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Jaws (30th Anniversary Edition)
Theatrical Release Date: 06/20/1975
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Studio: Universal Studios
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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
"Some bad hat Harry"
A Customer Review by Louis Morano
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.
stay out of the water
A Customer Review by Steven Miyamoto
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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