Saw III review
Blood and guts spilled from machines of murder. Why Saw III is the most creative horror film of its time….
So this guy has chains connected to his body with rings lodged into the skin of his hands, feet, back, chest and jaw. He has to rip them all out before the clock reaches zero, or the bomb will explode.
It may be gruesome, but the scenarios and torture devices explored by writers James Wan and Leigh Whannell are simply mind bending. I mean how can you think up a machine that’ll rip out your ribcage unless you manage to reach a key placed strategically in boiling acid. I won’t spoil some of the latter means of blood splatteringly horrific chunks of metal, but they do get even nastier.
What’s worse is that the film makes you feel sympathetic towards the main ‘baddy’ in the film. The man behind the mystery is critically ill, and only the help of a troubled nurse can help him.
And if she fails? Naturally she’ll have her face blown off by an expertly crafted necklace.
So there’s the setting for this year’s best horror film, the only question is, have you got the stomach to endure it?
Saw III is in cinemas now.
Rated 18