Saw 3D
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As a deadly battle rages over Jigsaw's brutal legacy, a group of Jigsaw survivors gathers to seek the support of self-help guru and fellow survivor Bobby Dagen, a man whose own dark secrets unleash a new wave of terror.
What critics thought
Critics nearly unanimously savaged Saw 3D as the weakest entry in a franchise they felt had long since run out of ideas, faulting lazy editing, shoddy 3D effects, and a script that abandoned whatever moral architecture the earlier films had built. The few dissenting voices — mainly genre enthusiasts — found enough trashy energy in the setpiece traps to justify a recommendation, making this something of a litmus test for franchise devotion versus critical patience.
“Apart from these limb-pulling setpieces, tech credits appear fairly shoddy, as do any 3D effects that don't include flying viscera. The editing relies on lazy flashbacks, while the dialogue remains as horrific as the killings.”
Rob Nelson·Variety
“What the filmmakers of the last four Saw movies have somehow overlooked is that Tobin Bell's Jigsaw is the linchpin of these films. It's right there in the title, so you'd think they'd realize what they lost when they killed him off in Saw III. But it's been downhill ever since, and we hit bottom today”
Elizabeth Weitzman·New York Daily News
“This alleged final edition trashes the perverse morality of [Jigsaw's] legacy to make him the Jerry Springer of gore”
Wesley Morris·The Boston Globe
“though the film initially borders on parody, once the ever-ingenious trapping begins – using fishhooks, superglue, ovens and dental equipment – the chills run on turbo drive right through to the greatest hits flashback finale”
Alan Jones·Radio Times
“consistent both stylistically and thematically with previous editions”
Frank Scheck·The Hollywood Reporter
Genres
Horror, Crime
Cast & Crew
Kevin GreutertDirector
Tobin BellJigsaw / John
Costas MandylorHoffman
Betsy RussellJill
Cary ElwesDr. Gordon
Sean Patrick FlaneryBobby Dagen
Chad DonellaGibson
Chester BenningtonEvan
Gina HoldenJoyce
Dean ArmstrongCale
Naomi SnieckusNina
Oluniké AdeliyiSidney
Rebecca MarshallSuzanne
Charlie ClouserComposer
Marcus DunstanWriter
Patrick MeltonWriterSaw 3D
As a deadly battle rages over Jigsaw's brutal legacy, a group of Jigsaw survivors gathers to seek the support of self-help guru and fellow survivor Bobby Dagen, a man whose own dark secrets unleash a new wave of terror.
What critics thought
Critics nearly unanimously savaged Saw 3D as the weakest entry in a franchise they felt had long since run out of ideas, faulting lazy editing, shoddy 3D effects, and a script that abandoned whatever moral architecture the earlier films had built. The few dissenting voices — mainly genre enthusiasts — found enough trashy energy in the setpiece traps to justify a recommendation, making this something of a litmus test for franchise devotion versus critical patience.
“Apart from these limb-pulling setpieces, tech credits appear fairly shoddy, as do any 3D effects that don't include flying viscera. The editing relies on lazy flashbacks, while the dialogue remains as horrific as the killings.”
Rob Nelson·Variety
“What the filmmakers of the last four Saw movies have somehow overlooked is that Tobin Bell's Jigsaw is the linchpin of these films. It's right there in the title, so you'd think they'd realize what they lost when they killed him off in Saw III. But it's been downhill ever since, and we hit bottom today”
Elizabeth Weitzman·New York Daily News
“This alleged final edition trashes the perverse morality of [Jigsaw's] legacy to make him the Jerry Springer of gore”
Wesley Morris·The Boston Globe
“though the film initially borders on parody, once the ever-ingenious trapping begins – using fishhooks, superglue, ovens and dental equipment – the chills run on turbo drive right through to the greatest hits flashback finale”
Alan Jones·Radio Times
“consistent both stylistically and thematically with previous editions”
Frank Scheck·The Hollywood Reporter
Genres
Horror, Crime
Cast & Crew
Kevin GreutertDirectorTobin BellJigsaw / JohnCostas MandylorHoffmanBetsy RussellJillCary ElwesDr. GordonSean Patrick FlaneryBobby DagenChad DonellaGibsonChester BenningtonEvanGina HoldenJoyceDean ArmstrongCaleNaomi SnieckusNinaOluniké AdeliyiSidneyRebecca MarshallSuzanneCharlie ClouserComposerMarcus DunstanWriterPatrick MeltonWriterRent & Buy