The Bottom Line
Pros
- One of the best horror films of 2005 loses nothing in its transfer to DVD
- The bonus features are terrifically entertaining
Cons
- No deleted scenes
Description
- 'Jigsaw's Game' - Short featurette with cast and crew interviews
- 'The Traps of Jigsaw' - Detailed info on the head trap, needle pit, hand trap, and the furnace
- 'Bits & Pieces' - A look at the props used in "Saw 2"
- 'Storyboard to Screen' - From conception to what appears on the screen
- 'Conceptual Art Gallery'
- Commentary by writer/director Darren Lynn Bosman and actors Donnie Wahlberg and Beverley Mitchell
- DVD Release Date: February 14, 2006
Guide Review - "Saw 2" DVD Review
This time around Jigsaw's elaborately planned out tortures are inflicted on a group of eight seemingly random strangers (including Shawnee Smith from the first "Saw") who awake from a drug-induced sleep to find themselves trapped inside a dilapidated house. Included in the group is the son of Police Detective Eric Matthews (Donnie Walhberg) who Jigsaw draws into the trap by making it all personal.
The Bonus Features
You don't have to be a sicko to want to know how each of the torture devices featured in "Saw 2" was created and the DVD provides all the gory details. The "Bits and Pieces" featurette is also very cool for those who love to check out all the behind the scenes tricks of the trade. Also worth sitting through is the commentary track, which features writer/director Bousman and two of the actors dissecting the scenes and sharing all the secrets from the set. The only drawback to listening to the commentary track is they mention the deleted scenes yet they're not included on the DVD. Too bad - they sound like they'd be interesting to check out.
