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That's how it would end today. :-)
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That's how a bad movie would have ended.
If anything, it's normal to think that regular sharks would become exited at the splashing and motion and look at the two as food.
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At least the original film didn't jump the ... you-know-what.
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Spoilers: The problem with the ending is that a real scuba tank will not explode when hit with a bullet. They tested it on MythBusters, and the tank flew around like a rocket as the compressed air came out. But they couldn't make one explode.
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I watched that movie again last week in prep for the Intrada and marveled at how well it holds up, including the awe-inspiring shark-jumps-on-boat scene.
Watching Jaws 2 on the other hand...yes that girl could have used a Big Gulp at the very least.
Uhh, not meant sexually (getcho mind outta tha gutta lol!).
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Apr 13, 2018 - 8:42 AM
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jackfu
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Were anyone else still scared after Brody blew up the shark? Yeah I know it was obvious he blew up the shark, and there was only one shark, but when Brody and Hooper were splashing around in the water back to dry land I was expecting another shark to jump out of the water and eat them! There was no sense of relief until I saw them make it back to the shoreline in the last shot. That film really traumatized me as a kid.
Thanks, Solium, good question!
I was twenty when it came out in '75, so I wasn't traumatized by it, but it did scare me and affect me like no other movie I'd seen before. Kids that I knew then had the same fear you expressed, but I always thought that while certainly scavengers would have been attracted to the bits and pieces of the Great White, the shock of the explosion likely would have scared away, even killed any other sharks, or at least kept them away long enough for Brody and Hooper to make it to shore.
Interestingly enough, I recall rumors were going around that the shark in Jaws 2 was a pregnant female and while being electrocuted it was popping out babies! Thus setting the stage for another sequel. Might have been a good premise; certainly no worse than...
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Interestingly enough, I recall rumors were going around that the shark in Jaws 2 was a pregnant female and while being electrocuted it was popping out babies! Thus setting the stage for another sequel. Might have been a good premise; certainly no worse than...
I'm almost positive you're right, in fact I believe Hank Searles had that in the novelization!
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