Jaws 2 is a frigging masterpiece. The story is perfect, the stakes are higher, and the terror is still intact and well preserved throughout the entire film. Definitely one of my favorite sequels of all time.
Ironically, this was one of Roy Scheider's best performances even though he didn't want to do it. Seeing Brody agitated, stressed and traumatized really helped carry the film.
Honestly, no matter what people will say about this film, I can't really find myself hating it. I grew up with this and the first one, even as a kid, I saw them as being some of my favorite films. While I may not like this film as much now, I still agree Jaws 2 is a great sequel, and compared to the later entries, it wasn't that difficult to say which Jaws sequel was the best of the three.
I think too many sequels just do a point by point rehashing, with little concern for continuity. Jaws 2 I think works because the first two thirds of the movie are about dealing with the consequences of the first film
I absolutely LOVE JAWS 2! It's my favorite out of the series of movies, and I hate saying that because the original is SO GOOD! But, I'm a shallow person, lol. I like the extra gore, extra kills, and the group of stranded teenagers. Now I know the original is a superior movie. It's masterpiece. Beautiful movie. I, was a fortunate 7 year old in 1978, and my parents took me to see Jaws 2 at the theater. We were on vacation visiting relatives in Maryland, which was a BIG city to me because we lived on an Island off the coast of N.C. The family home is still there. But anyway, we went to see Jaws 2 in a Mall movie theater, and the theater had display windows. I'll never forget it! They had nets hanging in the windows with bloody arms and legs hanging in them and some life jackets either bite marks in them, IT...WAS ...AMAZING ! I've been a horror lover ever since I was a kid because my parents introduced me to it.
@Patricier well thank you so much for that. After rereading what I wrote , I see I need to proof read before I post, lol. A little added story to that experience, my family sat in two rows. Infront of me was my aunt and two of of uncles. When the lady's body pops up out of the water burnt up and onto Brody, my Aunt screamed, slung her arms outwards, and smacked both of my uncles in their faces ! Lol! This is something I'll NEVER, EVER forget!
Jaws 2 is an excellent movie. I never really understood the dislike for the film. I actually just found out about the Jaws 2 comic adaptation last year. Wonderful video & I love your channel.
That scene stands out to me too. It was how the stunt actor braced himself against the windshield of the helicopter when Jaws attacked. Something about that particular shot brought out the impact and desperation of his situation.
1978 was my senior year of high school. I could identify with all of the teenagers in Jaws 2. I especially thought the way Brody killed the shark in Jaws 2 was fantastically spectacular! In addition, I had a wild crush on Donna Wilkes! When I’m feeling nostalgic, I pop in the DVD of Jaws 2.
I was 13 when Jaws 2 came out, and I love it more than the first. Probably because I identified more with the kids in the movie, living in a coastal town and all. Plus my dad reminded me of Brody…. I could totally see my dad doing what Brody did at the end. (Especially going after the kids the way he did, stealing the boat and all.)
Although not nearly as good as the Masterpiece that is the first film I do feel that Jaws 2 is a solid sequel to the original with a great performance by Roy Scheider.
It’s not often that I come across another person who is in love with the jaws series as I am I agree with you the second one is the scariest looking forward to you covering the rest of the series😃
I totally agree with you that it’s a great sequel! The scarred shark face is iconic, the John Williams score is even better than the first, Brody’s PTSD storyline is fantastic, and Eddie and Marge have two of the best death scenes in the whole series! BTW, the amazing Jaws ride at Universal Studios Orlando (RIP) was based more on Jaws 2 than the first one.
I avoided seeing this for years after hearing bad things about it. But then last month I was in the hospital with nothing to do but watch TV. I woke up from a nap to find it was on. I watched it and came to the realization it wasn't that bad. Not the masterpiece the original was, but an enjoyable film to watch for a couple of hours.
I love the idea of a prequel to the series. In this day of spin offs, reboots and remakes, it would be a great way to continue the franchise in a totally unique way that does not diminish the original films in any way. The Quint storyline of the Indianapolis sinking would be awesome and possibly even the Hooper backstory of his boat getting eaten by a shark as a kid and then his fascination and experiences of dealing with sharks leading up to hunting Jaws. So many possibilities without remaking or rebooting a classic movie....
The thing that everybody misses about Jaws 2 is that it's its own movie. It is a sequel to the first but it stands alone. It is an excellent film in its own right. It had a brilliant Director.
Being terrorised by a shark for most of your childhood messes up your appearance. As Indy says " It's not the age , it's the mileage" Jaws 3D is the scariest. Have you forgotten how that shark approaches the glass motionlessly near the end of the movie? Classic under financed SFX
Jaws 2 made $9.8m on its opening wkd and Grease made $8.9m. By the end of the year Grease had crushed J2, grossing $160m vs J2's $77m. Grease got tons of repeat biz, J2 not so much
I've always enjoyed this one. It feels like its own fully realized film and not something thrown together to grab an easy buck, as tends to be the case with horror sequels in particular.
When I was 10. I actually prompted my grandmother watch this film on network TV. Telling her it was one of my favorites.😂 When I saw her next she said, and I quote, "that was horrible"😂😁🦈 Yes minty, I agree. This installment definitely had more of a fear factor. If Roy Schneider had not reprise his role. This one probably would not have been remembered as well. In regards to the age differences to the brothers in all the sequels. Really Minty, just let it go 😂😁
I remember going to see jurassic park at the theater with my grandma and on the drive home my dad asked what she thought of the movie and she replied "ohh I hate dinosaurs!" Haha 😄
The prequel could still be made, and it'd be cool to (somehow) show, at the end, that one of the sharks preying on the Indianapolis survivors was the same shark that would someday terrorize Amity.
Could just make a USS Indianapolis movie with a young Quint in it, and have flashbacks of Shaws speech. The novel and movie has enough of character development for him. Ending with him giving the speech to Hooper and Brody. No real need to introduce the Great White from Jaws and have it leaving so many survivors in the ocean, especially wh ef n he directly stated he saw a Tiger Shark... a massive Great White would definitely be mentioned.
Jaws 2 was the acting debut of the co-star Donna Wilkes as, Jackie Peters. She went on in 1984 to star in the cult classic, "Angle," as Molly 'Angel' Stewart.
As a kid, I actually saw Jaws 2 before the original Jaws on broadcast TV. It legit scared the hell outta me. The image of the shark with the burned & scarred face gave me nightmares for a while, along with the scene of the shark coming up out of the water and swallowing the girl whole.
JAWS 2 is definitely a really good movie. Loved the storyline and return to Amity Island. I also love how they shown that this shark was such a monster that it took a huge bite out of an Orca. The only issue I have with the movie is the lack of blood. Everyone knows that when there is a nasty shark attack there is blood everywhere. Other than that definitely a really good movie to watch. 👍
I read the novel a long time ago and vaguely remember the shark in Jaws 2 as being a female and the mate of the shark in the original film. She was returning to Amitys waters to mate. Again it's only a vague memory but I think this is how the book described the scenario. And I agree with you about the posters. Although the teeth are exaggerated on the original poster it looks like a Great White. The shark on the Jaws2 poster looks like some Great White x Tiger shark hybrid.
I saw this in the theater the summer of 1978 when i was about a month shy of my 5th birthday. My Mom and Aunt took me and my cousin to see this at a matinee. Then they took us to Jones Beach by our house. Which is in NY. Ya know, Long Island. Where the movie was set in the damn book. Thanks Mom. Been uneasy swimming in those dark waters ever since. Side note : As a kid i felt "safer" after this experience in swimming pools. Then i caught an episode of the show Manimal. Where at the end he slipped into the pool of some criminal and turned himself into a shark and all you see before the credits is some guy on a pool floaty and a fin coming up behind him. Thanks 1980's TV. Lol.
I Really thought Roy Scheider was fantastic in this movie....and the human focal point....Where there were 3 Heros in Jaws...Brody was clearly the singular Hero/Dad....and that terrified out of his mind - yet still stands up to the challenge performance...Especially when he yells "Open Wide...Say Ahhh!" ...I get goosebumps every time!🚣♂🦈
Hey Minty, for April Fool's you should do a 10 facts video on Jaws 19 from that Back to the Future Part 2 scene, and just make up the facts as if it really existed.
This movie scared the piss out of me when I was a kid. If it was not a sequel to Jaws and had been its own stand alone film, I think it would be remembered as being much better. The other Jaws films were laughably bad, particularly Jaws the Revenge. Michael Caine even admitted he only did it because they gave him a million dollars, it didn't take long to shoot his scenes, and his family got a free trip to the Bahamas.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane, I actually had that comic book and I was around 10 years old. Seeing those panels again instantly took me back. I thought the comic was awesome and made me as scared of sharks as the movies did. I loved the second movie, it was such a thrill ride at a young age (before I was old enough to know about the slasher movie formula). Keep up the great work!
Not sure if you take requests on here, or if it's just movies you grew up loving, but I was a big fan of Summer School (1987) and Ski School (1991) starring Dean Cameron. I think those would fit your old school brand. Good job on Jaws 2 as always
Jaws 2 is the best of all. Full stop. The phrase we always used in the eighties was which is your favourite? The one with the Barrel or the one with the cable. We always said the one with the cable.
The kids age is baffeled me as well. They were close age in first movie but second movie suddenly Mike is much older than Sean. The funny part is there is another Brody kid in novel and if I remember correct he was eldest son Billy, he was older than Mike and Sean. They could easily solve that age gap with making Billy returning school or something like that. After all actors changed and instead of Mike, Billy took the role.
When Jaws 2 came out in the UK, I was 11 and the film was an AA certificate (which meant you had to be 14 or more to view it). My older sisters were told to take me to see 'The Cat from Outer Space' but they really wanted to see Jaws2, so after we got our tickets, they persuaded me to go to se Jaws2 and keep it a secret. Well I did enjoy the film but also found it scary and got to see the original Jaws about 8-9 years later. Fun days.
I was 8 when I saw Jaws 2 in early 1979 in the UK. You could be taken to see it with an adult whatever your age. Same with Jaws. I was 5 when my mum and dad took me to see itin early 1976. Great days.
Still holds up as a good sequel. I do love the Hooper reference as Brody would have definitely reached out to him. So was his obsession and PSTD. I wonder, had Scheider been on board completely would he have delivered a more compelling performance, a la Sigourney Weaver in Aliens or was the tension on set just what he needed to portray the character perfectly. Either way, the soundtrack was actually better (I listen to it more) and I do love the alternate posters.
I thought the music was better over all as well. I don't think either is anywhere near close to John's best work. Some of it is really goofy in tone and seemed more filling of Swiss Family Robinson than a suspense/horror film imo. The barrels and sailing themes in particular didn't work for me. The shark theme is obvious brilliant and surprisingly underutilized.
Yeah… only 16 encounters since 1900, and no deaths. Hell, they charter dives off the Flower Gardens during hammerhead mating season just so you can see them close up. Mating season!!!
I honestly like too believe that the first two jaws movies are the real movies and the others are fever dream movies by one of the Brody sons. The first movie is Martins Movie and his terror, Jaws 2 is Sean's and Michael's Terror. And that's why the next two were more odd. I think the third jaws is a fever dream That Michael has, and that's why he's a little older. And in jaws the revenge it's a dream that Sean has. That's why he dies at the beginning of the movie. And that's why the movies are kinda off, they're fever dreams.
I went to school with Eddie (Gary Dubin). His hair and fro is real. He just grew up with curly hair. I’m sorry Jaws ate him. In real life, Gary died from cancer 😞
I wish they didn't remove the scene where mayor von votes against firing Brody if you watch the scene where he confronts the mayor and the selects men the mayor does seem to be acting strangely and that scene makes it make more sense he was arguing on Brody's behalf and Brody kind of sabotage himself
I LOVE this movie! The perfect follow up companion piece to JAWS makes a great rainy Sunday afternoon couch potato double feature! If JAWS is lip-smacking caviar, then JAWS 2 is belly-filling meat & potatoes as Director Jeannot Szwarc described both in the Marvel comic interview page. . That terrific Marvel comic is based on original director John Hancock’s darker vision and it is interesting to see which story beats such as the two divers eaten while exploring the sunken Orca and the helicopter sequence made it to the revised final screenplay. Also - another Australian tie-in, the novel was serialised in the Australian Rupert Murdoch stable of newspapers. I recall reading the novel in Adelaide’s The News / Sunday Mail in serialised form in the lead-up promotion of the movie and was quite entranced by the story of the lone seal escaping ahead of the near-birth engorged female Shark! I am sure Melbourne and Sydney newspaper equivalents would have had the same serialised novel. I may check out the library newspaper archives for this!
Jaws 2 has always been a good movie imo! 🤷🏾♀️ I’d never heard otherwise either until my later adult years (now) 😁 I still have a VHS copy...no it’s not better than the original of course but it’s always been a good sequel! I’ve never even seen Pt. 3 and I saw The Revenge once back when it came out (wack).
Murray Hamilton played the Mayor, Larry Vaughn. During the filming of the Jaws, he would fly home every weekend to care for his wife who was dying of cancer. Just a little tidbit. Could explain the horribly sad look on his face during the last parts of the film. The only thing about the sequel that I don't like is, that I wish the shark would have eaten that damn screaming girl! She drove me nuts. I'd have pushed her in the water myself 😂😂😂 every time I watch it, I find myself screaming at my t.v. "shut up, will ya!"
plus, Murray Hamilton came very close to reprising his role of Mayor Vaughn in "Jaws: The Revenge" for a small role, I think during the funeral sequence at the beginning of the movie. But I believe he passed away just prior to filming
I like Jaws 2 ...Second half not as much. I thought the teens got annoying after a while , but Jaws 2 is held together by the great performance of Roy Scheider. He doesn't play Brody the same as he did the first time & John Williams underrated score.
I have a soft spot for Jaws 2, as it was the first Jaws movie I ever saw. It was on the BBC on a Saturday afternoon when I was a kid in the late Eighties. The crispy dead body jumping out of the surf at Brodie, has stayed with me for life. Regarding the ages and “timeline”, I find it easier to see the first two movies as “canon”, and the other two as bad fanfic. It’s just kinder on my sanity that way.
One of my all time favs. Big piece of my childhood. Great review 👍🏾. Would love to see you do movies, The Last Starfighter and Flight of the Navigator. And Mack and Me😁
Jaws 2 was one close CHOMP to an R rating withBillyVan Zants character being to to pieces and eaten alive (Jackie’s SCREAMING towards the end of he movie was actually her reaction to the death scene) but it was cut after the rating boards first screening. Only a still remains. Jaws 2 fucking rules 👊
not only that, but there was supposedly a scene where Marge (the woman who gets killed saving Sean) is seen being eaten from the front, where the audience would actually see her inside the shark's mouth. now THAT definitely would've pushed the film's rating to an R
@@DrQuagmire1 OMG that would have been awesome. I always hear a crunching sound when the shark chomps down on her, probably the most effective and blood-free scenes I’ve ever seen.
@@Albendova666 not to mention, from the original "Jaws", Alex Kitner's death, Quint's death, Chrissi's death at the beginning, and that one poor dude in the boat (who's leg we see fall to the ocean floor in the final film) were much gorier and received trims to avoid an R-rating.
Yes. I saw a documentary where they showed these scenes. It was an exclusive behind the scenes documentary made by the movie studio for Video Update. They’re lying about never shooting the Marge scene. It was in that documentary. I think they’ll release the documentary for some anniversary of the movie. I’m hoping it will be the 50th.
They even described how they shot the Marge scene in it. It was just the upper half of the shark(the head) and they had a slide in it, and had scuba divers pull her through the bottom of it to make it look like she got swallowed.
And Jaws 2 with 2 sharks would've been awesome, a bit like the 2 T-Rexes in Jurassic Park 2 but better. I'm surprised that none of the Jaws sequels picked up on this.
you certainly met the standard of retro movies with your big reflective glasses showing all the filming equipment. Jaws was a masterpiece, Jaws 2 was a slasher movie with backstory and familiar characters for nostalgia.
I went cross-eyed after time line explainsion. Also, funny when the mayor was 100% wrong in both jaws 1&2 still being voted mayor of Amityville. Oh wait... Amityville is a different movie.
I agree that it is a brilliant sequel, and very scary. The performances are top notch for a young cast. Really happy to hear you are a Jaws nut. It is in my top 5 all time movies (original).
in answer to mintys comment about the jaws 2 poster with the water skier and the shark looking different and why they did not use the image from jaws, it is because in the book jaws 2 it is explained that the shark is female and much larger than the male from the first story.
I always thought JAWS 2 took place 4 years after the original, namely because that's what the back of the DVD box claimed. I found it weird because that made it take place in the future, even if by just one year.
I don’t remember it being mentioned in the movie that it was the year 1978 by any character (I have watched it, and the other three a billion times over). I could have missed something in the movie alluding to it, though, so i’m not entirely sure.
I've never understood why so many sequels muck up ages and timelines so often. Lazy writing is one thing, but man, it's really not that hard to sit down and think about it when writing or producing. The kids were X age in the first film, decide how many years have passed in the next chapter, and cast actors to fit that age range.
Even though Jaws 2 is mostly a rehash of the first Jaws, it’s still very entertaining and has the same charm as the original and Roy Scheider did an amazing job (despite not wanting to be there). I didn’t understand the hate it got since it succeeds at what it was made for
does anyone notice on the ski boat. The Evinrude went from 70hp inline 3 cylinder OMC engine to a 55 HP 2 cyl OMC when she pours the gas on the shark in the ski boat scene.
Jaws 2 is definately the scariest. Watching it as a kid it terrified me, mainly because it was hunting kids this time around and they were vulnerable just floating there on the damaged boats.
I didn't find it as scary or as good as the original, Dreyfuss and Shaw are hard acts to follow. However, this was easier to watch, and entertaining. I wish they had done more with the marine biologist - she was quirky and interesting. Tina: okay, she wasn't heroic, but she was horrified and in shock - probably more realistic.
Jaws 2 is a frigging masterpiece. The story is perfect, the stakes are higher, and the terror is still intact and well preserved throughout the entire film. Definitely one of my favorite sequels of all time.
Jaws 2 is very underrated. It's not a masterpiece like the first one, but it's a great sequel in its own way
We are going to build our own Amity Island. With blackjack! And Hookers!!
I kinda like Jaws 2 more in some ways. Overall, the original is better. Something about the Jaws Universe portrayed in the sequel is appealing to me
@@lindseyt826 a. Greed. The first one set so many film standards. One of the best thrillers ever made.
Oh absolutely & leagues better than the following two, that came thereafter...
Jaws didnt scare me. Jaws 2… freaking nightmares 😂😂😂
I love Jaws 2. Just as much as the first. I get a chill every time I hear Tina yell 'shark' when she's in shock -well played
Ironically, this was one of Roy Scheider's best performances even though he didn't want to do it. Seeing Brody agitated, stressed and traumatized really helped carry the film.
Agreed. He hated doing it, but he was a pro.
Totally agree ROY Scheider was great in both films really convincing performance 👌
Roy Schneider was also a former boxer. If he got into a fight with Director Jeanot Szwarc, then.... Ouch !
I love both Jaws 1 & 2. They perfectly compliment each other.
Agree! 👍
Jaws was a suspense film; Jaws 2 was a monster film. I loved Jaws 2 as a kid!
Jaws 3 was a gimmicky effects movie (I mean, they were definitely special), and Jaws 4 is a ... drama I guess?
Honestly, no matter what people will say about this film, I can't really find myself hating it. I grew up with this and the first one, even as a kid, I saw them as being some of my favorite films. While I may not like this film as much now, I still agree Jaws 2 is a great sequel, and compared to the later entries, it wasn't that difficult to say which Jaws sequel was the best of the three.
I think too many sequels just do a point by point rehashing, with little concern for continuity. Jaws 2 I think works because the first two thirds of the movie are about dealing with the consequences of the first film
I didn't hate it, but it was a step down from the first one.
I absolutely LOVE JAWS 2! It's my favorite out of the series of movies, and I hate saying that because the original is SO GOOD! But, I'm a shallow person, lol. I like the extra gore, extra kills, and the group of stranded teenagers. Now I know the original is a superior movie. It's masterpiece. Beautiful movie.
I, was a fortunate 7 year old in 1978, and my parents took me to see Jaws 2 at the theater. We were on vacation visiting relatives in Maryland, which was a BIG city to me because we lived on an Island off the coast of N.C. The family home is still there. But anyway, we went to see Jaws 2 in a Mall movie theater, and the theater had display windows.
I'll never forget it! They had nets hanging in the windows with bloody arms and legs hanging in them and some life jackets either bite marks in them, IT...WAS ...AMAZING !
I've been a horror lover ever since I was a kid because my parents introduced me to it.
You’re not shallow, you are just you :) And regardless, you proven you’re not By your true love of it by how and what you’ve detailed here :)
@Patricier well thank you so much for that. After rereading what I wrote , I see I need to proof read before I post, lol.
A little added story to that experience, my family sat in two rows. Infront of me was my aunt and two of of uncles.
When the lady's body pops up out of the water burnt up and onto Brody, my Aunt screamed, slung her arms outwards, and smacked both of my uncles in their faces ! Lol! This is something I'll NEVER, EVER forget!
@@earlleary LOL Would’ve been very funny to experience, however my parents never even met let alone I wasn’t even born till long after that! :-)
@@SuperMoviemaster21 🤣
Extra gore? There is zero gore in the movie.
Jaws 2 is an excellent movie. I never really understood the dislike for the film. I actually just found out about the Jaws 2 comic adaptation last year. Wonderful video & I love your channel.
Jaws II might also be the 2nd best shark movie ever. There are not many alternatives worth debating.
Jaws 2 would worked better as stand alone film.
Because it should never have been made. Simple as that
That scene where that girl gets eaten, in front of Shawn is terrifying for sure! Jaws 2 is one of my favorites.
Saw this movie as a kid and it WAS terrifying. The scene I remember the most was the helicopter scene. It was absolutely insane.
The extended version is good. ;)
That scene stands out to me too. It was how the stunt actor braced himself against the windshield of the helicopter when Jaws attacked. Something about that particular shot brought out the impact and desperation of his situation.
@@wadewilson8011 watch the deleted version of the helicopter attack, it's even more frightening.
1978 was my senior year of high school. I could identify with all of the teenagers in Jaws 2. I especially thought the way Brody killed the shark in Jaws 2 was fantastically spectacular! In addition, I had a wild crush on Donna Wilkes! When I’m feeling nostalgic, I pop in the DVD of Jaws 2.
I was 13 when Jaws 2 came out, and I love it more than the first. Probably because I identified more with the kids in the movie, living in a coastal town and all. Plus my dad reminded me of Brody…. I could totally see my dad doing what Brody did at the end. (Especially going after the kids the way he did, stealing the boat and all.)
Although not nearly as good as the Masterpiece that is the first film I do feel that Jaws 2 is a solid sequel to the original with a great performance by Roy Scheider.
Solid is kind of an insult to solid sequels. It's not horrendous but it's also not good. It's just bad.
@@LumpyAdams I have a disagree with you on that. To each their own though.
I gotta say. Rob did a good job even though he hated doing this film.
Was gonna say exact thing
“Jaws 2” is a solid sequel!
very true K. just watched it awhile back. seriously underrated.
Jaws 2 is the 1st Jaws film I saw, at the theater. Even in PA lakes I was afraid of a man eating shark that entire summer.
It’s not often that I come across another person who is in love with the jaws series as I am I agree with you the second one is the scariest looking forward to you covering the rest of the series😃
Jaws 2 is the best if the Jaws sequels and in my opinion it's still right up there with the original Jaws it's a classic!
I totally agree with you that it’s a great sequel! The scarred shark face is iconic, the John Williams score is even better than the first, Brody’s PTSD storyline is fantastic, and Eddie and Marge have two of the best death scenes in the whole series! BTW, the amazing Jaws ride at Universal Studios Orlando (RIP) was based more on Jaws 2 than the first one.
a great sequel, a beloved movie, awesome gore and horror for the fans of the 1st movie and an equal genius electrifying finale!!!!
I agree Jaws 2 was really good. I don't understand why folks put it down. Great sequel and a regular yearly watch for me.
Glad to hear Im not the only person who has things like annual viewings of films
I avoided seeing this for years after hearing bad things about it. But then last month I was in the hospital with nothing to do but watch TV. I woke up from a nap to find it was on. I watched it and came to the realization it wasn't that bad. Not the masterpiece the original was, but an enjoyable film to watch for a couple of hours.
I love the idea of a prequel to the series. In this day of spin offs, reboots and remakes, it would be a great way to continue the franchise in a totally unique way that does not diminish the original films in any way. The Quint storyline of the Indianapolis sinking would be awesome and possibly even the Hooper backstory of his boat getting eaten by a shark as a kid and then his fascination and experiences of dealing with sharks leading up to hunting Jaws. So many possibilities without remaking or rebooting a classic movie....
The thing that everybody misses about Jaws 2 is that it's its own movie. It is a sequel to the first but it stands alone. It is an excellent film in its own right. It had a brilliant Director.
Being terrorised by a shark for most of your childhood messes up your appearance.
As Indy says " It's not the age , it's the mileage"
Jaws 3D is the scariest. Have you forgotten how that shark approaches the glass motionlessly near the end of the movie? Classic under financed SFX
Not the greatest effect but I love Jaws 3D this one was fine.
the hype for jaws 2 was unreal. that movie and grease had a busy weekend box office
Jaws 2 made $9.8m on its opening wkd and Grease made $8.9m. By the end of the year Grease had crushed J2, grossing $160m vs J2's $77m. Grease got tons of repeat biz, J2 not so much
growing in the 80's and 90's, Jaws 2 was one of my favourite movies.
I've always enjoyed this one. It feels like its own fully realized film and not something thrown together to grab an easy buck, as tends to be the case with horror sequels in particular.
When I was 10. I actually prompted my grandmother watch this film on network TV. Telling her it was one of my favorites.😂 When I saw her next she said, and I quote, "that was horrible"😂😁🦈 Yes minty, I agree. This installment definitely had more of a fear factor. If Roy Schneider had not reprise his role. This one probably would not have been remembered as well. In regards to the age differences to the brothers in all the sequels. Really Minty, just let it go 😂😁
My grandmother freaked out when we showed her the Thriller video
I remember going to see jurassic park at the theater with my grandma and on the drive home my dad asked what she thought of the movie and she replied "ohh I hate dinosaurs!" Haha 😄
The only Jaws sequel that's any good
OK, I’ll be that guy. Gerald Ford was not the president while Jaws 2 was being filmed. It was Jimmy Carter.
Interesting things to learn, be blessed,saved all in Jesus shalom
A few years after "Christine" Keith Gordon played a college student as Rodney Dangerfield's son in "Back to School"
The prequel could still be made, and it'd be cool to (somehow) show, at the end, that one of the sharks preying on the Indianapolis survivors was the same shark that would someday terrorize Amity.
Could just make a USS Indianapolis movie with a young Quint in it, and have flashbacks of Shaws speech. The novel and movie has enough of character development for him. Ending with him giving the speech to Hooper and Brody. No real need to introduce the Great White from Jaws and have it leaving so many survivors in the ocean, especially wh ef n he directly stated he saw a Tiger Shark... a massive Great White would definitely be mentioned.
I agree ,Jaws 2 is really good and have the same feeling as the 1st movie ...LOVE IT
Jaws 2 was the acting debut of the co-star Donna Wilkes as, Jackie Peters. She went on in 1984 to star in the cult classic, "Angle," as Molly 'Angel' Stewart.
As a kid, I actually saw Jaws 2 before the original Jaws on broadcast TV. It legit scared the hell outta me. The image of the shark with the burned & scarred face gave me nightmares for a while, along with the scene of the shark coming up out of the water and swallowing the girl whole.
Any real Jaws fan loves this movie, hates the 3rd movie, and is just happy to have four movies to watch.
JAWS 2 is definitely a really good movie. Loved the storyline and return to Amity Island. I also love how they shown that this shark was such a monster that it took a huge bite out of an Orca.
The only issue I have with the movie is the lack of blood. Everyone knows that when there is a nasty shark attack there is blood everywhere. Other than that definitely a really good movie to watch. 👍
Jaws 2 for me is the absolute best sequel 💖 but hell i even love jaws 3D lol
Jaws 3 is a bona-fide cheese classic
There is a scene in jaws 2 when Martin Brody references the time-line, its right after he gets fired.
In the TV broadcast version I remember they added in deleted scenes including the helicopter the shark pulled under showing what happened to the pilot
I read the novel a long time ago and vaguely remember the shark in Jaws 2 as being a female and the mate of the shark in the original film. She was returning to Amitys waters to mate. Again it's only a vague memory but I think this is how the book described the scenario.
And I agree with you about the posters. Although the teeth are exaggerated on the original poster it looks like a Great White. The shark on the Jaws2 poster looks like some Great White x Tiger shark hybrid.
"Brucette"
And in the novelization of Jaws 4, its revealed that as she was being electrocuted, she gave birth to that film's shark "Vengeance"
That's jaws 4 I think
I always thought the shark on poster looked more like a Sand Tiger Shark
I vaguely remember hearing something about that but I thought it was the one where the shark "stalks" Brody's wife. Not sure which movie it is
I saw this in the theater the summer of 1978 when i was about a month shy of my 5th birthday. My Mom and Aunt took me and my cousin to see this at a matinee. Then they took us to Jones Beach by our house. Which is in NY. Ya know, Long Island. Where the movie was set in the damn book. Thanks Mom. Been uneasy swimming in those dark waters ever since.
Side note : As a kid i felt "safer" after this experience in swimming pools. Then i caught an episode of the show Manimal. Where at the end he slipped into the pool of some criminal and turned himself into a shark and all you see before the credits is some guy on a pool floaty and a fin coming up behind him. Thanks 1980's TV. Lol.
I Really thought Roy Scheider was fantastic in this movie....and the human focal point....Where there were 3 Heros in Jaws...Brody was clearly the singular Hero/Dad....and that terrified out of his mind - yet still stands up to the challenge performance...Especially when he yells "Open Wide...Say Ahhh!" ...I get goosebumps every time!🚣♂🦈
Hey Minty, for April Fool's you should do a 10 facts video on Jaws 19 from that Back to the Future Part 2 scene, and just make up the facts as if it really existed.
This movie scared the piss out of me when I was a kid. If it was not a sequel to Jaws and had been its own stand alone film, I think it would be remembered as being much better. The other Jaws films were laughably bad, particularly Jaws the Revenge. Michael Caine even admitted he only did it because they gave him a million dollars, it didn't take long to shoot his scenes, and his family got a free trip to the Bahamas.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane, I actually had that comic book and I was around 10 years old. Seeing those panels again instantly took me back. I thought the comic was awesome and made me as scared of sharks as the movies did. I loved the second movie, it was such a thrill ride at a young age (before I was old enough to know about the slasher movie formula). Keep up the great work!
Not sure if you take requests on here, or if it's just movies you grew up loving, but I was a big fan of Summer School (1987) and Ski School (1991) starring Dean Cameron. I think those would fit your old school brand. Good job on Jaws 2 as always
Really enjoy this move despite it not being as good as the first
Jaws 2 is the best of all. Full stop. The phrase we always used in the eighties was which is your favourite? The one with the Barrel or the one with the cable. We always said the one with the cable.
Yes,as a kid this one scared the sh-t outta me a lot more than the first!...how's that therapy coming along TINA?!
Larry is the Mayor of shark city!
8:23 From the victim of the monster to the owner of a monster. Now that's character development.
The kids age is baffeled me as well. They were close age in first movie but second movie suddenly Mike is much older than Sean. The funny part is there is another Brody kid in novel and if I remember correct he was eldest son Billy, he was older than Mike and Sean. They could easily solve that age gap with making Billy returning school or something like that. After all actors changed and instead of Mike, Billy took the role.
A decent & watchable horror action to a classic. Without question the best of the Jaws sequels
When Jaws 2 came out in the UK, I was 11 and the film was an AA certificate (which meant you had to be 14 or more to view it). My older sisters were told to take me to see 'The Cat from Outer Space' but they really wanted to see Jaws2, so after we got our tickets, they persuaded me to go to se Jaws2 and keep it a secret. Well I did enjoy the film but also found it scary and got to see the original Jaws about 8-9 years later. Fun days.
I was 8 when I saw Jaws 2 in early 1979 in the UK. You could be taken to see it with an adult whatever your age. Same with Jaws. I was 5 when my mum and dad took me to see itin early 1976.
Great days.
Still holds up as a good sequel. I do love the Hooper reference as Brody would have definitely reached out to him. So was his obsession and PSTD. I wonder, had Scheider been on board completely would he have delivered a more compelling performance, a la Sigourney Weaver in Aliens or was the tension on set just what he needed to portray the character perfectly. Either way, the soundtrack was actually better (I listen to it more) and I do love the alternate posters.
I thought the music was better over all as well. I don't think either is anywhere near close to John's best work. Some of it is really goofy in tone and seemed more filling of Swiss Family Robinson than a suspense/horror film imo. The barrels and sailing themes in particular didn't work for me. The shark theme is obvious brilliant and surprisingly underutilized.
I doubt the hammerhead story as they're icredibly shy and skittish, they're pretty much scared of their own shadow
Yeah… only 16 encounters since 1900, and no deaths. Hell, they charter dives off the Flower Gardens during hammerhead mating season just so you can see them close up. Mating season!!!
I honestly like too believe that the first two jaws movies are the real movies and the others are fever dream movies by one of the Brody sons.
The first movie is Martins Movie and his terror, Jaws 2 is Sean's and Michael's Terror.
And that's why the next two were more odd.
I think the third jaws is a fever dream That Michael has, and that's why he's a little older.
And in jaws the revenge it's a dream that Sean has. That's why he dies at the beginning of the movie.
And that's why the movies are kinda off, they're fever dreams.
Roy Shieder is the only man on earth to be able to look Chuck Norris in the eye.
Jaw 2 is amazing and no one can convince me otherwise
Totally agree with you it is the scariest out of all the jaws movies
I went to school with Eddie (Gary Dubin). His hair and fro is real. He just grew up with curly hair. I’m sorry Jaws ate him. In real life, Gary died from cancer 😞
RIP 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻❤️
I wish they didn't remove the scene where mayor von votes against firing Brody if you watch the scene where he confronts the mayor and the selects men the mayor does seem to be acting strangely and that scene makes it make more sense he was arguing on Brody's behalf and Brody kind of sabotage himself
I LOVE this movie! The perfect follow up companion piece to JAWS makes a great rainy Sunday afternoon couch potato double feature! If JAWS is lip-smacking caviar, then JAWS 2 is belly-filling meat & potatoes as Director Jeannot Szwarc described both in the Marvel comic interview page.
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That terrific Marvel comic is based on original director John Hancock’s darker vision and it is interesting to see which story beats such as the two divers eaten while exploring the sunken Orca and the helicopter sequence made it to the revised final screenplay.
Also - another Australian tie-in, the novel was serialised in the Australian Rupert Murdoch stable of newspapers. I recall reading the novel in Adelaide’s The News / Sunday Mail in serialised form in the lead-up promotion of the movie and was quite entranced by the story of the lone seal escaping ahead of the near-birth engorged female Shark! I am sure Melbourne and Sydney newspaper equivalents would have had the same serialised novel. I may check out the library newspaper archives for this!
I agree. Best on a rainy cold day.
Did it need a sequel? No, but what we got was pretty good.
I actually like the sequel more. I've certainly watched it more. This and Orca.
Being the director of Jaws 2 is big shoes to fill after Spielberg. I liked the sequel & it made money which is the bottom line
Jaws 2 is a fantastic sequel.. love it
I agree that Jaws 2 was the scariest
Jaws 2 has always been a good movie imo! 🤷🏾♀️ I’d never heard otherwise either until my later adult years (now) 😁 I still have a VHS copy...no it’s not better than the original of course but it’s always been a good sequel! I’ve never even seen Pt. 3 and I saw The Revenge once back when it came out (wack).
Murray Hamilton played the Mayor, Larry Vaughn. During the filming of the Jaws, he would fly home every weekend to care for his wife who was dying of cancer. Just a little tidbit. Could explain the horribly sad look on his face during the last parts of the film.
The only thing about the sequel that I don't like is, that I wish the shark would have eaten that damn screaming girl! She drove me nuts. I'd have pushed her in the water myself 😂😂😂 every time I watch it, I find myself screaming at my t.v. "shut up, will ya!"
plus, Murray Hamilton came very close to reprising his role of Mayor Vaughn in "Jaws: The Revenge" for a small role, I think during the funeral sequence at the beginning of the movie. But I believe he passed away just prior to filming
@@DrQuagmire1 oh that's sad to hear. I really liked Mr. Hamilton
Glad to see I’m not alone in liking the sequel but let’s be honest, Eddie wanted to give Tina more than a blanket.
I like Jaws 2 ...Second half not as much. I thought the teens got annoying after a while , but Jaws 2 is held together by the great performance of Roy Scheider. He doesn't play Brody the same as he did the first time & John Williams underrated score.
I have a soft spot for Jaws 2, as it was the first Jaws movie I ever saw. It was on the BBC on a Saturday afternoon when I was a kid in the late Eighties. The crispy dead body jumping out of the surf at Brodie, has stayed with me for life. Regarding the ages and “timeline”, I find it easier to see the first two movies as “canon”, and the other two as bad fanfic. It’s just kinder on my sanity that way.
3 could have been ok if not for the shit CGI
Minty, you're fussing about Tina not helping Eddie....
While, I'm STILL pissed because there was enough room on that door for Jack in "Titanic."😠😤 😄
One of my all time favs. Big piece of my childhood. Great review 👍🏾. Would love to see you do movies, The Last Starfighter and Flight of the Navigator. And Mack and Me😁
Jaws 2 was one close CHOMP to an R rating withBillyVan Zants character being to to pieces and eaten alive (Jackie’s SCREAMING towards the end of he movie was actually her reaction to the death scene) but it was cut after the rating boards first screening. Only a still remains. Jaws 2 fucking rules 👊
not only that, but there was supposedly a scene where Marge (the woman who gets killed saving Sean) is seen being eaten from the front, where the audience would actually see her inside the shark's mouth. now THAT definitely would've pushed the film's rating to an R
@@DrQuagmire1 OMG that would have been awesome. I always hear a crunching sound when the shark chomps down on her, probably the most effective and blood-free scenes I’ve ever seen.
@@Albendova666 not to mention, from the original "Jaws", Alex Kitner's death, Quint's death, Chrissi's death at the beginning, and that one poor dude in the boat (who's leg we see fall to the ocean floor in the final film) were much gorier and received trims to avoid an R-rating.
Yes. I saw a documentary where they showed these scenes. It was an exclusive behind the scenes documentary made by the movie studio for Video Update. They’re lying about never shooting the Marge scene. It was in that documentary. I think they’ll release the documentary for some anniversary of the movie. I’m hoping it will be the 50th.
They even described how they shot the Marge scene in it. It was just the upper half of the shark(the head) and they had a slide in it, and had scuba divers pull her through the bottom of it to make it look like she got swallowed.
And Jaws 2 with 2 sharks would've been awesome, a bit like the 2 T-Rexes in Jurassic Park 2 but better. I'm surprised that none of the Jaws sequels picked up on this.
It was hard enough getting one robot shark to work in the 70s, let alone two at the same time. The FX crew wouldn't have fancied the challenge!
you certainly met the standard of retro movies with your big reflective glasses showing all the filming equipment. Jaws was a masterpiece, Jaws 2 was a slasher movie with backstory and familiar characters for nostalgia.
I went cross-eyed after time line explainsion. Also, funny when the mayor was 100% wrong in both jaws 1&2 still being voted mayor of Amityville. Oh wait... Amityville is a different movie.
I agree that it is a brilliant sequel, and very scary. The performances are top notch for a young cast. Really happy to hear you are a Jaws nut. It is in my top 5 all time movies (original).
My one disappointment is they cut the underwater portion of the helicopter attack from the theatrical version.
I'd be all in if the Quint prequel was made today. Also, check out "The Shark Is Broken". The clips I've seen look amazing.
Are you referring to the Wondery podcast “inside jaws”?
I wish all sequels who descent made like this one. I have never been a sequel kind of guy but this one, Aliens and predator 2 takes the cake.
I love the flick, myself. I still have my original trading cards from the film. The only thing I hated were Jackie's annoying screams.
Oh, she drives me nuts every time I watch it. 😂
Irritating over the top annoying
Love the birds scattering from the lighthouse when Bruce is back in town......
10:47 and then on the dvd cover Jaws 2 has yet another different cover , so does parts 3 and 4 too.
Wont lie i loved it too. Recentlynhad a jaws marathon and its easily up there as one of the best ones
in answer to mintys comment about the jaws 2 poster with the water skier and the shark looking different and why they did not use the image from jaws, it is because in the book jaws 2 it is explained that the shark is female and much larger than the male from the first story.
Fantastic, minty. You should do xanadu next.
I second this
I always thought JAWS 2 took place 4 years after the original, namely because that's what the back of the DVD box claimed. I found it weird because that made it take place in the future, even if by just one year.
I don’t remember it being mentioned in the movie that it was the year 1978 by any character (I have watched it, and the other three a billion times over). I could have missed something in the movie alluding to it, though, so i’m not entirely sure.
The burnt corpse popping out from under the plank scarred me for life.
I've never understood why so many sequels muck up ages and timelines so often. Lazy writing is one thing, but man, it's really not that hard to sit down and think about it when writing or producing. The kids were X age in the first film, decide how many years have passed in the next chapter, and cast actors to fit that age range.
Love Roy Scheider. All that jazz…
Even though Jaws 2 is mostly a rehash of the first Jaws, it’s still very entertaining and has the same charm as the original and Roy Scheider did an amazing job (despite not wanting to be there). I didn’t understand the hate it got since it succeeds at what it was made for
I started taken an interest in sailing, after watching JAWS 2, as weirdly as it seems lol 😂. Love them
does anyone notice on the ski boat. The Evinrude went from 70hp inline 3 cylinder OMC engine to a 55 HP 2 cyl OMC when she pours the gas on the shark in the ski boat scene.
I thought Jaws 2 was a worthy successor to Jaws. I thought it was pretty good. It was certainly the best sequel hands down!!
Jaws 2 is definately the scariest. Watching it as a kid it terrified me, mainly because it was hunting kids this time around and they were vulnerable just floating there on the damaged boats.
I didn't find it as scary or as good as the original, Dreyfuss and Shaw are hard acts to follow. However, this was easier to watch, and entertaining. I wish they had done more with the marine biologist - she was quirky and interesting.
Tina: okay, she wasn't heroic, but she was horrified and in shock - probably more realistic.
One of those Super thrilling chilling rides. Loved it, fabulous Steven Spielberg stuff 🌊💀
I love that opening disclaimer about as much as I love Jaws 2 (very high praise, in my book).