Jaws: The Revenge

This sequel has neither the tingling anticipation of Spielberg's '75 original, nor the excellent 3-D effects of the third film. [22 July 1987, p.2D]

Deja vu's too kind a term to describe what happens in the latest chapter in the lives of the characters created so long ago in print by Peter Benchley and brought to life - and, eventually, to death - on screen by Steven Spielberg. [22 July 1987]

Jaws the Revenge is not simply a bad movie, but also a stupid and incompetent one - a ripoff.

In a wicked mess of unmatched water shots and dreadful interior airplane sequences, the characters outlined in little blue halos, the performances range from the mortifying to the merely immemorable. Against all odds, Lance Guest and Karen Young manage to be warm and credible. Podgy but game, Michael Caine, bravely attempts mouth-to-mouth resusitation on a role which is little more than anecdotes strung together. It is not his finest hour.

Even the special effects are lame in this one, offering a latex shark that is about as realistic as a fake goldfish. 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.

Among the mysteries of Hollywood life is the terribleness of Jaws sequels; they are the very worst of a bad lot. Now comes No. 4 -- Jaws the Revenge -- and it is as wretched as it is ungrammatical. [17 July 1987, p.1D]

There's more suspense in On Golden Pond. And when the predictable ending comes, it has none of the titanic man-versus-beast struggle of the original. It all happens so quickly, you wonder if you've missed something. But, no you haven't, because there it is -- the familiar calm sea . . . of credits.

Jaws: The Revenge was indeed the final chapter in the Jaws movies and the last sequel starring Lorraine Gary from Jaws and Jaws 2 and Michael Caine. Made in 1987, Jaws: The Revenge has some good moments like the guy who goes out at night on his boat and gets ripped apart and killed by the shark. This movie is certainly better than Jaws 2 I don't care who disagrees because it's fact!!! So in this case I give Jaws: The Revenge a 8 rating.

Lorraine Gary (Mrs. Ellen Brody from 'Jaws 1' and 'Jaws 2') starts to flip out when her family continues to perish in connection with that menacing family of sharks out there. Not uninteresting entry in the Jaws series, but not particularly memorable film either. And Lorraine's hairdo looks like it was styled by an angry beaver. Tune in to see Lorraine since she's one of the original cast-members.

Contrary to its reputation as a flop, this installment of Jaws is far more enjoyable than expected. A retcon of the third film, it follows the Brody family years after the second, with Ellen and her son Michael confronting a near-supernatural shark that relentlessly pursues them to the Bahamas. The film intentionally embraces illogical elements—the shark traveling thousands of miles, roaring, and surviving attacks—reflecting the 1980s desire for unstoppable monsters akin to Jason Voorhees. While some scenes are absurd or feature continuity errors, the movie succeeds as a thrilling monster spectacle, far surpassing the previous entry and effectively revitalizing the franchise.

'This time it's personal!'The grand finale of the epic fish saga: Woman vs. Shark – Mother vs. Mother (assuming it's the same animal as in the third film)Large parts of the "revenge," however, consist of Mother Brody, with her extremely strange hairstyle, hanging out with (the perpetually drunk?) Michael Caine in the Caribbean. And then the film plods along gently until a ridiculously cheap finale quickly ends the **** least: The shark attacks feel like they are the bloodiest of the series, even if they're rarely used. Even though I find the fourth film a bit better than the third, I'll be returning to this one less **** what they did to Chief Brody is a bit reminiscent of Ian Holm's fate in "Alien: Romulus." Well...

Jaws The Revenge is one of the most unwatchable pieces of garbage in my entire life.