10 Horror Movies That Instantly Told You They Were Garbage
2. Jaws: The Revenge
"This time, it's personal."
Do sharks have feelings? According to Michael Caine's least favourite film he ever appeared in, they not only have emotions but will even try to avenge their fallen relatives.
It's an utterly inane concept from the get-go. To kick things off, we get a slow, wearisome opening credits sequence through the shark's perspective as it swims about and doesn't really do anything of note. The old theme's playing to considerably less effect to the old days and the two and a half minutes are slow enough you'll probably be looking to your watch before fast-forwarding.
Unlike Jaws 2, Rod Schneider actually managed to avoid doing this one, leading to the early reveal that Martin's now dead. We meet his grown-up son Sean who, in a surprisingly dour way to really kick things off, is destroyed by the son (?) of the shark from the original film.
A new take on the old theme tune here sounds oddly flatulent as the shark moves in for the kill. Biting poor Sean's arm off (even though we can clearly see the actor's arm bulging from underneath the jacket), the shark then finishes the guy off. The acting's not very convincing and the choppy editing and poor lighting detracts further from this already subpar start.
Between the never-ending credits and this stinker of a death scene, Jaws: The Revenge was at least pretty up front about how bad and silly it was going to be.