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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 257062" data-attributes="member: 23">I&#039;m very fond of Jaws 2. Back when I was a kid and first saw it it became my favourite for a time and there&#039;s lots to like about it.In almost every way it&#039;s the best of the sequels, but in recent years I&#039;ve also come to view it as the most disappointing. This is because of the potential it had that was only really realised in a couple of scenes.I love the atmosphere created at times (especially the look of the scene John Hancock directed before he was sacked). I love the Brody family; I love going back to Amity and expanding on that world; I&#039;m even happy to suspend my disbelief and buy that another Great White would cause problems for the town&#039;s summer tourism industry.But each time I watch, there are elements that I enjoy less: the screaming teens (especially Jackie); the lack of suspense; and especially the shark with its huge underbite and its Phantom Of The Opera facial scars.I view Jaws 2 as a guilty pleasure.If someone asked me to describe the difference between the films in a nutshell, I&#039;d say this:Jaws is a filmJaws 2 is a movieJaws 3-D is a B-movieJaws The Revenge is a comedyI&#039;m not sure, but I&#039;d guess that Steven Spielberg might have enough influence to prevent it happening (even if he couldn&#039;t prevent the sequels).He&#039;s been protective of the original film and I believe has resisted making any changes that would make it feel different, such as using CGI to improve the effects of the time. The HD restoration that was done for Blu-ray and released in the cinema around a decade ago is a masterpiece. The changes were so subtle and enhanced the viewing experience without the viewer even consciously realising anything&#039;s changed.[MEDIA=youtube]Lcn06rKJn4s[/MEDIA]I suppose, also, the original film is still effective. In terms of direction, performances, editing and music it&#039;s pretty perfect. Only the animatronic shark is very of its time. I&#039;ve watched reaction videos of young people watching the film for the first time, and every moment in the film still works as it did when it was first released.I&#039;m sure it will be revisited at some point, but I&#039;m also very grateful that it hasn&#039;t been so far.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 257062, member: 23"] I'm very fond of [I]Jaws 2. [/I]Back when I was a kid and first saw it it became my favourite for a time and there's lots to like about it. In almost every way it's the best of the sequels, but in recent years I've also come to view it as the most disappointing. This is because of the potential it had that was only really realised in a couple of scenes. I love the atmosphere created at times (especially the look of the scene John Hancock directed before he was sacked). I love the Brody family; I love going back to Amity and expanding on that world; I'm even happy to suspend my disbelief and buy that another Great White would cause problems for the town's summer tourism industry. But each time I watch, there are elements that I enjoy less: the screaming teens (especially Jackie); the lack of suspense; and especially the shark with its huge underbite and its Phantom Of The Opera facial scars. I view [I]Jaws 2 [/I]as a guilty pleasure. If someone asked me to describe the difference between the films in a nutshell, I'd say this: [I]Jaws[/I] is a film [I]Jaws 2[/I] is a movie [I]Jaws 3-D [/I]is a B-movie [I]Jaws The Revenge[/I] is a comedy I'm not sure, but I'd guess that Steven Spielberg might have enough influence to prevent it happening (even if he couldn't prevent the sequels). He's been protective of the original film and I believe has resisted making any changes that would make it feel different, such as using CGI to improve the effects of the time. The HD restoration that was done for Blu-ray and released in the cinema around a decade ago is a masterpiece. The changes were so subtle and enhanced the viewing experience without the viewer even consciously realising anything's changed. [CENTER][MEDIA=youtube]Lcn06rKJn4s[/MEDIA][/CENTER] I suppose, also, the original film is still effective. In terms of direction, performances, editing and music it's pretty perfect. Only the animatronic shark is very of its time. I've watched reaction videos of young people watching the film for the first time, and every moment in the film still works as it did when it was first released. I'm sure it will be revisited at some point, but I'm also very grateful that it hasn't been so far. [/QUOTE]

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