Absolute Trash

Rating: 1/10 (27 September 2006)

When the first Saw movie came out I thought it was just going to be another stupid horror movie that we have seen a million times, but when I saw it I thought it was really good. It was an intense psychological thriller with a lot of surprises. The writing was excellent and fresh.
Having said that, I recently watched Saw II and it was the most appalling piece of trash I have watched in a long time. There was absolutely nothing in the second one that could be compared to the first one. The writing was weak and the writers should be embarrassed to have their name associated with this tripe. The situations are stupid, the characters are complete idiot's and there isn't a scare in the whole movie. If you think listening to a lot of screaming and seeing over the top amounts of fake blood is scary then maybe this movie is for you. I don't think I jumped once and I certainly wasn't on the edge of my seat. The twist at the end was okay, but it was just a set-up to make a third one. The only thing good about this movie is that you get to know Jigsaw more and learn what makes him do what he does.
If you have any sense at all you would avoid this movie at all costs. Don't pay money to see it, but if you must watch it try and see it for free.
If you want to watch an intelligent, tense movie, then watch Saw. If you want to watch complete stupidity and see how a movie should not be written, then watch Saw 2. As for Saw 3, well, I'm not getting my hopes up.
You have been warned.