I saw “Jaws”, for the first time, when it came out in the theaters. Haven’t been near the ocean, or boats, or ships since. LOL! As for the sequels, they should have stopped with “Jaws”.
“I had heard that the special effects weren’t that great.”
They weren’t. That is what makes the movie so great. The mechanical shark was supposed to be in the movie from the very beginning and have lots of scenes. Except the thing kept breaking. So, they had to improvise, and just give the illusion of a shark.
Turns out, what you DON’T see makes the movie so great. The fear of the unknown and all that. Seeing some girl getting yanked around by something unknown is a lot scarier than watching one get ripped apart by a shark. (Not as gory - but scarier).
I returned a couple of days later before it was missed. Much more clueful about the universe of adults. Part of it anyway.
/johnny
Jaws II is worth a gander, but the rest are a joke. I think I heard that Jaws I was Spielberg’s first major hit.
I make my kids watch it every time we get ready to go to the beach.
I wouldn't bother with 2-4.
Any other 30 year old movies you haven’t seen?
I beleive these types of movies have a larger affect on younger audiences.
I think “Grease” is on TCM tonight. Might want to check it out.
HA....I saw it when it first came out...it was the ONLY movie where I didn’t eat the food I bought at the concession....I was too engrossed in the movie!
I’m not a Jaws fan, but it is an effective suspense movie, albeit gory. I’ve seen at least some of the other sequels and do not remember them at all. Infer at will.
I’m a Gen Xer and I have never watch any of the Stars Wars movies. My contemporaries find that a big crime. I did see jaws a few times though. Great flick and more my speed. Refuse to see the Decraprio Titanic too.
I saw Jaws when it came out...
I was holding a big bag of popcorn and when the shark comes up near his hand, I slap my hands together in fright and the popcorn flew in the air and for rows...
People 3,4 rows around us were saying Oh where did that come from ...
LOL
My husband was not amused and told me i was not to have popcorn at a movie again...
Yes the 1st was the best...
I think they got progressively PC and didnt want to finish off the shark...
Lots of silly dead humans were OK though...
Forgot to say, I first saw it on TV. Much worse, I didn’t see Casablanca until I was in college.
The movie isn’t about a shark, but rather, three men on a boat.
I was ten. My family was visiting friends (the family included my best friend who I only saw a few times/year and her brother who was always getting us into trouble). We were allowed to walk up to the local mall, which was just a few blocks away as long as her brother was with us.
That particular time, we were told that “under no circumstances” were we to attend the new-release movie “Jaws.” Well, let’s just say that I paid for my disobedience in my nightmares...LOL!
Farewell and adue to you fierce Spanish Lady
I was pretty young when Jaws came out but my dad let us watch it when it came out on HBO when my mom wasn’t home! To this day, my sister uses the phrase “This was no boating accident” whenever possible! I liked the movie because the Roy Schneider character made it more believable. I don’t know if he was in any of the other jaws movies. My kids like the Jaws ride at Universal Orlando, the rubber shark is pretty funny, and a little scary at first, in a good way.
Saw Jaws when it came out and then five years ago. I had missed the obvious propaganda the first time around and I grew up in a small New England coastal town. The depiction of us is despicable. We’re all stupid, we wear polyester suits, are fat, sweat, overload small boats while armed with shotguns and need snotty nosed Richard Dreyfuss, the great scientist, to save us.
I remember jerking my feet off the floor in the theatre when we went to see Jaws.
I spent a couple years in the Marshall Islands when I was a kid.
Sharks are like cougars without a conscience.