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Post by Popeye Doyle on Aug 8, 2019 15:50:15 GMT
So, everybody thinks Brody is a loon for being paranoid about another giant shark. Given the previous film, he does deserve the benefit of the doubt. The biggest issue here is there's almost nothing memorable, save for the dolt who douses themselves in gasoline before celebrating the fourth of July early. The John Williams score is pretty good, too. Probably a 5 out of 10.
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Post by Prime etc. on Aug 8, 2019 16:36:53 GMT
I don't think they thought he was a loon exactly-except for the bluefish incident---they just didn't want to lose money--and they were influenced by the new guy-the real estate person. It's fitting that they replaced him with Hendricks who was perceived as easily manipulated-which he was (although Brody was much more meekish in the first movie too).
I liked the "sshshshshshshshshsssarrrrrrrrrk" Tina scene and the cable bite scene.
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Post by James on Aug 8, 2019 16:43:45 GMT
It kind of reminds me of a slasher movie in a way. You got Brody warning the town about the shark, much like Loomis warning about Myers (what’s even more flattering is that both movies came out the same year), and there’s a slightly higher body count than in the first film.
It’s not great like the original, but it’s still an okay sequel. I also like the way the shark dies. 7/10
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Post by kolchak92 on Aug 8, 2019 17:08:36 GMT
I think it's pretty much tantamount to Psycho II; both decent sequels to classic originals and both are better than they had any right to be.
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Post by politicidal on Aug 8, 2019 17:08:52 GMT
It’s not bad. 6/10.
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Post by teleadm on Aug 8, 2019 17:19:51 GMT
I must admit that I liked it when it was new.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2019 17:33:52 GMT
I like Jaws 2, plenty of good scenes. I love the water skiing scene and the sailboats attacks are very well done.
It's missing Dreyfuss and Shaw and better writing.
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Aug 8, 2019 17:36:54 GMT
I like Jaws 2, plenty of good scenes. I love the water skiing scene and the sailboats attacks are very well done. It's missing Dreyfuss and Shaw and better writing. Some Spielberg might have helped, too.
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Post by Spike Del Rey on Aug 8, 2019 18:49:07 GMT
A clear step down (well okay, more than just one step) from the original, which most of you know is my all-time favorite, but still a fairly entertaining sequel. Roy Scheider should be commended for putting some effort into his performance and not just walking thru the role. Eddie's death was a nice callback to Chrissy's opening scene in the original, and it was kind of fun guessing at which of the kids would wind up as chum. One deleted scene that I've only seen in the version ABC aired had the dopey Mayor finally showing some backbone and brains and voting against the decision to fire Brody. Not sure why they didn't leave it in; it was a nice redemption for his character. 6/10
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Aug 8, 2019 18:59:52 GMT
One deleted scene that I've only seen in the version ABC aired had the dopey Mayor finally showing some backbone and brains and voting against the decision to fire Brody. Not sure why they didn't leave it in; it was a nice redemption for his character. 6/10 Yeah, this scene should stayed in the movie.
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Post by Raimo47 on Aug 8, 2019 19:02:45 GMT
Almost as good as the original, 9/10.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Aug 8, 2019 20:48:32 GMT
B
Jaws is a masterpiece, there was nowhere else to go but down. For me Jaws 2 from Jaws plays much better in kind than say Halloween 2 did from Halloween. Still, it's entertaining enough as a thriller. Having it star a bunch of kids/teens helps age it, from that Spielbergian era. It's no longer about the mystery & awe of the shark, it's about thrilling action on the water.
Not as great as ppl would hope, not nearly as bad as many ppl probably mis-remember it either.
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Post by anthonyrocks on Aug 8, 2019 20:52:16 GMT
Good Movie!
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Post by anthonyrocks on Aug 8, 2019 20:54:36 GMT
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Post by ck100 on Aug 9, 2019 1:27:07 GMT
It's kind of like how the Ghostbusters in Ghostbusters II start off being out of work and having nobody believe them about the impending slime menace even though New York was under threat from a supernatural menace 5 years earlier.
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Post by moviemouth on Aug 9, 2019 2:05:18 GMT
It's mostly just a dull, pointless and silly sequel. It lacks the directing flair, suspense, memorable supporting characters and sense of fear that makes the first movie memorable. The PTSD/paranoia stuff is laid on a little thick and don't even get me started on the ridiculousness of a second great white shark killing people in that town and implying the shark is out for revenge.
5/10
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Aug 9, 2019 5:18:37 GMT
I'm going to annoy a lot of people here in saying this, but I actually favour this one over the original. Maybe it's the more straightforward slasher movie-type feel.
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Post by anthonyrocks on Aug 9, 2019 18:06:13 GMT
"JAWS 2" does also have 1 of the Greatest Taglines (to me at least) in Movie History.........."Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Go Back In The Water".
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Post by geode on Aug 9, 2019 18:38:23 GMT
Knowing nothing but the title, how would you know that Steven Spielberg had nothing to do with this movie?
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Post by anthonyrocks on Aug 14, 2019 8:43:13 GMT
FUNNY STORY
Steven Spielberg once revealed many many years ago that he had actually not ever gone back out onto the ocean ever since he made the Movie "JAWS" and when somebody asked him why, he responded "Because They Know What I've Done".
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