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[191205] Just came back from watching SAW II.. yep.. finally managed to catch the bloody show (no pun intended)... it was damn worth the seven dollars i paid for it... but somehow knowing some parts of the show thru the review kinnda kills it a bit.. yep.. just a bit... but the overall experience was still great but it pales in comparison while watching the original SAW... guess still could see flashes of the previous directors even though SAW II's director a newbie (yep, SAW II's his virgin project with lotsa help from the previous directors)

Supposedly, the script for SAW II was to be for another movie but the producers over at the movie company though it was perfect for SAW II so in came the new director after the 2 original director decided not to take the project something about not wanting to destroy the novelty of their first film which they made as a one off film and didnt plan for any sequels... anyways.. in the end, they did help out with the script.. by changing over 80% of the original script in order for the film to stay true to the original feel and focus..

I watched SAW on dvd and watched it with the director's commentary as well and thru it, they discussed reasons why a certain scene was shot in that particular reason or way or just recollecting funny tales while doing the actual filming.. for those of you who didnt know, ADAM was played by one of the directors.. so that was pretty cool.. there was one scene in the opening of the movie in which Matthews (the lead character in SAW II) moves from his hotel room to the crime scene and the way the camera moves so reminded me of a scene in the original SAW which used the same technique..

The twists were there.. and really quite unexpected though for those of us who have bad memory or didnt watch SAW, we would have missed subtle links from SAW II linking it back to SAW... like why was the camera panned onto the name plate of the doctor John (Jigsaw) went to, LAWRENCE GORDON... ring a bell? yep.. he's the other guy stuck with ADAM in the room in the original film... in the original film, JIGSAW was his patient... and Dr. Gordon giving him the news that he had cancer set him off his way... AMANDA came back.. which was a pleasant surprise after surviving the JAWS of DEATH in the first film... though some poor decisions perhaps made by the directors..

I know that they're trying to tie the first film to SAW II but seriously, why would a room in the house have a secret doorway to another basement which ultimately leads to a toliet? AND in SAW, when the detective played by Danny Glover chased a suspect thought to be jigsaw, the cameras clearly showed the chase scene ending in a industrial facility of some sorts.. or a factory at least.. with the entrance to the place thru basements and place full of pipes.. and you had to climb down a ladder.. so it kinnda didnt make sense... for the room/toliet that ADAM and LAWRENCE were held in to suddenly *poof!!* appear beneath a house in a hidden entrance.. geez... where DO you find a house like that?? But the directors probably saw this loophole and tried to minimise the impact by showing Matthews just entering a doorway and not showing the entire structure of the house... but the damage was done..

The ending followed the ending of the first SAW which kinnda ties in with everything in the movie... GAME OVER and the door slams close.. which leaves it pretty much open for another sequel.. which i wouldnt be too surprised if it evers comes about... the ending's too open ended.. lol.. no statement no end... In conclusion, SAW was a great film and its sequel unlike many other sequels which flopped did pretty okay to me at least.. with twists and plot developments that I didnt really come to expect and oooooo.. the manner in which the victims died just got more varied.. and BEVERLY MITCHELL was in it!!!! She's plays the second sis in 7th Heaven remember? hey.. ya cant go wrong with a gal like her.. ;) SAW II is a must watch but not for the squirmish and faint at heart... some of the scenes are graphic.. nothing much to me at least.. SAW II, yea there will be blood.. how true.. it's a bloody film alright.. BLOODY BRILLANT!!!!!

SAW II - 4 popcorns out of 5

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