Every Saw Movie Ranked Worst To Best

Given how the first Saw took over $100 million from a budget of barely $1 million, of course there was always going to be a sequel. And not just that, but a genuinely great follow-up to that initial introduction to the Jigsaw Killer.

The Saw series is one that's famed for its final act twists, with some of those being sheer genius and others being dull, nonsensical BS. Following the lead of its predecessor, Saw II had a magnificent conclusion.

With heroin addict Amanda Young having survived one of Jigsaw's games in the first film, she's brought back here and is one of eight people trapped in a torture-riddled house by John Kramer. Amongst those stuck with Amanda, is the son of Detective Matthews, a corrupt officer who was being punished by Jigsaw for his underhand ways.

Of course, the brilliant finale of Saw II reveals that Amanda is actually now an apprentice of Kramer's, having been taken under Jigsaw's wing after her previous survival. That revelation comes when Matthews awakens in that bathroom, locked in to die, as he plays back an audio tape of Amanda dropping this huge bombshell.

Saw II is also the film where we get to see Jigsaw's true motivation delved into. As in, Kramer details how a failed suicide attempt after his cancer diagnosis caused him to have a new appreciation for life; an appreciation he wanted to instil in others with his 'games'.