I think Jaws 2 was a VERY satisfying and worthy film to the original and whoever thinks this movie sucks I can already see having a problem with other sequels as well.
Jaws 2 is one of the most underrated sequels of all time in my opinion.
I've always felt the same. It wasn't on the same level as the original (a nearly impossible feat to achieve), but it was a very enjoyable sequel. A very underrated sequel. People just like to jump on the hate bandwagon without thinking for themselves.
shareAgreed. Maybe the best sequel ever made.
shareBrilliant sequel ! ..... Always like to at least watch it once a year as it is on so many times on the telly lol
But mate , never as good as the original !
JAWS 2 is a decent movie, but when looked at as a sequel it loses a lot of luster. It is well made, looks good, and has a few suspenseful scenes, but it never taps into the dread and fear like the original. Tina's "Sh-sh-sh-shaaark!" does capture some of the feel, though.
JAWS = primal
JAWS 2 = monster movie
This thread has awakened my interest in seeing this film again.
shareIt's actually almost better than the first.
Only because the 1st is overrated and 2nd is vastly underrated.
Just not safe to say...
Regardless, John Williams returned here...and it's one of his best scores...EVER!
Too bad Roy Scheider acted like a dick...that scene in the ballroom? In the first act. This was the infamous fist fight with Scheider and Jeannot.
Jaws overrated? That's just plain wrong. This one better? lol. Not one memorable character outside the returning ones. Fun movie, though.
shareI give Jaws 2 a C+ grade. It's got some good scares and thrills, and Scheider turns in a good performance. But it has some major problems: (1) Relative to the original film it is completely witless and devoid of humor, (2) Aside from Chief Brody, it replaced adult leading characters played by great actors with a heap of annoying teenagers mostly played by bad actors (except for Keith Gordon), and (3) Because the kids are so dopey, it's hard to care whether any of them live or die, thence reducing the tension significantly.
Watch any recent horror film with teenagers in and then watch Jaws 2 - the young cast are practically angels. They're there for one another, concerned for each other's safety, and they all act decently enough. Anything more recent goes to great lengths to make victims so unlikeable you *want* them to die.
Jackie is, of course, grating as hell, but it was '78 - the hysterical girl was a common inclusion.