Saw II (2005)

Popularity:

Up 7% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Director:

Darren Lynn Bousman

Writers:

Leigh Whannell (written by) and
Darren Lynn Bousman (written by)

Release Date:

9 February 2006 (Germany)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery

Tagline:

We Dare You Again...

Plot:

A detective and his team must rescue eight people trapped in a factory by the twisted serial killer known as Jigsaw.

Plot Keywords:

Serial Killer | Nerve Gas | Death | Detective | Trap

Awards:

3 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Tobin Bell	...	Jigsaw / John Kramer
Shawnee Smith	...	Amanda Young
Donnie Wahlberg	...	Eric Matthews
Erik Knudsen	...	Daniel Matthews
Franky G	...	Xavier Chavez
Glenn Plummer	...	Jonas Singer
Emmanuelle Vaugier	...	Addison Corday
Beverley Mitchell	...	Laura Hunter
Timothy Burd	...	Obi Tate
Dina Meyer	...	Detective Allison Kerry
Lyriq Bent	...	Daniel Rigg
Noam Jenkins	...	Michael Marks
Tony Nappo	...	Gus Colyard
Kelly Jones	...	SWAT Member Pete
Vincent Rother	...	SWAT Member Joe
Linette Doherty	...	Mother in Cancer Ward (as Linette Robinson)
Gretchen Helbig	...	Nurse in Cancer Ward
Kofi Payton	...	Boy in Cancer Ward
John Fallon	...	Video Techie
Ho Chow	...	Security Officer (as Ho 'Oyster' Chow)
Conrad Coates	...	Additional Voice Talent (voice)
James Gallanders	...	Additional Voice Talent (voice)
Sam Malkin	...	Additional Voice Talent (voice)
Robin Ward	...	Additional Voice Talent (voice)

Directed by
Darren Lynn Bousman

Writing credits
Leigh Whannell		(written by) and
Darren Lynn Bousman		(written by)

Produced by
Peter Block	....	executive producer
Mark Burg	....	producer
Jason Constantine	....	executive producer
Greg Copeland	....	co-producer
Daniel J. Heffner	....	co-producer (as Daniel Jason Heffner)
Gregg Hoffman	....	producer
Oren Koules	....	producer
Stacey Testro	....	executive producer
James Wan	....	executive producer
Leigh Whannell	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Charlie Clouser

Cinematography by
David A. Armstrong		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Kevin Greutert

Casting by
Stephanie Gorin
Amy Lippens

Production Design by
David Hackl

Art Direction by
Michele Brady

Set Decoration by
Liesl Deslauriers

Costume Design by
Alex Kavanagh

Makeup Department
Damon Bishop	....	prosthetics assistant
François Dagenais	....	prosthetics coordinator (as Francois Dagenais)
Sarah Fairbairn	....	key makeup artist
Stephanie Ingram	....	key hair stylist
Pamela Mills	....	assistant hair stylist
Robbi O'Quinn	....	second assistant makeup artist
Candice Ornstein	....	assistant makeup artist
Patrick Baxter	....	makeup lab technician (uncredited)
Matthew Dewilde	....	prosthetic supplier (uncredited)
Sheilagh McGrory	....	prosthetic supplier (uncredited)
Neil Morrill	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
W. Michael Beard	....	post-production supervisor
Greg Copeland	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Brian Backman	....	third assistant director
Stephen Belanger	....	trainee assistant director
Dave Bene	....	first assistant director: second unit (as David Bene)
Dave Bene	....	second third assistant director (as David Bene)
Darrin Brown	....	second assistant director
Greg Copeland	....	second unit director (as Greg 'Fellini' Copeland)
Elizabeth Scherberger	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Rupert Blab	....	carpenter
Dave Bracken	....	carpenter
Hamish Buchanan	....	second assistant art director
Anthony Buckmyre	....	carpenter
Jamie Burke	....	construction coordinator
Erika Caceres	....	labourer
Carlo Cesta	....	painter
Steven Ciancamerla	....	set dresser
Michael Cole	....	set labourer
Gord Craig	....	on set carpenter
Rae Crombie	....	assistant property master (as W. Rae Crombie)
Rae Crombie	....	property master: second unit (as W. Rae Crombie)
Deirdre Dodds	....	on set dresser (as Deidre Dodds)
Mike Dutkowski	....	carpenter (as Mike Dutkowdki)
Rick Fernandez	....	head carpenter
Joanne Filleti	....	painter (as Joanne Filletti)
Geoff Flint	....	carpenter
Jeff Flint	....	carpenter (as Geoff Flint)
Lino Frutti	....	carpenter
David Fuji	....	painter
John Galbraith	....	key scenic painter
John Jay Gilmore	....	labourer
Eric Goldberg	....	labourer
Michael Harvey	....	carpenter
Dwight Hendrickson	....	first assistant art director
Ron Hobbs	....	storyboard artist
Suzanne Hoffman	....	lead set dresser
Matthew Howlett	....	set buyer
Leandro Illescas	....	painter
Michael Irving	....	carpenter
Rod James	....	painter
Michael Johnston	....	carpenter
Stephanie Kelemen	....	set labourer
Grant Kilroy	....	carpenter
Takashi Komai	....	carpenter
William Kucheran	....	set dresser
William Kucheran	....	set labourer
Laszlo Latorcai	....	labourer
Keith Lewis	....	labourer
Jason Lunn	....	set dresser
Jason Lunn	....	set labourer
Michael Madill	....	painter
Kim Maticiw	....	second assistant property master
Gord Maynard	....	carpenter (as Gord James Maynard)
Mike McCullough	....	labourer
Brent McGillivray	....	first assistant art director
Brent McGillivray	....	set designer
Patrick McKenna	....	labourer
Jonathan McKenzie	....	set labourer
R. Mellott	....	assistant props builder
Mario Moreira	....	props buyer
Alan Moy	....	carpenter
David Murray	....	labourer
James R. Murray	....	property master (as Jim Murray)
Zoran Naumovski	....	head scenic painter (as Zoran 'Cook' Naumovski)
David Nicholson	....	carpenter
Rick O'Brien	....	painter
Enrique Patritti	....	painter
Tereza Radman	....	art department trainee
Tereza Radman	....	construction administrator
Dave Rice	....	labourer
Stewart Robertson	....	labourer
Wayne Rodriguez	....	carpenter
Larry Saunders	....	painter
David Smith	....	labourer
Shaun Smith	....	carpenter
Mike Stanek	....	second assistant art director
Norm Stott	....	set labourer
Dennis Stroud	....	carpenter
Derek Taylor	....	painter
Mark Tindale	....	art department trainee
Alejandro Torres	....	painter
Marcelo Torres	....	painter
Stephen Travis	....	set labourer
Adrienne Trent	....	second assistant property master
John Wareing	....	carpenter
Chris Williams	....	carpenter
Tim Young	....	carpenter
Michael Zaharuk	....	painter
Joe Zeiney	....	set dresser (as Joe Zelney)
Anthony Pearce	....	conceptual illustrator (uncredited)
Anthony Pearce	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Steve Baine	....	foley artist (as Steven J. Baine)
David W. Barr	....	additional adr mixer: Intersound
Tom Bjelic	....	sound effects editor
Roberta Bratti	....	project manager: sound
Robin Crumley	....	assistant sound editor
Keith Elliott	....	sound re-recording mixer
Allan Fung	....	dialogue editor
Mark Gingras	....	supervising sound editor
Jamie Gould	....	sound operator
Gina Gyles	....	foley assistant (as Gina Wark)
Jason Hopfner	....	boom operator
John Laing	....	dialogue editor
Matthew McKenzie	....	adr recordist
Colin McLellan	....	adr recordist
Jordan O'Neill	....	DTS Sound Mastering Engineer
Michael Paterson	....	optical track recordist
Rick Penn	....	sound mixer
Jason Perreira	....	sound operator
Peter Persaud	....	foley recordist
Eric Putnam	....	adr assistant
Paul Shikata	....	sound effects editor
John Douglas Smith	....	supervising dialogue editor (as John Smith)
Andrew Tay	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark Zsifkovits	....	sound re-recording mixer
David W. Barr	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Ian Elias	....	sound (uncredited)
John Sanacore	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Sean Armstrong	....	key special effects
Jason Ehl	....	props builder: animatronics
Tim Good	....	special effects supervisor
Colin Penman	....	props builder: animatronics
Glen Roemer	....	second assistant special effects
Jasmine Gorett Vala	....	first assistant special effects (as Gorett Vala)

Visual Effects by
Naomi Anderlini	....	opening titles designer: Spin
Kris Brockman	....	digital compositor: C.O.R.E Digital Pictures
Bret Culp	....	visual effects supervisor
Tony Cybulski	....	digital compositor: C.O.R.E Digital Pictures
Paul DeOliveira	....	digital compositor: C.O.R.E Digital Pictures
Maria A. Gordon	....	digital compositor: C.O.R.E Digital Pictures
Daniel Lee	....	lead digital compositor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Chad Malbon	....	visual effects producer: opening title sequence, Spin
Tina McGill	....	digital compositor: C.O.R.E Digital Pictures
Samara Melanson	....	visual effects executive producer: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Roubina Messerkhanian	....	digital compositor: C.O.R.E Digital Pictures
Joe Raasch	....	digital compositor: C.O.R.E Digital Pictures
Mahmoud Rahnama	....	digital compositor: C.O.R.E Digital Pictures
Carrie Richardson	....	visual effects production manager: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Russ Robertson	....	DI producer
Tracey Vaz	....	digital compositor: C.O.R.E Digital Pictures
Ken Walker	....	visual effects digital artist: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Alphonso Young	....	digital compositor: C.O.R.E Digital Pictures
Candice Day	....	visual effects sales coordinator (uncredited)
Yoga Kurniawan	....	playback animator (uncredited)
Natasha North	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)

Stunts
Wade Eastwood	....	stunt double: Jigsaw
Brian Jagersky	....	stunt actor: SWAT #2
Darren McGuire	....	stunt actor: SWAT #1
Alison Reid	....	stunt coordinator
Alison Reid	....	stunt double: Amanda
John Stoneham Jr.	....	stunt actor: SWAT #3
Dave Van Zeyl	....	stunt double: Obi

Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Battistone	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Eric Beaulieu	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Craig Black	....	electrician (as Crain Black)
Jan Brunton	....	camera loader
Jan Brunton	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Phil Calambakas	....	grip
Phil Calambakas	....	key grip: second unit
Marty Carriero	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Joseph Chan	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Mike Curtis	....	electrician
Rick Dubeau	....	grip (as Richard Dubeau)
Cinar Eryasar	....	electrician
Chris Faulkner	....	key grip
Tyler Faulkner	....	grip
Greg Gayne	....	gallery photographer
Brian Gedge	....	camera operator
Brian Gedge	....	camera operator: second unit
Brian Gedge	....	director of photography: second unit
Stewart Grayburn	....	dolly grip
Michael Johnson	....	technocrane operator
Hal Kay	....	playback operator: 24-frame
Hans Kooij	....	playback operator: 24-frame
Danielle Leblanc	....	playback operator: 24-frame
Kevin Michael LeBlanc	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Kevin LeBlanc)
Don LeClair	....	grip
Alex Lisman	....	camera trainee
Kevin McKague	....	electrician
Rahul Parekh	....	dolly grip: "b" unit
Dana Perry	....	grip
Geoff Pope	....	best boy grip
Dave Sansford	....	electrician
Darren Spriet	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Harry Stroud	....	gaffer
John Stubbings	....	technocrane operator
Scott Tremblay	....	electrician
Chris Watson	....	best boy electrician
Chris Watson	....	gaffer: second unit
Toofun West	....	second assistant camera: second unit (as Mir Toofun Afdasta)
Kit Whitmore	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Steve Wilkie	....	gallery photographer
Steve Wilkie	....	still photographer
Jeremy Settles	....	camera operator (segment: s) (uncredited)
Kit Whitmore	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Stephanie Laffin	....	casting associate: Los Angeles
Jane Rogers	....	extras casting
Janelle Scuderi	....	casting assistant: Los Angeles
Kathleen Howell	....	casting assistant (uncredited)
Karen Williams	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Karen Eppstadt	....	key costume breakdown artist
Les Handrahan	....	costume coordinator
Leslie Kavanagh	....	wardrobe set supervisor
Jenn Lantz	....	wardrobe: second unit
Stephanie Lees	....	assistant costume designer
Shelley Mansell	....	wardrobe buyer
Adam Smith	....	costume prop (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Gary Brown	....	project manager: picture
Nick Iannelli	....	supervising digital intermediate editor
Ahmad Ismail	....	digital optical editor
Trevor Lewis	....	data film assistant
Chris Lohbrunner	....	post-production: Lions Gate Films
Rui Martins	....	telecine sync operator
Tom Mayclim	....	negative cutter: Exact Cut
Dave Muscat	....	assistant digital intermediate editor
Nick Paulozza	....	data film operator
Valoen Power	....	post-production: Lions Gate Films
Ryan Ruskay	....	color timer: dailies
Danny St. Pierre	....	post-production: Lions Gate Films
Chris Wallace	....	supervising digital intermediate colorist
Bob Wenokur	....	post-production: Lions Gate Films
Ron Wisman Jr.	....	first assistant editor
Motassem Younes	....	digital optical editor
Arthur Montreuil	....	film color timer (uncredited)

Music Department
Rob Bertola	....	music editor
Wes Borland	....	musician
Charlie Clouser	....	music mixer
Charlie Clouser	....	music recordist
Charlie Clouser	....	musician
Peter Freeman	....	musician
Danny Lohner	....	musician
Yvonne McDonald	....	music clearances
Jonathan McHugh	....	music supervisor
Jonathan Scott Miller	....	music supervisor
Jonathan Platt	....	music supervisor
Chas Smith	....	musician
Joel C. High	....	music executive (uncredited)
Jim Kaufman	....	soundtrack music (uncredited)
Thomas D. Mahoney	....	music coordinator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Eddie Bowman	....	transportation coordinator
Mike Bowman	....	transport captain
Dave Murray	....	driver
Steve Warren	....	driver

Other crew
Christine Barclay	....	dust busting
Angelo Barillaro	....	security
Troy Begnaud	....	assistant: Gregg Hoffman
Bill Bibert	....	stand-in
Laura Blaney	....	product placement
Anne Marie Boysen	....	international sales: Lions Gate Films
Ralph Bruzzese	....	location security: Concepts International
Lisa Burling	....	script supervisor
David Carter	....	production financing: Comweb Film Capital Corporation
Miguel Casillas	....	marketing: Lions Gate Films
Chad Cole	....	assistant: Mark Burg and Oren Koules
Bailey Corneal	....	stand-in
Cristin L. Cornett	....	production coordinator (as Cristy L. Becker)
Bernadette Couture	....	dust busting
Kym Crepin	....	production accountant
Gewan Dass	....	security
Stephanie Denton	....	international sales: Lions Gate Films
Brent DiCaire	....	production financing: Nuleaf Management Services
Rob Dobier	....	payroll services: EP Canada
John Doyle	....	caterer: Catering by David's
Gary Eisler	....	stand-in
Ryan Eldridge	....	production assistant
Yon Elvira	....	publicist: Lions Gate Films
Andrew Finch	....	security
Shyama Friedenson	....	marketing: Lions Gate Films
Sarah Greenberg	....	publicist: Lions Gate Films
Lisa Gyorfi	....	assistant production coordinator
Lauren Hassard	....	set medic
John Hegeman	....	marketing: Lions Gate Films
Wendy Jaffe	....	business affairs: Lions Gate Films
Chela Johnson	....	marketing: Lions Gate Films
Armen Kazazian	....	set production assistant
Jane Kim	....	assistant: Darren Bousman
Brigitte Kingsley	....	photo double: Amanda
David Kinnersly	....	craft service: Star Grazing
Eda Kowan	....	acquisitions: Lions Gate Films
Amy Lennie	....	script research: The Rights Company
Steven Lewis	....	company production counsel: Heenan Blaikie
Roy London	....	stand-in
Roger Lumyoung	....	assistant location manager
Roger Lumyoung	....	studio manager
Dahla MacKenna	....	educational supervisor: Improv Care (as Dahla McKenna)
David C. Malcolm	....	set production assistant (as David Malcolm)
Chava Mandlsohn	....	on-set tutor
Darren Martin	....	craft server
Nick Meyer	....	international sales: Lions Gate Films (as Nicolas Meyer)
Ashleigh Millar	....	craft server
David Mintz	....	caterer: Catering by David's
D. Jim Mirkopoulos	....	studio staff: Cinespace Studios (as Jim Mirkopoulos)
Steve Mirkopoulos	....	studio staff: Cinespace Studios
Tracy Mulholland	....	acquisitions: Lions Gate Films
Tom Ortenberg	....	marketing: Lions Gate Films
Tim Palen	....	EVP of Theatrical Marketing: Lionsgate
Anne Parducci	....	marketing: Lions Gate Films
Scarlett Pettyjohn	....	business affairs: Lions Gate Films (as Scarlett Petty John)
Pauline K. Quong	....	payroll accountant (as Pauline Quong)
Mag Sarnowska	....	dust busting
Elizabeth Kim Schwan	....	international sales: Lions Gate Films (as Elizabeth Kim)
Victoria Serrajean	....	photo double: Addison
Sat Sidhu	....	on-set tutor
John Sinopoli	....	location support: Film Inc.
Carla Spizziri	....	first assistant accountant
S. Corissa Stuckey	....	insurance broker: AON/Ruben-Winkler Entertainment Insurance Brokers (as Corissa Stuckey)
Bob Tarantino	....	company production counsel: Heenan Blaikie
Charles Taylor	....	weapons wrangler: Movie Armourments Group (as Charlie Taylor)
Will Taylor	....	production assistant
Lisa Vella	....	assistant to producers
Thomas Vencelides	....	location manager (as Tom Vencelides)
Dan Walton	....	production staff
Charlyn Ware	....	business affairs: Lions Gate Films
Greg Wessendorf	....	dust busting
Kris Wood	....	playback coordinator
Kris Wood	....	playback supervisor: Tellavision
Christopher W. Yan	....	acquisitions: Lions Gate Films (as Christopher Yan)
Sergei Yershov	....	international sales: Lions Gate Films
Heather Dawn	....	creative consultant (uncredited)
Alex Franklin	....	development executive (uncredited)
Jesse Korosi	....	playback editor (uncredited)
Pete Nilson	....	caterer (uncredited)
Al Vrkljan	....	armorer (uncredited)
Al Vrkljan	....	tactical advisor (uncredited)

Thanks
Tracy Mulholland	....	special thanks
Christopher W. Yan	....	special thanks (as Chris Yan)

Production Companies

• Twisted Pictures
• Evolution Entertainment
• Got Films
• Lions Gate Films
• Saw 2 Productions

Distributors

• Lions Gate Films (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• Asmik Ace Entertainment (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Independent Films (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Viva International Pictures (2006) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• 01 Distribution (2006) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2005-2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Distribution Company (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Hollywood Classic Entertainment (2006) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Hoyts Distribution (2005) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Kinowelt Filmverleih (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (2005) (France) (theatrical)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2006) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Showtime (2006) (South Korea) (theatrical)
• DeA Planeta Home Entertainment (2005) (Spain) (all media)
• Deltamac Co. (2005) (Hong Kong) (all media)
• Eagle Films (2005) (non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• Gativideo (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2006) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Independent Film Channel (IFC) (2008) (USA) (TV)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Lionsgate (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Lionsgate (2007) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Maple Pictures (2006) (Canada) (DVD)
• Nelonen (2008) (2010) (Finland) (TV)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2006) (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Veronica (2009) (Netherlands) (TV)

Special Effects

• C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Aon/Ruben-Winkler Entertainment Insurance  insurance brokers (as AON/Ruben-Winkler Entertainment Insurance Brokers)
• Canada Film Capital  tax incentive consulting services
• Catering By Davids  catering (as Catering by David's)
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Cinespace Studios Management  studios (as Cinespace Studios)
• Concepts International  location security
• Deluxe Post-Production  post-production facilities
• Dwight Crane Rentals  cranes and lifts (as Dwight Crane)
• EP Canada  payroll services
• Exact Cut  negative cutting
• Falco Ink.  unit publicity
• Film Inc.  location support
• Hand Prop  props supplied by
• Heenan Blaikie  company production counsel
• Image Entertainment  soundtrack released by
• Kallista Marketing & PR  international publicity
• Kleinberg, Lopez, Lang, Cuddy & Edel  company business affairs
• Movie Armaments Group  firearms supplied by
• NuLeaf Management Services  financing provided by
• Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC)  special thanks
• Panavision (Canada) Corporation  camera systems by
• Spin VFX  titles
• Star Grazing  craft service
• Sword in the Stone Crafts  costume prop
• Theatre D Digital  Avid supplied by
• Treadstone Records  soundtrack released by
• Urban Post Production  sound post-production (as Urban Audio)
• William F. White International  grip and lighting equipment

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for grisly violence and gore, terror, language and drug content

Runtime:

93 min | 95 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS (5.1 surround)

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Australia:MA15+ | Brazil:16 | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Canada:R (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) | Canada:18+ (Quebec) (original rating) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) (re-rating on appeal) | Canada:18+ (TV rating) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-18 (self applied) | France:16 | Germany:18 | Germany:16 (cut) | Iceland:16 | Indonesia:Dewasa | Ireland:18 | Italy:VM14 | Japan:R-15 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Mexico:C | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 | Peru:14 | Philippines:R-13 (cut) | Portugal:M/18 | Russia:18+ | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:NC-16 (cut) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:18 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:18 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #41808)

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Twisted Pictures

Trivia:

Addison's name is never mentioned directly in the film.

Goofs:

Continuity: (at around 1h 17 mins) When the body of Zep from the first movie is shown in the bathroom scene at the end, there is no evidence of his head being smashed in by the lid of the toilet.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Michael Marks:Help! Anyone! He-elp!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Welshy Reviews: Saw Retrospective: Part VI - Saw V (#2.13)" (2012)

Soundtrack:

Forget To Remember

It Will Blow You Away

Why is it that so many critics, movie-goers and film patrons see such bold and unique forms of film as nothing but bloody and un-needed garbage? Isn't it about time to enter the age of the modern horror film, and to realize that audiences these days have already seen it all when it comes to the horror movie, so one-of-a-kind ideas such as the SAW series should be seen as a much needed godsend to the film industry. They say that this is what is takes to scare people these days: untrue. Take the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre for instance, upon close examination, one can notice that it is essentially a bloodless film. So what is it about such movies that scare us? Well, it's the idea, the cinematography, and the boldness to plant such a terrifying seed into the world of movies. It isn't a man sawing his foot off or a man being set on fire that scares audiences, it's the fact that it has NEVER...EVER been done before on the big screen that engulfs the audience into a trance-like cloak of fear over a movie. The people who conjure these ideas for movies are not on the mindset to create something for the SOLE PURPOSE of making someone cringe and fray, they want to be their own level, nay, rank of movies for others to, essentially, build off of. Are SAW and SAW II the last of their kind? By no means, if anything they are merely predecessors of the film noir that is going to eventually rise into the R-rated spectrum. Forgive me for not stressing on the movie's actual content, but I feel it is the very ideas behind SAW that make us have to see it for ourselves. And I highly recommend those of you skeptical about it to do so. Will you be frightened? Yes. Will you see things never before shined onto the screen? Yes. And will you leave the darkness of the theater in a sense that you have witnessed movie history unfold before your eyes? YES.