definitely worth your while

Rating: 8/10 (13 November 2005)

Before I review this movie, I must say, I've never seen the first Saw. However, there was little confusion, mostly because the person I was watching it with had seen the first one, but also because they contain references, which catch you up a bit, and make you want to see the first movie if you hadn't yet. It's not like an entirely new beginning. At the end of the film, you realize they tie the two films together. I don't want to give too much away, though. There was one character I completely despised, however, because he did pretty much everything the Jigsaw told him not to. It was a really enjoyable film, though, the type of horror film that gets high reviews because it's not just all about blood and gore, it's about using your brain, something Jennifer Love Hewitt and all the other idiotic teenagers who have come before her, who have survived solely for their good looks and pathetic helplessness. This movie did make me disagree with some of its points, however, which I liked. It wasn't trying to be fair, and have a happy ending like Scream 3 did (Jesus, I should really go watch some better horror movies); it's about death at its worst. Death doesn't kill the dumb blondes and leave the slightly-intelligent brunettes. It has its own opinion, that you only live if you're worthy. Or not.