RUNNING TIME: 64 minutes.
This is a film about the immigration crisis and its consequences.
In my country, the policies of the current government, which I find to be ineffective, are allowing immigrants who should not be here to enter.
Among them are criminals whose intentions seem to be to cause harm to our society.
Hammer gives an excellent performance in the film, but I found the back-and-forth between scenes in the original rather annoying.
As usual, the edit has been completely turned upside down; many scenes are now in the correct order, and I’ve replaced the necessary music.
Converted to 4K; the audio is in TrueHD 5.1
Additional music by
Alexis Grapsas
Brian Reitzell
Jimmy Page
Don Miggs
Fesliyan Studios
Roque Banos
And Charlie Clouser.
Original Title: SAW II
RUNNING TIME: 93 minutes.
This adaptation is the fourth SAW film written by Zagadka.
Following "History of Desperation," "Endgame," and "House of Jigsaw," it is now time for "The Jigsaw Killer."
As is customary, much of the music will be done by Charlie Clouser, featuring tracks from other SAW films.
The storyline primarily focuses on SAW II, with occasional scenes from other entries in the series.
Zagadka:
A recut of Darren Lynn Bousman's Saw II (2005) that weaves deeper in John Kramer's life and philosophy.
The film is reframed as a tragic psychological duel between two broken men – Jigsaw & Detective Eric Matthews – while a group of criminals undergo The
Nerve Gas House Test in search of redemption and a renewed appreciation for life.
The edit is a self-contained psychological thriller with added flashbacks from other Saw entries and less reliance on gore.
Saw II already works well as its own story – this version emphasizes that strength, and the plot gains new coherence.
It may also function as a soft reboot or an interquel to our Jigsaw I-II edits
(A History of Desperation & Endgame).