Jaws (25th Anniversary Full-Screen Collector's Edition)

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Summary: Like I'd Never Seen it Before
Review: I bought this DVD without seeing or hearing anything about it....just an impulse buy. I am very glad that I did. I hadn't seen the movie in a long time, and thought I pretty much remembered it all. Upon watching it, however, I was surprised by how many times i was startled...almost as if I'd never seen it before. It truly made me appreciate how far ahead of its time and how well done this movie was. Highly recommend it to anyone....even if you've seen it 100 times!

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Summary: JAWS DTS RULES!
Review: I was excited when this terrific movie finally made it to DVD, even more excited to know that was is available in DTS. Well let me tell you now that this DTS version is super. The quality of this movie is excellent in every way. The sound is 100% better now than it ever was complete directional sound and pwerful rear speaker output. Bass response is very good and deep. The picture is presented in it's original 2.35:1 aspect ratio and it looks good. The color quality is sharp and very focused. We all know what the story is about so if you have DTS in your home theatre go and get this DTS version. There are extra features on this disc including the making of JAWS and trivia. Very well produced DVD and it looks like it was made yesterday. Thanks Universal and a thank you to Steven Spielberg. A treasure to keep.

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Summary: DTS DOESN'T WORK!
Review: I have a Sony DVP-CX850D and a Harmon Kardon 750, both DTS compatable. When I try an select the audio channel it only plays 2.0 and not 5.1 DTS. There is something wrong with this dvd!

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Summary: Still one of the best films ever
Review: Jaws packed a great deal of energy from young filmmaker, Steven Spielberg. It's as good now as it was 25 years ago and you can't say that about a lot of movies. Sure, the shark animatronics aren't up to the level of Jurassic Park, but the overall mood of the film isn't hurt one bit by it. The add-ons to the DVD, particularly the "making of" film are fun. They could have done a bit more with the menus (it was obviously rushed), but all in all I was quite pleased.

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Summary: i own this movie and have the book as well!
Review: Great movie spielberg outdid himself! huge boxofffice achievement! The video sales did well as well.

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Summary: Top 10 All-time Suspense Thriller
Review: Where do you start? Benchley writes a bestseller. Young, relatively unknown, mastermind director Spielberg directs. Support from a wonderful cast: Roy Scheider (the town sheriff), Richard Dreyfuss (the out of town shark expert), and the late great Robert Shaw (the fisherman & his boat). This movie follows the book for the most part with the exception of Hooper (Dreyfuss' character) living and not being a statistic at the movie's end. Some memorable scenes... The opening scene of the first victim taking a skinny dip at night, 2. a mother dressed in black talking to the sheriff after her son fell prey to the shark, 3. Hooper almost gets eaten while diving in the cage, 4. Quint (Shaw) meets his demise, and 5. Brody kills the shark. Some memorable lines... Mayor Vaughn: "We have caught and killed a large predator that supposedly injured some bathers." Brody: "You're gonna need a bigger boat." Quint: "The thing about a shark, it's got lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll's eyes. When it comes at you it doesn't seem to be livin'... until he bites you, and those black eyes roll over white." Some tongue & cheek humor mixed in with high drama and suspense. The only drawback I saw with this movie was the ending. I thought it was a bit corny at first. But after watching the movie for about the 50th time I noticed that the book on sharks that Brody is flicking through features a shark with a diver's tank in its mouth. This movie is tied together very well - from beginning to end. Awesome & ahead of it's time. Essential in any movie buff's library.

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Summary: Get this DVD!
Review: Short and sweet: the transfer for this DVD is gorgeous. You know how good the film is, now see how beautiful it can look. The bountiful supplemental material will further enhance your appreciation of this classic. My only complaint, and a greedy one, I'll admit: the "outtakes" are too brief. Where's all the footage of the shark going wrong? This is a must-own DVD.

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Summary: It bit me
Review: The best part of this classic brought back to life was the behind the scenes interview with Steven Spielberg. It offered really good insight on the film, and how it came to be one of the better horror/adventure movies of the 70's. It goes to show why Spielberg is one of the best directors of all time.

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Summary: Only One Problem.
Review: Although I find this a very neatly packaged DVD, comprehensvie in its inclusion of the usual extras, I have to say that I am VERY suprised to find a scene that has still remained absent even on this Anniversary Edition. The scene in question is where 'Hooper' inspects the remains of the first victim. The audio and picture edit made here is just so bad. I have seen this once before on a UK TV Broadcast back in 1983. However since then I have never seen it on any UK sell through material. I don't wish to sound sad, but I think it's a great pity on what is otherwise a great buy.

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Summary: DVD could have been better
Review: I purchased the 25th anniversary DVD hoping for some great extras. I knew I was getting a great movie. And the movie is great. Also, the picture quality is excellent. And I just noticed how necessary the widescreen actually is with this movie because you would miss a lot of the action without widescreen. We all know the movie which definitely stands up to the tests of time. The performances are great, particularly that of Robert Shaw whose Quint is portrayed as not-quite-sane but not totally over the line. And does anyone not tense up when they hear John Williams' music and know that the shark is in the area once again? This is definitely one of the best movies of all time, definitely one to buy and keep. I just wish I could give this DVD 5 stars, but for a 25th anniversary release I really expected more. What about more outtakes? What about an alternate audio with commentary by the director and one of the stars? And, BTW, why didn't we get a summer theatrical release for the 25th anniversary? Well, it's too late now. Buy the DVD for the movie, but don't expect much else.