Last night my wife and I caught the 7pm showing of Saw III. It opens with a scene of a guy torturing himself to get out of a foot shackle (yikes, use your imagination) and the movie includes some graphic gore scenes like Jigsaw’s brain getting a piece of skull cut off leading up to a literally twist test. Several ewwww, cringe moments, even for those use to gore flicks. As for actual scare components, Saw doesn’t really have any. It’s more a let’s gross you out and reveal a twisting, turning storyline. I like the storyline part the best of these flicks. No spoilers, but the ending leaves itself wide open for a sequel.

The official Saw website is standard Hollywood fare, It has a Flash puzzle of sorts, but it’s a one on one affair. Why don’t they do more with the web interaction? Jigsaw could be doing some wicked, viral interactive puzzles. Maybe they’ll do this with Saw IV? They could (should) rip a page from the Da Vinci code.

Don’t watch Saw III unless you have a strong stomach. It’s a good Saw sequel as long as you don’t want to be scared. My grade for scare factor is D, but for gore it’s A+. Grade: B-