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Overview
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Release Date:
27 October 2006 (USA)
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Tagline:
Sometimes Rules Are Meant To Be Broken... more
Plot:
Jigsaw kidnaps a doctor to keep him alive while he watches his new apprentice put an unlucky citizen through a brutal test. full summary | full synopsis
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Gruesome
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Doctor
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Car Accident
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Brain Tumor
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Revenge
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Awards:
3 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(90 articles)
Lionsgate To Continue Saw Franchise
(From Screen Rant. 13 November 2009, 5:46 PM, PST)
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(From Screen Rant. 13 November 2009, 5:46 PM, PST)
Saw VII (In 3D) Gets 2010 Release
(From Screen Rant. 12 November 2009, 11:10 AM, PST)
User Comments:
On par with part two, but nowhere near as good as the original
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Tobin Bell | ... | Jigsaw / John |
 | Shawnee Smith | ... | Amanda |
 | Angus Macfadyen | ... | Jeff |
 | Bahar Soomekh | ... | Lynn |
 | Donnie Wahlberg | ... | Eric Matthews |
 | Dina Meyer | ... | Kerry |
 | Leigh Whannell | ... | Adam |
 | Mpho Koaho | ... | Tim |
 | Barry Flatman | ... | Judge Halden |
 | Lyriq Bent | ... | Rigg |
 | J. LaRose | ... | Troy (as J Larose) |
 | Debra McCabe | ... | Danica (as Debra Lynne McCabe) |
 | Costas Mandylor | ... | Forensic Hoffman |
 | Betsy Russell | ... | Jill |
 | Jane Luk | ... | Nurse - Emergency Room |
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong grisly violence and gore, sequences of terror and torture, nudity and language.
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Runtime:
108 min | 113 min (unrated version) | 121 min (director's cut)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
UK:18 |
Ireland:18 |
Malaysia:(Banned) |
Australia:MA |
Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) |
Norway:18 |
Canada:16+ (Quebec) |
Romania:I.M.-18 |
Portugal:M/18 |
USA:R (certificate #42733) |
Netherlands:16 |
Switzerland:18 (canton of Vaud) |
Switzerland:18 (canton of Geneva) |
Singapore:R21 |
Sweden:15 |
Finland:K-18 |
Hong Kong:III |
Mexico:C |
Argentina:18 |
New Zealand:R18 |
USA:Unrated (uncut version) |
Chile:18 |
Italy:VM14 |
Philippines:R-18 (MTRCB) |
USA:NC-17 (original rating) |
Germany:18 (cut) |
Germany:16 (heavily cut) |
Germany:18 (SPIO/JK) (uncut) |
South Korea:18 |
France:-16 (DVD version) |
France:-18 |
France:-16 (video) |
Japan:R-18 |
Brazil:18 |
Japan:R-15 (edited for re-rating) |
Iceland:16 (video rating) |
Iceland:18 (original rating)
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According to director Darren Lynn Bousman, the fans of the "House of Jigsaw" message board heavily influenced this film. It is also dedicated to the memory of late SAW producer Gregg Hoffman after his sudden passing in December, prior to the release of Saw II (2005).
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Goofs:
Miscellaneous: After Jeff and the judge get out of the vat of puréed pig they are dry and clean for the rest of the movie.
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Quotes:
Jigsaw:
I'm sorry but is all this crude medical equipment around you causing you to believe that you're still inside a hospital?
Dr. Lynn Denlon: No...
Jigsaw: Then why are you speaking to me on the graduate school medical jargon? LOOK AT ME!
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Dr. Lynn Denlon: No...
Jigsaw: Then why are you speaking to me on the graduate school medical jargon? LOOK AT ME!
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Movie Connections:
References Hellraiser (1987)
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Soundtrack:
Killer Inside
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FAQ
How many from "Saw II" are back in "Saw III"?How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
What is the game this time?
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"Saw III" is a classic case of an ambitious sequel that has a few really nice ideas and some scenes that will make fans of the franchise very happy, but in the end it doesn't, it can't hold a candle to the original. It's a rule of the series by now that a "Saw" movie must include a lot of gory deaths as well as an unexpected twist at the end. While the first thing isn't so hard to come up with - and the makers definitely do a fine job thinking of the sickest, bloodiest deaths possible - it's the twist that seems more forced with each entry in the franchise. It's a disadvantage that we know for a fact a surprise is coming. What's worse is that in "Saw III" the final twist doesn't resolve a question we've been asking ourselves during the whole movie. No, it's question and answer in one and that doesn't make it particularly interesting. It's just a lot of explaining over some annoyingly edited flashbacks.
Speaking of flashbacks, there are way too many in this movie. We see things that we really never needed to see. Loose ends are tied up that aren't actually loose ends. It's like the writers read too many threads on the IMDb message boards for the previous movies and decided to spell out everything that has been ambiguous until now to put an end to all discussions once and for all. It only goes to show that those things were a lot more intriguing when they were left in the dark.
Jigsaw himself won't ever keep his mouth shut in this movie. The guy has thought of many cruel traps but his constant blabbering is his most sadistic device. He's already been overexposed in part 2, and this entry in the series continues to make that mistake. After the revelation about his identity at the end of the original, there really weren't too many mysteries surrounding him anymore, but part 3 still tries to come up with some (mainly about his relationship to his accomplice). Again, this is unnecessary and not very interesting information.
Considering how quickly the "Saw" movies have been made, it's a little miracle that they still turned out to be quite entertaining. However, one wonders if the franchise couldn't be better if a bit more time was spent on developing the sequels. The production values in particular could use some improvement. The make up looks fine, but the stage design makes both sequels look like an episode of "Star Trek".
So, yes, "Saw III" is as fast paced as its predecessors and the gruesome torture scenes don't disappoint. See it, if you're looking for mindless fun, but don't expect it to knock you off your feet the way the original did. Apparently part 4 is already in the works. Now that's just going to be a waste of time as "Saw III" already ends the series. Guess, Hollywood never learns. "Halloween" anyone?