Jaws 2

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Justin W Jaws is a worthy continuity from the classic masterpiece, still pretty entertaining and in the collection of 50th anniversary. Of cos, the original is still the best! Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/21/25 Full Review Matty D Jaws 2 may not be a perfect movie, but it comes close to being a near-perfect sequel to a classic and iconic blockbuster film. With a capable cast, including returning players Roy Scheider, Murray Hamilton, and Lorraine Gary, Jaws 2 explores the PTSD of Chief Martin Brody (Scheider) in an island town still recovering financially from a great white shark attack some years earlier. As the Mayor of Amity, Hamilton’s character seemingly has yet to learn his lesson when another rogue shark strikes Amity’s shores. That is until his son, alongside Chief Brody’s boys, and several other teenagers become the targets for the shark on the hunt while they are out sailing. The beats of the screenplay for this sequel are essentially the same as the first film, swapping out the trio in Act 2–Adventures at Sea—for a likable bunch of indistinguishable teens. This essentially turns the film into an early slasher before the slasher genre was popularized, only in the aquatic arena with a man eating shark, instead of a suburban or woodsy setting. There are several well-directed kill scenes that carry an emotional impact, mostly involving the teens. But this movie isn’t a paint-by-numbers, kill-them-all kind of affair. Since the teens are likable, you’ll be rooting for their collective survival and guessing who makes it out of the water alive. If only this sequel wasn’t so determined to repeat many of the beats from the first film, it could have really stood on its own two legs as a classic in its own right. But the shark’s death scene and the overall effect of Act 1 echo Spielberg’s work too closely, so Jaws 2 ends up owing much of its perfected craftsmanship to its predecessor. Regardless, Jaws 2 is a staple of 70s cinema and every bit as fun as the original. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/16/25 Full Review Lee G Does not even come close to the original. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/12/25 Full Review Jerry So much stupidity in this movie. Kids on a perfectly good sail boat who all the sudden can't sail. Police chief panics and all the sudden can't control the police boat as it goes crashing straight into the rocks. Teenagers screaming with their heads shaking over and over again. The most ridiculous is the rescue helicopter trying to tie a rope to the sail boats to tow them to safety, only to have the shark sink his teeth into the bright red pontoon landing gear. Then helicopter parts flying into all the sailboat sails but not hitting a single person. The ending with the shark biting the power cable then catching fire is ridiculous. A real shark would have immediately let go and definitely not caught fire in a huge blaze and burned up. Not much else happening in this movie. The Fandango rating of 40% is justified. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/11/25 Full Review Nick O Shark stalks partying teenagers almost like a slasher flick. Everyone always notes that this “isn’t as good as the original”, but has anyone EVER made a movie as good as Jaws? Great follow-up! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/01/25 Full Review Nenad V A very underrated sequel. Despite it not being as good as the original,Jaws 2 is still a very enjoyable movie. Unlike Jaws 3 and 4, this is a competent film and deserves more love. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/23/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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