A quite good sequel, but no way near the power of the first one

Rating: 7/10 (13 October 2008)

Saw 2 sets of where Saw ends. It is more violent and insanely bloody and to my surprise it kept the twists and turns at a good shock to audiences. If you have seen the classic Saw then you may be a bit disappointed with this bloodily bloated sequel. By all means go and enjoy but don't even think of seeing a masterpiece that was like the original. The story is by no means original- people are stuck in a house, they have to find an antidote to escape before a deadly gas infects their system, a cop and a Swat team are looking for them, the cop gets worried and goes on the run to find the people and then he gets locked up and Jigsaw (apparently) survives. Character wise its practically similar to those in Saw. Gore wise, its 100 times worse than the original. But when analysing this gory sequel no aspects really outdo the originality of it's predecessor. And so Saw 2 really comes down to originality and being able to surpass the technical and cinematic excellence of Saw. In some cases they nearly do, but in others they don't.
But by all means a worthy sequel.