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Horror tale, and sequel to numerous films, in which several survivors of the Jigsaw serial killer unite to seek counseling from a self-help mentor, also one of Jigsaw's survivors. Cast:Tobin Bell, Cary Elwes, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell, Sean Patrick FlaneryDirector:Kevin GreutertRelease Date:October 29, 2010DVD Release:January 25, 2011From:LionsgateRating:RLength:1 hr. 31 min.
Saw 3D played to poor reviews. • Adam Graham wrote in the Detroit News, "...the dumbest and most illogical entry in the 'Saw' series... The 3D is almost as cheap-looking as the film's sets... the film is entirely devoid of suspense..." • And Nathan Rabin wrote for the AV Club, "...the same old overwrought, laughably melodramatic shit, only this time in one more dimension." More Reviews Below...
Saw 3D Positive Reviews (19 Reviews, reviews below)
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: GOOD(cg) "...sicko-exploitative, viscera-spewing trash, but at least it has a lean and mean pace and focus, and it isn't clotted with backstory.... a big bloody joke..."(See all of Owen Gleiberman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 758 words, 10/29/10
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (8 Reviews)
Mike Hale, New York Times: POOR "...in a theater equipped with RealD 3D and Dolby sound, you'll come away with a pretty good idea of what it would feel like to have flying body parts hit you in the face."(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 366 words, 10/30/10
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: POOR(cg) "You know things are bad when you've started feeling sorry for your villain. But my primary emotion during was pity... The performances have become painfully stilted..."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 543 words, 10/30/10
Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...the filmmakers have so lost their fastballs that this one's extreme gore provokes either laughter or sleep. Intact, however, is an inflated sense of importance..."(See all of Michael Ordoña's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 259 words, 10/30/10
Rafer Guzman, New York Newsday: POOR(cg) "Can boredom be three-dimensional? Buy those glasses and you'll find out.... Can I look? Is it over? Not the gore, the acting! Please, God, make it stop!"(See all of Rafer Guzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 298 words, 10/30/10
Jason Anderson, Toronto Star: MODERATE(cg) "...has an unpretentious sensibility that harkens back to the cheerfully depraved movies of pioneering gore-hound Herschell Gordon Lewis."(See all of Jason Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 450 words, 10/30/10
Nick Schager, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "...the film's aim to bring its convoluted saga full-circle through the reappearance of original 'Saw' victim Carey Elwes merely reeks of desperation..."(See all of Nick Schager's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 208 words, 10/29/10
Andrew Dowler, Toronto Now: WEAK(cg) "Except for the lacklustre 3-D, neither better, worse nor different than the six previous entries in the series. Gore ensues. This time, they drew more laughs than shrieks..."(See all of Andrew Dowler's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 220 words, 11/04/10
KEY CITIES (3 Reviews)
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: POOR(cg) "...gruesome, with filmmakers caught up in 'What would it look like if somebody's jaw was ripped out, or their skin was glued to a car seat?'... a humorless affair, murder by rote."(See all of Roger Moore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 554 words, 10/29/10
Adam Graham, Detroit News: POOR(cg) "...the dumbest and most illogical entry in the 'Saw' series... The 3D is almost as cheap-looking as the film's sets... the film is entirely devoid of suspense..."(See all of Adam Graham's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 445 words, 10/30/10
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (7 Reviews)
Nick Schager, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "...the film's aim to bring its convoluted saga full-circle through the reappearance of original 'Saw' victim Carey Elwes merely reeks of desperation..."(See all of Nick Schager's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 208 words, 10/29/10
Mack Rawden, Cinema Blend: MODERATE(cg) "...a severely fragmented movie weaving principled savagery and awkward, thoughtless dialogue into an ultimately mediocre product."(See all of Mack Rawden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 698 words, 11/01/10
Tom Meek, Boston Phoenix: WEAK(cg) "...the death-game series goes out with a whimper -- and the 3D visuals, apart from a few screen-popping squirts of blood, do little to accentuate the gore."(See all of Tom Meek's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 166 words, 11/04/10
Andrew Dowler, Toronto Now: WEAK(cg) "Except for the lacklustre 3-D, neither better, worse nor different than the six previous entries in the series. Gore ensues. This time, they drew more laughs than shrieks..."(See all of Andrew Dowler's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 220 words, 11/04/10
HIGHBROW PRESS (3 Reviews)
Mike Hale, New York Times: POOR "...in a theater equipped with RealD 3D and Dolby sound, you'll come away with a pretty good idea of what it would feel like to have flying body parts hit you in the face."(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 366 words, 10/30/10
Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...the filmmakers have so lost their fastballs that this one's extreme gore provokes either laughter or sleep. Intact, however, is an inflated sense of importance..."(See all of Michael Ordoña's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 259 words, 10/30/10
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon: POOR "...incoherent... possessed of a back story so tangled it makes 'Inception' seem like 'The Billy Goats Gruff,' and distractingly, even self-defeatingly, moralistic."(See all of Andrew O'Hehir's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 981 words, 10/29/10
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Rob Nelson, Daily Variety: WEAK "...will delight the franchise's fans and surprise almost no one.... offers little in between the traps, which are more creatively vicious than they've ever been."(See all of Rob Nelson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 576 words, 10/28/10
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter: FAIR "...most of the traps lack the Rube Goldberg-style cleverness that marked the series, although the blood and guts quotient certainly remains high."(See all of Frank Scheck's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 429 words, 10/29/10
Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...the filmmakers have so lost their fastballs that this one's extreme gore provokes either laughter or sleep. Intact, however, is an inflated sense of importance..."(See all of Michael Ordoña's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 259 words, 10/30/10
Mike Hale, New York Times: POOR "...in a theater equipped with RealD 3D and Dolby sound, you'll come away with a pretty good idea of what it would feel like to have flying body parts hit you in the face."(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 366 words, 10/30/10
23.1 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Saw 3D's reviews are separated by an average 23.1 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Saw 3D (19 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Saw 3D's reviews cover 23.3% of potential readers (average is 68.0%). Volume:The film's reviews total 9,033 words involume (average is 20,221 words). Length:The film's reviews average 475 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Saw 3D Coverage, Volume & Length (19 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 22.5 Hours After Release (Norm is 1.3 Release)
Saw 3D's reviews on average broke 22.5 hours after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.3 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Saw 3D's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
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