01.31.07 6:00 AM CST
• Movies
• Robert DeSalvo
When you see a movie as gruesome and sadistic as Saw III—the third (final?) chapter in the wickedly wonderful series about a dying psychopath named Jigsaw and the deadly traps he creates for people who take life for granted—the word “elation” doesn’t come to mind. More specifically, it’s difficult to imagine anyone behind the scenes enjoying themselves while making a movie with such dark psychological subject matter and unapologetic gore.But that is what’s particularly interesting about the extra featurettes on the new Saw III DVD (also available on Blu-ray) just released by Lions Gate Home Video. As you follow director Darren Lynn Bousman, the actors and the crew around the set, you’ll be surprised at how much fun they’re all having—sort of like when kids discover something really gross and can’t wait to show their friends. It’s akin to looking behind the curtain of a twisted funhouse where people gleefully debate matters like what makes the most believable vomit (watery pea soup) and how you get maggot actors to, well, act. In one of the movie’s most cringe-worthy scenes, a man chained to the bottom of a well is slowing being drowned in liquefied putrid pig matter. As the actor screams and thrashes as the slop is pumped in, Bousman and crew howl with laughter at the mess they created while watching on a monitor in the other room. All this adds a new and unexpectedly light-hearted perspective to a series many equate with achieving the limit in screen violence.
To read more about what makes this young director tick, check out our exclusive interview with Bousman.
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