Saw Brings Out the Best of Scare

Rating: 8/10 (3 March 2008)

I won't lie, I usually really don't like gory movies because they make me cringe at the thought of "what if that happened to me?" kind of questions or make me stay up all night, but I'll admit that I particularly liked the Saw franchise. Considering this was such a low budget movie, I really respect how realistic and amazing the graphics were. I had heard that the Saw franchise was notoriously gory, but I was completely amazed at how perfect many of the scenes looked, almost as if many of the scenes were real, even though we know thats not true at all, but excellent set designers and make up artists. Saw's traps are ingenious and really boggle the mind when you find out what's really going on near or at the end. Jigsaw actually makes you think in strange and twisted ways you never thought possible, something I haven't seen in years since "The Sixth Sense".
In some ways, "Saw" is like M. Night Shamalaun's masterpieces; unpredictable, beautiful, and leaving you with many questions until near or at the end of the movie, something that is very rarely done in our day and age. The only gripe that I had with Saw 2 was I knew exactly where the cop's son was the second Jigsaw said "Your son is in a SAFE place." If only Jigsaw had not emphasized the word "Safe" so much and there had not been a safe placed so close and placed in the shot so conveniently, it would've been the perfect sequel to an already excellent franchise. The part that did surprise me though, was when the tape had been previously recorded and the SWAT team had been watching nothing but events that have already occurred, and that really made up for what I already knew, which showed once again the ingenious work of the directors and screenwriters. Overall, I really liked Saw 2 I would recommend this movie to anyone who is a fan of the franchise or is looking for a great movie for Halloween, but when renting, remember: There will be blood, and lots of it!