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Jaws (30th Anniversary Edition)
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| | Publisher: | Universal Studios | | Starring: | Susan Backlinie, John Bahr, Peter Benchley, Richard Dreyfuss, Lee Fierro | | Directed By: | Steven Spielberg | | Audience Rating: | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | Format: | AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC | | Aspect Ratio: | 2.35:1 | | Language: | English-Original Language | English-Subtitled | Spanish-Subtitled | French-Subtitled | French-Dubbed | Spanish-Dubbed | | Release Date: | Jun 14, 2005 | | |
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Editorial Reviews:
In the vastly overrated 1998 book Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, author Peter Biskind puts the blame for Hollywood's blockbuster mentality at least partially on Steven Spielberg's box-office success with this adaptation of Peter Benchley's bestselling novel. But you can't blame Spielberg for making a terrific movie, which Jaws definitely is. The story of a Long Island town whose summer tourist business is suddenly threatened by great-white-shark attacks on humans bypasses the potboiler trappings of Benchley's book and goes straight for the jugular with beautifully crafted, crowd-pleasing sequences of action and suspense supported by a trio of terrific performances by Roy Scheider (as the local sheriff), Richard Dreyfuss (as a shark specialist), and particularly Robert Shaw (as the old fisherman who offers to hunt the shark down). The sequences on Shaw's boat--as the three of them realize that in fact the shark is hunting them--are what entertaining moviemaking is all about. --Marshall Fine
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Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating:
Summary: "Some bad hat Harry"
Comment: I love this movie! Jaws has it all, sure it's scary, but it is very funny, sympathetic, exciting too.
It also takes place on and in real water in a real ocean.
Something sorely missing in todays aquatic films.
The charecters are memorable, and developed and perfectly cast.
If Jaws were made today,Denise Richards would be Hooper, George Clooney would be Brody, and Bruce Willis would be Quint!
The shark would be CGI and all of its magic would be lost.
Jaws is the real deal.
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Summary: stay out of the water
Comment: This was one of the first ocean thrillers, and maybe the best. When I saw this in the theaters, I thought some of the characters were stupid movie stereotypes. Thirty years later, I realize these people really do exist out there in our world and it makes the movie even scarier.
The DVD transfer is great, the sound even better. The extras add to your enjoyment of the movie the next time; since you're buying this, I'm sure you plan to see the movie more than once.
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Summary: He's out there, watching...waiting...
Comment: Peter Benchley's best selling novel comes to life in Jaws. The novel was based on the Jersey Shore shark attacks in 1916. Jaws helps to re-image what happened on the beaches. Basically all caos.
Are the waters safe? The answer to that question on Amity Island is NO. Martin Brody is convinced of that when Christine Watkins's torn up body washes ashore. To fix the problem he has to do one thing. Kill the Shark. Easier said than done. And, better yet, the beaches have to remain open for the Fourth of July celebration. In other words, Brody has to do something about it, and fast. Can he kill the maneating Great White Shark before it kills the people on the beach?
So continues Jaws. The whole idea of a shark rampaging public beaches and eating everybody it sees can get a little boring after a while. But the whole plot and storyline is very well laid out. I haven't read the book Jaws, but I'm guessing it's pretty similar to the movie.
The acting is really good in Jaws. Roy Scheider does a great job of portraying Martin Brody. Everyone else does a great job too. Also, the movie is pretty good for being filmed in 1975. But I must say that this movie does have blood and is probably not suitable for kids under 12-13. However, you can be the judge of that as the movie itself is only rated PG. Still just be cautious about that.
Now for the effects. I guess for a '75 film, they aren't that bad. But you can easily tell the shark is nowhere close to being realistic. It swims like a robot to me. You can be the judge on the shark. I guess you can give them a break for a '75 movie.
So the bottomline for Jaws is that it's a good movie. It's not a sci-fi movie either. So if you hate watching sci-fi movies, you're in luck. If you enjoy this movie, you're in for a lot more Jaws movies. There's actually 3 more Jaws movies. So I recommend Jaws to you!
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Summary: A classic that you must own.
Comment: I remember the old timers saying, people were afraid to go in the ocean after this movie.
The ocean???
I was scared to go in the swimming pool!!!!!!
A brilliant must see movie.
The shark is just menacing.
Spielberg couldn't have done a better job of bringing all of our fears about "the deep" to the screen.
Brilliant acting, a fast paced script, and awesome FX make this one of the best horror, action movies of all time.
Highly recommended!!!
Customer Rating:
Summary: It's JAWS - what more do you need to know?
Comment: I had read somewhere that this has few if any different extra features when compared to previous editions. That might be true, but since I didn't have those and this was the most current edition, I am just fine with the extras. I am also just fine with a classic modern thriller told as a fish-tale.
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