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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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...is supposed to jar you, but here's the funny thing about 90 minutes of bludgeoning and bloodletting: It usually just leaves me numb.

Full Review Source: Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) | comment Comment
10/30/05
Josh Larsen
Josh Larsen
Sun Publications (Chicago, IL)

[T]he earnest message-ification... vies with the meaningless and sadistic violence as the most stomach-turning aspect of the flick.

Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | comment Comment
10/30/05
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

... the bad news is that there’s less (Jigsaw) innovation… the good news is there’s no crying Cary Elwes.

Full Review Source: MovieCrypt.com | comment Comment
10/30/05
Kevin A. Ranson
Kevin A. Ranson
MovieCrypt.com

needlessly revolting

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

An ugly, joyless horror movie that deserves to be tossed into the business end of 1988's "Woodchipper Massacre."

Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment Comment
10/29/05
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

The rare sequel that improves upon its predecessor, Saw II is an exploitation flick with style and skill to go along with its stream of red stuff.

Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
10/29/05
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

Saw II is bound to give fans of the original a real buzz.

Full Review Source: Juicy Cerebellum | comment Comment
10/28/05
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

In 'Saw II,' both the cops and the victims are so dim the whole elaborate exercise hardly seems worthwhile.

Full Review Source: culturevulture.net | comment Comment
10/28/05
Pamela Troy
Pamela Troy
culturevulture.net

Unable to deliver the single novel concept or unexpected surprise that might justify its existence.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
10/28/05
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Slant Magazine

By referencing horror masters Dario Argento and Wes Craven, the film invites comparison to much better movies, [with] none of Argento's style or Craven's savagely sardonic of sense of humor.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
10/28/05
Ken Fox
Ken Fox
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Quite possibly Saw II sheds enough blood to satisfy horror aficionados.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
10/28/05
Susan Walker
Susan Walker
Toronto Star

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

The second Saw isn't as accomplished or precise as the first, but it's well worth watching because, in an era when most movies are forgotten before the popcorn is digested, it makes you feel something.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
10/28/05
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

As it was in the first Saw, audiences are faced with insane leaps in logic that sabotage the last part of the film.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
10/28/05
Peter Hartlaub
Peter Hartlaub
San Francisco Chronicle

The film's one-note dialogue, insufferable characters and lack of scares make Saw II just a tedious exercise in explicit violence.

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
10/28/05
Timothy Knight
Timothy Knight
Reel.com

Saw II only has one ambition -- to make us squirm. And it does. Just don't be surprised if you need to switch to an electric razor after this.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
10/28/05
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel

An unapologetic exercise in nastiness, with lots of scenes guaranteed to truly gross out and freak out the audience in equal measure.

Full Review Source: IGN Movies | comment Comment
10/28/05
Eric Goldman
Eric Goldman
IGN Movies

Not a total waste of your serial-killer dollar.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
10/28/05
M.E. Russell
M.E. Russell
Oregonian

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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Promising unnerving thrills, Saw II delivers.

Full Review Source: IGN Movies | comment Comment
10/28/05
Jeff Otto
Jeff Otto
IGN Movies
 
 
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