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Summary: Don't go in the water... Don't go in the water...
Review: Is this Spielberg's finest film? Well, it's my favorite of his, that's for sure. It is brilliant in every way, and shows how a movie doesn't have to sacrifice plot and character for action and suspense. Spielberg should've watched "Jaws" before directing his "Jurassic Park" travesties. Imagine how great those films could've been if the characters were half as interesting and combustible as Brody, Hooper and Quint. Even the minor characters, like Mayor Vaughn, and Brody's wife Ellen, as well as Mrs. Kintner, come to vibrant life on the screen that in a way that is often absent from current blockbusters."Jaws" touches a primal fear in humanity--that the sea is an alien planet and there are things beneath its placid surface that want to eat us. When I was a kid it was one of those films that was inescapable--before I saw I was worried for week, wondering if you could die of fright (I was 7, forgive me!) It did scare me, but it also exhilirated me, and inspired my deep and lasting love for movies. By showing the shark in as few scenes as possible Spielberg allows the tension to rise to unbearable heights. Having such colorful characters allows us to escape into the film. The climax is terrific, a blueprint for later action movies. This film is proof that escapist entertainment need not be mindless or offensive by appealing to the lowest common denominator of so-called film fans. This film is a classic--although it is regrettable that people see great white sharks as monsters; any documentary on them on tv shows that this is simply not accurate. Still, I won't even go into a swimming pool at night!
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Summary: The Greatest Summer Movie Ever Made
Review: Jaws isn't just a great movie,but also one of the rare films that stands the test of time,like classic films do.When you think of the films of the seventies,the are a handfull that come to mind right off the bat."Rocky","The Exorcist","Saturday Night Fever",and "Star Wars" are some to name a few,but "Jaws is the film that started it all.With brilliant direction from a then young Stephen Spielberg,an Oscar winning score by John Williams,sensational film editing by Verna Fields, and terrific performances by Roy Schieder,Robert Shaw,and Richard Dryfuss,"Jaws"is still the ultimate warm weather hit.
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Summary: Jaws: The 25th Anniversary Edition on DVD!
Review: As everyone knows this June 2000 will be the 25th anniversary of the original release date of one the best thrillers ever made. Universal or Speilberg if you're reading please won't you make available Jaws on DVD with a remastered digital 5.1 soundtrack and also add the deleted scenes that were on the laserdisc. These scenes should have never been deleted in the first place in my opinion as they add character. Also the deleted scene of the dying estuary victim pushing Mike Brody out of harms' way as a sputter of blood gushes from his mouth is one of the most terrifying attack scenes of the movie that I remember from childhood. It also illustrates a noble dimension to the estuary victims' earlier question to the boys of "...are you guys alright over there...?" He saves Mike Brodys' life in his dying moments. This movie richly deserves the DVD transfer and a remastered version of John Williams' score. Having this movie available on DVD would also be just in light of the fact that already existing on DVD is its' pathetic and ridiculous sequel "Jaws: The Revenge." Why anyone would waste their time and budget giving that movie DVD treatment is beyond me. Anyway, Jaws has been scaring us for 25 years and it's high time it was on DVD!
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Summary: THE film of the 70s
Review: Jaws directed by Spielberg is so well known it hardly needs an introduction. When you think of the 1970s this film always comes to mind. Saturday Night Fever may have been the favorite of the trendoids but this was undoubtedly the greatest film of the decade. In Australia it came out prior to the summer of 1975. There was a radio ad featuring the classic quote by Richard Dreyfuss "a shark is attracted to the exact kind of splashing that occurs when every human being goes for a swim, you cannot avoid it". I remember being on the beach and the radio was playing over the public address system. This ad came on and within 2 minutes almost everybody had left the water. It speaks volumes for the film that every film production class studies it at one time or another. It strikes a chord with everybody who sees it. Brilliantly directed with competent acting performances this is a film which automatically qualifies for the time capsule of the 20th Century.
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Summary: Favorit Movie
Review: I rented it and now I love it. My Favorit part is when Alex Kinnter Was Killed.Buy this If you like Old movies...Like Creater
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Summary: "You're gonna need a bigger boat. . . ."
Review: Definetly one of the greatest films of all time, Steven Speilberg is superb as always. My friend and I were watching it the other day, and just when the suspence had reached a peak Ben Gardner's head appeared in the water and my friend, who's not scared of much, gasped in shock and yelled, "Darnit! Why do they have to do that!" Obviously he'd been frightened. Horror, suspence, a thriller by Steven Spielberg, what more could you want? Well mabye a copy of Jurassic Park to go along with it.
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Summary: Pure unadulterated fear
Review: Few movies have been able to capture the audience's attention with such a simple opening scene. The brilliant combination of surrealistic lighting, the twilight becoming dawn, and especially and PRIMARILY one extremely haunting theme song ensure that Speilberg and co. have your undivided attention. Jaws capitalised on something that our generation has sadly become desensitised to: the feeling of fear. We've seen it all, whether it be slashers gutting their screaming victims, hideous monsters on deserted spaceships etc. But Jaws takes that which we can conceive as very real, the Great White Shark and makes the audience feel that this could really happen to you. The movie's buildup is fantastic and the climax is simply unforgettable. The sheer malevolence with which Scheider delivers his coup de grace in the face of an unblinking monster is definitely one of the greatest cinematic sequences ever captured on celluloid. A must see for all those who are WILLING to put themselves in the place of the three men on the ship and realise along with them, that they are not necessarily the most ruthless and remorseless beings out there in the wide open sea.
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Summary: Dun dun dun dun, dun dun dun dun, dun dun dun dun....
Review: Oh COME ON! Who HASN'T seen this movie already! Well, this is definetly a classic in the horror world. This is the Ed Gein of evil-man-eating-sea-creature films. And if there's anything memorable about this movie, its the sountrack.(Dun dun dun dun, dun dun dun dun, hey this is fun! Dun dun dun dun, dun dun dun dun...)No matter WHAT kind of horror film fan you are, this is definetly a must.
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Summary: The first summer blockbuster!
Review: Jaws is a lot more than just a premeditating-psycho-shark-movie. it is a beautifully made piece of cinema and a great story. Essentially, for those few who don't know, a great white shark of mammoth proportions is eating residents of and visitors to the little holiday island of Amity. Three men climb on board a boat and set of to kill it. And thats about it... on the surface. Actually the three men are three broadly defined examples of men in general, a cross-section of western society. Quint is the physical, working class man. Hooper is the intellectual, softer, upperclass variety and Chief Brody is the everyman, some brains, some brawn. Together they must defeat this abomination of nature. The shark doesn't quite match up to todays computer generated effects but this films so good you won't care and I assure you you will jump once or twice and it will by the end be real enough for you to not want to be there in the movie with them. Its even got a good sense of humour and the music by speilberg regular John Williams is just first rate. There isn't much left to be said except that this was the worlds first real summer blockbuster and it is stiil as much fun to watch today as it must have been in 1975. Jaws is a remarkable film whose stature and reputation have been marred by a plethora of poor sequels. See it wide screen at least and on DVD where possible...Nice.
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Summary: A scary shark, a cool director, but....
Review: ..........it definitely wasn't scary enough. The must admit the last 35 minutes of the film were suspenseful and scary, but I wouldn't call this a horror, you hardly see blood. I'm not saying this film is bad, I know alot of people enjoyed it and gave it 5. And I enjoyed it, too. I wouldn't add it to my WISH LIST or anything though. A good launch for Speilberg, too. Well done!
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