Saw III

do not see this movie if you have not seen the first 2, yet plan on seeing them sometime - you will ruin every twist there is in the first 2 movies since this one makes flashbacks to the 'behind the scenes' of the games in the first 2 movies.

trying not to give too much away for those that haven't seen the first yet, i liked the how they showed the development in the relationship between jigsaw and his 'apprentice.'

basically, this one starts off soon after the previous installment - jigsaw is on his death bed, struggling to stay alive, while having his apprentice monitor and string together the pieces of what may be his final game, which includes a man named jeff, full of revenge for those in the case of his young son being killed by a hit and run car accident - the college grad student that was driving the car, the witness that was too busy to testify and did nothing, and the judge that gave the driver a short sentence. jigsaw also has his apprentice kidnap an adulturous doctor who is forced to keep him alive long enough for the game to finish - the device he has her wearing is linked up to his heart rate monitor and if he dies, so does she. the 'twist' in my opinion is not quite so shocking...

personally, i thought the first 2 were better in terms of the story line - in this one, i could really care less about the game he had jeff playing for the majority of the movie, it was an interesting, thought-provoking game, but in all honesty, unlike the games in the first 2, this one just seemed like it was there, sure it makes sense at the end, but still...

this one is a lot more bloodier than the first 2 combined, ill admit that, especially in one scene, where if you can't handle the graphicness of medical shows, you'll be squirming in your seat the entire time.