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Summary: Still engrossing -- still terrifying
Review: Spielberg's first hit: Dreyfuss and Scheider team up to stop a rogue white shark from terrorizing a Long Island beach community. 25 years on and the Great White Shark shocker is still every bit as potent. Landmark film sent audiences back into the theaters en masse (and out of the water!), and also defined the new standard for box-office success, for better or worse. Still fun, still compelling, and still scary as hell. Potentially absurd story holds together and achieves liftoff thanks to black humor and extraordinary editing and cinematography. Followed by a tidal wave of worthless sequels; stick with the original.
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Summary: One of the very best
Review: Jaws is a movie that should have been relegated to the scrap heap of movie history. It should have been just another bloodlust movie for horror freaks. But it wasn't. Jaws has to go down as one of the best films ever made. The casting is masterful. The script is simple and superb. The dialogue is right on target. Characters are well thought out and well difined. The cinematography, that gets pretty dated if done poorly, like fine wine gets better with age. Mr. Spielberg is at his best dierecting a cast at their best with a story from a writer at his best. A required addition to any DVD collection.
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Summary: New underwear required, even after 25 years
Review: I remember watching (or rather listening to, as I spent most of the time hiding behind the sofa) Jaws when I was about 9 and I don't think I could sleep a wink for 6 months afterwards. 13 years later I didn't think the film could still give me a fright but I still hit the roof a few times even when I knew what was coming. This is one of my favourite films, I don't believe it has an equal in its genre. I had to buy it on DVD as soon as it became available and so should you.
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Summary: Still the best!
Review: If you buy one DVD this year make it JAWS. This DVD is incredible numerous bonus features and well worth the wait. If this is what we can expect from Speilburg's DVDs I can not wait for JP and all the others. WOW!
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Summary: You're going to need a bigger boat!
Review: It was wonderful to see my favorite scene again...the one where Roy Scheider is chumming and the shark pops up to say hello. I thought the idea of releasing this 25th anniversary DVD was fantastic. (I just wish they would also do a short term theatrical re-release, also. Ah, to see it on the big screen again!) This DVD is well worth buying.
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Summary: 25 years later: Still Great.
Review: Amazing. This is considered to be the very first blockbuster ever made. It is also considered to be one of the best. After all this time, this movie still has the power to scare many people, and it works like a charm.Through Speilberg's genuis, as we watch this movie, the tension builds up all the way to the heart pounding climax. It was also very smart not to show the shark until the 2nd half of the film because what scares us most, is what we DON'T see. This is a rare film that combines tense action moments, with the art of good filmmaking. It was also infuential, it made people scared to go in the water for years after it was released. 25 years later, it's about to do that all over again. Both the normal and DTS DVDs are wonderfully packed with features. Most Highly Reccomended. This is a movie you need in your collection.
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Summary: Image quality is amazing
Review: You wouldn't know that this film was 25 years by looking at it. Universal did an excellent job of restoring this film. The picture is clear and bright. No scratches or other film artifacts. Even the trailers were polished up for this release.
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Summary: JAWS as it was meant to be
Review: For those of us who grew on '70's movies this is one that can not be left out. Literally creating the summer blockbuster season, Jaws is one of the most entertaining films ever made. Speilberg took a mediocore book and turned it into a true classic. The characters, especially the three leads, are fully realized and developed. Each of the three men are different in every way. Yet, it the final act when they are on the Orca they all must come together and do battle with the man eating shark. The story never lags and the tension never lets up. The first two acts set the final forty minutes up flawlessly. With the addition of John Williams and his classic score and the supberb editing of Verna Fields, both won Oscars, it is perfect is almost every way. It is hard to pass this up. It is the film that made Speilberg and he has not looked back since. On DVD the film has never looked and sounded better. Williams' score can finally be heard for what it is. The picture quality is great and the widescreen image make this complete. A must for DVD fans and fans of classic movies.
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Summary: Same as LD minus coming attractions
Review: THe EXTRAS on the DVD are all available on the Laser Disc Special Edition of the movie, so if you are expecting something new, forget it. I think they could have at least addes commentary on an alternate audio track. How hard is that? You sit Spielberg and maybe one other person (WILLIAMS would be my choice) in a room together, let them watch the movie and record what they say. Still, this is a fantastic DVD. I noticed sounds that I had never noticed before --like the bubbles during the opening underwater credits. Still well worth it! (BTW --WHy are there NO Coming Attractions previews for JAWS on the DVD? They had all the spots and commercials on the Laser Disc!)
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Summary: It still works!
Review: My wife and I watched this video again last night and it still works. The screams still come even when you know what is coming and we cheered again at the ending. And the final test, she couldn't sleep last night. The second video with the interviews, outtakes, etc. was interesting. And seeing the trailers again made us remember to check the water. See it.
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