 |
| They don't make 'em like they used to. |
a Long time (not in a galaxy far away) I posted a review about Piranha, a Roger Corman classic that was sort of the updated spoof version of today's review, and I say "updated" cause Piranha, being a B class movie, was able of capturing the best elements of the original movie and create a very entertaining ride, something Jaws can not say during its two hour and a half run time. Maybe it's become dated just like many classic films.
Jaws, born in 1975 directed by Steven Spielberg and starred by Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfuss was a huge hit back then, spawning sequels, spoofs, parodies and more. Can a 2000's movie fan watch Jaws? I guess there are two answers to that question: Yes, and obviously no.
Let's talk about the yes answer first. The reasons to watch Jaws today are many, for instance having a great bunch of good actors in the lead roles, or having high standards special effects, or even having the score composed by the master of soundtracks Mr. John Williams, or even more, the entertaining storyline of man against monster.
 |
| Seaman, Copper and Scientist: Our heroes. |
 |
| "it's a Shark!!!!" |
Set in the small town of Amity Island, Jaws features a simple story that captivates viewers with a strong amount of action sequences, plus the added tough heroes and some slightly wrong biology references, delivering a traditional dish, not your average fast food combo where everything happens quickly, so if you're ok with waiting a little longer to see the key moments in a film, definitely this is a movie for you. Before I go to the "No" answer let me tell you a little more to turn you into the yes side of the force. Steven Spielberg is one of the best American directors working today. He has
made many films that have been hailed as classics. Yet before the Dinosaurs,
Holocaust, Peter Pan, UFO's, and Indy there was the Shark. Jaws represents
one of the masterpieces on Spielbergs resume. It is also probably the
"Quintessential Spielberg Film."
Jaws was very popular when released, it was the gighest grossing film of 1975. It spawned three sequels, which were all inferior. In fact, no film about Sharks or any killer fish has been able to come close to the level of Jaws.
The genius in Jaws is its ability to build suspense. The Shark is never really shown till near the end of the film. When ever the Shark is approaching its victims, we get the Sharks point of view, instead of seeing the Shark. These POV shots combined with John Williams very effective score, make the scenes when the Shark is about to devour his victims much more effective.
Every actor does a nice job with their performances. Roy Scheider brings Martin to life. Martin is not a showy character but Scheider is able to make us like him. Richard Dreyfuss exhibits energy in his performance as Matt Hooper. Robert Shaw is very effective as Quint, that Indiannapolis speech is still very chilling to me. Lorraine Gary and Murray Hamilton also give solid support.
People always talk about how fake the Shark looks. I think its passable but today it would definitely be done by CGI. However, the Shark is not seen that much in the film so its not that big of a deal.
I would like to say Jaws is Spielbergs best film, Indiana Jones & Schindlers List closely follow...
Jaws was very popular when released, it was the gighest grossing film of 1975. It spawned three sequels, which were all inferior. In fact, no film about Sharks or any killer fish has been able to come close to the level of Jaws.
The genius in Jaws is its ability to build suspense. The Shark is never really shown till near the end of the film. When ever the Shark is approaching its victims, we get the Sharks point of view, instead of seeing the Shark. These POV shots combined with John Williams very effective score, make the scenes when the Shark is about to devour his victims much more effective.
Every actor does a nice job with their performances. Roy Scheider brings Martin to life. Martin is not a showy character but Scheider is able to make us like him. Richard Dreyfuss exhibits energy in his performance as Matt Hooper. Robert Shaw is very effective as Quint, that Indiannapolis speech is still very chilling to me. Lorraine Gary and Murray Hamilton also give solid support.
People always talk about how fake the Shark looks. I think its passable but today it would definitely be done by CGI. However, the Shark is not seen that much in the film so its not that big of a deal.
I would like to say Jaws is Spielbergs best film, Indiana Jones & Schindlers List closely follow...
 |
| Where's the shark? |
 |
| "Lemme brush your teeth, pal" |
 |
| "Holy stinking breath you got there sharky" |
Now, for those who are to go to the No side of the force, why wouldn't you like Jaws? here a few reasons why you wouldn't be an eligible candidate:
A) the hype about Jaws makes everyone who hasn't watched it think the movie moves at a fast motion, featuring lots of gory action scenes. That is not so true (not until the very last minutes of it)
B) there are no actressese portraying nude scenes or sexy deaths, none, none at all.
C) compared to today's standards the movie features plenty of neverending dialogues and "wait for the shark to come up" scenes that do seem boring at times.
D) The silly idea that the the great white shark actually thinks as a human being and is always looking forward to piss its hunters and then dissapear to return later for some more.
E) Can a shark actually come so close to humans? I mean like, beach close? no, it can't, that's a science fact.
 |
| "Believe me, the situation is under control" |
Here's the movie trailer:
No comments:
Post a Comment