A great movie, but not for the faint of stomach.

Rating: 9/10 (30 October 2005)

Very rarely does a sequel out-do the original, but this seems to be the case with SAW II.
The first SAW was a great movie, with many unexpected plot twists and turns, however it also had many gaps and holes that left the audience wondering "now what the hell just happened there?" This was probably a very intentional thing on the part of the studio, as they very obviously alluded to a sequel, even though the claimed to be "straddling the fence" about it.
SAW II serves up a great recipe of the same jaw grinding, gasping, and buttock-clenching gore we loved in the first, in addition to an awesome story line which answers the questions left by the first film.
Although SAW II is a very enjoyable and intriguing film on it's own, I highly recommend seeing SAW first, as you will find II much more fulfilling.
Just remember to play by the rules! :-D