19 Facts About Saw II

Saw II is a 2005 horror thriller film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and written by Leigh Whannell and Bousman.

Bousman wrote a script called The Desperate before Saw II was released and was looking for a producer but many studios rejected it.

Saw II was released in the United States on October 28,2005, by Lions Gate Films.

Saw II was released to DVD on February 14,2006, and topped charts its first week, selling more than 3 million units.

Saw II refuses to retrieve the key from his eye and is killed when the mask closes.

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Saw II retrieves the key, but Xavier fails to unlock the door in time.

Saw II was immediately green-lighted after Saws successful opening weekend a year earlier.

Bousman was initially upset when he heard about his script's similarities to Saw II, and feared at first that Lions Gate's call was due to complaints of plagiarism.

At sixteen years old, Erik Knudsen was cast as Daniel Matthews in his first major feature film appearance; Knudsen auditioned hard to get the role and was excited upon being notified that he had won the part, as the first Saw II was one of his favorite horror films along with the Scream series.

Saw II was given a larger production budget of $4 million, compared to Saws budget of a little over $1 million.

Saw II soundtrack was released on October 25,2005 by Image Entertainment.

Saw II was released in New Zealand, the United States, and the United Kingdom on ; and in Australia.

Saw II was released on DVD, VHS, and Universal Media Disc on February 14,2006 through Lions Gate Home Entertainment.

Gregory Kirschling of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a B minus, saying "Saw II is just barely a better B flick than Saw" and that both films are "more clever and revolting than they are actually chilling".

Saw II praised Bell's performance as Jigsaw, saying "As the droopy-lidded maniac in the flesh, Tobin Bell is, for all the film's gewgaws, Saw II sturdiest horror, a Terence Stamp look-alike who calls to mind a seedy General Zod lazily overseeing the universe from his evildoer's lair".

Saw II ended his review: "Where Saw II lags behind in Saw's novelty, it takes the lead with its smoother landing, which is again primed to blow the movie wide open, but manages a more compelling job of it than the original's cheat finish".

Saw II criticized the use of numerous flashbacks, saying that it "rob[s] us of the pleasure of actually remembering for ourselves".

Saw II called the sequel "more trick than treat" and that it "doesn't really compare to its fine predecessor - though it still manages to be eye-opening in itself".

Saw II said that the film improves upon Saw "perverse fascination with Seven-style murders and brutally violent puzzles" and that Jigsaw's intellectual games make "Hannibal Lecter look like the compiler of The Suns quick crossword".