(Say what you will about these movies, but they had the best taglines.)
They gave it the old college try and took one last stab at it, and mostly did enough to remove the bad taste left in our mouths from its predecessor. This time we focus on Brody's surviving family following his implied death and completely ignores the events of part 3, as they become convinced that the shark harbors a personal vendetta against them. It attempts to be earnest for the most part, but it's unraveled by the sheer stupidity and lack of satisfying resolution. This was pretty much the final nail in the coffin for ol' Bruce.
While the sea long lies dormant for this franchise, the barrage of cheap, blatant killer shark rip-offs continues to this very day, unfortunately.
2 roaring sharks out of 5
Note: This is one of the very rare cases where the TV version contains a better edit of the film, along with the original uncut ending, whereas the only version currently available for viewing has the ridiculous truncated version. Look it up on YouTube if you're curious.
3 comments:
It was certainly better than Part II, and I don't feel it's completely deserving of its reputation... except the last 10 or so minutes, which are a total travesty.
I'm glad you added the original ending info. That was much better.
*Part III, not Part II.
It's funny, but that whole "exploding" ending, while completely improbable, is probably the only part of the movie I actually remember. And while I prefer the original ending being slightly more grounded, I don't think it'd be half as memorable without that stupid explosion.
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