Love the first two movie number three is not the best but still better than 6

I enjoy the SAW movies, great to add to my horror collection.

Not being an avid fan of the first Saw and disliking a lot the second one, I nevertheless was very surprised in a good way about the third installment. Yes, it's utterly relentless and gory, I saw people covering their eyes with hands in a theater, even I winced a couple of times although I had seen many of the films alike. But what I liked the most here was not the brutal nature of Saw III (and it's quite important for the fans when a movie lives up to its R-rating, so that they can say money was spent wisely) and not even the intricate story-line that keeps you surprised and on the edge of your seat all the time. Not the final twist which was expected of course but surely you didn't know what it would be exactly. The main merit of the third part is that it doesn't appear to be a usual stupid sequel that lacks ideas, it brings some new sense into the series, glues all the three films together making a perfect trilogy out of it which now can be watched as a one big 5-hour film. There's plenty of flashbacks here that explain a lot from the second and even the first part, and some things become clear that were not in the ends of previous series. It really takes talent to make a movie that not just stands alone, but adds a lot to the other parts and completes them. Guys that were making it are true professionals and real maniacs :) And apart from being as it seems overly gory and graphic Saw III can boast of being rather thoughtful too. The evil genius of Jigsaw (and of the makers of the film) made the characters (and us along with them) think about rage and its manifestations, about revenge and people's insatiable urge to punish those who took their beloved ones. By quite simple examples inclusive of flesh-ripping, bone-crushing, joint-wresting etc. the killer himself shows us killing is bad. Those will survive who don't succumb to the desire of payback. Only forgiving can grant forgiveness for ourselves. And that's the rule for everyone, even for the evil manipulator's apprentice, and it can't be broken. Otherwise death awaits you as well as your victims. In this movie Jigsaw is seen not as an ordinary killer maniac, but as some kind of a teacher if you will. So this time his puzzles must be solved not only using strength, keen wit and will to live, but also by testing your own virtue and that's something new for this kind of flicks, don't you agree? I don't know what they will do with Saw IV, because the third part wrapped it all very nice making a perfectly neat structure of a trilogy. I'd leave it like that. You can top previous parts in respect of blood and guts, but it'll be pretty hard to keep the same level of thoughtfulness the third part established.

This would've been a perfect ending to the series, if they hadn't had so much more to tell, but this series hasn't bored me yet. Jigsaw has vanished and is dying while his apprentice is learning how to help him. Meanwhile, 2 new test subjects have been claimed, one who's obsessed on revenge for something that becomes clear as the movie progresses, while the other is forced to help Jigsaw stay alive until the test is complete. Jigsaw is trying to teach him to forgive the wrongdoers in his life, this storyline, really made me admire the concept of the series. Wanting revenge over being able to forgive is something that anyone can relate to, including me, even though I'm not the vengeful type myself. If you enjoyed the first two, you should enjoy this one too.

"Saw III" is easily the best in the series. The film adds much more to the franchise's plot -- the flashbacks to the events from the first movie were brilliantly done. A nurse named Lynn (Bahar Soomekh) is kidnapped by Amanda (Shawnee Smith). Lynn has to keep Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) alive while another man, Jeff (Angus Macfadyen), completes a series of tests. Jeff's son was killed in a car accident and the drunk driver responsible got a very light sentence. The purpose of his test is to make him forgive and forget about what happened to his son. The director's cut adds even more violence than the unrated version, which itself was pretty gruesome. The rest of the additional seven minutes are made up mostly of two scenes -- Amanda seeing Adam's ghost and a fight between Lynn and Amanda. Both of these scenes add to the film. There is also an alternate ending, which goes on longer and is much more unsettling. The special features are disappointing. Aside from the commentaries, there are featurettes on traps from the first three films. There's also a how-to about dressing up as characters for Halloween and a preview of the first trap from "Saw IV." Highly recommended.