Jaws 2Did we need a second helping of Bruce the rubber shark? Probably not but when you have a property as hot as Jaws you'd be an idiot not to capitalise on it. So inevitably a second shark swims to the small island town of Amity looking for some residents and tourists to chow down on. Jaws 2 is a mixed bag. It's not even in the same stratosphere in terms of quality to the original but it does have its moments. These are down to the return of Roy Schieder as Chief Brody and a handful of other returning cast. This movie has a similar look and feel to the original film due to being shot in the same location and not having too many years pass by before the sequel arrived. John Williams returned to compose the score and this helps elevate the overall movie. Still without Steven Spielberg at the helm Jaws 2 soon descends into silly B movie territory. Director Jeanot Szwarc just doesn't have big enough feet to fill the shoes of Spielberg. Due to this some of the set pieces come off as being ludicrously silly rather than edge of your seat thrilling. I'll give him his dues though there are some moments in Jaws 2 to warrant it to be a fun nostalgic re-watch. Your gonna need a bigger budget is the overall premise, but throwing money at something won't work if you don't hire the right craftsmen to do the job.For every nice touch there's an equally cringe worthy one. One scene where the shark swims up the side of a boat to attack a group of young sailors is offensive on the eyes. As Bruce opens his huge Jaws his entire mouth is deformed due to being made from rubber. Okay this movie was made in 1978 so we must forgive the ropey effects but even back then during editing they could see that this shot looked terrible. On the positive side Szwarc did introduce some rather clever visual elements. One being when young Sean Brody ties a rope around the keel of his capsized boat. The keel looks like a giant dorsal fin. When he gets back on the wrecked sail boats with the rest of the gang the capsized boat being towed resembles a shark following them. This subconsciously implies to the audience that the great fish is always present. Now that's clever. What isn't clever is having a shark sink a helicopter! The ending is also unbelievably stupid when Brody entices the shark by banging on a power cable. I'm sure the residents of Amity where very happy not to have any electricity but hey Brody did save the kids so give him a break. The chance of the shark actually biting the cable are slim. It would have more likely swam under it and gobbled up the Chief Dingy and all. I'm being a bit unfair. Jaws 2 is a silly movie. If you were expecting a similar movie to the original then you will be immensely disappointed. If however you just go with it and except that this film is just a poorly made, rushed attempt to cash in on the original, then you may have a good time watching it. Jaws 2 is average but compared to the two sequels that followed, like the original it could be considered to be a masterpiece.

Jaws was a Summer blockbuster and remains the 9th highest grossing film of ALL TIME!! There was yet no doubt that a sequel would happen and three years later, we got Jaws 2. Jaws 2 picks up a few years after the events of the first film and follows Chief Brody who believes that another shark, some relation to the first one, is out in the sea of Amity and ready to kill some locals. Jaws 2 came to mixed reviews when it came out and it was also a box office hit, being the second highest grossing sequel ever until Rocky II was released. There were people who hated it due to just how uneven it was to the first film and there were people who really liked it, I was one of the people who thought it was just ok. The film has nothing to be proud of and it is not a excellent sequel like The Godfather: Part II or Meet The Fockers, it's just ok! Jaws 2 is nothing amazing and no where near as good as the first film but is a good one.

If I were to make an appropriate comparison, Jaws 1 was a White shark bite, ferocious and huge, Jaws II would be a bite from a Blue Shark, still nasty, but lacking the ferocity. The film reminds me of the Halloween follow up in so many ways, the first being a moment of cinema where the game was changed, a massive act to follow, both feel like a direct continuation of the first, both have quality, but lack the originality and impact of their predecessor.Jaws II is slow to start, but as it gets going it really cranks up the tension, featuring some really good, tense moments. The shark has become a psycho killer instead of just a predator, and is now intent on killing its victims in the way Michael Myers did.Some good strong special effects, I thought in several scenes the shark looked very realistic, I've never been a fan of the ending though, it's just a bit silly. Roy Schneider clearly did not want to do this film, and I think it shows in his performance, he is not happy.It's a pretty good sequel, trouble is the original is a classic.

Yesterday l revisited this too long sequel in first time on DVD,even had purchased it almost ten years before,take into account as a sequel and a sole star from the original is quite decent,Jeannot Szwarc made a great effort and trying to do a seemly from previous one,of course the result is predicable in such conditions,but it's watchable after all,the DVD comes with a lot of bonus including the Making of.Resume:First watch: 1988 / How many: 3 / Source: TV-DVD / Rating: 7