Review of Saw 3D (2010) by Robertoiglesias — 06 May 2020

Ugh. I know that some people were getting sick and tired of the franchise since the 3rd film, but I thought the first 6 films were at least, good. This is actually self parody.

This film starts out with a trap that's shown to the public. Why would Hoffman make this decision? There's 2 dudes and their girlfriend having to fight to see which one dies. There's a way to keep all 3 of them alive, but these guys are idiots. The dialogue is also cringy as hell, and I end up laughing. "I think we're breaking up with you Dina!" just makes me laugh so f**king hard, it's so stupid.

And if you're wondering how that scene and the characters contribute to the story, they don't!

This film should've opened with the garage trap, because the scene has Hoffman blowing up a car to distract the people, so he could take one of the body bags and hide in it to sneak his way to the police station.

There's other problems as well. Gibson is an obnoxious character who's always calling Jill crazy. And he's SO IMPORTANT to the plot that he, gets killed 20 minutes before the film is over and is never mentioned at all. Wtf.

There's also this stupid dream sequence with Jill being killed, and it's just dumb.

Then there's the trap plot. Bobby Dagen's traps has him having to save his co-workers and wife. Out of the 4 people he has to save, all 4 of them die! Why the hell should I care?! You could've kept Cale alive, his death is just getting hanged by a noose. Nina's and Suzanne's deaths were at least bloody and gory, but Cale's is just boring! And Joyce, the wife, is punished more than Bobby is, though she is actually completely innocent!

For his final test, Bobby should've been the one who dies if he fails instead of Joyce!

Also, the trap plot doesn't contribute much to the story, and it ends so early, that I actually forgot about it.

There's other problems like Hoffman murdering a bunch of people at the police station. Not only is this out of character, but he kills so many people, when he only needed to kill Heffner, Palmer, and Rogers!

And then there's the plot twist about Dr Gordon being another Jigsaw apprentice. This adds almost nothing to the plot, except for Hoffman being locked up in the bathroom. If it was just Gordon needed to take action if Jill was harmed, then I would've been fine. But nope, he's another Jigsaw, and this is f**king ridiculous.

Now this film is called Saw 3D, because it was filmed in 3D. The 3D effects are awful, and because it's in 3D, the blood looks pink. There's also this cheap look to this film, and it sucks.

I've been ranting for so long, so let's name some positives. The gory kills are great, like the skinheads deaths in the garage trap, Nina's throat impalements, and Suzzane's eyes and mouth impalements. The Reverse Bear Trap on Jill finally shows someone getting their jaw ripped open, and it's fantastic. The traps are great for the most part, although Bobby's final trap is revealed to be a bunch of bullsh*t, the scene with previous Jigsaw survivors is an interesting idea, and the story is written well for the most part.

But the final product just turned out to be a crappy disappointment. 3.