Not your average fish story... (by WehoSteve) |
Widely regarded as the film that began the "summer movie blockbuster era", JAWS 1975 was also rightfully one of the year's most critically acclaimed movies. It was also the recipient of an Academy Award Nomination for Best Picture and a winner of Oscars for film editing Verna Fields and music score John Williams . One of the reasons the film received no acting nods is that everyone involved is so good, how could one single out just one or two? I personally feel Robert Shaw should have gotten a Best Actor nomination, however . Roy Scheider is wonderful as New York cop <more> |
If this movie scares you to the point where you can't go back into the water, then Spielberg has done job well done (by Smells_Like_Cheese) |
Jaws is a movie the I grew up with, it's like the first real horror film I ever watched. What a great one to start with, right? This movie not only scarred me out of the water, I was afraid to go to the bathroom! I thought Jaws was going to pop up out of the toilet and bite my butt! :D I know it was silly, but that was how much Jaws effected me. I know also that it has not lost it's effect to this day. I'm questioning, because it seems like all the terrific horror films came out of the 70's.Jaws is based on the best seller book by Peter Benchley. Steven Spielberg, before he <more> |
Spielberg turns weak story into a cinematic masterpiece. (by Boba_Fett1138) |
Every once in a while the right talented people are at the right place together and come up with a masterpiece. "Jaws" is definitely one of those movies, that is thanks to the amazing cast and the crew the classic masterpiece that it is today.Let's face it, the story is dumb and silly and in a way very average. Spielberg magically turns the silly story into a tense exciting thriller with brilliant dialogue and classic scene's. Mark my words, "Jaws" is a movie that will never be considered outdated.Everything in the movie works so well! The acting, the dialogue, the <more> |
A well-made film which efficiently manipulate its elements of suspense and horror... (by Nazi_Fighter_David) |
The film opens with a shot of a group of teenagers enjoying a campfire out on Amity beach... A couple leaves the group for a midnight swim... The silhouette of a woman is seen in full flight toward the sea... Her dress, bra, and panties fly toward her drunk admirer who can't make a fist to catch them... In a delicate splash, Chrissie goes swimming in the cold ocean, drawing herself into deeper water... When a wave of pressure lifts her up and eases her down, her face begins to show a certain fear... Her eyes go to the beach where her friend, too drunk to stand, is struggling with his <more> |
A monster of a movie (by fairlesssam) |
I re-watched this film recently and was blown away by the absolute suspense it invoked in me. My daughter whom is 17 and I were both stunned at the quality and realism of a film made in 1975!! Our TV is 55 inches which showed the movie off to it's full potential and it certainly did not disappoint.That iconic moment of the young lady going skinny dipping in the dark with her male friend is utterly haunting. You know the horror of what's going to happen, the buoy dinging in the background gives you the chills. Steven Spielberg captures pure terror in that scene.Jaws completely <more> |
Spielberg's Best Movie (by Theo Robertson) |
There's something terrifying about open water that has etched itself upon the human psyche . Undoubtedll this is because our natural survival instincts tell us to keep away from it . We can't see , hear or smell what's under the waves and we can't breathe in water either and anything that can has got one over on us . Why do you think there's been so many legends about sea monsters ? And the success of JAWS is entirely down to the way that it exploits mans fear of the sea The great thing about this movie is how focused it is , Spielberg's cut out all the crap from the <more> |
Nice Job Spielster (by daveisit) |
This was when I liked Mr. Spielberg's movies. Jaws was an original movie that gave us suspense, entertainment, and a little bit of fear when going ocean swimming. The Spielster filmed some of "Jaws" in Australia where great white sharks are a regular feature on the beaches. The sharks never swim between the flags though so you are safe there.Some movies don't age, although unfortunately for "Jaws" the special effects cause it to age quite quickly. I won't hold this against the Spielster though, with "Jaws" he came out with a classic.A well earned 7.5 <more> |
Worst Movie Ever! (by maxschrek5) |
This is a terrible movie. It stinks! It's boring! I don't see what the big deal is. It's just a shark that eats people and then blows up at the end. That's it. Also they busted the shark exploding myth on Mythbusters. This film has no real intelligence to it either. The latest G.I Joe movie had no intelligence either but it's over the top action made up for it. This movie has nothing of interest. What makes it worse is that Steven Spielberg, the genius behind E.T, Men in Black and Indiana Jones, made this terrible piece of crap. Also I don't see how this beat movies <more> |
Bruce Almighty (by kenjha) |
This blockbuster about a shark feasting on crowds at a summer resort launched Spielberg's career into the stratosphere. The success of this film can be attributed to the chemistry among the three stars: Scheider as the police chief, Shaw as the shark hunter, and Dreyfuss as a marine scientist. Shaw, who met with an untimely death three years later, is particularly memorable as the cantankerous Quint. Of course they are just supporting actors to the real star: Bruce the shark. Spielberg does a masterful job of generating suspense and terror. Williams adds to the tension with the throbbing <more> |