
Four years after the traumatic episodes at Amity Island, that was terrorized by a 25 foot long great white shark that was devouring beach goers. After the shark was destroyed, Amity Island was at peace and opened a hotel at the Holiday Inn. Days after the opening, beach goers begun to disappear along with a half eaten killer whale that was beached. Brody, was getting concerned about those incidents and, felt that another great white is on the loose.... (Full plot summary below)
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Four years after the traumatic episodes at Amity Island, that was terrorized by a 25 foot long great white shark that was devouring beach goers. After the shark was destroyed, Amity Island was at peace and opened a hotel at the Holiday Inn. Days after the opening, beach goers begun to disappear along with a half eaten killer whale that was beached. Brody, was getting concerned about those incidents and, felt that another great white is on the loose.
Leave your thoughts about Jaws 2.
| NewsweekJoseph GelmisThere was reason to believe that "Jaws 2" would be a mess. It isn't. It's better than most sequels. It's formula-ridden but slick, and the special effects work as intended. |
| IGNNick NunziataDirectorially, last minute replacement director Jeannot Szwarc has done a nice job and there's some really nice photography here. |
| Fantastica DailyChuck O'LearyA vastly underrated sequel with plenty of shocks and nail-biting tension. Not quite up to the original, but still loads of fun. |
| Chicago TribuneGene SiskelIt never comes close to the classic status of its predecessor, but for drive-in horror thrills, this still has sufficient bite. |
| Empire MagazineMark DinningIt never comes close to the classic status of its predecessor, but for drive-in horror thrills, this still has sufficient bite. |
| Washington PostGary ArnoldWhile it lacks the originality, wit and character interplay that gave "Jaws" an exceptionally appealing impact, "Jaws 2" is proficient enough to avoid bombing out. |
| Birth.Movies.Death.Brian CollinsI am also a fan of slasher movies, so I like that the film almost seems like a Jaws-ified response to the slasher boom, as the film's second half revolves around a group of trapped teens being menaced by the shark. |
| Video-Reviewmaster.comSteve CrumRather redundant, rather biting. What, fish again?! Still, not a bad sequel. |
| NewsweekJack KrollJaws 2 isn't a disgraceful self-imitation, but one sampling should be enough. It may inspire nothing so much as a nostalgic hunger to see "Jaws" again. |
| The New RepublicStanley KauffmannThe surprise in Jaws 2 is that, given the givens, it came out as well as it did. For me, in terms of sheer visceral zapping, it’s better than the first time around (or under). |