Went & saw SAW II

Brian Jackson

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Good movie. Again the "gore" is over-hyped by the media. It's the "impression" of gore that gets you, not the actual content. Great screen directors know how to build a tense scene and what NOT to show you on an artistic level.

Overall I liked SAW 2 only because you got into the head of why the Jigsaw Killer does what he does, and when you see the end you'll get it. It's a solid story and a great plot... somethingwe seldom see in any "Part 2" movies anymore. In this case the writers have really done their job, though you won't know that before the third act.

Though a little less MTV-ish quick-cuts would have been nice in the first act, pay special attention to the dialog. The way things are worded does give the audience clues if they're willing to pick up on them. That's in retrospect though, as many went over my head until the last act.

Be forwarned: the first half of this movie borders on "obvious" and "dull" in spite of the scary premise. It's something Hitchcock could have done wonders with with little more than suggestion and the audience's overactive immagination.

Nonetheless, not much visual gore abounds, though the occational brain matter flings.

Probably the most disturbing moment for me was a girl that reached up for something in a plexiglas box. Imagine if those "Chines handcuffs" were angled like that. But then again, how far would you go to save your own life?
 
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