Halloween horror fans seeking a vulgar blood fest and gory torture flick to celebrate All-Hallows-Eve, should look no further than Saw 3D, which opened in theatres this weekend. The film is the first 3D installment in the popular seven-film Saw franchise from Maple Pictures, and is by far the best one yet. Its creative and effective use of 3D made the film that much more gross and shocking than previous efforts.
Most franchises are usually quite stale by the third film, let alone the seventh one, but Saw 3D found new ways to torture, shock and scare its audience without the cheese of futuristic plots (thank you Jason X) and campy comedy (thank you to all Child’s Play sequels). And that’s really what sets Saw apart from the Jason and Freddie franchises.
As a deadly battle rages over Jigsaw’s brutal legacy, a group of Jigsaw survivors gather 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.
At no point did the original story get muddied down with unnecessary plot lines or unbelievable twists. Instead, it continued on with established characters such as Dr. Gordon (Cary Elwes), Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) and Jigsaw (Tobin Bell), with a strong script packed with clever twists, chills, thrills and creative torture sequences.
Some of the film’s games might not come across as creative as when we first witnessed Jigsaw’s vision in the first two films, but poor Evan (Chester Bennington) seems to have taken the brunt of what could be the harshest punishment delivered in the franchise to date. His self-inflicted pain was horror and terror at its best. There wasn’t a person in the house who didn’t think they were witness to his suffering.
The film is the first theatrical feature to be shot exclusively on the SI-3D digital camera system, and the gore effects were greatly improved. It was nice to see that the 3D effects were not overly used or used “just because”, but rather to enhance the brutal realism of the film. Director Kevin Greutert, who has been involved in various roles in the franchise since the beginning, might have just established himself as a master of the SI-3D film and changed the way we view horror flicks.
The movie is not for those who haven’t seen at least one of the other Saw films, but for those who have, it’s the best of the bunch. Saw 3D will change the way you watch horror films. Guaranteed.
Naomi Snieckus is 'Nina' in SAW 3D. Photo credit: Brooke Palmer
Chester Bennington is ‘Evan’ in SAW 3D. Photo credit: Brooke Palmer
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Riiiiiiiight. Nice attempt to get your blurb in the commercials. Also, "wasn'ta" isn't a word.