Saw II - Movie Review

Chris Stuckmann reviews Saw II, starring Tobin Bell, Donnie Wahlberg, Shawnee Smith, Erik Knudsen, Franky G, Glenn Plummer, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Beverley Mitchell, Timothy Burd, Dina Meyer. Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman.

[@RossMcCarthy-qk3yp]

The twist at the end of this movie was so good that when they made Jigsaw, they were like "uhhh... we'll just do that again."

[@szlava3641]

They did it better in saw 2 than saw 4, although the twist in saw 4 was just as good

[@tmac326]

And Saw 4.. and Saw 7.. and Spiral..

[@szlava3641]

@@tmac326 Saw 4 gave hints throughout the movie about the twist. That's the difference between 2 & 4. In 2, it came out of nowhere that she was the apprentice. In saw 4, it was indirect hinting that you had to add together the clues

[@tmac326]

@@szlava3641 2 also has hints throughout that Amanda isn't who she claims to be.

[@jaswanth2078]

Chris Stuckmann always makes my October memorable with his Annual Halloween Special.The intros of these videos hype me up so much

[@Locadel2003]

The first 3 movies were actually great horror movies not only gore and violent kills

[@jasonchilado]

10 was a return to quality as well

[@JonathanGadison]

Saw X are actually pretty good and also Saw 6 too.

[@eddead4235]

The saw 5 ending is the best

[@jakebiomask]

Saw 6 was great too. Better than 3. And Saw X was great. 4 and 5 are good. 7 was the first one that was honestly crappy. Jigsaw and Spiral both felt a bit pointless.

[@jakfan09]

People are begging for a Joker review but idgaf. I just want to hear Chris’s thoughts on Megalopolis.

[@donkeypuncher81]

He’s no longer an actual movie critic. He refuses to say anything negative about a movie, which is a huge chunk of that job. He should retire this channel.

[@ryan11hawk]

I think the idea is that he just talks about the movies he likes now. When you're in the film industry you can't burn bridges with fellow directors/studios​@@donkeypuncher81

[@masaboih]

​@@donkeypuncher81 If you click unsub and dont recommend the channel he would literally be retired to you, but instead you are watching and commenting, is all good in your brain?

[@coldfire2753]

​@@masaboihIt's almost like he was a really big fan of Chris when he was still being honest about movies and he hopes Chris returns to that format. Don't be a di*k. Lots of us just want him to give honest opinions about all the movies he sees, even if they are bad.

[@BOOGIEthefunk]

@@masaboihyaknow what, imma do that. Literally not even sure why i watch him anymore. Even if a movie sucks, completely, there is always one moment for every one to enjoy. Dude cant even say that at least

[@izzymotley]

For everybody wondering about his thoughts on the new “Joker” movie (which is insane everybody’s still wondering about it because he’s made it clear since the middle of 2021 that he will not review movies he doesn’t like) He saw the film. It’s safe to say he didn’t like it.

[@MrGeekFreek]

Saw 2 will always be my favourite Saw movie. The Venus-Fly trap at the beginning is my favourite trap.

[@Justmyhandle]

It is kind of poetic to me how Jigsaw's Venus Fly Trap is literally the inverse of the iconic Reverse Bear Trap. We were introduced to the latter in the first film (all the way back to its marketing), then see its mechanical opposite for the sequel's opening. Some may argue that the Reverse Bear Trap is more gruesome & creative, but there's something to be said for the simplicity of what's essentially a miniature Iron Maiden built for the face.

[@thelastknight1276]

saw 3 is really good too

[@BillWonks]

Joker: Folie à Deux gets an F

[@Poe-007]

Correct now can we move on with life 🙄

[@BillWonks]

@@Poe-007 you’ve been stuckmannized

[@erikschwartz1214]

*A-

[@BillWonks]

@@erikschwartz1214 “This is art - Chris Stuckmann”

[@Jakeeenator]

Some super salty people here. Dude doesn't review movies he doesn't like. It's his channel and his choice. People get to wrapped up over nothing. Chill out.

[@alexakaa.charlesross8919]

Yeah I don't get it either, there are so many movie channels that they could get what they're looking for.

[@999dawnfm]

he could also be taking his time gathering his thoughts on it or even , hasn’t seen it yet lol.

[@izzymotley]

@@999dawnfmif you’re talking about the new Joker, he saw it, but I’m assuming he didn’t like it because 1) he didn’t talk about it, & 2) he didn’t put a heart next to it on Letterboxd which he usually does for films he likes.

[@N1ght_walk]

A lot of those people are Critical Drinker, Nerdrotic, MauLer, EFAP, etc, watchers who are just regurgitating the same talking points said by them.

[@NeverSaySandwich1]

​@@N1ght_walkThose guys are based

[@SRHunt85]

The first 3 Saw movies are my favorites, and Saw X is right beside them. I love the teacher/student relationship that grows between John and Amanda.

[@daniellado2523]

I enjoyed Saw 2, specially because it had multiple people working together to solve several traps with their own issues. And the mind game between Jigsaw and the detective was interesting.

[@dallis81]

I would love for you to review Terrifier 3.

[@C.G.Jr.]

I honestly love the second one for just being a more straightforward version of the first movie while also giving us more Tobin. Easily one of the better Saw flicks, even if the later ones are more fun lol

[@jamesmorant1406]

This is the best sequel in the franchise. Love that Jigsaw had an accomplished

[@DeanH92]

Looking forward to meeting Shawnee again next weekend, she's coming back to the UK for a con

[@szlava3641]

One of the best movie sequels of all time.

[@J___0926]

Unlike Joker 2

[@szlava3641]

@@J___0926 As soon as they announced Lady Gaga would be in it, I knew it would be a shitshow.

[@Poe-007]

😂 no

[@TheSiemek]

They made a shit ton of money on me too :) My college friend and I had a tradition to go and see newest Saw every Halloween (starting with Saw II). The first one we saw at my friend’s house on his PC back in high school. It was a perfect movie for a bunch of teenagers who loved horrors.

[@Noone-xf9cm]

LOVE Saw 2. I feel like it's a perfect sequal. Ups literally every aspect from the original: 1 room = entire house. 2 people = group. limited traps = tons of traps, etc etc. and but the pacing and twist is fantastic. Many sequals either do the same as the first again, or try to do something completely different. This movie did both - the same thing, completely differently.

[@szlava3641]

One of my favorite traps in this movie was the Magnum key hole. There must be something crazy about me 😂

[@999dawnfm]

just the delivery of “don’t do this” *does this* -POP- …. *theater erupts in laughter*

[@francolive5718]

Saw 1 - 3 I loved, Saw IV gave a bit more background but the quality really dipped after that for me.

[@TheMoviesCult]

Agreed, Saw I-IV as a quadrilogy feels essential, all the stories are linked, characters are continuously developing. After that, not many characters are left and series tries to start over with mixed results.

[@tmac326]

Saw 6 and X get it back on track

[@kingslayer2999]

Saw 6 is good aswell outside of the first 3 movies

[@alejorag]

Probably not too much of a hot take but my favorite sequels in order would be X, II and VI. Crazy that they went back to proper form on the TENTH movie of the franchise, I was so excited for XI this year before they delayed it.

[@stephencagan3652]

Bro hated Joker

[@JoeChillton]

If it's the new one I agree. That wss awful

[@interdimensionalsteve8172]

Both Joker movies suck, who cares?

[@kyleblackwell2253]

Art is subjective. Crazy, right?

[@morganyu812]

Obviously. He tries so hard to not criticize films that he doesn't wanna make an entire video NOT criticizing Joker. Do you remember how bad that Madame Web Review was? 😂

[@bigmike9128]

First one was ok.

[@SuperMurray2009]

The Best of the Saw Franchise. Change me mind.

[@passose7329]

Honestly that twist singlehandedly turned the entire movie from cash grab B horror to masterpiece

[@SuperMurray2009]

@@passose7329 I would give it a 7.5/10 to be fair

[@kingslayer2999]

Saw 1-3 are the Best ones it could have really stopped at a trilogy tbh

[@JACQUEZ23]

​@@kingslayer2999exactly

[@eSuaz]

Chris didn’t review Joker 2 because he doesn’t want Todd Phillips to blacklist him from Hollywood.

[@boxkid759]

Oh shut up.

[@N1ght_walk]

But he’s reviewing Saw 2, a movie that was negatively panned? They’re still making Saw movies, so are you saying he’ll be blacklisted now? You see how inconsistent your logic is? You need to start watching other reviews other than Critical Drinker. This is how you get brain rot

[@pietrozavattaro2323]

@@boxkid759wanna deny the truth ?

[@jimboswamps5602]

His channel. He doesn't need to validate basement dwellers like you. Shut up already.

[@emmanuelc6685]

@@N1ght_walk literally bro

[@brucelau2023]

Probably the best of the Saw movies. Even the Venus Fly Trap made it's way into the games as an iconic kill!

[@jonathanharris5101]

lifetime fan here! would honestly love you to review the entire franchise, i think it is incredibly underrated

[@bijansadoughi2128]

Hello Zepp is my favorite horror theme of all time.

[@JB-vv1xc]

Cmon Chris get the Joker one done 😂

[@channingbloom7125]

Saw 2 always has a special place in my heart as a horror fan. Being that I saw as a kid and immediately enjoyed it.

[@irifhir]

My most vivid memory of this movie was learning that the pronunciation of "Xavier" in english is "Ecksayvier"

[@lapsijahti]

always thought it was savye

[@nickh.1314]

That Stuckmannized sounded extra Steve Blum. Nice work!

[@imjakedeason]

the RING being front center at the start makes me extra happy

[@alexdas2000]

Chris grew up not reviewing movies he didn’t like

[@delix787]

I’m here for the review joker 2 comments. 💀

[@Poe-007]

Cause you are a kid. Move on with life

[@Milla4life2]

Saw 2 is still my favorite. When I was like 8 or 9 I thought it’d be a good idea of a story for people to be trapped in a house (I wasn’t super sheltered I was already watching horror) so to see someone put it in a movie was so cool to me.

[@Courier-Six]

I'd honestly say this is the best film in the whole Saw franchise. It is the best blend of story, traps, ending twist, and cast

[@jacoblogmet]

Happy Halloween!

[@PenjaminFranklyn]

🎃

[@17spyguy]

I remember my freshman year of university when a bunch of the kids in my dorm all got together to watch all the SAW movies that had come out at the time throughout the month of October. I'd always heard the stories from my older sister about how scary bloody they were, and having not had much experience with scary movies at that age, I decided to join along. Out of all the SAW movies I watched that month, I think the traps from SAW 2 stuck with me the most. That dirty needle pit was by far the one that makes me squirm even today when I think about it. These movies are just a fun gore fest.

[@mansoorahmed6943]

Awesome, always wanted to hear your point of view on other Saw movies. Hope that you do reviews for other installments also.

[@6lu5ky86]

Intro shot was cool, exposing Blade's shades.

[@justinmanser7525]

I called out Amanda as an accomplice very early...It was so obvious, but the video got me good, great ending.

[@Indeeee]

I know you've already reviewed it long time ago but I'd love if you talk about Perfect Blue again. Also, how about a Wes Anderson movie review for your next feature presentation?

[@ronaldbeamon5564]

Saw 2 the scene where dude pushes the chick into the needle pit is probably my favorite moment in the franchise

[@joeyg6267]

a video that Chris could make that he would make that would work well is "Joker 2: what happens when the studio forces a movie to be made"

[@gordanlazinica]

"It will be like finding a needle in a haystack."

[@PoppCulture94]

Having trypanophobia, I nearly passed out at the needle pit scene.

[@Elatenl]

Damn, every simp has a phobia nowadays. Maybe humans in generals dont like the idea of falling in a stack of needles, whoop de doo

[@BwAaS]

James Wan like saved Donnie Wahlberg's career! Between this and Dead Silence the guy did some really solid acting.

[@TheAllSeeingEye2468]

This is my favorite saw movie

[@sweettangoTIMMY]

Saw 2 is very much like 2 Fast 2 Furious; it cared about the original and wanted to expand on it before it just got crazy and redeemed itself later (Fast Five) before once again, going weird.

[@Dreamhouse-24]

So happy to see the Halloween Special back!

[@daveh1822]

This is my favourite time of year on your channel

[@TalentedTacoTrex]

SAW is one of the only franchises I couldn't complete start to finish. By the time I got to 4 I was so disgusted I couldn't watch any more

[@MyNamelsBlue]

Man I love the Halloween Specials

[@Isabeltheplanner]

I feel like the saw franchise got a bad rep from the time they got churned out every year, so I never got into them when I was a teen either. Then Saw X was suddenly coming out after years of no “real” saw movie, and for the occassion I decided to marathon every saw movie over the span of a month leading up to Saw X’s release. Honestly, even if not all of them were “good”, it was still a total blast. The most fun I had marathoning a movie series in ages.

[@pandakso3365]

Bro's doing all he can to avoid talking about Joker but one way or another the algorithm will win. The algorithm always wins

[@aashirimran466]

When will you review Joker 2,,, I really want to know your opinion.. is everyone dumping on it justified?

[@BrandonGavin_EDC]

I think Saw was very well done adding to the story with each installment.

[@mattlowder]

Joker 1 and 2 suck.

[@koutastone1994]

The Saw franchise is great.

[@kingcold5252]

No

[@JonathanGadison]

​@@kingcold5252😐

[@vietlee4290]

I know people criticize this franchise a lot for everything, but at least it’s lore and quality and somewhat consistent.

[@149CreepingDeath08]

My cousins took me to see this movie when it came out. I was 8. We had to leave during the needle scene cause I couldnt handle it. This movie is the reason I didnt watch anything horror till I was about 17 when I watched the Friday the 13th series for the first time when James Rolfe did that marathon many years ago. But yes this is a good movie lmao

[@jakfan09]

Dude taking an 8 year old to this is kinda irresponsible lol

[@Ineedgames]

The Needle trap is still the most messed up trap in the series imo.

[@reptongeek]

I'm a fan of and have all the Saw films on DVD. Not sure what that says about me!

[@kimbasciano_]

Saw 2 is one of my favorites. Love your reviews Chris!

[@kimkinney425]

I forgot Donnie Wahlberg was in The Sixth Sense.

[@David-uc6sg]

My girlfriend and I rewatched(and a few of the newer ones, watched for the first time) last October, and aside from Spiral, I enjoyed them all to different levels.

[@machomeech]

Chris was a Johvah Witness?!

[@jokeogh9939]

That outfit needs a whole horror review of its own!

[@kyleisreal_tv]

I saw the band Korn last night and the person next to me had a saw jacket on and I said I love the jacket I just watched saw 1-3 a few days ago. And said ha I just watched saw 4-6 last night I was like wtf that’s crazy. And now today I wake up and see you talking about Saw 2 how cool. But yeah Korn was awesome 10/10 show

[@rikardstromberg]

I would like to hear your take on The Keep from Michael Mann.

[@chazlewis8114]

Please review "Am I The Joker 2?"

[@z0ee996]

My favorite saw film

[@donavanweaver4503]

So true about character in a tv show becoming better as it goes along. The one that sticks out to me is Quinn from Dexter

[@donavanweaver4503]

Also, Saw ll is to me the best twist by a good bit and the best movie of the franchise. Think mostly because of the chemistry between Tobin Bell and Wahlberg

[@zombeefreek23]

daw that letterbox review and knew this banger was comin

[@mikegonzalez503]

I think Saw 2 is one the best part 2 for any horror franchise and the best movie in the franchise

[@nikhilsankar2215]

We want your Joker 2 review Chris.

[@adamdavis1737]

I think this is my favorite one in the franchise. Tobin Bell is just awesome to watch. I really didn't care about anybody else stuck in the murder house but I liked all the stuff with jigsaw a lot. This being said, I also haven't seen the majority of these films. I've seen the first three, spiral, and saw X. I really didn't like the third one so I stopped watching the rest there but spiral piqued my interest and then so did saw X with all the good reviews. But this one is still the one I like the best

[@batcatpenguin3883]

Please do “Bram Stoker’s Dracula “

[@jimboswamps5602]

Masterpiece!

[@christophertheofilos1063]

Saw 6 was really good as well, especially for where if came in the franchise

[@sldmn9657]

Chris you need to review Saw VI it’s easily one of the best sequels

[@TantaManta]

"I became a part of an establishment I once rejected." Jim Carrey (Chris is a critical who avoids any criticism now. Joker 2)

[@RiderNexus]

Other than 10 and 6, Saw 2 is my favourite of the sequels

[@novaquinn5323]

now i wanna watch saw 2 again

[@Anakin-sy5ne]

His hate for joker is immeasurable and his day was ruined

[@arturocastellanos1961]

I love this time of the year

[@TheLongestTake]

While I think the 3rd one is good as well, I feel like the series peaked here with its torture and puzzle concepts.

[@szlava3641]

Saw 7 was the peak when it came to torture.

[@TheLongestTake]

@@szlava3641 ehhhh I just didn't find the set pieces all that interesting or creative. I felt like they were just putting shit together at that point

[@kingslayer2999]

​@@szlava3641 Saw 7 Sucked

[@szlava3641]

@@TheLongestTake Considering that it was a Hoffman designed game, it's not shocking how gory they were

[@szlava3641]

@@kingslayer2999 Except for the ending where we got to see the reverse bear trap actually kill someone

[@richardhoehn9922]

Good review. 😃 I ended up feeling like the Saw franchise got a tad... convoluted there in the middle. Too flash-backy and labyrinthine. But the early ones were good.

[@PenjaminFranklyn]

Better than the first fosho.

[@Commander.Claire]

Yo, Chris! I don't think I've seen a review for Antlers (2021) on your channel yet. If you haven't checked it out, I recommend it!

[@Stephen_Lafferty]

I just can't bring myself to watch any of them. It's astounding to think that there have been nine sequels!

[@di9italdubster]

Funny enough, the initial script for "Saw II" wasn't actually a "Saw" movie!

[@Shadequillx]

Hello, Chris. I want to play a game. Why did the movie review cross the road? To get to the ‘Saw’ side.

[@Artractive_]

Joker was horrible. Disappointed. Acting was great, shots were great. Story totally sucked and the whole movie was not about the joker, it was about lady Gaga. Would’ve been better as a stand alone movie about someone completely unrelated to joker being mentally ill.

[@123rockfan]

Chris just made a movie produced by Mike freaking Flanagan. And some people here still think KZbin is Chris’s full time job? lmao. He doesn’t need to review Joker 2 if he doesn’t want to

[@Elatenl]

What are you yapping about, if anything making an indie horror movie like that COSTS you money instead of earns money. If it does well he might make a profit sure, but the movie isnt even out yet.

[@123rockfan]

@@Elatenl I’m a freelance artist. Busy learning my craft and selling paintings. So it would be like someone telling me that I should be uploading art instruction videos for my full time job. Doesn’t make sense to me

[@Elatenl]

@@123rockfan Blud, Chris stuckmann literally had to do a crowd funding campaign and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to fund his movie and somehow he is suppose to make bank with this movie? yeah after it comes out, maybe. but atm is a financial burden, more than anything. YT is stil his main source of income

[@Jon-ly6xe]

Im only commenting on this because im waiting on your thoughts and full out honesty on joker 2

[@contestjustice2012]

Is this the one with Shaq and Dr. Phil in the opening scene?

[@alexcrisci1764]

Chris where did you buy this sweater??? I need to buy two now

[@juancarlosanguiano1879]

Review the movie Coralline, just saw with my daughter for the first time and it’s great.

[@MrLeekicker]

Saw changed the game 20 years ago!

[@Jenniferx-su6pw]

I’m waiting for your Terrifier review

[@colli_wolly]

Hope you get a chance to review the Silent Hill 2 remake.👍🏼