No movie series epitomizes the Hollywood sequel machine and the “Law of Diminishing Returns” more than the Jaws series.
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Jaws 2 (1978) – Review
The effect of Spielberg’s shark movie cannot be overstated; not since Norman Bates ruined showers for millions of people has a film kept so many people out of the water, so the idea of a sequel to this mega-blockbuster seems natural by today’s standards, but sequels were not the norm at this point in history.
Jaws (1975) – Review
The impact of Steven Spielberg’s 1975 shark film cannot be understated; not only did it basically create a genre, we’ve been seeing countless shark movies ever since, but it is also responsible for the industry turning the summer from being a filmic dumping ground to the place to hold their tent-pole productions.