Jaws - 25th Anniversary Collector's Edition [VHS]
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VHS Movie Reviews of Jaws - 25th Anniversary Collector's Edition [VHS]
Movie Review: The Definitive Shark Film (And the First Real Summer Blockbuster)
Summary: 5 Stars
From the first killing to John Williams' fantastic theme, there has yet to be a shark movie that combines suspense, action and drama. What makes this so much better than the sequels and recent movies that feature killer sharks (and I know other people have said this but not me) is that they don't show the shark until the movie's almost over! I mean, you know what's killing these people but you have no idea of the size of this thing until it pops up out of the water when Schieder's throwing the chum. I think all the horror/slasher films need to take a lesson from this; don't show the monster all the time because the people will never get scared. People are afraid of the unknown, so if you show people getting killed off but don't show who or what's doing it, then you'll get a bigger scare out of them when you do finally show it. Anyway, enough prattling on how good suspense should be done. Roy Schieder gives a great performance as Chief Brody. He's an average person thrust into this extraordinary situation. Robert Shaw is off his is rocker as Quint (a complete opposite compared to his role in From Russia with Love). And Richard Dreyfuss is down to Earth and believable as Hooper. All three actors have great chemistry together when they're on the boat. The shark, while not sleek looking by today's standards of special effects (God awful CGI would probably replace the model if this film gets remade and we'd probably see the shark every waking moment), is very believeable in its few moments on screen. And I think the shark roars or makes some weird sound when it busts through the boat right before Brody thrusts the air tank in its mouth. I might be wrong though.Movie Review: A classic!
Summary: 5 Stars
In the island resort town of Amity, there has been reports of deaths nearby the water. Police chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) suspects it's the work of a deadly shark as the mayor (Murray Hamilton) wants to keep his island resort town to be tourist friendly including safe for the 4th of july as possible, so Brody teams up with ichthylogist Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) and expert sea-man Quint (Richard Shaw) whom are the only ones to stop this powerful killing machine of a shark.
One of the greatest movies of all time! this awesome action-packed horror thriller originally started as a bestselling novel by Peter Benchley whom also wrote the screenplay including doing a cameo in this movie. The film is nicely directed by Steven Spielberg and offers an awesome script with great acting, remarkable special effects that gives the viewers a convincing shark and of course thrills with chills that made this remarkable movie a favorite among people for many ages as it became one of the most critically accalimed box-office hits of all time that is a must see movie.
This DVD offers brilliant picture and sound quality with great extras like featurette, Deleted scenes, outtakes, Trivia game, production photos and storyboards stills, screensaver, bios, and Trailers.
Movie Review: Jaws (30th Anniversary Edition) (1975)-Steven Spielberg Gold!
Summary: 5 Stars
Jaws (30th Anniversary Edition) (1975) was a great five star film that little more needs to be said about. It was an early example of Spielberg's great work and even greater work to come. I remember seeing this film in the summer of 1975 with my wife and a group of friends who all felt we had watched something very special at the time.
This was one of the first films to take advantage of full size "robotic" animals, but it was good film technique and editing that made the movie work as the mechanical shark was very difficult to operate. Something I did not know was that the shark was designed by the same technician that developed Disney's Giant Squid for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. That early mechanical monster was also very difficult to work with but Disney stuck with it until it looked credible on film. A good documentary was included with this package.
Movie Review: "Jaws Is A Blockbuster"
Summary: 5 Stars
"Jaws" was really the first Hollywood film that started the tradition of Hollywood releasing blockbuster movies during the summer. The film, as many know, is about a great white shark terrorizing a seaside community in Cape Cod, and its up to the police chief, Sheriff Brody, played by Roy Scheider, to stop the killings and destroy the shark.
I first saw this movie on television in the late '70s, and it terrified me to the point of not be able to sleep for nights, so I wouldn't recommend it to children under 12 because the film is extremely graphic for its time. It is however an excellent film in the horror genre.
Steven Speilberg had his first hit as a director of this film, and it would be his work on "Jaws" that brought him to the attention of other movie studios. The haunting theme music, composed by John Willimas, still remains the most chilling movie theme in history, and it won Williams an Oscar for Best Original Music for a film.
"Jaws" is also one of those rare Hollywood films that made the cover of "Time" magazine in 1975. It became a worldwide phenomenon and made millions at the boxoffice. It stayed in the Top 10 of the highest making films until 1997, when "Titanic" became the biggest grosser.
There have been many sequels to this blockbuster, but only one is worth watching and buying: "Jaws 2", released in 1978. Nowhere near as great as the original, "Jaws 2" is a worthy sequel, also starring Scheider. Forget about all the other "Jaws" films out there: they are cheaply produced and horribly written and directed.
This DVD comes with a ton of bonuses, but the jewel here is the documentary on the film, with neat info and great anecdotes.
Movie Review: "Here's to swimmin' with bow-legged women."
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm not a big Spielberg fan (I'm more for Kubrick and Burton), but I really do enjoy his classic films. Jaws is one of them. This is one of those old thrillers that you simply CANNOT miss. Yeah yeah, everyone knows that not all sharks are dangerous (we scare them more than they scare us), but this is a MOVIE. And boy is it a movie! It's not only the classic scares that make the film, but the characters Brody and Quint and Hooper are all equally interesting. It's almost a spectacle when these men of different backgrounds try to take down the big one in the second half of the film. Plus, the dialogue is easily recognizable ("I got no spit."). The one thing that bothers me about this film is that the shark kills my favorite character near the end. What a shame.
But other than that, this classic remains a classic. The sequels . . . meh. Part Three was good, but Parts Two and Four are the weakest.
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