10 Horror Movies Critics Were Way Too Harsh On

10. Jaws 2

Jeannot Szwarc was given one of the most poisoned chalices in cinema history.

For the French filmmaker, he was tasked with taking the baton from Steven Spielberg and somehow putting together a worthy sequel to Spielberg's iconic Jaws. As in, one of the greatest movies of all time and a picture that launched the concept of the summer blockbuster.

To his credit, Szwarc's Jaws 2 is a damn fine movie. The problem is, of course, it got tore apart by the majority of critics - and fans, to be fair - upon its release because, quite simply, it wasn't Jaws.

Jaws 2 was never going to have the same impact as Jaws, and it was never going to change the face of the film industry like Jaws did. When viewed without trying to compare every frame and line of dialogue to Spielberg's picture, 1978's Jaws 2 stands up as one of the best shark movies out there.

With Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton and Jeffrey Kramer some of the returning faces here, Jaws 2 sees Amity Island once again tormented by a great white shark. This time out, a large focus is on a group of teenagers - including Chief Brody's two sons - who find themselves stranded at sea, while this apex predator circles them.

One particular thing of note, too, is that Jaws 2 features one of the all-time great movie screams, as Ann Dusenberry's Tina delivers a chilling "SHARK!"