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2006
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2.3
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2.0
Admit it: Its not every horror film that can make you feel preached at and slimed at the same time.
EW
3.0
Saw aficionados should be satisfied bythe results, although the less fanatic will have to endure some shakyperformances and the diminishing returns of ..
Screen Daily
0.0
Staying mostly faithful to the successful blueprint of its two earlier installments, Saw III is an adequate sequel that works well enough on its own t ..
Screen Daily
2.5
That said, you cant fault the series ambitious nature, which, like it or not, has added a whole new level of perplexingly amoral morality to a genre s ..
1.0
Starts with an interesting premise but quickly squanders it on the usual barely glimpsed bloodbaths.
E Film Critic
1.3
With one brutal torture killing after the other and almost no context, the first half of the movie plays like the horror version of a Pink Floyd great ..
San Francisco Chronicle
3.1
An improvement over the tedious SAW II (2005), this second sequel to the surprise 2004 hit still features the series trademark gruesome games but shif ..
Tv Guide
3.8
The films look effectively mirrors the obfuscatory vibe, as Wan places the emphasis on off kilter, thoroughly menacing visuals.
Reel Film Reviews
2.0
Is it an enjoyable feel bad film I guess. Is enjoyable even the right word
Eric Ds Nider
2.0
If humorless torture marathons like this represent the future of American horror cinema, its time for Hollywood to officially outsource the genre over ..
Film Journal International ..
1.3
But its melodramatic and predictable enough to be mistaken for an Agnes Nixon production.
Boston
2.0
Saw IIIs careless nature and its drive to go bigger doesnt consistently lead to better things. Its once compelling twists have now become overdone.
Film Inquiry
2.0
It requires a stretch of the imagination too far, but theres still plenty of gore and tricksy murders here.
Empire
2.5
No longer do studio executives try to peddle horror films in commercial shame as psychological thrillers.
2.0
The brutal machine assisted murders are equal to and sometimes even nastier than the killings that occur in the first two movies.So enjoy yourselves, ..
Movies
2.0
After its glorious debut the Saw series stuttered with a rushed sequel that was strictly second rate.
Bbc
3.8
Lions Gate execs, take note: the story is now finished; dont strain things out for a quick buck and at the expense of a franchise as oddly noble as it ..
The Movie Boy
2.0
You gave life to a franchise that didnt deserve one, and you killed another, far superior franchise at the same time.
Bullz-Eye
3.0
Saw III just continues the rollercoaster ride and also offers a lot more depth to the whole franchises philosophy.
Hollywood
2.0
The extreme gore is gratuitous, and character development non existent in a movie packed with the cookie cutter visual design of the previous two film ..
Coles Mithey
3.0
Its a rare bit of needless misogyny from a series that has done a good job staying away from it.
3.0
Its not a needless straying because the mere fact this overall rule is broken serves the plot.
7M Pictures
4.4
Is anyone really surprised theyve already announced a fourth film due for next Halloween
Movie Crypt
1.5
I dont have a problem with uncomfortable violence if it comes in a film thats at least remotely entertaining, which this movie is not. This installmen ..
Bowling Green Daily News
1.9
We want you to be happy!.What if I do a mailing and get returned mail
Movie Eye
4.5
Its just a satisfying Jigsaw story with a little more emphasis on the morality than the deception.
Can Mag
1.5
Saw III (2006) Signature device: The rack The game changes by III, because we know Jigsaw isnt working alone.
Vulture
2.0
Its rare that a villain is this well or deeply sketched in franchise genre product, and thats a credit to Wan and Whannells vision.
Movies Ign
1.5
We know the routine by now; the premise doesnt vary much from the first two.
The Dispatch (Lexington, N ..
3.5
At least it wont let you down if you can stomach the bloody blitz that it provides.It may even surprise you with its ambitions.
Juicy Cerebellum
1.0
Saying that the newest Saw movie is better than the last one is a bit like saying that your latest root canal was better than your last one.
Ear Of Newt
4.5
Storytelling wise, theres a far stronger balance between traps, police procedural elements, and melodramatic flashbacks.
Flickering Myth
3.0
Face your fears. A lesson worthy of praise, if the film preaching them werent so completely full of s***.
Projection Booth Blog Spot ..
2.5
And there still museums with pay what you wish admission, if not every day, then on certain days weekly or monthly.You just have to know who offers wh ..
Time Out Ny
2.5
Witness the distortion of the series original premise bastardized by those who believe they know better.
Cinema Sight
1.5
The power of Saw III lies not in the gore, torture, or tension, but in the relationship between Amanda and Jigsaw.
2.0
Their popularity aside, these are hard films to enjoy.They are designed to fill the viewer up with the most primal tension of bodily dismemberment and ..
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