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An solid Sequel.
A few years later, Chief Brody (Roy Scheider) has another problem, when a great white Shark, has come to the oceans of the waters of a small town named Amity. Since it`s attacked on some of the people from the town. Brody has to deal again, once more with the killer shark.

Directed by Jeannot Szwarc (Somewhere in Time, Supergirl, Santa Claus:The Movie) and Written by Carl Gottieb and Howard Sackler. This sequel was a success in Theaters but not as Big as in the Original. Orignally Steven Spielberg and Richard Dreyfuss wanted to be back in the Sequel but they were busy with another film projects. This sequel has less gore than the Original but a little more Violent than the Original. DVD`s has an fine anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1) transfer and the Original 2-channel Mono Soundtrack. I wonder why Universal didn`t remastered the Sound in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. DVD Extras are:A Documentary, Four Deleted Scenes:Including-A Extended Sniking Helicopter scene, a Featurette with now Filmmaker:Keith Gordon, a Featurette with Composer:John Williams, Trailers and more. This a well made respectable Sequel. Panavision. Grade:A-.

You can't tell if it sinks or floats
JAWS 2 was a obvious sequel to a great America film, named "JAWS" and at one point, you knew there was going to be a sequel and some already knew it would be horrible. JAWS 2 is no exception. The Beginning is alright, but when it starts getting to the middle and end, it starts to blow over. even in one scene, when the Shark tries to bite someone, you can see the Mechanics down it's throat!. The shark also looks smaller than the first one. Now Universal put it on DVD, in the aniversery of the original, although I wouldn't really understand why. the movie was nether a blockbuster, nor a flop (well, maybe I jumped the gun saying "it wasn't a flop") I think the one thing to look for in the movie is that original charecters are back, as in all the Brodys (Roy Scheider and Lorraine Gary) and Amity's mayor Larry (Murray Hamilton) is back. But Quint (Robert Shaw) and Matt Hooper (Richard Dryfuss) are sorely missed. collected only and ONLY if you're a JAWS fan. otherwise, skip and stick with the original or JAWS 3-D (jaws 3).

Pretty decent follow-up to the original
The first, and really the only good, sequel to the classic original, "Jaws 2" finds a Great White menace once again lurking off the coast of Amity Island. Roy Scheider ably reprises his role as Cheif Brody, who remembers the warning signs from his first encounter with a big shark and tries to convince the town council of the danger.

This film has a decent script and decent acting. Yes, Richard Dreyfuss is missed, but this movie holds its own. The only drawbacks are that the mechanical shark used in the film looks obviously artificial. The other is that the element of suspence that kept you on your toes in the original is lacking here. You know when the shark is going to strike.

That said, there are plenty of good moments in this film, and makes for an enjoyable view.

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