Solemplex To me, this movie is perfection.

FeistyUpper If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Hayden Kane There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

stevenrotherforth 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.

ironhorse_iv While, it's true that Jaws 2 is not as good as the original film. For movie lovers, around the world, they still have their jaws on the floor. It was very highly successful as a summer blockbuster. In spite of everything, it was briefly the highest-grossing sequel in history, until 'Rocky II' was released in 1979. So, it's still worth checking out. However, I do understand, why some fans & critics, might hate this sequel. After all, this movie directed by Jeannot Szwarc does seem unnecessary. It mostly follows the same thread as the last movie, by having another great white shark terrorize the small tourism community of Amity Island; with Police Chief, Martin Brody (Roy Schneider) going out in the open water to stop it. Nevertheless, it didn't bug me, as much, because how much new scenarios, and open water locations, the writers put, into this film. Still, if I had to nitpick, some of the new characters, the writers put into this movie, didn't really stand out, much. While, I didn't mind, the story shifts focus from Chief Brody and Amity's officials to the teenagers, Brody's son, Michael (Mark Gruner) hang out with. I just wish, some of them, had a little more of a persona. It was really hard to figure out, who was who. However, I do like how the writers didn't turn the mayor's son, Larry Vaughn Jr. (David Elliot) into a stereotypical bully, since Michael's dad was in odds with his father, Larry Vaughn (Murray Hamilton) throughout this movie, and the last. As for the new adult characters; I found them, to be, the worst. Even, if you put, all the delete scenes of Joseph Mascolo's property developer character, Len Peterson trying to hook up with Brody's wife, Ellen (Lorraine Gray), back into the film; it wouldn't make much of a different, to the main plot. In short, the property developer's botch romantic subplot adds nothing, but run-time. His scenes should had been merge with the mayor, and Peterson should had been cut from the film, all-together. As for diver instructor, Tom Andrews (Barry Coe), that fought off, the shark, before Brody came to the rescue. His short introduce scenes really come out of nowhere & quickly ends, so it was really hard to root for him, since we know little about him. As for the new shark. It's a mixed bag. I felt like the action scenes with it, were a little over the top & unrealistic. Seeing a Great White Shark take down a helicopter & blowing up several large boats, while, having half of its face, burn off does seem highly stupid & illogical. On the other hand, those scenes were also fun to watch, even if the creature doesn't act like a normal shark. Nevertheless, I also felt that the movie would had work better, if they were little more ambiguous on showing the creature, so early in the film; by cutting down on composer, John William's iconic memorable theme music & hiding the shark, from view. Yes, I know, that recognizable score struck fear in the hearts of people for years; but just think, how good, the movie's attack scenes, would had been, if the audience weren't hinted at the threat. Not only does, these tactics, hide the malfunctioning cheesiness special effects of the 1970s, but it also might enhance the subplot of Police Sheriff, Martin Brody's going a little mad, a lot more. It would add something new to the film, by turning the generic man vs nature horror, into a psychological thriller like 2011's 'The Hunter'. After all, it's clear that the movie was going with, Brody suffering from PTSD on account of the events of the first film. So, why not, go all the way, with it! Raise the stalks, by making him, have pressure from all sides, doubting his validity & sanity. Show the town in extreme financial troubles, due to corruption and the loss of tourism; with him struggling to keep his job, in float, with his family intact. Make it seem like the shark might be all in his head! Until, the twist, when it's not. It might make the unnecessary sequel seem a little more interesting. Despite not going with the route that original director, John D. Hancock was going for; Roy Schneider is still great in this role, even if he was a bit disinterested in reprising, due to many reasons; including conflicts with Universal Pictures to whom he was locked into a multi-film contract with, and frequently clashing with new director Jeannot Szwarc who replace Hancock, during production. Honestly, if there is any highlight from this movie, it would be, Schneider. Roy made this B-movie, very watchable. Sad to see him, leave the franchise after this. Although, that's tragic, I would rather see, producer, Steven Spielberg, actor, Richard Dreyfuss & screenwriter, Howard Sackler take; with the film series being taken to a prequel focusing on a supporting character from the first movie, time on the USS Indianapolis and it's sinking during WW2; however, production on 1977's 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' was running behind and they declined to participation. Sad to see that happen. Look, I wouldn't for say, it would had been a great movie, seeing how 2016's historic film 'USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage' tanked, but it could had been better than the sequels than we got, later, after this film. Overall: despite the difficulties with production with reshoots being done in the winter, due to malfunctioning, and behind the scene turmoil, I have to say, 'Jaws 2' isn't that bad, as certain critics make it out to be. Szwarc & his crew somehow, made an entertaining decent movie, out of a film series that was already in troubled waters. This movie is kinda a guilty pleasure of mine. It's worth taking a dip, in.

gwnightscream Roy Scheider and Lorraine Gary star in this 1978 thriller sequel. This installment picks up 4 years after the events of the original film and Police Chief, Martin Brody (Scheider) finds himself in a nightmare dealing with another Great White Shark terrorizing Amity Island. Gary also reprises her role as Martin's wife, Ellen. This is a pretty good sequel, Scheider was great as usual as well as John Williams' score. I recommend this.

a_chinn Nowhere in the same league as the original film, but it still works as an effective simple minded nature-gone-wild film. Roy Scheider returns as Chief Brody and so does composer John Williams, but the film is lacking Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfuss, so this film is sadly missing that entertaining three-way character dynamic, but most of all, the film is missing Steven Spielberg, who brought an unbelievable amount of tension and suspense to what is arguably the greatest nature-gone-wild film of all-time. However, in defense of "Jaws 2," if you compare it to something like the slickly made recent shark attack film "The Shallows," I have to say this film's shark sequences are far and away more effective. I believe it's because even though the shark in "Jaws 2" is clearly a mechanical prop, seeing something physical attacking the characters on open water is much more visceral of an experience than watching a CGI shark attacking Blake Lively. Overall, this is a satisfying enough of a thriller with a pretty exciting climax, even if it's nowhere as good as the original (although it's far better than parts 3 and 4).