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Summary: Still oddly entertaining.
Review: This one is more funny than frightening. Why? It's those ridiculous made for 3D effects that remain long after you lost your cardboard glasses! Again, the Brody clan still gets too close to the water - and Louis Gossett Jr. comes along for the ride! The shark is bigger - and somehow smarter!? The revenge twist shows up - only to be fully envisioned in one of the worst movies ever - Jaws 4.
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Summary: They should've stopped at Jaws 2....
Review: Disgracing the Jaws franchise, this movie was incredibly poor. Jaws 2 was decent, but this movie was trying to milk the Jaws name of everything it had, and it looks like it was already dry. Atrocious special effects and bad acting are abundant in this film. It was meant to be seen in 3d, but since probably 1 in a billion Americans has a pair of 3d glasses, these '3d effects' are just painful to look at. The best that can be said is that it is remotely entertaining to watch if you are feeling lazy and want to stay in bed on a Sunday afternoon and you happen upon it on TBS or TNT.
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Summary: CCCCCRRRRRUUUUUUNNNNNNNCCCCCCHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: Awesome film and best in the series!"JAWS III" (aka "JAWS 3-D"), picks up where "JAWS 2" left off, sort of. "2" was originally released in 1978 and this one came out in 1983, so I'm guessing that 5 years has supposedly passed between the two films (no reference in passage of time is mentioned in the movie). Anyway, Mike Brody (older of the two sons, this time portrayed by Dennis Quaid) is now a marine biologist working at Sea World alongside his girlfriend, Catherine (played by the very beautiful Bess Armstrong). Sean Brody (younger of the two sons) decides to come visit Mike and Catherine and, with a little help from park water skier Kelly, attempts to conquer his childhood fear of the water. However, Sean's fears are soon realized as a giant, blood-thirsty great white shark makes its way into the park and begins feeding on its hapless patrons. Eventually, things are brought to a rather "explosive" conclusion when Mike "pulls the pin" from a grenade that's been lodged in the shark's mouth. The things that really make this film work are the above average acting by an excellent cast, Alan Parker's exciting score (which actually does rival John Williams' original), and a very clever script written by Carl Gottlieb. Another factor that makes the film so entertaining is simply the fact that it takes place at Sea World. Granted the special effects aren't what they were in the first two films, but they're certainly not bad and are much better than those featured in "JAWS: The Revenge", the next film in the series.
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Summary: Jaws in Sea World
Review: The grown up Brody sons (Dennis Quaid & John Putch) have a new shark adventure to contend with when a baby shark enters Sea World through a faulty gate and dies shortly after. The shark's mother soon follows her offspring into the park, and Sea World finds itself with a new (and unintended) attraction. Nothing really scary, and the loss of the 3-D effects on television don't help matters much. One saving grace is Lou Gossett Jr., who always watchable, but neither the story or the shark scenes hold much water.
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Summary: Not to bad
Review: This movie wasnt to bad although it had nothing to do with the first two Jaws movies ecsept for refrences. the first time i saw this i realized that the shark goes like 2 miles P.H. and in the oters he goes faster. the shark is also far to fake looking. You can even tell that the fin is fake. They try to add way to many scenes with the whole shark in it witch hasent been done. The only reason it gets 4 stars is because I love the first two and I love sharks.
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Summary: The shark never looked better!
Review: Jaws 3, the second sequel to a movie that didn't even need one. In theatres it was presented in glorious 3-D, but not for home video, nor is it shown in its original 2.35:1 aspect ratio, which sort of takes the fun out of this movie. But it still has its assets. Besides having a big cast, I can easily say that the mechanical shark in this installment is the best yet! First off, I liked how the eyes of this shark realistically rolled back white whenever it attacked its prey, just as real sharks' do. A very nice touch. I also noticed that the shark in this movie had a lot more attention paid to the working mechanics of its jaws. For instance, when a shark opens its mouth, its gums lower to the point that they look like they're going to fall right out of its mouth. You'd think something so noticable would've been incorperated into the design of the mechanical shark in the the first Jaws movie. But it wasn't until Jaws 3 when that effect finally came into play. It was the first and only mechanical shark in the series that did that. It was also the only shark in the series that never stuck its head out of the water for more than a couple of seconds, which was more realistic than having a shark throw itself onto a boat, and stay there until someone slides into its mouth. Lastly, the shark's skin seems to have been perfected. It wasn't rubbery like the sharks in the first and second movie, and wasn't as rough as sandpaper like the one in the fourth Jaws. Its skin actually looked fleshy! Apart from the shark's super-slow speed, and the several instinces where we were obviously meant to see it in 3-D, this shark looked more real than all the other sharks in the series put together! The one thing that I couldn't get past with the shark in this movie was its size. Though it's true that all the sharks in the Jaws series were guilty of being overly large, 35 feet is ridiculous! And what better way to see this big female shark demonstrate her freakish size than by scooping a full grown man completley into her mouth, where he's repeatedly squeezed between her massive tounge and the roof of her mouth until he explodes! Though it was interesting to watch, and maybe even a little funny, it was clearly impossible. All in all, this movie just served to be campy fun, and will appeal to you if you enjoy movies like: Anaconda, Lake Placid, Piranha, and Deep Blue Sea. However, if you're hoping for a movie that recaptures the fear of the original Jaws, than don't look any further than Jaws 2, which is finally available on DVD, and as a 'special edition' no less. I think it would be nice if the Univeral released this movie on DVD to complete the series. I'd love to see it in its full 2.35:1 widescreen format, and in 3-D. Anyone who owns a multi-regional DVD player, and wants to add this movie to their DVD collection can do it already. Jaws 3 is currently available on DVD in R2 and R4. They aren't in 3-D as most people would've liked, but it is in animorphic widescreen, and includes 3 trailers. One is the theatrical, and the others are for Jaws 2 and Jaws The Revenge. Perhaps Unviersal is holding back the R1 release of Jaws 3 to make a special edition DVD. That would be nice.
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Summary: The 3D effects are awful.
Review: Unrelated to the book or the first movie. Noted for it's awful special effects and lousy 3D photography. Plot similar to Revenge of the Creature, which was more watchable then this drek.
Rating:
Summary: Very, very bad
Review: Where do I begin? This movie was awful...I had morning sickness that wasn't this bad. If being a "ham" were an Olympic event, Bess Armstrong and Louis Gossett, Jr. would sweep the gold medals for this ball of cheese. Dennis Quaid would pull a close second for his amazing performance as a caring boss and drinking buddy/older brother. (Has Dennis Quaid been in a movie in which drinking wasn't his main talent?) Anyway, go to the beach, but stay away from this video.
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Summary: Simply a crappy movie.
Review: I did not know that white sharks grow up to 35 feet.DUHH!! They don't! Since when do sharks care for their young? They don't. Baby sharks are on their own since birth and in some cases, the parent tries to eat them. Really fake and cheesy effects. I went back to blockbuster for a $2.14 refund on this movie. Okay for a snowy or rainy day.
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Summary: Terrible. A very cheesy movie.
Review: Okay, as far as we know, great whites don't grow to 35 feet. Not to mention that the Florida waters are warm and whites don't like warm water. The plot was terrible and the effects were extremely cheesy. If you are into cheep, underwater thrillers, then go ahead and see this movie. I recommend that you do not. Waste of time and money.
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