2/3/2018 0 Comments Saw 3DThe Saw series continues with this seventh entry, spearheaded by returning Saw VI director Kevin Greutert. Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton also are back to pen the script, which details the exploits of serial killer Jigsaw's surviving victims, who seek counseling from a self-help mentor (Sean Patrick Flanery) whose past as a previous victim figures directly into each one's fate. Cary Elwes returns to the franchise for the first time since his character survived Jigsaw's first cinematic outing in 2004. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi •. The final chapter at last! Really enjoyed all the Saw films, but even I'll admit the whole franchise has been milked way too much. This last installment is more of the same, surprise surprise, but most fans should be satisfied enough. It's all extremely fast-paced and doesn't stop to take a breather at all and picks up where the sixth one left us with a wounded detective Hoffman continuing his twisted games of carnage and also leaving a bloody mess behind against those who threaten to reveal his identity. Lots of gore and dismemberment fly all over the place with the help of 3D effects and with at least one of the traps making it into my top 10 there's lots to enjoy for lovers of ultraviolence. I was expecting something special when it came to the trademark twist ending but it didn't quite have the impact I was hoping for to be honest, but it was a fitting conclusion to the franchise. As long as another doesn't come along to ruin it. Not quite my favourite of the sequels but it was a worthwhile effort I thought. My new boss said she just watched the first 2 or 3 of this series (and horror's her favorite genre), stating that 'they're all the same'. I agree, but I disagree. Each one has a plot that's slightly different from the one before (like, who's in charge, Jigsaw dies, etc.), but.this series is one of my favorites ever, because from the very first movie (which I never saw until last year), the traps, or 'games' have had me hooked and I've wanted to see all the ideas they could come up with. Only one 'Saw' movie has left me disappointed, but it wasn't this one! It’s been one of those weeks—you know the kind where it feels like the whole world is out to get you and you’ll never make it to the weekend? That kind of week. And all that stress put me in the mood for a little violence. In a way, I needed to see a person’s head pried open with a bear trap to unwind, and that bear trap needed to be in 3-D. But, after seeing Saw 3D, perhaps this thirst for hideous violence was an overreaction. In fact, if I could erase the images that are now burned into my psyche—even though it would mean that two loved ones would also be erased in the process—I’d do it. Unfortunately, the technology does not exist. So, instead, I’m going to answer every question you could possibly have about Saw 3D. Q: What is the first trap in Saw 3D? A: Three members of a love triangle are in close proximity to saw blades set by Jigsaw. As expected, one member of said love triangle is killed. 3-D entrails are involved. Q: Wait, I thought Jigsaw was dead. Is Jigsaw in Saw 3D? A: Yes, but only in flashbacks. Q: If Jigsaw is dead, who is setting the traps? A: That would be Hoffman, Jigsaw’s former partner who is on the hunt for Jigsaw’s wife. Q: Why is Hoffman looking for Jigsaw’s wife? ![]() A: Because she tried to kill him. Now she has gone to the police to seek protection from one of Hoffman’s adversaries, Gibson. Q: Does Saw 3D have a plot? The plot focuses on a man named Bobby (Sean Patrick Flanery). Lawrence Gordon, M.D. Also, the fact that he survived the events of Saw was officially confirmed with his reappearance at the end of Saw 3D. Saw 3D (also known as Saw: The Final Chapter, or simply Saw VII) is a 2010 American 3D horror film directed by Kevin Greutert, written by Patrick Melton and Marcus. Bobby is on a publicity tour for having survived an encounter with Jigsaw. Bobby’s story is completely fabricated, which doesn’t sit well with Hoffman. Q: When is the 15-year anniversary of Flanery’s role in Powder? A: That was this past Wednesday. And I’m sure the only reason we didn’t heard about the 15-year cast reunion and commemorative Blu-ray edition is because it was overshadowed by all the Back to the Future hullabaloo. Or, more likely, there was no party and there is no special edition Blu-ray. Q: What does Bobby’s publicity tour entail? A: A book tour, some television appearances, and a self-help group attended by other victims, such as Dr. Gordon (Cary Elwes) and Simone (Tanedra Howard), who had to cut off her own arm in Saw VI. Q: Was Tanedra Howard nominated for an Oscar for her brave portrayal of a woman who has to cut off her own arm in order to save her life? Q: When is the last time Cary Elwes appeared in the Saw franchise? A: The original Saw, in 2004. Q: What is Elwes’s role in Saw 3D? A: Well, it’s kind of a surprise (do people go to Saw movies for plot surprises?), but the movie opens with the aftermath of his foot amputation from the original film. (He also attends the aforementioned therapy sessions as a sarcastic heckler.) Q: Is this Cary Elwes’s greatest performance ever? A: Elwes’s greatest role will always be Russ Wheeler in Days of Thunder. Q: How many heads are actually ripped open by a bear trap in Saw 3D? A: Only one, sadly. Q: How bad is the bear problem in the industrial city in which Saw 3D takes place? A: I’m not sure. But bears have been known to adapt quite well to city life. Q: So what happens to Bobby? A: Everyone close to Bobby, including his wife who married him because of his fraudulent story, is captured. Bobby must run through a gauntlet of traps in order to save them—first he must save his publicist, who is in danger of having blades run through her throat, “silencing her forever.” Q: Can you honestly tell me there wasn’t the slightest bit of Schadenfreude, considering that the victim was a publicist? A: Absolutely not. Publicists are the backbone of this country. If I had to rank professions in order from one to five on what defines a hero, I’d say: Soldier, Fireman, Police Officer, Publicist, Astronaut. Q: I’ve never seen a Saw movie. Should I see Saw 3D? A: If you have never seen a Saw movie, and, now, seven films in, you’re thinking that’s it’s finally time to check one out—please seek help. Q: Wasn’t this your first Saw movie? On another note, my competency hearing is this coming Tuesday. Q: What is the worst fate to befall one of the victims in Saw 3D? A: The person who is cooked alive suffers a quite gruesome death. Q: Cooked alive? Is there a worse fate than that? A: The only trap I can think of that would be more sinister would be a room where the first five episodes of Outsourced play in a continuous loop. Q: So you enjoyed watching Saw 3D more than Outsourced? A: If I had to choose between watching Saw 3D once a day for an entire year, or Outsourced once a week for an entire year, I would pick Saw 3D. Q: If you’re going to be blurbed in this weekend’s commercials for Saw 3D, what do you hope it will be? A: “If I had to choose between watching Saw 3D once a day for an entire year, or Outsourced once a week for an entire year, I would pick Saw 3D!” -Mike Ryan, Vanity Fair Q: Is there a moral lesson in Saw 3D? A: One of the traps has four white supremacists. To disarm the trap, one of the supremacists must perform an act where his skin is ripped from his body. As the Jigsaw puppet says, “we are all the same color on the inside.” Poignant. Q: How old was Harrison Ford when he played Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark? A: 39 Q: How old is Sean Patrick Flanery, who played Indiana Jones in 1992’s The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles? And, no, in case you’re going to ask, he looks nothing like Harrison Ford in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Q: If I’m at a cocktail party and I’m asked what my opinions of Saw 3D are, even though I haven’t seen the movie, what should I say? A: You should run, because if you’re being asked this at a cocktail party, whoever is asking you this question is obviously trying to distract you while the police are called. Mike Ryan is a frequent contributor to vanityfair.com. For your complaints on his opinions about Saw 3D, you can contact him directly on.
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