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OfficialNov 2, 2013

"Saw II" is just like the first film but this time, the filmmakers have come up with new plot twists that are really well designed. Jigsaw returns as the villain, and designs more gruesome traps where victims dies in all sorts of gory ways.

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HalfwelshmanMar 18, 2012

Saw II is bigger, bloodier, but not better than its predecessor. Sure, Jigsaw's "games" are more extravagant and brutal, but the film lacks the clever plotting and tension of the original Saw. John Kramer (Tobin Bell) still makes a fantasticSaw II is bigger, bloodier, but not better than its predecessor. Sure, Jigsaw's "games" are more extravagant and brutal, but the film lacks the clever plotting and tension of the original Saw. John Kramer (Tobin Bell) still makes a fantastic horror movie villain - he's charismatic, threatening and utterly deranged, and its great to get under the skin of the character a little in this installment (no matter how unpalatable it might be) and understand what makes him tick. Donnie Wahlberg's Detective Eric Matthews makes a good enough protagonist, and the explosive extended dialogue scene between him and Kramer is the most compelling in the film. The rest of the cast are a bit underwhelming, and simply serve as lambs to the slaughter for the purpose of entertainment. I can't really deny that the film has moments that serve a certain deranged craving for schadenfreude found in all human beings, but the film as a whole loses a great deal of its energy and motivation after the first couple of these torture-porn-serving set-pieces. It just doesn't engage quite as the first film did, and only works on a single level. The film's big twist is also rather underwhelming when compared to the shock of the first film's - this time round, you see it coming a mile off. Still, Saw II is diverting, and makes for a decent enough Friday night gore-fest, just don't expect anything more.… Expand

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spollardFeb 26, 2014

It has loss the unique and clever nature of the first one. We're used to the idea now so they tried to introduce some new and exciting traps that definitely helped the film. However, the acting is comical at times and overall it was just notIt has loss the unique and clever nature of the first one. We're used to the idea now so they tried to introduce some new and exciting traps that definitely helped the film. However, the acting is comical at times and overall it was just not that well done. At best this is an average movie, I gave it a 56.4 out of 100… Expand

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MovieLonely94Oct 19, 2010

it wasn't that good, but its just wasn't nearly terrible. it had a lack of style and plot, but the acting wasn't so bad and the death scenes were more grisly than the original. Saw II is pretty much worth a try.

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grandpajoe6191Sep 18, 2011

"Saw 2" is baked with mindless flesh and blood, grinded a barely-acceptable plot twist, and mixed with terrible character depth unlike its prequel. Consider to pass this terrible movie, for you WILL gross out.

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JasonS.Oct 23, 2007

I loved the 1st movie but this one dropped the main reason the other one was so good. You knew why each person was kidnapped. It seems as if they cut out the back story to almost all of the characters.

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asylumspadezNov 25, 2011

Actually pretty disapointing. The actors (in the nerve gas house) sucked pretty hard but the rest of the cast was good. Tobin Bell was fantastic as Jigsaw and gives a chilling performance as well. The traps were rather disapointing and didntActually pretty disapointing. The actors (in the nerve gas house) sucked pretty hard but the rest of the cast was good. Tobin Bell was fantastic as Jigsaw and gives a chilling performance as well. The traps were rather disapointing and didnt really frighten you at all though. Worth watching for Bell's performance but thats it.… Expand

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imthenoobFeb 9, 2012

Saw 2 is a decent sequel. Tobin Bell is amazing as Jigsaw and Donnie Wahlberg was a great addition too, Their two characters had a lot of great back and forths in the film. The acting is still good. The horror is good but the traps this timeSaw 2 is a decent sequel. Tobin Bell is amazing as Jigsaw and Donnie Wahlberg was a great addition too, Their two characters had a lot of great back and forths in the film. The acting is still good. The horror is good but the traps this time around are not scary at all but they do still provided a little bit of suspense because it was hard to predict the outcome. The twist ending was interesting but a little predictable (I figured it out about 1/2 way into the movie). Still, Its a suprisingly decent horror film that trys to live up to the first film but fails imo.… Expand

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potatoes351Oct 30, 2012

Saw II, sequel to the pretty darn good Saw, is a completely different film to its predecessor. Yes the Jigsaw killer is back and has a new game in place with a larger number of people in play this time round. The story of Detective MatthewsSaw II, sequel to the pretty darn good Saw, is a completely different film to its predecessor. Yes the Jigsaw killer is back and has a new game in place with a larger number of people in play this time round. The story of Detective Matthews is a fairly boring affair, a rogue cop who does whatever he can to get an arrest even planting evidence, attacking suspects and giving false statements is in the list of things he is known for. Jigsaw has taken his son and several others and placed them in a house with the simple premise to get the antidote to the toxin in the air for each person by completing set tasks for each person. Whist being interrogated by Matthews Jigsaw must keep his game in play and keep Matthews distracted long enough to lure him into an even bigger trap. Saw II is a crime drama with some blood thrown in here and there, nothing compared to the edge of your seat thriller the first was.… Expand

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Annoymous1May 3, 2013

This averaged lower than the first movie since it doesn't actually have average traps. Unlike the future Saw films, this one lacks what saw is in memory for, the torture sequences. It is very low and they really aren't that good. But it isThis averaged lower than the first movie since it doesn't actually have average traps. Unlike the future Saw films, this one lacks what saw is in memory for, the torture sequences. It is very low and they really aren't that good. But it is still good enough to get a positive review.… Expand

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marcmyworksAug 31, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This film did contain two of the craziest death scenes I had ever seen. The first was the pit of needles and the second was the razors in the box. I will say the SAW films make me value my life tremendously.… Expand

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MarickFeb 15, 2015

Saw II is a 2005 Canadian-American horror film, a sequel to 2004's Saw and the second installment in the seven-part Saw franchise, directed and co-written by Darren Lynn BousmanI think that the movie is not as good as the first one. The storySaw II is a 2005 Canadian-American horror film, a sequel to 2004's Saw and the second installment in the seven-part Saw franchise, directed and co-written by Darren Lynn BousmanI think that the movie is not as good as the first one. The story captivates me not so much, but still makes me be quite interested. If you liked the first part of the series, I Saw ie, the second might seem to you weaker.… Expand

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MovieManiac83Apr 25, 2015

Silly, gratuitous, and nonsensical as they are, the Saw movies may have something to them after all. Much like The Three, the serial-killer film scripted by "Donald Kaufman" in Adaptation, they're written in full knowledge of all theirSilly, gratuitous, and nonsensical as they are, the Saw movies may have something to them after all. Much like The Three, the serial-killer film scripted by "Donald Kaufman" in Adaptation, they're written in full knowledge of all their bone-collecting, skin-stitching, Seven Deadly Sins-reckoning predecessors, yet the psychology has been completely stripped away, leaving only the gimmicks behind. To some extent, the Saw franchise may be the B-movie answer to classier fare like The Silence Of The Lambs and Se7en—both Saw and the new Saw II reveal their heady moral and thematic agendas as pseudo-sophisticated window dressing for the grisly contraptions they actually are. Stripped down to the barest genre essentials, Saw is a spring-loaded killing machine, packed with sadistic little deathtraps and ludicrous macabre twists, and its quickie sequel offers more of the same, which should again appease viewers who enjoy being jerked around.

In a novel reversal on the original, evil puppetmaster Tobin Bell (nicknamed "Jigsaw" because he cuts puzzle pieces out of his victims' skin) pulls back the curtain and spends the entire movie in plain sight, but he still holds all the cards. Though not quite as tortured as Danny Glover's madman-in-the-attic in Saw, cop Donnie Wahlberg has reason for stress when he discovers that Bell has abducted his son (along with about half a dozen others), and is holding them in a booby-trapped house. Through security monitors mounted in every room, Wahlberg and his team can only watch helplessly as the hostages struggle to free themselves within the two hours before their bodies implode from the nerve gas being pumped through the vents. But Bell relishes his role as dungeonmaster, so he offers a way out in the form of a game: If the hostages can figure out the combination to the safe in the middle of the room, they'll find the antidote inside.

As in Saw, the solutions are often just as bad as the problem: Sure, you can unlock that spiked steel trap mounted on your head, but first you have to find the key, which is planted behind your eye socket. (Here's a scalpel. Enjoy.) Bell claims he never kills anybody and that his victims are masters of their own fate, but that's a little like a schoolyard bully grabbing a weakling's arm and doing the "stop hitting yourself" routine. Co-writer Leigh Whannell, the sole creative holdover from the original, knows well enough not to mess with success, and he perpetuates Saw's sick, arbitrary formula without fail. The good news for moviegoers is that there's a way to enjoy Saw II: Simply grab the scalpel from under the chair, carve a hole in your forehead, and remove your frontal lobe.… Expand

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MrTacoBobSep 3, 2017

I didn't even like the original that much now there is a sequel.It's the same thing just tying in with the bland and dumb storyline. It's just the same thing with the same gore! And from there it got worse.

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Fire_CharizardApr 21, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I found saw 2 to be the most “meh” film in the series, I watch it as part of the marathon of saw films I do, but the traps in saw 2 are so bland, only the opening one got my heart going. It’s my least liked saw 2. When I found out that the nerve agent was killing the characters off slowly killed the whole trap concept as they where all rushing to get the antidote. The to see the whole film already happened. Not a fan of that kind of twist. Overall watchable but not my first choice in the saw series.… Expand

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Movie3Jul 15, 2018

Should have stopped at the first one. Though still intense and hard to watch...that needle pit, YIKES!!!

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ErikTheCriticSep 25, 2018

Just like the first, but this time we have some new well-designed plot twists. We also have more gruesome traps where victims die in all sorts of gory ways.

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JLauSep 25, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Same guy from the first one sets up a new game where a cop has to try and find his missing son but if he was actually listening, he could've just sat there and his son would've been fine.… Expand

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DarylL.Jan 1, 2006

Unfortunately the sequel overall doesn't compare to its superior original. Though the sequel continues the series of gruesome deaths the movie isnt as smart as its predecessor.