Roy Scheider,
Lorraine Gary,
Murray Hamilton,
Joseph Mascolo,
Jeffrey Kramer
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Despite being a less well-regarded virtual remake of the original film, Jaws 2 earned a tidy sum at the box office by combining its predecessor's winning formula with the popular teen horror craze, he... read more
Directed by: Jeannot Szwarc
Release Date: June 16, 1978
Keywords:
slasher,
shark,
first one,
first film,
roy scheider,
jaws 2,
John Williams ,
Richard Dreyfuss ,
Roy Scheider ,
Chief Brody
DVD Release Date: May 22, 2001
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Stats: 7,779 reviews
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August 8, 2012If a sequel of a classic Spielberg needs to exist I would rather have a Jaws 2 then an E.T. 2. With that said, this is a pretty solid sequel but is the cause for more terrible films to come.
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July 31, 2011Compared to the original JAWS phenomenon, JAWS 2 is a huge load of crap, but even so, it's still an enjoyable popcorn flick leading into the '80s.
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July 17, 2011You know what to expect. You know what it looks like and what it's capable of. So why then should you bother to watch this? Well, because altough falling short of the greatness of the first film, it's actually not too bad. The writing and directing is as mediocre as it gets, but ... read more
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June 12, 2011ive seen worse movies but this is literally one of the most boring movies ive ever seen. The shark is one sided, the characters are annoying, forgettable, and have little to no personality, and the shark is a complete MORON. Here's an example, there are 3 boats full of kids they ... read more
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March 9, 2011I actually enjoyed this sequel a lot. It was missing the great chemistry of Brody and Hooper but Scheider manages to carry the movie just fine on his own. I enjoy the setting of this movie and the original and that adds to why I like the movie as much as I did. The story works... read more
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February 15, 2011Wow. It's like someone took the script of Jaws, and said "Hey. How can we re-make this movie but cheaper, with less story, less interesting deaths, really just a stripped down sucky version, but follow all the same plot lines?" What's amazing is that they were able to pull togeth... read more
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February 9, 2011Not terrible, just not anything close to the original. At least it still has Roy and the music of John Williams in it.
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January 5, 2011I know it's a sequel to a classic, but for some reason I enjoyed it more than the first Jaws. It doesn't have all the same cast, either, but it's very exciting and ups the special effects. I really enjoyed it, and if you liked Jaws, you should check it out.
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September 19, 2010Not even close to the first one...but still okay. You can clearly see that Spielberg is not around anomore.
Critic Reviews
January 11, 2012
Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy
April 23, 2007
Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
Rather redundant, rather biting. What, fish again?! Still, not a bad sequel.
November 6, 2005
Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com
Roy Scheider is the only redeeming quality of this sequel.
October 21, 2005
Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily
A vastly underrated sequel with plenty of shocks and nail-biting tension. Not quite up to the original, but still loads of fun.
July 11, 2003
Clint Morris, Moviehole
Delivers [Nearly] as much as the first
September 8, 2002
Bob Bloom, Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
The first of three crummy sequels unworthy of the original.
June 9, 2001
Bill Chambers, Film Freak Central
...Jaws 2 hits a qualitative ceiling due to the joint absence of Steven Spielberg and Academy Award-winning editor Verna Fields. Full Review
May 12, 2001
James Kendrick, Q Network Film Desk
the filmmakers did everything they could to breathe new life into the material without forgetting what had made that material work in the first place
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