Wow, this was a really stupid movie. I don't understand why it took off the way it did. I don't find it to be the least bit disturbing or scary. Additionally, as a person who has that clown phobia (whatever it's called) which also sometimes applies to mimes and dolls, the puppet thing was more ridiculous than anything else in the movie and I found myself laughing anytime it showed up, not scared. People really got creeped out by it? REALLY? Whatever....
Man, Kevin and Bill tore this thing a new one, and I love them for it. I loved the Marylin Manson line with that stupid puppet. Hilarious. Not sure I want them to do Saw 2, however. Saw was a lot tamer than I thought it would be and I know the genre has just gotten worse since.