Critic Reviews
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Variety Staff, Variety
Pacing leaves a lot to be desired and the moment-of-attack sequences, full of jagged cuts and a great deal of noise, more closely resemble the view from inside a washing machine.
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Raven Snook, Time Out
It's mostly just a matter of waiting till feeding time.
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Caryn James, New York Times
Mild and predictable, the very things an adventure movie should never be.
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Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Thrillseekers, this one's pretty dismal.
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Hal Hinson, Washington Post
After Steven Spielberg's original, which combined shock effects with comedy and grand sea adventure touches, the series has degenerated into your basic fish-bites-man story, with very few imaginative wrinkles.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The shark models have so little movement that at times they seem to be supporting themselves on boats, instead of attacking them. Up until the ludicrous final sequence of the movie, the scariest creature in the film is an eel.
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Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy
Savagely dull, though at least it is tremendously incompetent as well, and thus marginally amusing, especially when the shark is actually onscreen.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
Poorly directed by Joseph Sargent, who relies heavily on blood and fast editing to create tension since there certainly isn't any written into the script.
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Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily
A ludicrous and laughable sequel that desecrates the name of a fantastic original.
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Stefan Birgir Stefansson, sbs.is
it's... amazing!
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Clint Morris, Moviehole
Spielberg should never have sold the sequel rights
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Jonathan R. Perry, Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)
A franchise sinks in this sequel's endless sea of incompetence.
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Rob Vaux, Flipside Movie Emporium
Okay, I'm sold. It's the worst sequel ever made. Yes, even including Batman and Robin.
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Spielberg should have sued for 'breach of earth-shattering stupidity'.
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Kim Newman, Empire Magazine
Significantly worse than the rest of the series, this film is one of the worst bell-flops in recent cinema.
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Featured Audience Ratings
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This abomination can only be described with a few words: Boring characters, dialogue that makes you cringe, stupid plot and A SHARK THAT STANDS ON WATER AND ROARS LIKE A LION.
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What were they thinking! What was Michael Caine thinking! Another pointless repetition and a meaningless side story about a pilot who likes a woman. Dont go into the cinema.
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JAWS: THE REVENGE, sadly not saved by it's none-too-clever subtitle, finally takes a PG-13 rating (without it invented the other three should have just taken an R rating)--but that doesn't mean it's at all thrilling just because there's about a gallon or two of… More
JAWS: THE REVENGE, sadly not saved by it's none-too-clever subtitle, finally takes a PG-13 rating (without it invented the other three should have just taken an R rating)--but that doesn't mean it's at all thrilling just because there's about a gallon or two of blood spilled! It was lazily crafted, it makes absolutely no sense, and even though it's the end, they just ended it the same way they ended all the other ones. In other words, don't be surprised if JAWS 5 comes out just to create a good ending that says, "Here ends the series."
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Wow. First of all this movie completely ignores all that happens in the third movie as if it didn't happen. And what does the shark (with his super powered ability to know where this family is at all times) have to get revenge for? Because it's shark friends were killed by… More
Wow. First of all this movie completely ignores all that happens in the third movie as if it didn't happen. And what does the shark (with his super powered ability to know where this family is at all times) have to get revenge for? Because it's shark friends were killed by them? The kill count in this movie is a pitiful '2'. Yes, 2 people get eaten. A third gets eaten at the end of the movie, is visibly chomped up, swallowed, stays in the sharks stomach for like 10 minutes underwater and in stomach acid, is rammed by a boat spear inside the shark, and gets electricuted and blown up by a huge bomb within the shark, and then is seen moments later conscious and alive talking in the water with some blood on him. Some studio big wig wanted a happy ending there. Plus they crash their plane in the water for no reason and their boat is instantly floating rubble the second they crash into the shark. Not to mention the shark is magnificent at getting people while they are still safely in the middle of their boat the movie (i'm still scratching my head as to how the son at the begining gets killed). Pretty pathetic, and would be a laughable comedy had someone been here to enjoy it with me. My biggest question is how the hell did they get Michael Caine to do this piece of crap. The best part of it is that Lance Guest from the Last Starfighter was in it, and gave a good creepy stare like old times.
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"what shark wouldn't want revenge against the survivors of the men who killed it?" -Roger Ebert
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Jaws The Revenge is the worst film in the series, and is luckily the last in the franchise. The film has lost any credibility as a Horror Thriller and does not scare one bit. It's simply another shameful attempt to cash in on the Jaws Legacy of 1975. The film is simply terribly… More
Jaws The Revenge is the worst film in the series, and is luckily the last in the franchise. The film has lost any credibility as a Horror Thriller and does not scare one bit. It's simply another shameful attempt to cash in on the Jaws Legacy of 1975. The film is simply terribly acted, terribly directed, the shark looks fake and the actors themselves seem bored and uninterested in doing the film. The film is simply incompetent in every way imaginable, and has no redeeming quality to redeem this terrible film. No thrills, horror or suspense abound in this film. Jaws: The Revenge is an empty vessel with no heart or soul, and towards the end you are left wondering why in the fuck did I just watch this piece of shit. If you haven't seen this film, you are so lucky, as it is truly terrible and is a sad conclusion to a Horror thriller series gone terribly awry.
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"Jaws" is one of my favorite movies of all time and I also liked "Jaws 2" a lot, but I didn't like "Jaws 3," and it's hard to believe, but "Jaws: the Revenge" is possibly even worse than "Jaws 3." In the famous great… More
"Jaws" is one of my favorite movies of all time and I also liked "Jaws 2" a lot, but I didn't like "Jaws 3," and it's hard to believe, but "Jaws: the Revenge" is possibly even worse than "Jaws 3." In the famous great white's final film, he terrorizes Ms. Brody (Lorraine Gary) once again, making her nightmares come true, even though she's now in the Bahamas instead of Florida.
As much as I hate to say it, "Jaws: the Revenge" isn't that good of a movie. Jaws himself doesn't have good effects (it's VERY easy to tell he's fake), and the few kills that he makes aren't even that exciting. Not to mention that the movie's ending was even more underwhelming.
As bad as "Jaws: the Revenge" is, it is watchable. Just don't expect it to stand anywhere near the ranks of the first two movies in the series, it's more at the level of "Jaws 3." Unfortunately, Jaws just didn't have enough revenge to make an exciting movie. I don't recommend getting "Jaws: the Revenge" unless you want to collect all four movies in the series. NOTE: That was my Amazon review from the year 2001. The first two Jaws films are all time greats, the next two, anything but.
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Unintentionally hilarious, Jaws: The Revenge is the best comedy ever. I keep expecting Michael Caine to turn around and say *In a Michael Caine voice* 'My word, that bloody big shark has gone an' eaten my light aircraft. What a bleedin' cheek'. Guilty pleasure but… More
Unintentionally hilarious, Jaws: The Revenge is the best comedy ever. I keep expecting Michael Caine to turn around and say *In a Michael Caine voice* 'My word, that bloody big shark has gone an' eaten my light aircraft. What a bleedin' cheek'. Guilty pleasure but doesn't deserve too many repeat viewings.
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I can't believe Michael Caine was in this craptastic finale to the Jaws saga.
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even though the shark is very obervesly fake but it still frightens you when watching it and wen ur also at the beach
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Better than the 3rd, with quite a different feel to the others. This time set in the carribbean a great white appears to trouble some treasure divers.
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i liked this flick, all of the jaws movies were good. where do all these big sharks keep coming from however?
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Eh. The shark eats some people.
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I hope they don't make anymore because I'm running out of stars.
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So what we have here is the story of a fish (which by now dwarves most whales) that can track individuals half way around the globe to extract it's "revenge" on them for what, being in the vicinity of a couple of its piscine mates being blown up/electrocuted?? I once… More
So what we have here is the story of a fish (which by now dwarves most whales) that can track individuals half way around the globe to extract it's "revenge" on them for what, being in the vicinity of a couple of its piscine mates being blown up/electrocuted?? I once saw a stand-up comedian devoting his entire routine to taking the piss out of this film...unintentionally hilarious!!
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More revengful between Brody family and a mamoth bloodthirsty shark.
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C'mon! Who doesn't like Lance Guest?!
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Caine was once asked if he had ever seen "Jaws: The Revenge" and famously replied "No, but I've seen the house it built." This truly is awful, opening with the killing of Sean Brody by yet another shark who seems somehow related to the original. Older brother… More
Caine was once asked if he had ever seen "Jaws: The Revenge" and famously replied "No, but I've seen the house it built." This truly is awful, opening with the killing of Sean Brody by yet another shark who seems somehow related to the original. Older brother Mike, now portrayed by Guest, seems to have aged backwards since the third movie and is working in the carribean with a crew of local stereotypes. Van Peebles terrible accent may have inspired Jar Jar Binks. The shark is clever enough to track down Mike but sadly not clever enough to finish him off, leaving it open for a sequel which thankfully never happened.
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