Saw II

. The best wrist protection is soft enough to allow normal wrist motion, but is able to absorb loads for hyper extension of the wrist. (disputed — see talk page). Shorts and rigid splints could cause severe forearm fractures. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Although some argue that he depended on a significant amount of uncuntrolable events to happen, that is not the case because as we later learn it was all a recording and he knew before the cops arrived what was going on. Be aware that wrist guards made for in-line are dangerous and not recomended.
Even more so than then the previous film, Jigsaw's diabolic "games" require a large amount of planning, causing some film critics to liken his murderous schemes to Rube Goldberg machines. Snowboard-related injury accounts for 100,000 of the wrist fractures in the world each season.

Jigsaw is shown, still sitting in Matthew's van, badly beaten but smiling. Time not money will make a skilled, safe snowboarder. Matthews, chained to a pipe, is left in the room alone only with the light from his flashlight and his gun now just out of reach. It is worthy of note that many of the worlds pros began on old equipment, riding on very small hills. "Game over," she says, iterating Jigsaw's catchphrase. A professional lesson, or a day spent with a skilled friend is highly recomended. Matthews then watches helplessly as Amanda closes the door on him. Beginners should start on very gentle slopes with soft snow conditions, even if they're a good alpine skier.

In a series of flashbacks we understand why Jigsaw was happy to sit back while Matthews tore his work up and see that Amanda was the one who brought Daniel back to be placed in the safe. It is highly recomended that all riders wear a helmet. Playing the tape, Matthews learns that Amanda has become Jigsaw's protégé and has now taken his place. Necessary safety measures must be taken. When Matthews wakes up, he finds an audio cassette player lying next to him. Beginners are in great danger during first hours of practice. He had been there already when the SWAT team came into the building and found Jigsaw, two hours earlier; had Matthews followed the rules to Jigsaw's "game", he would have found his son "in a safe, secure place" just as Jigsaw had told him. Injuries for snowboarders are very common, especially for upperlimb: wrist, elbows and shoulders.

The timer in the room at Wilson Steel expires and a safe across the room opens to reveal Daniel, wearing an oxygen mask, weary but alive. This is obviously easier with a less biased stance, such as the "duck" stance. The attacker removes the mask, it is Amanda. When a rider changes direction mid-run (for example a "regular" rider leads with their left foot), they are said to be riding "switch". Matthews drops to the floor. The question of how much the bindings are angled depends on the rider's purpose and preference. He approaches cautiously, but the person inside, wearing the same animal mask from the first film, leaps up and stabs him in the leg with a syringe. However, personal preference and comfort are important with regard to this setting, so experimentation is recommended.

Matthews gets into the darkened bathroom, and sees someone lying in the bathtub. The usual measurement is to position the bindings so that the feet are placed just wider than shoulder width apart. A shot of a syringe here explains how Daniel has survived the exposure to gas. Obviously, the size of the rider has much to do with proper stance width. Meanwhile Detective Matthews enters through a back door, finds the open trapdoor and goes down to search for Daniel. Stance width is important because it determines how the rider is balanced on the board. We now know how Jigsaw was able to say 'I haven't looked at the monitors for a while but I assume [Daniel] is still sitting in a corner...'. A good snowboarder should be equally skilled in riding both ways, even if they have a particular preference.

For Kerry and the movie audience it turns out that, as mentioned above, the images on the monitors, shown in the movie in parallel with the events filmed by the video cameras, were not a live feed, but were showing a recording of earlier events, and that the broadcast location where the SWAT team has arrived is not the location where the events have taken place. Most people have a natural stance determined by experimentation, and the two stances are roughly equally common. While the SWAT team enters what they and Kerry assume to be the same house, Kerry is watching the monitors, confused that the cameras aren't showing them in the house. "Goofy" is just the opposite - the right foot leads and the left foot is at the back. He moves in to kill Amanda, Daniel suddenly jumps forward, crushing Xavier's ankle and, using the hacksaw from the first movie, slits Xavier's throat, killing him. A "regular" stance is one in which the rider's left foot is the front foot, while the right foot is the back foot. Xavier, now insane from the poison, takes his knife and slices a section of skin off the back of his neck. There are two "stances" used by snowboarders.

Amanda tells Xavier that Daniel is dead and that if he kills her, he won't be able to find out the number on his own neck. This is most likely to happen when the rider removes the board at the top or the bottom of a run (or while on a chairlift, which could be dangerous). Lawrence Gordon's severed foot are still there, in a state of advanced decay and covered with fungus and mold. Nevertheless, most ski areas require the use of a "leash" that connects the snowboard to the rider's leg or boot, in case the snowboard manages to get away from its rider. The bodies of Adam and Zep, and Dr. Furthermore it reduces the dangerous prospect of a board hurtling downhill riderless, and the rider slipping downhill on his back with no means to maintain grip on a steep slope. He follows them, cornering them in the infamous bathroom from the first movie. Automatic release is not required in snowboarding, as the rider's legs are fixed in a static position and twisting of the knee joint cannot occur to the same extent.

They go through the hatch just as Xavier breaks through. With skis, this mechanism is designed to protect from injuries (particularly to the knee) caused by skis torn in different directions. Amanda pushes aside the safe, revealing a trap door underneath. Snowboard bindings, unlike ski bindings, do not automatically release upon impact or after falling over. Amanda and Daniel retreat to the first room as Xavier tries breaking through the door to get at them. Strap-in, step-in, and hybrid bindings are used by most recreational riders and all freestyle riders. He finds the dead bodies of the victims littered throughout the rooms. There are several types of bindings.

Matthews gets inside, still believing that the video images were live. The bindings are fixed to the board, and hold the booted feet in place using a variety of systems. Jigsaw gives Matthews the key to get inside. Though bindings are not strictly part of the snowboard, they are necessary for its use. Jigsaw shows Matthews the house in which the events has taken place. Other boots, such as Sorel-style boots, may look like they would work with a snowboard, but are unsuitable for snowboarding. Almost immediately after this, the police finally locate the broadcast location of the video feed and take off for that location. Snowboard boots differ from other types of boots in that they provide internal support to transfer the rider's movements to the board.

Without telling his team, Matthews leaves with Jigsaw in his van. Hard boots have become less common and are generally only found in more specialist stores. Xavier reads her number and leaves her to die in the contraption. Hard boots are very similar to ski boots and provide greater stability, increased control and quicker responsiveness on the snowboard. She discovers too late that the blades are arranged similar to a Chinese finger trap, preventing her from removing her arms once inside; the edges dig deeper into her flesh the harder she pulls. Generally, hard boots are used for alpine carving and racing, whereas soft boots are used in freestyle and freeride. On the underside of the box are two holes just wide enough to put one's arms through, once pushed past the blades covering them. Soft boots look similar to winter boots and have a relatively comfortable, flexible feel that provides the forgiveness necessary for landing jumps and balancing on rails.

While pursuing Amanda and Daniel, Xavier comes across Addison who has fallen victim to another of Jigsaw's contraptions - a glass box suspended from the ceiling that contains an antidote. Snowboard boots come in two main types, soft boots and hard boots. She goes back to rescue Daniel. Snowboard designs differ primarily in:. Amanda finds Jonas's body and realizes Xavier means to kill them all. The base of the board may also feature graphics, often designed to make the manufacturer recognisable in photos. The effects of the toxin are starting to become more severe, and Laura succumbs to the nerve gas. Snowboard topsheet graphics can be a highly personal statement and many riders spend many hours customizing the look of their boards.

Addison finds a picture concealing a photo of Daniel and Matthews together, marked "Father and son"; this may make the others hate Daniel for being the son of the cop who framed them all. The top of the board typically sports graphics designed by board makers to attract riders to their boards. He kills Jonas by hitting his head with a club with large nails sticking out, and then goes after the others. The edges of the base are fitted with a steel edge, just a couple millimeters square, which helps the board grab the snow when tipped up on edge. These numbers are supposed to be the combination to the safe in the first room which holds an antidote. The base (the side of the board that touches the snow) is covered with a plastic called p-tex, which is typically sintered to help it absorb wax, which helps it slide faster. The different colors represent colors of the rainbow and putting them in the order of the rainbow will unlock the safe. The front or "nose" of the board is upturned, to help the board glide over uneven snow; the back or "tail" of the board may be more or less upturned to enable backwards (switch or switchstance) riding.

It's in the back of all your minds.". Most snowboards are constructed of a wood core and laminated with fiberglass. In the house, for the movie audience seemingly meanwhile, Xavier has snapped and is trying the kill his fellow captives to retrieve the different colored numbers written on the back of their necks (the answer to Jigsaw's cryptic clue "You all possess the combination. Snowboards come in several different styles, depending on the type of riding intended:. Savagely beaten and battered by Matthews, Jigsaw utters his "Game over," catchphrase and finally agrees to take Matthews to the house, but only if he can take him alone. Many professionals still opt not to involve themselves in the Olympic event, citing dissatisfaction with rules and with the concept of Olympic Snowboarding itself. After growing tired of listening to Jigsaw and helplessly watching one captive after another die while the timer runs down, Matthews finally snaps and unleashes his rage on the old man. Despite this rivalry, it is their establishment which finally convinces the IOC to declare snowboarding a new Olympic discipline in 1995.

Daniel helps Amanda out of the pit. Later, the ISF (International Snowboard Federation) originated primarily due to dissatisfaction with the new ISA rules. The door's timer expires, sealing the door forever. Due to the need for universal contest regulations, the ISA (International Snowboard Association) was founded in 1994. He races to the lock but fumbles with it. The growing popularity of the sport is reflected by the history of snowboarding as an official sport: In 1985 the first World Cup is held in Zürs, Austria. Stabbed with dozens of needles, Amanda finally finds it and gives it to Xavier. This opinion was well expressed in Heckler Magazine's "Declaration of Independents Snowboarding, Skateboarding and Music: An Intersection of Cultures.".

Xavier grabs Amanda and throws her into the pit, yelling at her to dig through them to find the key. Many snowboarders are disappointed with the over-commercialization and of the sport, having viewed it as a very personal expression of themselves, similar to skateboarding, art and music. The message says a key is in the pit that will open a door concealing another antidote. Snowboarding is now coming to terms with its popularity. Daniel pulls back a sheet to reveal a pit full of syringes. Ski companies are now absorbing many snowboard companies, creating their own and, arguably, designing skis which directly borrow technology and design from snowboards (see shaped skis and twin skis). On the tape, Jigsaw condemns him for his life as a drug pusher and states that if he wants to escape, he must wallow in the filth that he made others wallow in. Many ski companies reacted negatively to snowboarding during the sport's infancy.

Forcing open a door into another room, the captives find another tape, this one marked for Xavier. In reaction, Transworld Snowboarding created a popular t-shirt called "Answers," which included the answers to many questions posed by skiers, including: "Yes I can stop." Many resorts did not initially allow snowboards and insisted on the use of superfluous leashes and were known to insist that riders prove their ability before being allowed on the hill. Henceforth, Jigsaw resolved to test the human ability to overcome great suffering in order to save his or her life. Snowboarding was seen as a fad. However, Jigsaw survived the suicide attempt, despite severe injuries. During the early years of the sport, snowboards and snowboarders were not widely respected by the ski industry and culture. Through a series of flashbacks, Jigsaw is revealed to be a terminal cancer patient, who attempted suicide by driving his car of a cliff. Nowadays there are millions of snowboarders around the world and a multi-million dollar industry trying to satisfy their needs.

Matthews is on the verge of cracking, but decided he has no other choice but to hear Jigsaw out. Since its early years, the snowboard has been improved steadily and has taken the world by storm. All the while, the timer is ticking away in the room with the monitors. One of the most mentionable however is Bob patent from 1972, which he sold in 1990 to Jake Burton Carpenter, founder and owner of Burton Snowboards, today's largest manufacturer of snowboard-specific products. The game is simple, he just has to sit with Jigsaw--by himself--and listen to what he has to say. This process included different stages and individual ideas and resulted in several patents for snowboard-like constructions. The Jigsaw killer insists that Matthews has to play a game to save his son. The history of the snowboard starts in Utah, [1]U.S.A., where pioneers like Sherman Poppen, Dimitrije Milovich, Bob Webber, Jake Burton Carpenter, Tom Sims, Mike Olson, and Chuck Barfoot developed prototypes mainly inspired by surfboards in the 1970s.

Obi is burned to death before they can get him out, and both antidotes are lost. . Obi climbs inside to retrieve them, the door closes and the furnace ignites. A snowboard is not to be confused with a monoboard. Laura finds another door which leads to the basement, with another tape marked for Obi which reveals how he had assisted Jigsaw to get the others in the house and explaining that there are two antidote syringes inside a large furnace in the room. Analogous to a surfboard or skateboard for snow, snowboards are typically about a metre and a half long by about 30 centimetres wide, with metal edges and an upturned lip at each end. The terrified captives begin to explore the house. Attached to the rider's feet with bindings, it is ridden down snow-covered slopes or dry ski slopes without the use of ski poles.

Amanda reveals to the others that she has had to play one of Jigsaw's games before, and pleads with them that they have to follow his "rules". A snowboard is a board ridden by a rider in the sport of snowboarding. The gun discharges into Gus's eye, killing him. ISBN 0-393-32692-0 michaelbarnett@iinet.net.au. The lock is rigged to fire a gun pointing directly at the eyehole. Norton & Company. The key has a note warning them not to use it to open the door in the room, but Xavier ignores the message, and turns the key in the lock while Gus looks through the eyehole. W.W.

Amanda, (a survivor from the original film) breaks through a loose section of a brick wall in the room they found themselves in, and finds a key and a tape recorder containing a taped message from Jigsaw explaining their predicament: they have been exposed to a deadly toxic nerve gas (specifically sarin, which Jigsaw himself references as having been used in the real-life gas attack on the Tokyo Subway) and will die within 2 hours unless they find the antidotes that are hidden around the house (they are given the clue that they all have the combination to the safe in the back of their mind, and that the combination can be found "over the rainbow"). The Snowboard Book: A Guide for All Boarders. The story switches to the captives in the house. Hart, Lowell (1997). The police also believe this. Patent 5190311 -- Snowboard binding system. However, by showing those images in parallel with the events filmed by the video cameras, the movie suggests that it is a live video feed. U.S.

The images on the monitors are not a live feed, but are showing a recording of earlier events. Patent 3900204 -- Mono-ski. He later notices that all other seven are people he has framed for crimes they did not commit. U.S. On one of the monitors, Matthews sees a room with eight people forced to play Jigsaw's latest game; among them is Matthews's own son, Daniel. Patent 3378274 -- Surf-type snow ski. As they start to take him away, he directs Matthews and the others to an adjoining room, which contains several monitors showing various rooms of a house, along with an electronic timer counting down from 2 hours. U.S.

Very ill due to his advanced stage cancer, he offers no further resistance as the SWAT team handcuffs him. This stance is becoming increasingly popular, and is the most resilient of the three. After some of the accompanying SWAT team fall prey to one of Jigsaw's booby traps, they find Jigsaw. Duck stance: Useful for tricks by removing the forward bias altogether, the feet are angled equally outwards such as 15° and -15°. After his initial reluctance, his former partner, Kerry, finally convinces him to join the team entering the building to arrest Jigsaw. Alpine stance: Used primarily for racing, the leading foot may be anything up to 70° and the trailing foot generally 5° less. Detective Matthews is called to the scene, as the deceased was his informant, and discovers a message scrawled on the ceiling which reads, "Look Closer, Detective Matthews." Matthews spots an engraving on the metal contraption, and believes he knows where Jigsaw is - the Wilson Steel building. Forward stance: Suitable for most purposes, the leading foot is angled roughly 21° and the trailing foot at 6°.

The terrified man fails to extract the key in time and is killed. Alpine snowboards tend to be longer and thinner with a much stiffer flex for greater edge hold and better carving performance. As he gets up from the chair, he triggers a timer built into the device. The stiff bindings and boots give much more control over the board and allow the board to be carved much more easily than with softer bindings. A scalpel has been left for the man to carve the key out from his eye socket, if he chooses to do so. Extreme carvers and some Boarder Cross racers also use plate bindings. The TV cuts to the man lying on an operating table with a shadowy figure standing over him, as Jigsaw tells him (and an x-ray photo confirms) that the key to unlock the device has been implanted behind his eye. Plate - Plate bindings are used with hardboots on Alpine or racing snowboards.

When the timer goes off, the device will snap closed, impaling the man's head with several sharp nails lining the inside of the device (like an iron maiden). This allows the rider to apply pressure and effect a "heelside" turn. Jigsaw's recorded message tells the man that as punishment for being a police informant, spying upon and betraying others, and for not appreciating life, he has to play Jigsaw's "game". The HyBak was originally designed by inventer Jeff Grell and built by Flite Snowboards. A nearby TV turns on, showing the familiar "clown" figure Jigsaw employed in the first film. Highback - A stiff moulded support behind the heel and up the calf area. A device is secured around his neck. In 2004, K2 released the Cinch series, a similar hybrid binding; riders slip their foot in as they would a Flow binding, however rather than webbing, the foot is held down by straps which can then be micro-adjusted for superior fit and performance.

The film starts off with a man waking up alone, seated in a chair in a grungy, sealed room. The rider's boot is held down by a webbing that covers most of the foot.
. An example is the Flow binding system which is similar to a strap-in binding, except that the foot enters the binding through the back (which then clips into place) rather than the top. . Hybrid - There are also proprietary binding systems that seek to combine the convenience of step-in systems with the control levels attainable with strap-ins. Darren Lynn Bousman took over the directing duties of the film, and also co-wrote the story's script with Leigh Whannell, the original film's co-writer. Another problem is the formation of ice in the step-in mechanism, which may make it difficult to get in and out of the bindings.

It was released in most parts of the world on October 28, 2005, but not released in Australia until November 17, 2005. While much more convenient than strap-ins, they are widely considered to be inferior because they do not provide as much of an immediate response from the rider's legs to the board. Saw II is the sequel to the 2004 horror/splatter/thriller film Saw. Popular (and incompatible) step-in systems include Burton, K2 Clicker, Rossignol and Switch. Made for only $4 million, Saw 2 grossed over $116 million worldwide, which includes $87 million in the United States. Step-ins use a technology similar to the clipless pedals in cycling, by allowing the binding to snap and engage stiff hardware on the rider's boots. One of the posters for the upcoming Scary Movie 4 (2006) parodied the "close-up on severed fingers" poster for this film. Relative to strap-in bindings, step-in bindings use a stiffer shoe sole and boot to maintain responsiveness in compensation for the lack of over the foot restraining straps and (sometimes) lack of binding highback.

Following the film's opening weekend gross of $31.5m, Lions Gate Films commissioned Saw III (which is scheduled to be released on October 27, 2006). Step-in - In response to the inconvenience of strap-in bindings, step-ins were created to make entry easier for beginners, allow for fast ski-lift to slope transition, and appeal to the rental market. The entire movie was shot in 25 days. Such companies as Salomon, Rossignol, Bakoda, Tech Nine, Ride, Flux and Burton have created different models of cap straps. The whole film was shot in one building. Cap Strap bindings are a recent modification that provide a very tight fit to the heel cup which makes excellent edge control. The original poster was used for most other countries, however. Also, because there are two points of pressure, the strap locations must be adjusted for each individual rider, making it more cumbersome for rental operations.

A new poster was produced, still using the fingers but not explicitly showing that they're severed. The downside for this is they take longer to put on, usually requiring the rider to sit in the snow and bend over to adjust the straps. In August 2005, the MPAA rejected the poster for Saw II which used two severed fingers to resemble "II" in the movie's title. They can be tightly ratcheted closed for a tight fit and good rider control of the board. Tagline: Oh yes...there will be blood.. The foot is held onto the board with two buckle straps - one strapped across the top of the toe area, and one across the ankle area. Donnie Wahlberg as Erick Matthews. Strap-in - These are the earliest types of bindings, but perhaps still the most popular and technical. The rider wears a boot which has a thick but flexible sole, and padded uppers.

Emmanuelle Vaugier as Addison. Boards designed for powder conditions exaggerate the differences even more for more floatation on the powder. Shawnee Smith as Amanda. Freeride and alpine boards, however, have a directional shape with a wider and longer nose. Glenn Plummer as Jonas. Tail/nose width - Many freestyle boards have equal nose/tail specs for equal performance either direction. Tony Nappo as Gus. There is no standard way to quantify snowboard stiffness, but novices tend to prefer softer flex, racers stiffer flex, and everyone else something in between.

Beverley Mitchell as Laura. Usually a softer flex makes turning easier while a harder flex makes the board more stable at high speed. Dina Meyer as Kerry. Flex - The flexibility of a snowboard affects its handling and typically varies with the rider's weight. Erik Knudsen as Daniel Matthews. Shorter sidecut radii (tighter turns) are generally used for halfpipe riding while longer sidecut radii (wider turns) are used for freeride/alpine/racing riding. Franky G as Xavier. Most boards use a sidecut radius between 8-9 meters.

John Fallon as Video Techie. The curve has a radius that might be a short as 5 meters on a child's board or as large as 17 meters on a racer's board. Tim Burd as Obi. This curve aids turning and affects the board's handling. Tobin Bell as John/Jigsaw. Sidecut - The edges of the board are symmetrically curved concavely, so that the width at the tip and tail is greater than the center. This is termed "toe/heel-drag" and can be cured by choosing a wider board or by adjusting the stance angle.

Riders with larger feet may have problems with the toes or heels overhanging the side of the board. Most folks ride boards in the 24-25 cm range. Alpine boards are typically 18-21 cm wide, although they can be as narrow as 15 cm. Freestyle boards are up to 28 cm wide, to assist with balance.

Width - The width is typically measured at the waist of the board, since the nose and tail width varies with the sidecut and taper. Another factor riders consider when selecting a snowboard is the type of riding it will be used for, freestyle boards being shorter than all-mountain boards. The longer the board, the more stable it is at high speed, but also a bit tougher to control. Rather, snowboards correspond to the weight of the rider, and a board length should be selected so the rider falls in the middle of the manufacturer's weight range for that model and size.

It is a myth that the height of the rider dictates the length of the snowboard. Most people ride boards in the 140-165 cm range. Length - Boards for children are as short as 90 centimeters; boards for racers, or "alpine" riders, are as long as 215 cm. Freestyle (pipe): waisted, semi-stiff, medium length, soft boots, either twin-directional or directional, light, deep sidecuts.

Freestyle (rails): waisted, flexible, short, soft boots, twin-directional, light. These boards are made specifically for use in powder. Swallow-Tail: Generally a wider board that as a split running down it's tail, which gives it the general look of a swallow's tail. All-Mountain: waisted, varying flexes and lengths, soft boots, sometimes slightly directional, meant to perform well as a Freeride and Freestyle board.

Freeride: waisted, sometimes flexible, medium to long length, soft boots, directional. Racing/Alpine: long, stiff to very stiff, hard boots, slightly waisted, directional.