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Saw II (2005)

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Reviews Counted:113

Fresh:40

Rotten:73

Average Rating:4.6/10

Consensus: Saw II is likely to please the gore-happy fans of the original, though it may be too gruesome for those not familiar with first film's premise.

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: In SAW, a huge horror hit in 2004, a masked man called Jigsaw orchestrated the kidnapping of two people, chained them in a disgusting bathroom in an abandoned warehouse, and played vicious, brutal... In SAW, a huge horror hit in 2004, a masked man called Jigsaw orchestrated the kidnapping of two people, chained them in a disgusting bathroom in an abandoned warehouse, and played vicious, brutal mind games with them that potentially could lead to their freedom. Jigsaw is back for more gory fun in SAW II, but this time he comes out from behind the mask to terrorize a troubled cop face-to-face. Tobin Bell reprises his brief role as Jigsaw in the first film with a major starring turn in the sequel. Dying of cancer, Jigsaw lets himself get caught, only to show Detective Eric Matthews (Donnie Wahlberg) that his son, Daniel (Erik Knudsen), has been taken hostage with seven other people, all of whom have been placed in a house of horrors with only the slimmest chance of escaping with their lives. Jigsaw promises Matthews that Daniel will live only if the cop follows the rules of the game, but time is running out, as the captives' bodies have been poisoned with a toxin that will soon destroy them. Meanwhile, in the dank, mysterious, booby-trapped house, the ever-more-desperate group of people (including Shawnee Smith, who is back as Amanda, the lone survivor of SAW) furiously try to find their connection to each other and a way out, but blood and violence lie in their path. Like its predecessor, SAW II is a frightening thriller filled with plenty of tricks and treats to satisfy even the most jaded horror fan. [More]

Starring: Tony Nappo, Shawnee Smith, Franky G, Beverley Mitchell

Starring: Tony Nappo, Shawnee Smith, Franky G, Beverley Mitchell, Tim Burd, Glenn Plummer, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Erik Knudsen, Tobin Bell, Lyriq Bent, Donnie Wahlberg, Dina Meyer

Director: Darren Lynn Bausman

Director: Darren Lynn Bausman
Screenwriter: Darren Lynn Bausman, Leigh Whannell
Producer: Gregg Hoffman, Mark Burg
Composer: Charlie Clouser
Studio: Lions Gate Films

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Saw II is a nasty piece of work ...

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
12/10/05
Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

Saw II feels like an episode of Fear Factor or Big Brother with Rob Zombie at the helm, and if that doesn't scare you away from this ridiculous movie, well, feel free to indulge your questionable tastes.

Full Review Source: Premiere Magazine | comment Comment
12/10/05
Ryan Devlin
Ryan Devlin
Premiere Magazine

... a sequel that shows some of the same boldness and intellect of the first one.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/10/05
Heidi Martinuzzi
Heidi Martinuzzi
Film Threat

In a fun house like this the elaborate tortures seem to leave behind the real world of pain and suffering for the realm of slapstick; they're the kind of horrors that make you scream and laugh at the same time.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
12/10/05
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader

[Jigsaw] is like John Keating from Dead Poet’s Society, if Keating used hypodermic needles and hacksaws instead of Walt Whitman.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/10/05
Pete Vonder Haar
Pete Vonder Haar
Film Threat

To enjoy Saw II, one must have enjoyed Saw. This is a given. As to which is better, this is a fairly pointless question given how bad both of these movies are.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
12/10/05
Tim Cogshell
Tim Cogshell
Boxoffice Magazine

Ainda que relativamente engenhoso, o roteiro depende excessivamente de coincidências e revela-se pouco original, além de não conseguir criar um único personagem com quem o público possa se identificar.

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12/04/05
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

Bousman a su trafiquer la facture originale pour en accentuer l'impact et la rendre, aussi étrange que cela puisse paraitre, un peu plus crédible.

Full Review Source: Panorama | comment Comment
11/25/05
Jean-François Vandeuren
Jean-François Vandeuren
Panorama

It's not slick, it's not empowering, and it's not pretty. But what it does -- efficiently exploiting our primal fears -- it does pretty well.

Full Review Source: Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) | comment Comment
11/21/05
Jonathan R. Perry
Jonathan R. Perry
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

Saw II is pure schlock, which was clearly the intention: grimy grainy photography, flashbacks that strike like lightning bolts, plot holes galore and no jokes to speak of.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
11/11/05
Urban Cinefile Critics
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Urban Cinefile

Veni vidi vomit. That's Latin for: I came, I saw, I saw 'Saw II.'

Full Review Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | comment Comment
11/07/05
John Beifuss
John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

The raucous results: Saw II is a shameless spectacle of squirming and squealing without maintaining much solid suspense in its warped, blood-clotting heart

Full Review Source: Movie Eye | comment Comment
11/07/05
Frank Ochieng
Frank Ochieng
Movie Eye

Jigsaw returns, this time as self-styled family counselor.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
11/05/05
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters

An utterly sadistic horror picture that exists for no other reason and has no discernible point apart from getting horror fans to shell out a few bucks.

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
11/02/05
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

If you saw the first “Saw,” you’ll want to see “Saw II,” too.

Full Review Source: KWQC-TV (Iowa) | comment Comment
11/02/05
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
KWQC-TV (Iowa)

It was like finding the peanut butter cup in a sea of Mounds bars.

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10/31/05
Dan Marcucci and Nancy Serougi
Dan Marcucci and Nancy Serougi
Broomfield Enterprise

One of those rare sequels that surpass the foundation it was built on.

Full Review Source: CinemaBlend.com | comment Comment
10/31/05
Joshua Tyler
Joshua Tyler
CinemaBlend.com
 
 
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