Jaws 2 (1978)

Stars	User	Rating
8	Paxton	48 _17th
The further adventures of the least interesting character from the first movie. I like Roy Scheider, but I like Spielberg more. And Murray Hamilton is the Burt Young of this franchise and I mean that as condescendingly as possible to the both of them.
6	Jasongirl67	75 _69th
Yet again a town is under attack from a shark and the mayor and city officials choose to ignore the dangers Can't help but wonder if someone had a crystal ball and was looking into 2020 ? I like this one better than the original it felt more faster paced and action Kids in danger and outrageous scenes I can't decide between shark taking down the helicopter or Bbq shark ending
4	Leonardis	73 _16th
Nowhere near the first Jaws, but it's not a bad sequel in my opinion, it's just kind of there. The impact of the first film is gone here. Some good acting doesn't quite save this from being meh.
4	TimeCapsule	73 _70th
The trend setting "Jaws"(1975) paved the way for big popcorn flicks as the first summer blockbuster, and in classic Hollywood fashion that meant the road was clear for $EQUEL$. As a follow up story goes the movie has its issues, but isn't terrible. However, it was in a terrible position trying to follow up the original. With the shark already out of the bag the sequel tried to give audiences more shark earlier on, but this monster shark movie didn't do enough altogether to make it noteworthy.
3	BillyShears	65 _42nd
My weird fantasy sequel of Jaws doesnt have a shark in it at all, just Brody suffering through insane PTSD where everything from the water sets him off until by the end Brody is the one eating the Amity Island swimmers.
3	spleen	68 _37th
One of the few films where NOT ENOUGH teens died.
2	Ytadel	4 _43rd
Cinematic reheated leftovers: has the same taste, since it slavishly apes Spielberg's style and duplicates the first film as much as possible, down to having a John Williams score, but mainly it just makes you wish you were enjoying the original recipe. Still not as bad as some rumors say, though.
2	Alex Watkins	2 _15th
Well, this certainly exists.
2	twincinema	40 _18th
What if we redo the first film, but worse, and add a hundred teens that are nearly indistinguishable? I realize it was the 70s, but Scheider wolf-whistling a teenage girl in a bikini feels weird, especially because his wife and kid are right there.
2	nandorizzi	40 _27th
The first ok, was a classic. But a sequel was not necessary, still less 3.
2	hellsditch	77 _46th
No Speilberg, Dreyfuss, Shaw, or Williams' score? Poor Roy Scheider -- he deserved better than this. Basically a rehash of the original "Jaws" reimagined as an '80s slasher flick (attractive teens in distress, jump scares, dumb adults, cartoonish, gratuitous gore). The best of a craptacular tio of sequels is about the only praise I can lavish upon this wasted effort to deliver a worthy followup to a classic. Then again, I'm sure that making a good film was pretty far down the list of priorities.
2	bof	48 _22nd
It's not GOOD as such; goes on far too long for the little plot there is, repeats too many beats from the original, and makes the classic horror sequel mistake of not killing enough people. (Why would you cast this many annoying teenagers and not kill them?) But I have a soft spot for it if for no other reason than it being sooooo much better than the rest of the sequels.
2	brandons	49 _25th
It never comes close to the classic status of its predecessor, but for dive-in horror thrills, this still has sufficient bite.
2	Yiannos	58 _41st
(Viewed in 2016): Szwarc is no Spielberg, but he did the best he could. Saddled with a mediocre script and no Dreyfuss, it would have been impossible to match the quality of the original. The human drama is regrettably stale; Scheider has nobody strong to play off, none of the characters are particularly interesting, and even Brody has little to do other than to constantly warn absurdly suspicious officials of the looming threat. It is saved by thrilling death scenes and an intense finale.
1	eveelun	50 _11th
Painfully mediocre sequel that adopts plot points wholesale from the first (and inferior) half of the original, but completely lacks the tension and wonderful characters that made the (2nd half of the) original so great. Scheider is alright, but he's not given much to do here other than say "Hey, I know something about sharks!" over and over.
1	PeaceAnarchy	68 _20th
I expected much worse, so maybe I'm being generous, also I don't remember the original much. This movie feels more hateful, though, particularly because the characters aren't very likeable, but that kind of works in a film where you're expecting them to die. The shark and its attacks are actually quite well done tense but also funny at times in their ridiculousness, right up to the climax. It loses a lot of what made the original a classic, but as a streamlined shark attack film it works ok.
1	Bojangles	30 _12th
This is the product of money grubbing studio execs. That never turns out well.
1	martryn	46 _12th
I think the first Jaws is overrated. Obviously I'm not thrilled about this film.
1	Vandelay1	39 _34th
Why?
1	JordanDcFc	69 _32nd
Not nearly as good as the first, even though the premise is pretty much exactly the same. There was a few genuinely scary moments but overall it was pretty dull. At least most of the original cast returned and there were some tasty girls in it. I was entertained but not particularly interested. And the ending was a bit "Really?"
1	gorejunky	80 _39th
Of course this sequel will never live up the original--too overly contrived. But, Scheider does the best he can with the script and manages to bring life to a potential cheesefest. Recommended.
1	hellboy76	49 _15th
Obviously not as good as the first, but it could have been a lot worse (see Jaws 3 and 4).
1	mwestcott	69 _39th
Jaws 2 catches a lot of criticism for being inferior to the original. Which is true. Most spend all their time complaining that they don't seem to realize this sequel is nowhere as bad as it could have been. The shark scenes and tone match the first well enough. It doesn't quite win in the story department because of some forced dialogue, overlong scenes, and too many characters. However the film is well made and satisfying enough when one takes a step back from the original.
1	nobamba	20 _4th
It's a movie about a shark attack framed by a police chief with PTSD who really shouldn't be carrying a gun. Not enough shark kills of main annoying characters. Poor shark really got destroyed in the end. Fav scene: shark attacking the regatta including a freaking helicopter.
1	MK10	60 _27th
Ridiculous a lot of the time but quite entertaining and easy to watch. The first half is essentially a copy of the plot of the first film, it would have been far better if there actually wasn't a shark initially but Brodie was so paranoid he thought there was.

Average Percentile 29.35% from 2396 Ratings