Saw eww... i mean two

first off-- Candice, that home video post is pretty much the cutest thing i've ever read :)
secondly, as the post implies, i went to see Saw II this weekend. in traditional Saw style, it was disturbing to the point of near dry-heaving, but still ironically enjoyable nonetheless. the new things the characters must do in order to stay alive are borderline unbearable to watch, but some inner human characteristic in all of us just made me want to see more. it's disgusting but i loved it! also, the connection the characters discover that links them all together is very exciting to me.
one bad aspect i think was that the dialogue was extremely poor at some points, kinda making me feel like i was watching old episodes of Chuck Norris' "Walker Texas Ranger" (i.e., lines such as "GAME OVER!" and "oh yes, there WILL be blood".... give. me. a. break.) buttt i guess the dialogue isn't meant to be the focal point of the film, so i shouldn't really have expected Shakespearean soliloquies anyway. the plot, thankfully, intrigued me as the first film did, and i loved how much it surprised and essentially sickened me. it's one of those feelings you like even though it also grosses/freaks the hell out of you. i just love the unique idea behind the Saw films-- they're a godsend compared to your everyday predictable horror films. i like that what we fear so much about these movies is basically fear itself. don't get me wrong- some parts are gory and make you cringe like crazy, but more than anything it is the idea that THERE ARE ACTUALLY PEOPLE ON THIS PLANET WHO CAN THINK OF THIS STUFF! creepyyyy, yes?
overall, i'd give it a B+ i think. it's awesome, just not as fabulous as i expected because some of the dialogue was just absurd, and in my opinion there was too much emphasis on the backstory of Jigsaw. liiiike, yeah you're a little interested in the reasons he does this to people, but i personally don't give two turds about the obstacles in his life that brought him to this point because i refuse to sympathize with someone like that. call me conservative :P However, i got what i came for-- an original, intensely intriguing, entertaining, and disturbing-in-a-fun-way movie that i'll probably end up purchasing. if i were you i would definitely go see it- just try not to laugh at certain lines (cause i did and some people in the theater glared at me). oh and the twist at the end of the movie is NUTS.
love morgan :)