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Offline Eiksirf
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« on: October 28, 2005, 05:06:11 AM »
Have we talked about Saw II yet? I\'m going to see it with a bunch of ppl tonight.

I wasn\'t that big on it, but the first was good and I read this review from a midnight showing. Minor spoilers. And the reviewer is Canadian. But we shouldn\'t hold that against him.

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Awesome, gory, bloody, what you could expect of Saw II!, 23 October 2005

Author: xfear26 from Montreal, Canada


The tag line says it all: Oh yes, there will be blood!

I\'ve had the chance/honor of seeing the sequel of a very anticipated movie this year at the world\'s premiere at the Montreal\'s Midnight Madness and I haven\'t been disappointed one bit. Off course, there was some magic that night, considering the fact that there were hundreds of horror fans expecting a gory sequel to the Saw installment and they got served! Without stating any spoilers, let me confirm that the movie is packed with bloody action and gore at its best. Those who liked the Jigsaw\'s strategy of allowing him the chance of survival to its victims by giving them a puzzle to solve, this time it goes even further. From the start until the end, you\'ll be given puzzling situation in which you wouldn\'t like to be part of at any time in your life. Near the end of the movie, the twisted game gets even more spicy...

I wasn\'t used to hear people applauding at the theater and it created some kind of psycho ambiance in the room that I kinda really enjoyed. The sadistic approach of the Jigsaw killer is still pretty impressive! Without telling you more, go watch it with some friends that will be able to tolerate blood in gallons and you\'ll be served! I give it a 9/10 for its originality, gory moments, interesting story and punch of action. It is rare to see a sequel that beats its predecessor but in this case, it does!


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« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2005, 05:10:13 AM »
hmmm, i wasn\'t planning on seeing it because a bunch of teens stuck in a house seemed lame

nah, i\'ll wait for the unrated DVD version
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« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2005, 06:24:57 AM »
In grace of Halloween, Im going to take the wife to this after a few hours of taking photos in Halloween Horror Nights. Ill be sure to post some pics for you guys to see
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« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2005, 07:42:24 AM »
Hope it is better than the first, which was just medicore.
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« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2005, 09:56:37 AM »
mediocre?!

don\'t tell me "high tension" is more your taste
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« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2005, 09:59:29 AM »
Nope.

Saw  - It had good tension, but most the scenes outside of the torture devices simply did not work. It came off as a poor 80\'s detective flick at time. Sure it got a ton of hype from all those indie film lovers, but they was just blinded. It was not the second coming of horror.

While we are at it, it should be noted that Saw II is just a cheap cash in. It was confirmed along time ago that the Saw II script is actually a unused script from another horror movie that was never produced. It was just quickly tailor to fit the "Jigsaw" character and that newly found \'Saw\' franchise.


Best quote I have seen about Saw II.

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"In the long run, Saw II is a better film than the original, but that\'s like saying being kicked in the groin is better than being punched in the face."
-- Brian Orndorf, EFILMCRITIC.COM
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« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2005, 10:13:14 AM »
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hmmm, i wasn\'t planning on seeing it because a bunch of teens stuck in a house seemed lame

nah, i\'ll wait for the unrated DVD version


youre not gonna tell me you liked the first one?
that movie made me go from thinking cary elwes was cool to thinking he was a hack
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« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2005, 12:38:08 PM »
Whenever I see Cary Elwes I can only picture him dressed in a tight Robin Hood outfit :)

I\'m pretty sure the guy who directed Saw (I think his name was James Wan or something) was his first movie ever and t showed in a lot of scenes.

Plus the guy who played Adam was a TERRIBLE actor!! and made stupid choices. Why again did he wait like 30 min to showm Cary the picture of his family all tied up? Its not like he gained anything by holding on to it for a half hour.

Best part about Saw was the ending IMO. Even if it wasn\'t that believable.
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« Reply #8 on: October 28, 2005, 02:09:52 PM »
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Whenever I see Cary Elwes I can only picture him dressed in a tight Robin Hood outfit :)

You can only picture him nude... :D

Nah, actually it\'s the same for me. I always picture him as Robin Hood as well.
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« Reply #9 on: October 30, 2005, 12:55:57 PM »
I saw it, and I thought it was really good, but still not as good as the first.
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« Reply #10 on: October 30, 2005, 03:33:51 PM »
I liked the first a lot and didn\'t think this would come close, but I really enjoyed it.

Pretty gory, but not hokey. Intense and it gets you thinking a couple times, even if the plot is a little non-sensical in a few spots.

I definitely like the Saw movies, though.

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« Reply #11 on: October 30, 2005, 07:25:50 PM »
Guess Saw #1 will be a rental for Monday night :>
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« Reply #12 on: October 30, 2005, 08:39:56 PM »
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I saw it, and I thought it was really good, but still not as good as the first.


How was it really good but not better than the first?  :confused:
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« Reply #13 on: October 30, 2005, 09:13:21 PM »
If it was even moderatly good it was better than the first.
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« Reply #14 on: October 30, 2005, 09:52:04 PM »
I thought the first was one of the best horror/suspense films I had ever seen, period.  The second is very good and highly reccomended, especially to those who saw the first, but the characters are not nearly as memorable as the ones in the first one were.
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