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SAW III

"Demonic Judge, Jury and Executioner"

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SAW III is more of the same boring, bloody torture scenes in the continuing saga of a bizarre, elderly serial killer known as Jigsaw. Jigsaw, who is dying, and his assistant, Amanda, kidnap a female surgeon, Lynn, and a man named Jeff suffering from the loss of his young son, who died in a tragic traffic accident. They force Lynn to operate on Jigsaw's skull to relieve pressure from his brain tumor. Meanwhile, Jeff is forced to undergo a series of tests with three people connected to his son's death, including the driver of the car that killed the child.

Some twists at the end of SAW III enliven the plot, but the rest of the movie is a boring, disgusting exercise in blood, gore and gruesome violence. Extreme close-ups of Lynn's lengthy operation on Jigsaw's brain are some of the gruesome images viewers must endure. SAW III has plenty of strong foul language. It also has a dark pagan worldview that distorts biblical concepts of justice, revenge and forgiveness. There is no reason for any moviegoer to subject their minds to the gruesome violence or twisted paganism of SAW III.

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(PaPa, FRFR, H, LLL, VVV, S, NNN, MMM) Strong and dark, but confused and undeveloped, pagan worldview with lots of confused talk about sin, making judgments, revenge, and forgiveness that amounts to a false religious distortion of those biblical values, plus evil and vengeance within people destroys them and their loved ones, with no redemption because redemption is depicted as pretty much a false hope; at least 39 mostly strong obscenities, one strong profanity and six light profanities; extreme, graphic and bloody violence includes torture of many victims, body ripped apart, sounds of man cutting off his foot, lengthy skull and brain operation with extreme bloody close-ups, flesh ripped apart, bloody body parts and corpses shown, man slams woman's head against some kind of wall, nude woman in stand-up freezer sprayed with water which freezes all over her body, pig guts dropped on man chained up at the bottom of a cylinder, machine twists man's leg until bone snaps through skin, machine twists man's neck and arms, etc.; no depicted sex scenes but implied fornication and adultery in one bedroom scene; shots of upper female nudity in one scene and a couple shots of full female nudity when completely nude woman is seen with her hands tied up and her body hanging from a bar; no alcohol use; no smoking; and, revenge, kidnapping, bondage, extortion, and evil wins the day.

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SAW III is more of the same boring, bloody torture scenes in the continuing saga of a bizarre, elderly serial killer known as Jigsaw. The movie has no real plot until the final third of the story, when a pattern begins to emerge.

In this episode, Jigsaw is on his deathbed with a brain tumor. Amanda, his troubled assistant, kidnaps a female surgeon, Lynn. She straps an explosive device to Lynn’s neck, forcing her to operate on Jigsaw to relieve the pressure on his brain so he can live for a bit longer. Jigsaw and Amanda tell Lynn that she will only be let go after the operation when another one of their victims, a man named Jeff, completes some important torture tests.

Jeff is still suffering from the loss of his young son, who died in a tragic traffic accident. The man who killed Jeff’s son, the judge who let the man off with a light sentence, and an eyewitness who didn’t come forward are all strapped to torture devices. Jeff is given the choice of forgiving the three people and helping them to escape. To free them, however, involves more physical and emotional pain for Jeff.

Some twists at the end of SAW III enliven the plot, but the rest of the movie is a boring, disgusting exercise in blood, gore and gruesome violence. Extreme bloody close-ups of Lynn’s lengthy operation on Jigsaw’s brain are just some of the gruesome images viewers must endure.

The point of Jigsaw’s torture devices is to test the character of his victims. Most of the victims have done some kind of evil or sin, and Jigsaw sets himself up as Judge, Jury and Executioner. From MOVIEGUIDE®’s perspective, SAW III has a dark, but confused and under-developed, pagan worldview that distorts biblical notions of judgment and forgiveness. In that worldview, no redemption seems possible because the victims more often than not fail the gruesome tests that Jigsaw devises. Thus, redemption in SAW III is pretty much a false hope.

Also, Jigsaw talks a lot about letting go of revenge and trying to forgive, but his torture devices themselves display a lust for revenge and a lack of forgiveness, as well as a complete lack of mercy and grace. This is a glaring contradiction in the attitude of this character that the filmmakers missed.

There is no reason for any moviegoer to subject their minds and souls to the gruesome violence or twisted paganism of SAW III. It’s a serious waste of time and money.

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Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.

What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.

You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.

Movieguide® is a 501c3 and all donations are tax deductible.