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Summary: Classic horror at it's best!
Review: I have to admit, this movie scared the hell out of me when I was a little boy, and it still stands on the my list as one the scariest movies ever.The chief of police(Brody) lives on the island of Amity, but he's still terrified of the water. He discovers that a great white shark is in the water, so he brings over marine biolegist(Hooper) to study the shark's victims. They then hire a man who is very well experienced with sharks(Quint) to catch/kill the shark. The three men then sails out on a dangerous, but also very exciting adventure, and with Steven Spielbergs direction and John Williams' music, makes this movie into an all time classic!
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Summary: One of my favourite films ever
Review: If you haven't seen this film you are either too young or have lived your life up a mountain by yourself. Needless to say the shark is rubber and not very good, but the film itself is so brilliant you hardly realise it. Buy this film now, and on DVD it has never looked so well.
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Summary: DON'T GO IN THE WATER!
Review: A killer shark swims off the coast of Amity Island and deaths begin to happen everyday.At first the Coast Guard thinks it was drowning but when the bodys show up they start to think it's a killer shark.This as a graet special effects,story,settings,and cast.For more Shark fun see JAWS 2(starring Roy Schiender)
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Summary: <:O
Review: Roy thinks of the shark: "We will need a bigger boat" An A-bomb might help
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Summary: The first true blockbuster
Review: I've heard stories, as I'm sure you all have, that Spielberg made this film strictly out of luck and he would throw up every morning because he thought he had blown his one pick chance. Whether this is true or not this film is amazing. If the tension and horror in this movie is done by accident, then you would have to imagine what can be done on purpose. The fact that you don't even see the shark until the last 30 minutes of the film is ingenious. All the performances are unforgetable. Robert Shaw's speech is one of the greatest deliveries ever captured on film. The documentary on this DVD is very good and covers everything during production, check it out. THAT'S IT, I'M DONE!
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Summary: A CLASSIC THRILLER!!!
Review: This is a classic thriller no doubt about it! I still remember the first time I saw this movie. Man it was like nothing I had ever seen before! So scary! Of course now people look at it and say the shark is fake but back in 1975 this was one of the scariest movies! The casting was great and the storyline was so thrilling it made you dying to get a good look at the shark! But movie goers had to wait until the end! Overall JAWS was and still is a great movie! I always enjoy watching this one and every time I still get the same thrilling feeling as if I were with Schieder, Shaw and Drefeyuss on that junky little boat in the middle of the ocean waiting for the most vicious shark in the world!
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Summary: "My jaws don't pause"
Review: It's easy to forget how good this is - the string of 'nature vs man' films it helped spawn tainted it a little (and you could argue that it also started off, indirectly, the 'slasher film'), as did the ever-decreasing quality of the sequels. Looking at it now, it's surprising how often it avoids all the cliches of the genre it created - the monster doesn't get up at the end, the heroes are middle-aged and likeable, the corrupt mayor turns out to be human, after all - and how it manages to encompass so many different things. At different points it's a horror film, an adventure film, a man-vs-nature-vs-the elements film, a domestic comedy, all wrapped up with a superb musical score - not just the famous 'duh dum', but the rest of it too - and some great acting. Robert Shaw plays a cliche, but does so incredibly well; Roy Scheider's character gets most of the best lines; and although Richard Dreyfuss' character is a bit of a blank slate he nonetheless builds up a rapport with the others. The script is excellent, and some of the dialogue - 'You're gonna need a bigger boat', Quint's monologue - is eminently quotable. The shark itself isn't all that bad, and it's kept offscreen for much of the time, and anyway the film is so well directed - the scene where Scheider's character keeps watch on a packed beach, for example, is a masterpiece of editing and camerawork - that you *want* to believe that it's real. It's also easy to forget just how good Steven Speilberg can be when he puts his mind to it. The aforementioned beach scene, for example, or the simple shot of some orange barrels popping to the surface of the ocean. It's classically structured, in that there's a setup, a middle bit, and a finale, and should be taught in film school. It probably is. As for the 25th Anniversary DVD, it's better than the older DVD version of the film - the widescreen is slightly wider and you get some more extras. It's not really worth shelling out again, but if you don't have it already, get this one.
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Summary: A rare,lasting quality.
Review: An outstanding achievement in every respect.Took me right back to the first time i saw it."Jaws",one of those films with a rare lasting quality.You know that when a film is memorable for so many things,you can't remember them all,it's something special.In particular,the scene where Quint meets his death;the first time i saw that scene,it totally blew me away,and also,the look on Brody's face,as he watches,helplessly! What's the point in me going in to detail about other scenes?It would spoil your'e enjoyment of what must be,one of the greatest films of all time.In addition,this Universal DVD presents Jaws in it's original aspect ratio (2.35:1),and because the full width can now be seen,greater detail is visible.The actual picture ranges from sharp to extremely sharp-the daylight boat scenes look exceptionally clear.The Dolby Digital 5.1 track on this DVD,is,in a word,awesome.That classic,haunting Jaws theme is re-produced crystal clear.Great film,great extras,great everything.To date,one of the best DVD's out there.
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Summary: Never get old
Review: I am not going to dissect this film. Strangely it has to be my all time favorite film. This is a great movie not because it was a "ahead of it's time" cinimagraphically (is that a word?) but because although it is supposed to be a horror flick, the more times you see it - it becomes a comedy.
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Summary: Open wide!
Review: This DVD has everything if you love Jaws! The extra footage is massive! All of the inner workings - or malfunctions - of the shark are presented here. The movie itself is classic. I remember being so scared of the water after seeing this movie. The acting/directing here is superb, and the shark itself is terrifying. Now, I know there are those that will say that the shark looks too fake or that it doesn't show up enough. However, have you ever seen "Deep Blue Sea?" Jaws is everything that "sea" isn't. The absence of the shark actually builds the suspense in the movie. This movie is incredible and the extra features make this an incredible DVD purchase!
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