanda's story and is really pretty brilliant and heartbreaking. It's the best of the three.

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potatoes351

Oct 30, 2012

Ok Saw II was pretty crap, Saw III however goes back to what made the original great. It begins to continue the story of detective Matthews but then loses itself in an even bigger story, someone is copying the Jigsaw killings but giving their victims no hope of escape. With Jigsaw on hisOk Saw II was pretty crap, Saw III however goes back to what made the original great. It begins to continue the story of detective Matthews but then loses itself in an even bigger story, someone is copying the Jigsaw killings but giving their victims no hope of escape. With Jigsaw on his death bed dying of a brain tumour and his apprentice Amanda being a pretty stubborn **** a doctor and her husband must play their own games to earn back their lives. Though the plot is pretty crappy the traps are nice and finally some good gore rather than the **** few litres of blood we have been used to over the past couple of years. Intestines, brains and even some mulched up pigs are thrown into the line up with the most disgusting Saw yet.… Expand

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Darkmage

Oct 30, 2006

Saw III is annoying in two main ways -- these may or may not bother you, so take this with a grain of salt. Firstly, the storyline does not become apparent until exactly one full hour has passed. I was hoping for some originality here, and it didn't deliver. The entire first hour of Saw III is annoying in two main ways -- these may or may not bother you, so take this with a grain of salt. Firstly, the storyline does not become apparent until exactly one full hour has passed. I was hoping for some originality here, and it didn't deliver. The entire first hour of the movie was a long, drawn out mess that basically rehashed the Saw I and II formula. Secondly, the ENTIRE MOVIE is on steroids, shot as if it is a music video. Cameras are zipping here, zipping there, flashing back, etc. On TV, this may not be an issue. But on the damn big screens, where their horrible resolution for motion shots (you MUST know what I mean -- everything blurs!), you may find yourself annoyed as hell. The violence and gore was good, but come on! Hasn't every horror movie lately been a blood-soaked mess? The MPAA has been asleep, and when a bunch of underage kids are whipping popcorn around and yelling, you know the rating system doesn't work anymore. Do you really want to go see a movie on the basis of gore anymore?… Expand

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AMovieCritic

Oct 28, 2006

I was kind of disappointed with this. Granted, I was never a huge Saw fan...I thought the first movie was boring and just not that interesting. Saw II, though, proved to be an extremely fun ride with one of the best plot twist endings I had ever seen. Saw III attempts to combine the best of I was kind of disappointed with this. Granted, I was never a huge Saw fan...I thought the first movie was boring and just not that interesting. Saw II, though, proved to be an extremely fun ride with one of the best plot twist endings I had ever seen. Saw III attempts to combine the best of both movies but really doesn't do a great job. It's neither as scary as the first Saw or as thrilling as Saw II. Still, it's an extremely enjoyable movie, until you reach the end, where there is *supposed* to be a big twist, but both of the 2 twists completely fall flat. And unlike Saw I and II, III fails to generate even a single likable character. The traps aren't really all that interesting, just gory. Meh....it was a fun movie and I was really enjoying myself during it, but the ending, which completely fell flat, just kinda left a negative mark. Has a few great moments but can't shake the feeling that they should have quit while they were ahead. Note to casual viewers; this movie assumes knowledge of the first 2 movies and unfortunately, there's no recap (it would have been helpful) so I recommend seeing those (or at least Saw II) before seeing Saw III. Saw III picks up literally seconds after Saw II ended.… Expand

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lkhoiuhA.

Oct 13, 2007

The second was better.. it was more disturbing than the second and it was not as intriguing

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RobinH.

Oct 28, 2006

Why would anybody find pleasure in this sick and boring fest of unnessacary gore and unresulting terror. This movie may be grim, but it is not scary. It is simply a brillant load of garbage. Worst flop of 2006. Well of course its #1 in the box office for the first week but so was grudge 2 Why would anybody find pleasure in this sick and boring fest of unnessacary gore and unresulting terror. This movie may be grim, but it is not scary. It is simply a brillant load of garbage. Worst flop of 2006. Well of course its #1 in the box office for the first week but so was grudge 2 and that fell apart after three seconds.… Expand

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