I think we've got another shark problem.
-Martin Brody

With Jaws being the first summer blockbuster, it's appropriate that Jaws 2 is one of the first examples of a cash grab sequel. It stars an actor that was contractually forced to do the film, co-stars the studio's president's wife in a bigger role forced on the film makers and the studio fired anyone that attempted to do anything original or progress an actual story from the events of the first film.

Director John D. Hancock and his wife, screenwriter Dorothy Tristan, worked on the pre-production for 18 months. They were doing a story with a dark tone that included having Amity in financial ruin in the wake of the first…

Hooptober 5.0 - 2018 - Film #16

You know the drill. Big fish with blood lust. Chews its way through a mediocre cast that has more flesh ripped out of their bodies by shark teeth than they have meat in their characters. If Jaws was the inaugural summer block buster then Jaws 2 sets the mould for the facile and formulaic sequel.

This movie pretty much bored me shitless. Roy Schieder as police chief, Brody, basically runs about town like a headless chook, crying out shark warnings as though he is the sole voice of reason. Once again it falls on deaf ears. Boring! Been there done that in a better movie. It was called Jaws.

Speaking of Jaws, it…

Sunday Munch

To be honest, I've never felt comfortable with the defence of Jaws 2 that it was bound to suffer being in the shadow of the original.

I say that as a fan of the film as well. It's not really a very good excuse when you consider what has been achieved with some sequels throughout cinema history to truly great originals. As a fan of Jaws 2, quite possibly one of THE biggest fans, I haven't seen one negative review of this film that I have vehemently disagreed with. It's probably just as riddled with faults and flaws as all the naysayers say it is.

For some reason though, even from when I was a kid when I…