Where Gore Meets Bore

Rating: 1/10 (20 November 2005)

Where does bore meet gore? Well, yes--in the 2000 election, sure. But also in SAW 2, arguably the worst horror movie of all time. Taking a stride from its predecessor, SAW 2 contains similarly enormous plot holes and an uninteresting group of foolish characters whom we care little or nothing about.
But the worst part of both saw 1 and 2 is Jigsaw.
Jigsaw, as a character, is the most self-indulgent movie device since the Cube in "Cube," and not half as clever. He's self-righteous, childish and shallow. It's like being kidnapped by a seven-year-old who's crying because she didn't get a candy bar from you at the cash register.
In short, this film is designed for persons as self-serving and dull as Jigsaw himself.
This might seem a minor point, but it must be remembered that everything that gets put on screen gets glorified in the process. Case study for this is Beavis and Butt-Head, a show making fun of stupid teens that became vastly popular with.....yup, stupid teens. Consider, then, what SAW and SAW 2 glorify: sadism, selfishness and Pharisaic homicide.
'Nuff said, I hope.