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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.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for grisly violence and gore, terror, language and drug content

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Theatrical Release:Oct 28, 2005 Wide

Box Office: $87,025,093

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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Bigger budget, bigger cast, and more blood. Will deliver for Jigsaw’s fans.

Full Review Source: FilmsInReview.com | comment Comment
10/25/05
Victoria Alexander
Victoria Alexander
FilmsInReview.com

By no means a masterpiece of the genre, but it's a slickly made picture that more than delivers on the promise made on its poster--oh yes, there will be blood.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/01/07
Ethan Alter
Ethan Alter
Film Journal International

Saw II -- better-acted than its predecessor, which isn't saying much -- is so gratuitously, sadistically violent, and to such little end, that it finally falls over dead on the far side of obscene.

Full Review Source: Newsday | comment Comment
10/28/05
John Anderson
John Anderson
Newsday
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... this time around the ordeal is less grueling than simply distasteful.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
10/27/05
Sean Axmaker
Sean Axmaker
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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)

Saw II doesn't exhibit a steep decline in quality from its predecessor. Take that as you will.

Full Review Source: Las Vegas Weekly | comment Comment
10/27/05
Josh Bell
Josh Bell
Las Vegas Weekly

Quite hideous.

Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | comment Comment
09/27/07
Tim Brayton
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy

needlessly revolting

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
10/29/05
Keith Breese
Keith Breese
Filmcritic.com

It gets off to a really rough start, and it never really redeems itself until the end. But do know that it does redeem itself, and that’s what makes it a worthwhile film.

Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | comment Comment
10/28/05
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

mimics the original without quite catching what made that original worth seeing

Full Review Source: Killer Movie Reviews | comment Comment
10/27/05
Andrea Chase
Andrea Chase
Killer Movie Reviews

Essentially, this is one more movie that, regardless of its setting or even planet, exists to knock off its cast members one by one.

Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
10/27/05
Mike Clark
Mike Clark
USA Today
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Saw II is, all things considered, a superior film to the first installment.

Full Review Source: FromTheBalcony | comment Comment
10/27/05
Bill Clark
Bill Clark
FromTheBalcony

...the premise of the second is hackneyed, its acting weak, its score thudding and its direction and production values low rent

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
10/27/05
Laura Clifford
Laura Clifford
Reeling Reviews

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

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)

The serpentine plot is logical; the acting is passable and the film creates a palpable atmosphere of paranoia and tension.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
10/28/05
Colin Covert
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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For the most part the film succeeds in producing a frightening Halloween weekend experience.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
10/27/05
Kevin Crust
Kevin Crust
Los Angeles Times
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The problem with the big game is that it doesn’t have that same fear factor – a deadly gas? (You can’t see any impending doom, except for a couple of phlegmy coughs).

Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | comment Comment
10/28/05
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com

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

Not so much better than the first movie, just not nearly as bad thanks to a bigger budget, better writing.

Full Review Source: ComingSoon.net | comment Comment
10/27/05
Edward Douglas
Edward Douglas
ComingSoon.net
 
 
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