2 > 1

Rating: 8/10 (28 July 2015)

Indeed. Two IS greater than one. And, although I do teach math, I'm referring to Saw-II versus Saw-I....I gave Saw 6.5 (posted as "7" on my review of the original Saw.) But this gets a 7.5 rounded to and 8.
Why? Because this one has more substance to the plot. Many scenes from Saw, hereafter called "Saw-1," were dug up from odds and ends including original black and white tape used by the crew during filming and practice. Many plot holes were filled using newspaper clippings b/c I read they were over budget& time and needed more filler to tell the story. But, in Saw-2, they shot what I consider to be one of the best of the torture-porn genre. I'm not going to tun through the storyline here; I believe most people reading this (all three of you, including the admin who approves this!) already knows what this is about. We get to learn much more about poor Jiggy in this one --what makes him tick. I also believe the major plot twist at the end of Saw-2 is better than Saw-I. Clever and a great way to set up and open doors for the next movie in this franchise. However, the acting was below average, though, thus, this teacher gives that a C- /D+. But as a film of it's genre, I believe it earns a solid "B."