Sad to see a film idea that provoked thoughts and pushed boundaries of horror concepts, decline into a weak formula.
Even though horror film lovers would still enjoy some of the scenes, i can't help but think that this film is just killing of the franchise of Saw.
Saw 1 and 2 really did push the story along - reminded me of how Scream 1 and 2 was.
Saw 3; definitely the weakest of the three films, and many times it had to revert to basic gore and shock values to try and keep you interested. Yet seeing past that, if you just want a visual shock fest, then it won't fully disappoint.
this film is great to wacth
I worry this is the point where the ‘Saw’ franchise started relying heavily on gore and shock factor rather than psychological tension and plot twists, which arguably made the first two films fairly decent horror-thrillers. Admittedly the plot twists at the end of this bruiser were shocking and it makes some attempt to create sympathy for the characters trapped in Jigsaw’s horrendous games. It even asks some interesting questions about the nature of revenge, justice, and forgiveness, and whether violent revenge is ever justified. However I have seen more subtle depictions of these themes. In my book, sheer brutality over atmosphere and suspense does not a good horror film make.