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LeftSideCut (3776 KP) rated Saw II (2005) in Movies

Oct 3, 2020

Saw II (2005)

2005 | Horror, Mystery

6.7

(23 Ratings)

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Out of the slew of sequels that followed in the wake of the success of the first film, Saw II is easily the most watchable.

Everything is upped - more blood, more victims, more absurd traps for them to escape from - but it succeeds where the other sequels miserably failed, keeping it all fairly reigned in for the most part, assuring that the plot carries a substantial amount of intrigue, instead of getting buried under gratuitous torture.

We get to see more Tobin Bell this time around, which is certainly a good thing. His increased presence as antagonist Jigsaw is a high point of the movie. Donnie Wahlberg and Shawnee Smith have a little more to do in the franchise going forward, but the rest of the cast are hugely dull and forgettable, obvious cannon fodder for Jigsaws' games.

The various traps are imaginative without going overboard as well, and are effective - the pit of syringes, the pig carcasses, and especially the lockbox with wrist slicing blades, are all pretty memorable without throwing heaps of gore at the viewer.

Saw II is a half decent follow up to the great original. You could happily watch the first two and not bother with any of the others, and still be suitably satisfied, unless, like me, you're a glutton for punishment.

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Dean (6927 KP) rated Mindhunters (2005) in Movies

Aug 26, 2017

Mindhunters (2005)

2005 | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

6.7

(13 Ratings)

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Great cast (2 more)

Remote location

A mix of Thriller, Whodunit & Horror

Great cat & mouse Thriller

I really enjoyed this despite the fact it seemed to go straight to DVD. It has a well known cast including LL Cool J, Val Kilmer and Christian Slater. It has good production values as well.
A team of Fbi profilers are at a remote location under going a training selection when they start getting bumped off one by one. It has ideas from And then there were none and even some death traps like the Saw films. Well worth checking out if any of that appeals. Similar to @D-Tox (Eye See You) (2002) as well.