Review of Saw 3D

Yesterday me and my friends decided to have a Saw marathon, we watched saw 1 up to 6 then went to see the new and apparently last instalment aw 3D at the cinema. I went with incredibly high expectations, and in some ways was not disappointed, however there were a few things i was not overly keen on. (spoilers be warned) The negatives - 1. I expected the final game in the saw franchise to focus on someone rather more related to the saw franchise itself. Bobby's character not being known of or mentioned in any previous films ruined it a bit for me, plus the fact i saw him as a completely unlikable character didn't help. In the previous games there was usually a character that i wanted to prevail and survive (Gorden from Saw, Jeff from Saw 3 for example) but this guy didn't do it for me. 2. I so wanted Hoffman to survive (he is my favourite character) and although he isn't shown pyhsically dying in the film, the end clearly shows he has no way of escape. 3.3D! In many cases 3D films can be incredible, just look at avatar for example, however i feel that this was only 3D for the sake of making it 3d, it added nothing to the story and ultimately would have been just as good in 2D. This may just be me but i also thought that the 3D element of the film made it almost too shiny and polished. Saw in 3D just felt too gimmicky when the main focus should have been the fact that it was the last film in the series! The Positives - 1. The traps were pretty fantastic. They were far more imaginative than i expected. I thought Chester Bennington's car trap scene was brutal whilst being clear it was cleverly thought out. I wont go into every trap in detail as it would take too long but there are certainly some imaginative ones in there. 2. Despite Hoffman's demise at the end, he played the bad ass antagonist perfectly. The fact that he chose the old school reverse bear trap on Jill was perfect and throughout the film he remained ruthless. Even at the end when he was chained up, he went straight for the saw, in my eyes again proving he would do anything to survive. 3. The acting, i've heard from a few people that the acting was below par, i on the other hand did not find this to be the case. I thought every character played their role well. 4. The ending, despite predictable to some, was straight up epic. Lawrence Gorden's story was revealed and him ending it with the famous line "Game over!" gave me chills. Overall - In my opinion not one of the Saw films has surpassed the original, due to its pure originality and legitimately shocking twist. Saw 3D didn't have an incredible story, it had a slightly predictable twist but the bottom line is it wrapped the franchise up, answering (most) questions and was a fun film along the way. If you have seen the others and enjoyed them then you can't afford to miss this.