Saw II (2005) is of course the sequel to the famous Saw (2004). This sequel didn't really impress me all that much. I'll start with what I didn't really care for in the movie. One of the negatives about the movie is some of the cast members acting ability. Tobin Bell and Donnie Wahlberg both turn in good performances, but to be honest, the other actors just didn't really sell me on their performances or pull me into it the movie more. Another one of the negatives is that the movie as a whole isn't all that interesting. The first Saw movie is undoubtedly the best in the series, and it surpasses this second installment. To be completely honest, if you watch Saw for the traps, then you probably won't like this one, the jigsaw traps aren't that interesting or creative at all. The characters, except for Detective Matthews (Donnie Wahlberg) and his teenage son, don't have much depth at all, which made me not really care about them very much. The writing is slightly below average. So all in all, Saw II gets a 4/10, just not a very entertaining film. I don't even think fans of the Saw films would enjoy it very much.

I'm quite a horror film junkie and especially love the ones with lots of gore. Most horror films that have been suggested to me for their gore have been disappointing, however Saw 2 was one of the few that met my expectations if not exceeded them. The gore was brilliantly realistic without taking your attention from the plot, which is also amazing. Twists and turns that you wouldn't expect at all while perched on the edge of your seat.

DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED THE MOVIE!!!The movie was decent. The acting was better. The plot was completely different. I enjoyed the movie enough to be able to watch it again sometime. The criticism this movie received however is for a great part unreasonable and not thought out. I'll go over some of this criticism as honest as I am."The plot made no sense". Yes it did, you just didn't get it. Also that not constructive criticism.The reason for the guy to start killing everyone was dumb: It was, but then again, this is a guy with anger problems who is enraged. He is dying and he doesn't care about anyone anymore.The girl is stupid for reaching her hand into the trap: No she wasn't. You have to realize that she knows she is mere minutes away of dying. She is desperate and not thinking. If she didn't get the antidote she would have died which is why she stuck her other hand in the trap to retrieve the fallen part of the syringe.How come Amanda suddenly knows to check the walls and find clues after having been in a game that wasn't similar in the slightest:Amanda is the new jigsaw so of course she is gonna move the game along. No one else knew exactly how the games went so Amanda was able to do this without much suspicion. Also Because the kid is the only innocent one, Amanda protected him and left him alive. which brings me to...The clue of the kid being the officers son has nothing to do with anything: It does. This was the kids part of the game. If his identity would have been reveled too soon and without his knowledge he would have been killed and failed his game.The house was made of wood and could have been broken down: At 33 minutes Xavier tried this and it turned out the house was caged in, so it wouldn't have mattered.In terms of lighting and all that; I thought it was okay, but that's without any knowledge on that aspect.

Saw II continues the tale of modern horror's greatest villain: Jigsaw. This time, 8 people are locked in a brutal test while a detective, the father to one of the victims, and the police try to save them. S2 is a rough, brutal ride. It has been treated unfairly by critics because of the bloodshed. That's just what it uses for scares. Some horror movies use jump scares. Some use tension. This uses violence and uses it reasonably well. It's not always enjoyable as it does get pretty unpleasant at times, but it is undeniably effective. Therefore, it's easy to write it off as a nasty gore-fest, but it counterbalances the gore with thought-provoking thematic material on morals, justice and how far one will go to save themselves. It's a nasty film, but it is effective. It's far from a perfect movie admittedly. The characters aside from Jigsaw and the main detective are weak, the drama is somewhat superficial, it's not as tense as the first one and things are a bit sillier this time. That being said, it's a watchable and reasonably thrilling horror film, although for many it will be a bit much. It's worth watching for all the twists and turns, as you will never see them coming.6/10