Saw It 2.
2.75 out of 4stars
Much more pure horror than the first and definitely scarier, albeit just as funny as the first one with much thanks to scene stealing Bill Hader. The first one to me also hit on more realistic adolescent issues and deeper developed realtionships/characters. While this new one to me just tried to scare the hell out of you with over the top scares, some a little repetitive/derivative, and brushed upon repetitive things for the most part(some from the first movie) and really showed that they have drifted apart over time. That said, entertaining and enjoyable for me through just about all of the 2hr 50mins or what have you, and it still builds on the story well. Not as good as the first, but they are different movies so it's not that fair to compare, albeit I think one or 2 of the movie's themes in this new one should have been deeper explored/better written into the story.