SPOILER ALERT!

In every single movie i saw this summer, this trailer was shown in the previews. and every time i would say there was no way that i was going to see it. it looked too creepy. but after like the 30th time seeing the trailer i thought i would maybe give it a chance. First of all Penn Badgley is hot and i love anything that can relate to gossip girl in even the littlest of ways. and second, i was very interested in seeing what happens when the stepdad takes his foot off cord to the saw as it's hanging over amanda's head. but GUESS WHAT!?!?! That never happens in the movie! That trailer was a big fat lie. and was successful at getting me and my friend to go spend $8.50 on that movie. That is the ONLY reason why we went (well that and i wanted to avoid any halloween activities going on in provo)

For fun i googled it to see if others felt the same way. Here is someone's review: (Ignore his poor grammar.)

This was a major dissapointment! Which yes I'm a big fan of the original(and sequel not so much the second sequel)but still I had big hopes for this and if you ask me the trailer and marketing was a big lie to us all! I mean come on the most exciting part in the trailer is with the saw going toward Amanda's face and him letting it go! ok well the scene never happens he dont even direct it with his foot toward her.It simply falls beside her after she falls through the floor? the scene isn't nothing like the trailer! Just very false things here AND there is a lot more in the trailer that isn't in the movie! stay away! the only thing going for it is the acting!

I actually have to disagree with him on the acting. i didn't think that was stellar either. plus it was only scary for like 5 minutes. the whole rest of the movie was leading up to the 5 minutes of scary. i was just waiting for him to start trying to kill. LAME. anyway. moral of the story: don't go see stepfather. it's a waste of time and money.