Jaws 2
Jaws 2
PG | 16 June 1978 (USA)
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Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.

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Linbeymusol

Wonderful character development!

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Micitype

Pretty Good

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InformationRap

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

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Logan

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

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Kranadon65

Obviously made to cash in on the coat tails of Jaws. The novel was not written by Benchley for obvious reasons. Jaws was an original one shot story , there was no reason for a sequel except money. Totally inferior mess teen beat movie for the mind numb. There is nothing original ,jaws already did the shark attack movie which was excellent, This mess of a sequel is boring and all the teenage actors you want to just slap the crap out of them, they are so mind numbingly boring bad actors and actresses who spend most of their screen time spouting potty mouth dialog and screaming. A totally unnecessary waste of time and money for this film every copy should be burned.

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cinemajesty

Movie Review: "Jaws 2" (1978)Close-to-be three years after director Steven Spielberg's breakthrough picture "Jaws" (1975) comes this underrated sequel with Roy Scheider (1932-2008) and Lorraine Gary reprising as married couple "Brody" on the fictitious New England island Amity, immigrated from New York City to confront a second Great White Shark of meaner manners by chasing and attacking speed-boats now as teenage summer-dreaming katamarans and a highlighted water-landing helicopter, provoking gas explosions and plains of fire on water with much improved shark effects to an entertaining well-executed sequel by television-approved director Jeannot Szwarc, known nowadays for directing episodes for Fringe (2008-2013) and Grey's Anatomy (2005-2018).Underwater as moody on-location cinematography works along with quality picture production design by Joe Alves, known for been Art Director for Spielberg on-set of "Close Encounter Of The Third Kind" (1977) and directing a forgettable, falling-flat "Jaws 3" (1983) starring Dennis Quaid. Nevertheless with "Jaws 2", we are able to follow the original main character Sheriff Brody under Roy Scheider's charming portrayal of the struggle man in smoke, booze and paranoia, battling the mayor, again performed by match-making actor Murray Hamilton (1923-1986) to confront "The Great White" again; this time alone in shallow waters instead of the "Deep Blue Sea" with friends under a watchful, crying and screaming group of teenagers to fair conclusion of the 1975 smash hit exclusively from Universal Pictures Studios.© 2018 Felix Alexander Dausend (Cinemajesty Entertainments LLC)

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adrianjherr

The most shocking thing about the jaws sequel is that Chief Brody seems to know even less about boating than he did at the beginning of the first movie. You'd think he'd have learned anything about boating during the first film. Doesn't know how to dock a boat, leave a slip, use a radio, navigate at all, use a compass. But by comparison to the sniveling kids who just sob and scream Brody is a hero. You'd think they'd have had people on hand to educate the cast on these fairly simple concepts.The real villains in this film are the kids and Brody. Brody and the kids are so inept that you can't help but feel bad for the shark. The kids nor Brody should survive due to sheer incompetence, but they do, and they defeat the shark in the process; giving a bad rep to sharks everywhere. Poor Jaws.. No wonder the sharks want so much vengeance in Jaws 3 and 4.

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robertandrews-44556

I first discovered the JAWS movies when I was about 8-years-old. I saw the original JAWS and loved it. It gave me nightmares for weeks, and made me all the more afraid to go near a beach. Several weeks after watching JAWS, I was introduced to JAWS 2 by a friend of mine who had rented the film from a video store. At the time, I was not even aware that the original Steven Spielberg classic, JAWS, had a sequel let alone three. Anyway, my friend and I both watched JAWS 2 together and it was then when I discovered my favorite entry in the JAWS franchise.....JAWS 2.The story takes place four years after the original. Martin Brody (again played by the excellent late Roy Scheider) begins to suspect another Great White Shark is stalking the Amity waters after two divers and mother and daughter go missing. He tries again to warn the Mayor (again played by Murray Hamilton), but again, all the town's people seem ignorant of the threat.Meanwhile, a group of teenagers, including Martin's two sons, Mike (Mark Gruner) and Sean (Marc Gilpin), head out on a sailing trip where they are attacked by the shark. Also with them is Larry Vaughn Jr. (David Elliot), the Mayor's son. The last half hour of JAWS 2 is pure action as the teens are attacked again and again by the shark, as they try desperately to drift toward an island called Cable Junction. Not to spoil it scene by scene, the final confrontation again features Chief Martin Brody and the giant shark--this time including a power cable.JAWS 2 is usually considered the best of the sequels. I can agree, as I am not a fan of JAWS 3D or JAWS: THE REVENGE. However, I often find myself torn between JAWS 1 and JAWS 2. For a long time, I tried to make myself like the original JAWS, but it was then when I came to discover I always had more fun with JAWS 2. As many other reviewers have pointed out, JAWS 2 is more of an action movie than a horror like the original, and I find that this action is shot in such a thrilling pace that it leaves you on the edge of your seat right up until the end of the movie.When I was a kid, I also found myself feeling more for the teens of JAWS 2 rather than Martin Brody, Matt Hooper and Quint from the original. Probably because when I first saw it, I was about Sean's age from the film, and could understand what terror the kids must have been feeling during their confrontation with this menacing predator from the deep. I also think there is more of a sense of shock and terror in JAWS 2, as the kids in the film had no idea about the shark. In the original, the three men went out to sea to hunt the shark. Hooper was a marine expert on sharks and had come up against them before, and due to the fact that the three were hunting the shark made it less scary for me. In JAWS 2, the kids are simply sailing when the shark attacks, so I felt it was more of a shock.Some people may call me crazy, but I have always preferred JAWS 2 over the original. I find myself always wanting to watch the sequel over the original. However, I am still a HUGE fan of the original, and do consider myself a JAWS fan period. Not much a fan of JAWS 3D and REVENGE as stated, but then again, I never mind sitting down and watching any of them, but my favorite will always be JAWS 2.10/10

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