Saw 3D: The Final Chapter (2010)
"Saw 3D" (original title)

As a deadly battle rages over Jigsaw's brutal legacy, a group of Jigsaw survivors gathers to seek the support of self-help guru and fellow survivor Bobby Dagen, a man whose own dark secrets unleash a new wave of terror.

Director:

Kevin Greutert

Writers:

Patrick Melton, Marcus Dunstan

Stars:

Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tobin Bell	...	Jigsaw / John
Costas Mandylor	...	Hoffman
Betsy Russell	...	Jill
Cary Elwes	...	Dr. Gordon
Sean Patrick Flanery	...	Bobby
Chad Donella	...	Gibson
Gina Holden	...	Joyce
Laurence Anthony	...	Rogers
Dean Armstrong	...	Cale
Naomi Snieckus	...	Nina
Rebecca Marshall	...	Suzanne
James Van Patten	...	Dr. Heffner
Sebastian Pigott	...	Brad
Jon Cor	...	Ryan
Anne Lee Greene	...	Dina (as Anne Greene)

Storyline

Detective Matt Gibson chases the psychotic Detective Mark Hoffman while Jigsaw's widow Jill Tuck tries to kill him as assigned by her husband. However he escapes and Jill meets Gibson and offers to sign an affidavit listing the murders committed by Hoffman. In return, she requests protection. Meanwhile, the prominent Jigsaw survivor and leader of a support group Bobby Dagen is abducted with his wife and friends and forced to play a mortal game to save himself and his beloved wife.

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Plot Keywords:

survivor | support group | self help guru | topless female nudity | character repeating someone else's dialogue | 

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Taglines:

In Heart-Pounding 3D

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Genres:

Crime | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sequences of grisly bloody violence and torture, and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official MySpace

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 October 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Saw VII

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$17,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£3,600,083 (UK) (29 October 2010)

Gross:

$45,670,855 (USA) (26 November 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twisted Pictures, A Bigger Boat, Serendipity Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kevin Greutert, along with writers Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton, attempted a comprehensive rewrite of the script a week before filming.

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Goofs

Hoffman's stitches disappear as the movie goes on. This is due to the fact that the events of Saw 3D take place 2 months after the end of Saw VI, and flashes back a couple of times at the beginning of the film to establish continuity.

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Quotes

Dr. Gordon: I'm sure I speak for everyone here when I say how grateful we are to be a part of your... "promotional... DVD."
[claps mockingly]

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Connections

Referenced in Community: Early 21st Century Romanticism (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Life Won't Wait"
performed by Ozzy Osbourne

User Reviews

there isn't much if anything left to add

In keeping with the annual Halloween tradition, producers decided to bring audiences this allegedly final installment of the unsettling series, and apparently wanted to go out in style by adding what has fast become an overused technique in three-dimensional effects. The "story" centers around a self-help author who purportedly survived the deceased Jigsaw's deadly game, and now tries to preach a message of strength to those around him. His newfound strength is put to the test however when he becomes the target of a new game, one which will also determine the fate of those close to him. Meanwhile, the cold-blooded Detective Hoffman tries to settle a score while evading his fellow officers who are hot on his trail. After so many films, so many traps, so much relentless violence and gore, it would be pointless to complain about the film's content, but beyond a few startling 3-D moments, and despite a relatively short running time, the whole thing feels like a prolonged, protracted, and downright boring exercise in this tired genre. Tries to wrap things up nice and neatly in the end, yet still can't hide the fact that this series has long run out of steam, or that this project is clearly uninspired. *½