Review of Saw III (2006) by Amoviecritic — 27 Oct 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 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.