Saw II (2005)

Director: Darren Lynn Bousman

Writer: Leigh Whannell, Darren Lynn Bousman

Tagline: Oh, yes. There will be blood.

Actors: Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Donnie Wahlberg, Erik Knudsen, Franky G, Glenn Plummer, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Leigh Whannell, Mpho Koaho, Beverley Mitchell, Tim Burd, Barry Flatman, Lyriq Bent, Dina Meyer

Runtime: 1h 33m

Category: Psychological, Slasher, Torture

Synopsis: Jigsaw is back..."with some brand new crack and we do it like that" (thank you Fort Minor). He is found at an abandoned warehouse by a police officer with some family problems. The officer and his comrades notice a set of computer monitors displaying a bunch of people in some house. The movie cuts back and forth for the rest of its running time and we come to see that everyone in the house is somehow connected to the police officer. The girl who had the reverse bear trap on her head is also in this one. The people in the house venture out and start to get killed one by one. Each is there for some reason and there are tape recorders all over the house, each containing instructions. A deadly nerve agent is released in to the air and they all start to rot from the inside out. One of the people in the house figures out a way to cure himself and goes on a killing spree. Eventually the girl from the first film gets out with the officer's son and find themselves in the bathroom from the first one; where we find out that she is in cahoots with Jigsaw.

Review: I thoroughly enjoyed this film...just a little bit more than the first. I think it's because it had more people and it was a smidge faster in pace. I liked the twist and the traps...just like the first, and was pleasantly surprised with the acting. I like how they get a bunch of nobodies (sprinkled in with some oldies and some forgottens) to play these parts. I think it gives the film more edginess because you are not familiar with their acting styles.

Rating: 22. I rate it high for the same reason as the first, but no higher because, in my opinion (not that mine really matters...but if your reading this you obviously care about my opinion or you wouldn't be wasting your time...thanks by the way!) there was a lack of traps. I know what some of you are saying, "But what about the pit of used needles?" I have prepared for this...clear throat...

And there you have it! I thought the pit was freakin' sweet but other than that I thought they were just mediocre (ok I can't freakin' spell, big whoop, wanna fight about it?). To conclude (some of you are thanking me for that sentence), if you liked the first you'll like this. See it…now. Obey! (22of25).