Hooverdust

You know what? Saw III isn’t a terrible conclusion to the super successful B-grade horror trilogy. If you enjoyed the original (and to a lesser extend the sequel), this one closes it all off nicely. I believe this is probably due to Leah Whannell’s involvement in the screenplay. He’s written each of the Saw screenplays so there’s a consistency at play and it shows especially in this entry. The plot focuses more on character development this time around rather than just a bunch of traps and deaths and it doesn’t really work. But this isn’t Shakespeare. It’s B-grade horror fare and on that level, it’s fairly competent. There’s a particularly nasty scene involving some brain surgery that’s extremely well done that will have you squirming in your seat. There’s already talk of Saw IV of course but I have to congratulate Leah Whannell and James Wan, the original filmmakers. They’ve acted as executive producers on the sequels and made squillions of dollars and deservedly so. A lesson to all your filmmakers out there – Write and direct a successful genre pic with a trilogy already planned and when the original hits big, executive produce the sequels. Your mum will be proud!

2.5/4

Okay. So has anybody heard the tracks already out there from it?  Will it surpass the brilliance of ‘Funeral’ and most importantly, who’s going to see them live if they tour? (which has been long coming)