The sequel to one of the best movies in history gets only 2% on Rotten Tomatoes: “Stupid and incompetent”
In 1975, Steven Spielberg released one of the best films in history, Jaws. Next year this film, which became the first real summer blockbuster, will turn fifty years old and is still very popular. Jaws In the end it got three sequels, the last of which was very bad and a real failure.
The fourth and final film of the JawsThe franchise was Jaws: The Revenge of 1987. It was produced and directed by Joseph Sargent and starred Lorraine Gary. He came out of retirement to reprise his role from the first two films. This was his first film role since his appearance in Spielberg’s 1941, eight years earlier, and his last film role.
History
Gary is the only main character from the original film to return. Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss declined to participate. Scheider had other commitments and had also made it clear that he was not interested in reprising the character. The cast includes new names such as Lance Guest, Mario Van Peebles, Karen Young and Michael Caine.
Jaws: Revenge acts as a sequel to Jaws 2, ignoring the events of Jaws 3-D. The film centers on Ellen Brody (Gary), who is now widowed. She is convinced that a great white shark is taking revenge on her family, especially after it kills her youngest son and chases her to the Bahamas.
Rushed production
Jaws: Revenge It was done in less than nine months. Production began in September 1986 so that the film could be released the following summer. As with the first two films, Martha’s Vineyard was used as the location for the fictional Amity Island in the opening scenes.
like the original JawsThere were delays on the film caused by mechanical sharks and the weather. This raised concerns about meeting the release date. Many critics claimed that the rushed production compromised the quality of the film.Less successful film
Jaws: Revenge was the least successful film in the franchise, grossing only $51.9 million worldwide against a budget of $23 million, barely covering its costs. The film was negatively received by both critics and audiences, who complained about its weak story, poor acting, and cheap effects.
It has rotten tomatoes Jaws: Revenge therefore a dramatic score 2%. The critical consensus on the website reads: “Illogical, tension-free, and full of cheap special effects, Jaws: The Revenge is a sad chapter in a once-proud franchise.”
stupid and incompetent
Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave Jaws: Revenge then zero stars and wrote in his review that “It’s not only a bad movie, but also stupid and incompetent.” Ebert joked that Caine attended his Best Supporting Actor Oscar ceremony. Hannah and her sisters He was unable to attend due to his filming of this film, as he may not have wanted to return to the set if he had left.
for his role Jaws: Revenge Gary was nominated for both the Saturn Award for Best Actress and the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress. In the end it didn’t win these awards, but the film did win the Raspberry Award for Worst Visual Effects. Fortunately, as many expected, this ended up being the last film of the Jaws-franchise.
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