Genius, but under-appretiated

Rating: 10/10 (19 February 2006)

Anyone that says this is an excuse to show people getting mutilated needs to either watch the movie a second time or get a cat scan. With a movie as intricate as this, there is no way to get everything on the first run, especially if you are one of the idiots calling it a meaningless gore fest. Saw II is one the most intelligent, well-thought-out movies of its genre. You never know what is going to happen next, even if you think you do. And it's not even that violent compared to some other horror films of today, those of which have a 1/1000th of the smarts this movie has. Not everyone will like this movie, obviously, but those that think that it has no cinematic merit, check again. I have had half-hour conversations/arguments about the philosophical implications of this movie. Try to do that with a Jason or Freddy slasher flick.