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Summary: All-Time Classic
Review: The 25th anniversary deluxe repackaging of Jaws gives this classic the presentation it deserves.Full of goodies like interviews,behind the scenes vignettes(particularly entertaining) as well as a trivia game to test your knowledge of sharks,this is a must have.The film itself,is ,of coarse,one of the best ever,a beautifully simple story told with pitch-perfect skill and executed grandly.Great performances,spectacular direction,instantly recognizable score-this film set the standard for summer entertainment that has been equalled,but never surpassed.This belongs in everyone's DVD collection.
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Summary: Dun-dun... Dun-dun...
Review: You know how it goes. Great white shark terrorizes Amity island. Amity hires Quint. Quint gets Hooper and Brody as his crew. And the rest is cinematic gold. Jaws is one of the great Hollywood suspense-thrillers of all time. Want a review on the quality of the film? Just look at the other hundreds of reviews. I felt it only fair to warn Jaws buffs who haven't bought this DVD yet that the sound effects have been changed somewhat. It's really not that big of a deal, but it was very unnecessary to remaster the soundtrack with added effects that were not in the initial cut of the film. I'd say buy the DVD if you love the film; I'm happy with it. Great extras and the whole nine yards. I just felt obligated to warn you.
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Summary: Fishy, fishy
Review: This movie is slick, and it actually offered a few surprises, including several hugely entertaining performances. Yeah, the ending is kind of ridiculous, but Spielberg manages to craft a terrific ride along the way. If this movie truly marked the beginning of the rise of Hollywood's blockbuster mentality, then it at least began that hike with a tight, well-made flick. Jaws is Spielberg's most influential movie, and if haven't seen it yet, you should, as its cultural impact is incredible.
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Summary: CLASSIC MOVIE ALL THE WAY
Review: I just recieved the DVD version of Jaws (25th Anniversary Widescreen Collector's Edition) This is a very impressive DVD!! I love the original movie trailers- I remember seeing these in a theatre back in the 70s- I remember how much everyone anticipated Jaws after seeing these- these trailers alone are worth the price of the DVD!! I found the "outtakes" rather dumb- I don't know why these were even included- I expected more when I read the DVD description. The same could be said of the "deleted scenes"- very boring and uneventful- probably why they were deleted in the first place! The trivia game is a nice addition. If you can get every question correct then you really know this movie!!! The biography section of the DVD is also a nice addition- it tells about the acting history of Roy Schieder, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss- and a brief history of Steven Spielberg. The digital transfer of Jaws to DVD is nothing short of outstanding!! It really "cleaned up" well. It is also in "real" widescreen- the way that this movie can be fully appreciated. In all, the widescreen DVD version of Jaws is an excellent addition to any collection. Highly recommended!!
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Summary: Save your money!!
Review: All right, not for the life of me can I understand why this film was such an enormous success. Though the music is superb and the acting isn't half- bad, the plot line leaves you yawning and wishing the movie (or, rather, DVD) was over. Punctuated with a few, rare moments of fear, *Jaws* brings nothing new to the screen, and is completely undeserving of all the rave reviews it earned.
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Summary: Moby Dick updated
Review: Terrific adaptation of Peter Benchley's novel has a great white shark picking off swimmers off Martha's Vineyard. After a young lady is attacked by a shark late one night, the mayor (Murray Hamilton) and the city fathers want new police chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) to keep quiet because "we need summer dollars". Brody reluctantly goes along until the shark attacks swimmers in broad daylight, ending the cover-up. Enter young oceanographer Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss), who hopes to at least study the shark before killing it. But the shark situation soon turns desperate and they page professional shark hunter Quint (Robert Shaw). Quint was a U.S.S Indianapolis survivior who hates sharks on a personal level. Quint readies his boat to hunt the shark accompanied by Hooper and Brody, who fears the water but goes along out of a sense of responsibility. Spielberg delivers some terrific suspense scenes but wisely never goes over the edge. Never has a movie made people fear the water like this, and twenty six years later this movie hasn't lost any potency. The 25th Anniversary edition includes a well done documentary with interviews with Steven Spielberg, Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, and producers and crew members. Outtakes, deleted scenes, and theatrical trailers are included. Great bang for your buck here. Highly recommended.
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Summary: You will jump out of your seat all over again!
Review: Jaws is on of the best horror movies ever made, dealing with a rogue great white that terrorizes a small beach community. The first half deals with Roy Scheider as the sheriff of the island trying ro maintain order after a couple were found, well, eaten. The second half deals with Sheider, Richard Dreyfuss as the shark expert, and Robert Shaw as the old fisherman in charge of hunting it down. Like the main review, I thought the boat sequence was great, you realize it's the shark doing the hunting! In DTS or Dolby Digital sound you will amazed by the clarity of the sound, and become even more frightend all over again. This is why DVD players were made!
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Summary: One of the Best of All Time
Review: Not just a monster movie, although gory enough, JAWS is a fantastic story and a monument in film-making. Watch it again and pay attention to my favorite parts: 1)you never even see the "monster" until 2/3 of the way through the movie...the suspense builds. 2)the cinematography of Chief Brody's view of the little Kitner boy on the raft as the shark pulls him under (an amazing use of the camera as Roy Scheider's view of the water is changed as people pass through the shot) 3)the score (the apex of John William's music arrives when the shark does) 4)Robert Shaw telling the story of the USS Indianapolis, (one of the most moving and telling moments in film ever) this speech was written and rewritten with the final version written by Shaw himself. So that ,in a nutshell, is what makes JAWS one of the best.
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Summary: A classic film from a classic film-maker
Review: Jaws is one of the best known movies of our time. It was once the highest money maker, too. And still, after 25 years, everybody knows its name. It has become a classic film that will be associated with film-making forever. Despite its mediocre special effects--mainly the shark--the film is still very impressive. I have seen it many times, and bought it as soon as the 25th Anniversary Edition was released. The film looks great and the sound is amazing. Also, there is a second tape filled with interviews with Peter Benchley--the author of the book--Steven Spielberg, and a lot of actors who worked on the film. I won't go into the plot because everybody knows the film. But if you haven't gotten it yet, pick up the new edition. It may cost you a little more, but it's well worth it. There are deleted scenes and bloopers, and they're all quite funny. But I would like to issue one warning. When this film was released, there was no PG-13 label, therefore it is rated PG. However, compared to movies made today, this is more like a PG-13 film. There is some violence, language and plenty of blood.
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Summary: Don't go in the water!
Review: Back in 1974, I was browsing the paperback book shelves at my local supermarket when I noticed the very intriguing cover of a novel called simply Jaws. I picked it up and thought it might be interesting, so I bought it. That evening I lay on the couch, eating peanuts, and started reading it. I finished the peanuts quickly, but I didn't stop reading the book until I had finished it, too, much later that night! The movie came out the next year, but I didn't go see it, despite all the hype and its huge success at the box-office. I had read the book and I knew the movie wouldn't be as good as the book. They never were, I thought. But when I finally saw Jaws, uncut on pay-TV, I realized I was wrong--the movie was better than the book! The book had a love affair between Hooper and Brody's wife, an unexplored underworld involvement on Amity Island, and Hooper was killed by the great white shark at the end. Not to mention that the shark just rolled over and died of its wounds just in time to spare Brody's life. Such an ending in the book was believable, but not very exciting. Spielberg wisely deleted all these extraneous elements and cut right to the chase, and made a taut, suspenseful, exciting film, one that is enjoyable time after time! And this 25th anniversary DVD edition is great! The menus are easy to read and use against a scene of the deep blue ocean, there's commentary by Spielberg, Benchley, and others about the making of the movie, deleted scenes, outtakes, photos, trivia game, and more! This is a superb DVD, and should be in the collection of every Spielberg/Jaws fan!
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