Jaws 2 (DVD, 2001)

I remember seeing this film in the theater as a kid

The scene where Brody is in the ocean looking after the remains of the boat "accident" & the burned body jumps out.
We all jumped.

The positives about the film is bringing back the late Roy Scheider, late Murray Hamilton, Lorraine Gary & having John Williams back to do the music.

It is an OK follow up.

Yes another large great white back eating people in the Amity area.

So, the Brody kids were played in 4 films by 4 different actors.

What brings the film NOT anywhere near the original classic film is wasting of time on the teenage characters. BORING. Did you care? I did Not then & I do NOT now.

At least some extras on the DVD
NO chapter search list.

You could do worse than Jaws 2. Like for example 3 of 4. Truly bad films.

You just have the music & the some of the original characters back.

Would have been nice to get Dreyfuss back just to take a phone call from Scheider.

I have always liked this sequel to the original Jaws because it stands alone from the original and is equally frightening as it's original predesessor. Getting the main stars from the first film for story continuity was a plus. Great acting, great photography, great script, great on the edge of your seat excitement, great color print. Excellent menus and great bonus features. One slight disapointment:The audio track is in Mono, which I can live with, but it would have been nice to have remastered this with simulated or rechanneled Stereo - 5.1 surround sound. I bought this one because I never find it in the stores, and I have been looking for one for a long time. A great DVD - I give it a 9.9 rating out of 10 with one point off for not being in stereo.

Ranking up there with the original, this thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat. With Roy Schieder reprising his role as Sheriff Brody, he takes on the offspring of the shark from the first movie while trying to keep his disobedient sons in line as they and thier friends take off for the high seas in their catamarans. The music is by John Williams with the hair raising two note theme that made Jaws famous. A must see for the fans of this genre.

Usually a sequel is not nearly as good as the original film. This one is, and then some. I remember this movie quite well and thought it was a good continuation of the first Jaws. The youthful cast, the not-too-bright mayor and salespeople, and the Brodie family provide humor and excitement, while the shark provides plenty of fear and horror. The story matters a lot more than the "big budget special effects". Movies of this era all have one thing that the movies of today don't have- class.

The fish just doesn't give up. In some act of lunacy, this shark seems to love to torment Roy Scheiders family. Aaah, so be it. You can't go wrong with a killer fish and a cool soundtrack. Definetly fit to be an action packed sequel of water, flesh and blood.