Jaws 2
starring: Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Joseph Mascolo, Jeffrey Kramer
directed by: Jeannot Szwarc
directed by: Jeannot Szwarc
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AMITY'S CITIZENS AND POLICE CHIEF DREAD ANOTHER TOURIST SEASON WITH A GREAT WHITE SHARK NEAR THE BEACH.
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Ushering in the age of the inferior sequel, Jaws 2 was essentially a license to print money. Indeed, the film did very well despite blatantly replicating the plot of Steven Spielberg's original, though to lesser effect. Roy Scheider returns as Martin Brody, sheriff of the small island town of Amity. Just as the beachside resort is rebounding from the previous movie's shark attacks, another great white is snacking on divers and water-skiers. Naturally, the town fathers don't want to confront reality and choose to proceed with a lucrative sailing regatta, resulting in a grisly loss of life. Besides the fact that director Jeannot Szwarc takes an impersonal, workaday approach to the film, Jaws 2 manages to be both stylistically flat and openly cynical about its commercial intentions. Of chief interest here is Scheider's performance, which wisely reflects the emotional fallout from Brody's last trauma in his obsessive behavior here. --Tom Keogh
AMITY'S CITIZENS AND POLICE CHIEF DREAD ANOTHER TOURIST SEASON WITH A GREAT WHITE SHARK NEAR THE BEACH.
Amazon.com:
Ushering in the age of the inferior sequel, Jaws 2 was essentially a license to print money. Indeed, the film did very well despite blatantly replicating the plot of Steven Spielberg's original, though to lesser effect. Roy Scheider returns as Martin Brody, sheriff of the small island town of Amity. Just as the beachside resort is rebounding from the previous movie's shark attacks, another great white is snacking on divers and water-skiers. Naturally, the town fathers don't want to confront reality and choose to proceed with a lucrative sailing regatta, resulting in a grisly loss of life. Besides the fact that director Jeannot Szwarc takes an impersonal, workaday approach to the film, Jaws 2 manages to be both stylistically flat and openly cynical about its commercial intentions. Of chief interest here is Scheider's performance, which wisely reflects the emotional fallout from Brody's last trauma in his obsessive behavior here. --Tom Keogh
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- There's a New Fish in the Pond
Poor unwilling Brody tackles an even bigger great white in Jaws 2, without any help from Hooper or Quint. His motivation is his two sons Sean and Michael, who go daysailing with a group of young islanders and get into a terrifying situation only their dad can get them and the others out of. I enjoyed Jaws, but I liked Jaws 2 better. It has more upbeat music and colorful sails on the boats. Roy Scheider again plays Brody but with a new fish to deal with. Lorraine Gary again plays his wife while Murray ... Read More
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- The best Jaws sequel.
From the director of a few episodes of Kojak and Baretta, plus the Academy Award winning masterpiece Supergirl, comes Jaws 2. Just when you thought it was safe to go back to a guaranteed profit...
Jaws 2 is arguably the second best shark movie ever made. I know that's a bold statement considering the brilliance of Jaws 4 and Deep Blue Sea, but just hear me out: it's better than Jaws 4 and Deep Blue Sea! It's even better than Jaws 3. In fact, the only flaw Jaws 2 has is that the shark doesn't ... Read More
Rating: - very good but lacks creativity
the movie itself is very good i think it is worth buying, the only thing thought is that some parts of it copy the origanal jaw,like.....
1, when the girl finds the dead whale, this was like when they found the arm
2, agian, the mare refewses to beleave there is a shark attack
3, the time is the same ( it is during the nearing of 4th of july)
but this is still a great movie and i love it
Rating: 
- Tolerably Watchable
I know I said only one a week but I had to post this review as soon as I finished "Jaws: The Revenge" because I know I'm gonna get a lot of hate mail for this. This film isn't even measurable to the third film! The acting is great; Scheider is very believable in his paranoia of the shark and his anger when the council doesn't agree with him. The story is great (I know this film is technically a rehash of the first film but at least it doesn't have a rehashed, copout ending like Richard Donner's Cut of "Superman ... Read More
Rating: - "A Worthy Sequel To A Blockbuster!
"Jaws 2" is probably the best sequel in movie history. Although not the classic like the original "Jaws", this film proved that people still wanted to be scared of the water three years after its predecessor shook up the boxoffice. "Jaws 2" would be one of the top 25 biggest movies of all-time for over twenty years, a fact that many fans and critics fail to remember.
Steven Speilberg could not be persuaded to direct the film, but Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary, and Murray Hamilton reprise their roles as another ... Read More
- There's a New Fish in the PondPoor unwilling Brody tackles an even bigger great white in Jaws 2, without any help from Hooper or Quint. His motivation is his two sons Sean and Michael, who go daysailing with a group of young islanders and get into a terrifying situation only their dad can get them and the others out of. I enjoyed Jaws, but I liked Jaws 2 better. It has more upbeat music and colorful sails on the boats. Roy Scheider again plays Brody but with a new fish to deal with. Lorraine Gary again plays his wife while Murray ... Read More
- The best Jaws sequel.From the director of a few episodes of Kojak and Baretta, plus the Academy Award winning masterpiece Supergirl, comes Jaws 2. Just when you thought it was safe to go back to a guaranteed profit...
Jaws 2 is arguably the second best shark movie ever made. I know that's a bold statement considering the brilliance of Jaws 4 and Deep Blue Sea, but just hear me out: it's better than Jaws 4 and Deep Blue Sea! It's even better than Jaws 3. In fact, the only flaw Jaws 2 has is that the shark doesn't ... Read More
- very good but lacks creativitythe movie itself is very good i think it is worth buying, the only thing thought is that some parts of it copy the origanal jaw,like.....
1, when the girl finds the dead whale, this was like when they found the arm
2, agian, the mare refewses to beleave there is a shark attack
3, the time is the same ( it is during the nearing of 4th of july)
but this is still a great movie and i love it
- Tolerably WatchableI know I said only one a week but I had to post this review as soon as I finished "Jaws: The Revenge" because I know I'm gonna get a lot of hate mail for this. This film isn't even measurable to the third film! The acting is great; Scheider is very believable in his paranoia of the shark and his anger when the council doesn't agree with him. The story is great (I know this film is technically a rehash of the first film but at least it doesn't have a rehashed, copout ending like Richard Donner's Cut of "Superman ... Read More
- "A Worthy Sequel To A Blockbuster!"Jaws 2" is probably the best sequel in movie history. Although not the classic like the original "Jaws", this film proved that people still wanted to be scared of the water three years after its predecessor shook up the boxoffice. "Jaws 2" would be one of the top 25 biggest movies of all-time for over twenty years, a fact that many fans and critics fail to remember.
Steven Speilberg could not be persuaded to direct the film, but Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary, and Murray Hamilton reprise their roles as another ... Read More
