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Only Spielberg could absolutely terrify us with a floating piece of a moving dock. Pure genius. It was well documented that the mechanical shark did not function well forcing them to cut many shots of it from the final film. But this made it even scarier.
Spielberg credited John Williams soundtrack for saving the film. You hear the shark's theme music but you can't see him and your just freaking out not knowing when he'll strike.
I'm glad you mentioned this. This is one of my favorite scenes in the movie and there's not enough credit given to it. Whenever you see clips of the most famous parts of the movie, that scene is never included.
@@adamgarrick3778 100%! It’s a pretty brilliant scene when u think about it. All Spielberg had to do was drag a 50lb piece of wood through the water and it made that scene so scary.
"Back home we got a taxidermy man. He gonna have a heart attack when he see what I brung him!" One of the kids with the fake shark fin is now the Chief of Police for the town that played Amity. "Several decades after the film's release, Lee Fierro walked into a seafood restaurant and noticed an "Alex Kintner Sandwich" on the menu. She commented that she had played his mother many years ago. Jeffrey Voorhees, manager of the restaurant, ran out to meet her. He had played her son, and they hadn't seen each other since the original movie shoot."
Also, the scene when they are examining Ben Gardner’s beat-up fishing boat, and Hooper pulls a shark tooth the size of a shot glass out of the hole in the hull -- just as Ben Gardner’s mutilated head suddenly appears -- is one of the greatest jump-scares of all time!
The reporter on the beach for the 4th of July was Peter Benchley. The author of the series of Jaws books. And he helped write the script. Great reaction / review Miss 'V'. As we say in Texas; y'all be safe.
My brother and I were 7 and 8 when our parents took us from Canada to London UK for a holiday. Before going to the beach in Wales, our dad figured while in London we'd take in a movie. Jaws had just come out, so OF COURSE we saw this. So next day at the beach, mom stayed on her beach chair, dad went swimming way out to sea, and we two kids went into the water up to our waist, yell SHARK at each other and rush back to the shore, over and over. We were playing, but also damn nervous. Dad didn't understand why we didn't stay in the water for any length of time.
I like that too. What's funny is that despite Quint's belief that he's a true seaman and Hooper is just a wannabe, Hooper's scars are from legitimate encounters with dangerous marine wildlife, and most of Quint's had nothing to do with the sea. Despite the respect that Hooper has earned, it's still a sobering and even chilling moment when later Quint asks Hooper about the shark cage and poison. Quint is arrogant and condescending, so for him to even consider Hooper's methods means he not only has run out of ideas, but has realized that even survival is no longer guaranteed. When a man who's so cocky that he would destroy the radio to prevent calling for help is that desperate, you know the situation is serious.
Great movie reaction yes Jaws and Close encounters of the third kind are two of my favorite early spielberg films, with a shark you always stay calm and keep your eyes on it they can be pushed away etc but you can't out swim it and in trying to do so you would look like prey.. I will leave you with a movie suggestion for you to react too its a very exciting thrilled even for someone as smart as you and don't be fooled by the passive sounding title, and its also a great movie.. The imdb clip isn't that good search for other ones 1. Marathon Man (1976)
My brother took me to see this in the theater when it came out; I was 7. My bed was in the middle of the room, the carpet was navy and I left a sock on the floor. Needless to say, that sock looked like it was swimming around my bed in the night and I was screaming for my mother. Ahh, good memories. 🙂
Now you know why my generation (born in 1974) were terrified of being alone in a pool, or hell, even a BATHTUB. It is based on a book, and the author said he regretted being part of the 'Shark killing craze' because of this. Also, the "We're gonna need a bigger boat' was ad-libbed. And I like the ratings and trivia
But the author was conversely pleased that lots of people became fascinated by sharks. He said he was thrilled to get thousands of letters from kids who wanted to study sharks and were fascinated instead of horrified.
From age 6, I loved swimming, especially underwater. Wriggling & kicking around to get motion below the surface was the best fun and I guess I had large capacity lungs. Used to scare lifeguards sh!tless at public pools sometimes and they'd make me prove I could swim on the surface. 😅
As I recall, this is Steven's second movie. His first movie was "made for TV". Its called " Duel". I highly recommended. There is a sound effect common to both movies.
Verowak, if you've been to the beach you have probably had a shark nearby at one time or another. People that swim in rivers that feed into the ocean could come in contact with one of the most aggressive of all, the bull shark, which have been found miles from the ocean in rivers. They are the only sharks that can live in salt or fresh water.😊😊
Two phones: Back then there were only land lines, and one phone number per line. The second phone was for business/emergencies, since he was the police chief. It was the equivalent of having a cell today (but for your home only).
The first Jaws film is based on a pretty not very good rag novel. This film is amazing but they made three more movies that increasingly decline as they go, that Spielberg had nothing to do with, one of which starred Michael Caine, who when asked in an interview why he would be in such an awful movie responded "I haven't seen it, and by all accounts it's terrible, but I have seen the house that it bought and it is fantastic."
I LOVE watching you react! This was a great movie--because you were dialed ALL the way up with wide eyes, open mouth, eyebrow action and wringing hands! The shark puppet and editting were a lot of fun as well. Great job watching what might be the earliest and greatest nature-horror film!
Hey V, Shout out from the US Marines! 13:20 That's what he said! Kekek Sneariously though, The head scene gets everyone! Great reaction! Keep'em coming!
I was staying at a beach side resort once and my wife and I decided to take a stroll along the shore just after dark. As we walked along suddenly I saw something in the water. It was a small shark about two feet long struggling and thrashing in what was essentially ankle deep water right where the waves met the sand. I put both my hands on it right behind his side fins and just gave it a little guided shove towards deeper water and it disappeared. Just before that we had been talking about putting our suits on going for a moonlit swim. We changed our minds about that.
When I was younger I lived in FL and was into spearfishing, and shatk encounters are inevitable. When you're diving and you see them, they're so amazing you don't freak out right away, it's like you want to stay in the water and watch them. Then they disappear in the murk and it's time to get back in the boat. Once you're out of the water and safe THEN you start getting the shakes ;)
Hi Verowak. Saw this in theater in 1975. When that head popped out of the hole in the boat, my entire row jumped backed as everyone screamed! Nervous laughter and whooping followed, like everyone after a roller coaster ride. I saw the film six more times, waiting for that reaction from the crowd again. During the film’s second run it was shown a block from my high school. I paid for my friends and classmates’ tickets to see the film with me after class, just to hear them scream! Heh, heh, heh. My first taste of the vicarious thrill of watching reactors. There is an incredible optical illusion with that scene. I’ve played it in slow motion with my copies of the film. The light and shadows on the head as it moved gives a brief illusion of a shark with mouth wide open and teeth lunging at you! Your subconscious sees it and you scream!
I recall an article in a South Florida periodical that showed photos, taken by a pilot of planes that fly banners, of people swimming at the beaches with sharks within a few feet of them. Apparently this pilot had been trying to warn people that sharks were nearby but they ignored him. Sharks are not the great man-eaters people think. I used to scuba dive but have gotten too old. I was also an amateur photographer specializing in underwater pictures. I loved photographing sharks. Somewhere in my collection of photos I have a beautiful picture of a tiger shark. I was diving a wreck in the Keys and saw this shark swimming right towards me. I don't think he saw me because the way he was swimming. When he was about 15 feet from me, I snapped the picture. The flash scared the hell out of him, but it was a great shot.
I would love to be able to see Jaws for the first time (again). I first saw it aged 7 when it aired in the UK in 1981 and it's been a favourite ever since.I enjoyed your reaction, especially the "head out of the boat" scene.
Richard Dreyfuss: From 1973 to 1977, he starred in American Graffiti, Jaws, Close Encounters of The Third Kind and The Goodbye Girl (winning Best Actor). A fantastic early career. The man has talent!
Right! All 4 of those movie weren't just big hits they were game changing groundbreaking movies. Richard had Close Encounters & Goodbye Girl come out a week apart in Dec/77. Those 2 movies were the event movies of that Christmas. I saw all 4 of these movies in the theatre in the 70s. All 4 packed full soldout week after week movies!
@@FrancisXLord I saw The Goodbye Girl in the theatre Christmas 1977. It was a groundbreaking Rom-Com at the time. The first Rom-Com to break $100 million. The theme song is now a Classic David Gates song. Richard winning the Oscar for a Lead in a Rom-Com. Very few actors win for Rom-Coms. I don't know why it is forgotten. Still holds up! It's like the comedy Ruthless People (1986). Danny DeVitos best performance. A big hit went it came out. Now forgotten.
Jaws was the first big summer blockbuster. It opened in June, just before the July 4th holiday. I live in Alabama, about 3 hours form Panama City Beach, but was too young to go see it at the theaters, I was 8 in 1975. We went to the beach for the holidays but all you heard people talking about was the movie Jaws, and no they were not going into the water. My parents had not seen it yet but picked up on the fear around them, so they made us swim in the pool. About a year later it came out on TV and I saw it then, I've been nervous about the ocean ever since.
Awesome reaction, as always. Thank you. I think Quint suffered from survivor's dilemma. Perhaps even giving him a latent death wish, which might have caused him to take greater risks than normal. Just a thought.
The famous jump scare was added late to the movie. The mechanical shark, nicknamed 'Bruce' after Spielberg's lawyer, kept breaking down a lot but was storyboarded to be in full view from the beginning. But this wasn't possible due to ongoing malfunctions and Spielberg felt the movie needed a 'moment' to lift it until the climax so the jump scare got added. It was shot in a swimming pool. When I saw it in 1975 everyone in the cinema jumped sending popcorn airborne....If you enjoyed Jaws, I would suggest Spielberg's earlier TV movie 'Duel'. Its been called 'Jaws on dry land' and is along a similar theme of being hunted, Dennis Weaver has a spot of trouble with a murderous, unseen truck driver out to kill him in a movie about road rage before the term was invented.
Actually Bruce was never scheduled to be used for the first half of the film. It was far too big to be used in the shallow water off those Martha's Vineyard beaches. They were filmed in just 3 to 4 ft of water. Only during the very early storyboards in 1973 did they plan to show the shark early on but this was discarded once Bruce was designed and built. For filming on Martha's Vineyard, the first scheduled use of Bruce wasn't until July 1974. The beach attack scenes were all filmed in May and June before they even knew that Bruce would malfunction. Bruce was only scheduled to be used out at sea for the Orca based scenes in deeper water. Spielberg was known as a suspense director at the time, as Duel and Something Evil shows. The shark was hidden by design early on for suspense. Sadly the various documentaries exaggerate and skew the situation and now people think Bruce was supposed to be shown from the beginning. This is a myth. Susan Backlinie never ever once said Bruce was supposed to be used in her scene but it wouldn't work. She actually said the original plan was to throw her around on an electric winch but she asked for man power instead. They had a perfectly working fin contraption which they could have used early on but they chose not to even show the fins for any of the scenes until the pond scene. More details can be found in The Jaws Log by Carl Gottlieb and Memories From Martha's Vineyard by Matt Taylor.
I love the IMDB trivia. Without it, I cried myself to sleep so I vote you bring them back. Favorite Spielberg movie(s) are Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park, and E.T.
Summer of 1975 I just finished Junior year of high school. This movie was such a blockbuster and fun time watching in the theatre. I saw it several times at the theatre and at first there were lines and sell outs…it was that poplar.
I loved that intro!! Perfect background for a fun reaction by you- again! Such a great & quotable movie, which is a must watch every Summer. And btw- please keep the imdb trivia & movie ratings; I look forward to those every time!
Great reaction like always Jaws is adapted from author Peter Benchley’s bestselling novel of the same name, which Benchley based on a series of shark attacks that occurred off the coast of New Jersey in 1916 and after an incident where a New York fisherman named Frank Mundus caught a 4500-pound shark off the coast of Montauk in 1964. Benchley himself can be seen in a cameo in the film as the news reporter who addresses the camera on the beach. There's a great story about Lee Fierro, who played Mrs. Kintner in "Jaws", as she went to eat at a restaurant. As she looked at the menu, she noticed that they served an "Alex Kintner Sandwich". She commented to the server that she had played the mother of Kintner in the movie years earlier. A few moments later, the owner of the restaurant, Jeffrey Voorhees, ran out to meet her. Voorhees was the boy who played Alex. They hadn't seen each other since the filming. Keep up the good work.
Based on a book that was a popular read on the beaches of Cape Cod, across the Sound from "Amity". (Martha's Vineyard where it was filmed.) Locals were amused at how mother-hennish tourists were that summer. Only sand sharks were fairly common, until the seals took up residence in Chatham and attracted larger sharks closer to the Cape.
Coffee ice cream. Never went swimming in the ocean since. I even check out a pool before going in. Saw it at a drive-in theater. When Jaws stuck his head up in that chumming scene we slammed back against the front bench seat back so hard I can't believe it didn't break.
It came out more than ten years before I was born, saw it once as a kid and it scared the hell out of me but I still hum the theme when sneaking up on my dog to this day.
@VerowakReacts WOW! I'm so happy you asked for my suggestions! Thank you! My favorite actor is Gregory Peck, so I'd love to see you react to one of his movies. Here's a short list of some of his best ones ( if you've already reacted to one of the, I apologize): 1. THE BIG COUNTRY ( also starring Charlton Heston & Jean Simmons ) 2. ROMAN HOLIDAY ( with my favorite female actress, Audrey Hepburn) 3. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD ( Gregory Peck won an Oscar I believe for this one ) 4. GUNS OF NAVARONE ( Classic war movie with Anthony Quinn & David Niven ) Thanks for even looking at my suggestions! I really appreciate it. Your channel is awesome. I'm subscribed now. Keep up the awesome content 🙂👍
I have always thought that this movie is about the last 2-3 days of an epic battle of fate that began 30 years ago when the Indianapolis went down and Quint and the men in his circle realize that they are facing something more terrifying than the usual shark and were facing some sort of primal shark spirit and they all made a pact to kill it. the shark felt them make the pact and began taking them one by one but Quint survived and returned to the States and devoted his life to hunting and killing sharks because he knew that his fate was tied to the sharks. That was why Quint did not want anyone else to go with him and completely freaked out when Brody tried to radio for help. However the three of them managed to bond in intent to kill the shark and the shark knew that and tried hard to kill all three. We come along in the last couple of days after the shark had found Quint and was starting to try to lure him out to sea.
Great Reaction Verowak! I just want to say I like this natural commentary! Because most of the comments will cover things IMDb may not! I remember when the book for Jaws came out I in Junior High and a school friend let us borrow the book which was a miracle for me because I never could retain what I usually read! The movie came out when I was a Freshman in High School! My Friend and I went to a town 50 miles away to watch it! It was mind blowing! To us the Shark looked so real! As for my favorite Spielberg Movie! They just kept getting better and better! Jaws, Indy, Poltergeist, E.T. Back To The Future! I even enjoyed Joe Verses The Volcano! Didn’t care for Howard The Duck! But the first Jurassic Park was epic! And of course Who Framed Roger Rabbit was one for the books since we got all the cartoons that we grew up watching as kids together! I remember we had to wait about 10 years or so before Spielberg released it on video! Back To The Future was the first VHS video to use Macrovision technology which kept people from dubbing movies! Anyhow the for an amazing reaction! 🤘🙏🏻
The first victim in Jaws recently passed away Susan backlinie she was 77 year's old may she rest in peace.....Spielberg called Ms Backlinie's sequence "one of the most dangerous" stunts he's ever directed." She was actually being tugged left and right by 10 men on one rope and 10 men on the other back to the shore, and that's what caused her to move like that." Ms Backlinie worked with Spielberg again in the 1979 parody war film 1941, in which she spoofed her Jaws character
And contrary to the myth, Bruce the mechanical shark was never ever scheduled to be used for the scene. It was planned to be done without seeing the shark. The original plan was to use an electric winch but Susan requested man power be used as she didn't trust electrics in the water.
When it first came out, mom and dad took brother and me to see "Jaws" at a drive-in on Friday night. Saturday, we went to Half Moon Bay for a day at the beach. Love the water. The shark thing never bothered me. The closest I've ever been to a shark (that I know of) besides fishing for them, was snorkeling off of Key West. I was looking for some spiny lobster and there was a black tip reef shark about 20 feet away from me. It was cruising around, didn't bother me, I didn't bother it. Also in the waters of Florida, I've had a number of barracuda swim around me. Never had an issue with them either. Though, I don't wear loose, flashing jewelry to catch their eyes, so that helps. 😁 Side note: I like when you do the trivia and whatnot. Sometimes I already knew some of it, but often times I don't.
22:50 I used to get sea sick until a roommate took me out on a rough & large mountain lake in Colorado to teach me how to handle a little sailboat. He didn't control the boat at all, I had to do everything. When you're real busy, you don't have concentration enough to get sick.
I saw this as a 12 year old at the theater with my slightly older cousin btw we lived in Orange County CA near the beach. Yeah I really stopped going into the water for awhile... Having watched many many movies in the last 50+ years this is still my favorite all time. I immediately read the book after watching it. Peter Benchley wrote the book and helped write the screenplay (he was also in the movie as the TV reporter on the beach😎). There are many differences between the book and the movie(Hooper and Mrs. Brodie has a brief affair, the Orca returned every night, Hooper actually died, how the shark was killed was also not the same🙄).He was on set during most of the shooting but he had major issues especially with the last few scenes enough so that Speilberg asked him to leave. I'm sure many have posted notes but my favorite is the speech Quint gave about the sinking of the USS Indianapolis (which is true)Robert Shaw was drunk (as usual) but SS thought that was the best they were going to get. The next day RS went to SS and asked to reshoot that scene. That's what we got in the movie 😊
39:38. You will stay in ….like every single place that humans are exactly at this point now!? Not in the ocean? Wait…you are going to not be in the place almost no humans are in, ever? That’s a strong statement!😆🌿🌸
I, for one, support Verowak watching as many beach themed movies as possible if this is to be the wardrobe! 😍 I loved coffee ice cream as a kid and would definitely request it if being offered anything and everything by mom after seeing a shark kill a man. Robert Shaw was a legendary actor but drunk as a skunk for many of his scenes. He and Richard Dreyfuss bickered and worse on set. But man, his USS Indianapolis monologue is remarkable. To see some of Dreyfuss’s best work - check out Mr Holland’s Opus. As I’m sure others will point out, Spielberg had all sorts of problems with the animatronic shark and that’s why you don’t see if for most of the film - but it actually increased the tension not seeing it. Thanks in large part to John Williams’s score.
Yes! I was twelve and was unnerved sufficiently to stay out of the ocean, the pool and the bathtub for the rest of summer. My favorite parody of JAWS was done on Saturday Night Live shortly afterwards. Dan Ackroyd, John Belushi playing hooper and Brody with a land shark attacking people in a New York apartment building. Don’t answer the door! Good stuff!
I first saw Jaws when I was youngg, atleast 5 years old. It did terrify me, especially the Quint being eaten part. However, I became obsessed with the ocean and sharks because of this movie, and I asked my parents to buy any book at the library with a shark on it or relating to the ocean. I am still fascinated with marine life to this day, 22 years later.
It amazes me that nobody else has put that together. It was always at the end of each episode of 'House'. I love that some out there actually understand the reference.
Whenever I have seen Jaws or that scene plays out in my head, it's hard to not hear the NBC theme play afterwards (from the early seasons of House). I do wanna be fair, though: the company is Bad Hat Harry, in reference to the quote. Bad Robot is J.J. Abrams' children- one of whom is a singer these days!- shouting the company name.
In regards to Mythbusters, it was an amazing show. My dad, brother and I all enjoyed watching back when I was in about 2nd grade and it was pretty interesting to view. It's worth viewing. In regards to this you've done it again. Vero you are absolutely the best and wouldn't have it any other way
Don't worry, the dog was distracted by a kid with a corndog and lived a long and happy life! Also, most people don't realize Michael is asking for coffee ice cream in the hospital, not actual coffee.
@@VerowakReactsWhy are you so worried? I've been drinking coffee since I was four years old and I'm fine...OK so I haven't slept in 30 years but I'm fine 🥴
The dog Pippin was actually owned by someone on Martha’s Vineyard. Several locals had parts in the movie, including Mrs. Kittner, (Lee Fierro), and Ben Gardner, (the head jump-scare.)
Sadly for most movies I can't plan anything fun since I don't know what the movie is about! Knowing that Jaws is about a shark... I took the opportunity!!
I saw it when it came out, I was 13, and even though logically I knew it was impossible, it still had me looking around, and thinking about it in a public swimming pool thereafter.
Great reaction to an absolute classic! Spielberg has made a lot of amazing movies, this is definitely one of them. Indiana Jones and the last crusade is probably the most enjoyable. Saving Private Ryan and Schindler's List are probably his best. I like Munich too. And I do like trivia, but your reactions are enjoyable to watch along even without them 🙂
Nice one, Verowak! I remember seeing this in the theater the summer it came out. I was 14 and was there with several friends. You should have heard the screams, LOL! Thanks for sharing this one. Btw, the book is a really good read. 🤓
PG13 didn't exist yet, of course. But if parents actually knew what the film was about, I don't know if they would've taken younger kids to see it. By the way, I was 14.
Before Jaws there was no such thing as a Summer Blockbuster. Every now and then a movie comes along that changes the movie industry. This was one. I grew up in the Florida Keys (before this movie) and sharks were no big deal. I caught an eight foot hammerhead surf casting on the beach one time. I cut the line and let him go.
When John Williams first played that two-note theme to Steven Spielberg, Steven thought it was a joke, but it quickly grew on him as it matched the tension and suspense in the film caused by their animatronic shark constantly failing to work. A couple of years ago, Robert Shaw's (Quint) son produced and starred in a stage play called "The Shark Is Broken", set around the three men on the boat hunting for the shark and their tense relationship being stuck out there for days on end when the shark wasn't working. I missed the chance to see it when it was here in London, unfortunately. There's an amazing story from around 20 years ago: the movie was filmed in Martha's Vineyard, and most of the extras were locals who stayed living there. Jeffrey Voorhees (Alex Kintner, the kid victim) ended up running a restaurant, and Lee Fiero (the kid's mother) didn't know until she went in one day and saw on the menu "Alex Kintner Sandwich". She told the waitress she played his mother in Jaws, so the waitress went out back and got Jeffrey to come and say hi! That was the first time they'd seen each other since filming.
"what kind of kid is this?" "You've got some Quint in your teeth" best comments reacting to Jaws ever! ❤ I saw it as a little kid in the 70's when GW's weren't protected & they would get hauled up on the beach from time to time by fisherman, so we knew they were real and yes, I hated going into the water. I grew up in SW Western Australia and my parents took a photo of my brother, cousins and I sitting on the back of a huge dead GW. Fast forward to my teens I was out surfing on a sharky day (grey, overcast, lots of weed in the water) I saw a huge fin skim across the water, that was me done & I haven't been back in the water on sharky days since!
The was the first movie "Held Over" at theaters (that was a phrase back then) for over a year, as far as I know. Every time I looked in the newspaper at movies that were playing, Jaws was there. HELD OVER. Theater was the only way to see this movie. It's hard to evaluate what the shark really is in this movie - is it a mutant, a monster, a force of nature, a beast? Somehow it was visceral nightmare fuel. It's hard to pick a favorite Spielberg movie - I'm impressed with many of them for different reasons. So many of them are such achievements.
They showed this at our community pool when I was 10 or 11 years old. We were all just sitting in the pool in the dark watching this. No wonder I'm terrified of sharks and the ocean.
I saw this movie in Spring of "75. No One, Anywhere in the world went swimming in the oceans anywhere. That's how much of an effect this movie had. But sharks really dont want to eat us, they dont like how we taste. Thats why they bite then spit us out.
I think you should bring back the rating and IMDb trivia. It doesn’t feel the same without it. Plus you are the only UA-cam reaction channel that I know that did that.
This film was in part inspired by The Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916, where a series of shark attacks occurred along the coast of New Jersey, in the United States. Between July 1 and 12, 1916, four people were killed and one critically injured.
I'm from Boston and was on a day trip with my family at 14 years-old when we unwittingly stumbled upon the filming of this future classic on Martha's Vineyard. I was bored and irritated at the time but wish I took it all in. Anyway saw part of the shark, Quint's shack and a bunch of extras running about. 😎
Jaws is based on a true story, about a bull shark that went up a river with brackish water. It plagued people along the river for a while. Bull sharks can survive in brackish water for quite a while. Thanks for a review of one of my favorites.
Even if you know how rare shark attacks are, it doesn't make going in the ocean any less scary after watching Jaws - just like knowing how planes work doesn't make flying any less scary if you're afraid of heights. Most shark bites aren't actually "attacks". They're more just the shark being curious and taking a nibble to see if you're food, or if you're on a raft/surfboard/bodyboard, mistaking you for a sea turtle or seal. At most they'll usually just take a limb and then leave you alone. I knew a couple people growing up who lost a limb, but they spent a lot of time in the ocean.
😎👍 I do not have a favorite Spielberg film, but he was definitely on a roll in the early 2000s. "A.I." (2001), "Minority Report" (2002), "Catch Me If You Can" (2002), "The Terminal" (2004) and "War Of The Worlds" (2005). If I had to pick his most underrated movie, that would be "The Adventures Of Tintin" (2011). 😉
One of my favorite stories is how Lee Fierro (who played Mrs. Kintner) went to a restaurant that had an "Alex Kintner Sandwich" on the menu, and the owner came out to talk to her, and it was Jeffrey Voorhees who played Alex in the movie.
From this movie, I've learned that Sharks need to floss their teeth more often 🤣What is another great movie that takes place in the water?
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"Ohhh, you've got some Quint in your teeth." 😂😂😂
Almost as bad as having broccoli in your teeth!
Poor shark 🤣
Literally LOL'd. 😎😎
You can see Quint falling back into the ocean after the shark was blown up😮
Only Spielberg could absolutely terrify us with a floating piece of a moving dock. Pure genius.
It was well documented that the mechanical shark did not function well forcing them to cut many shots of it from the final film. But this made it even scarier.
Spielberg credited John Williams soundtrack for saving the film. You hear the shark's theme music but you can't see him and your just freaking out not knowing when he'll strike.
@@suflanker45 Spielberg must be extremely modest
I'm glad you mentioned this. This is one of my favorite scenes in the movie and there's not enough credit given to it. Whenever you see clips of the most famous parts of the movie, that scene is never included.
@@adamgarrick3778 100%! It’s a pretty brilliant scene when u think about it. All Spielberg had to do was drag a 50lb piece of wood through the water and it made that scene so scary.
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"Back home we got a taxidermy man. He gonna have a heart attack when he see what I brung him!"
One of the kids with the fake shark fin is now the Chief of Police for the town that played Amity.
"Several decades after the film's release, Lee Fierro walked into a seafood restaurant and noticed an "Alex Kintner Sandwich" on the menu. She commented that she had played his mother many years ago. Jeffrey Voorhees, manager of the restaurant, ran out to meet her. He had played her son, and they hadn't seen each other since the original movie shoot."
Also, the scene when they are examining Ben Gardner’s beat-up fishing boat, and Hooper pulls a shark tooth the size of a shot glass out of the hole in the hull -- just as Ben Gardner’s mutilated head suddenly appears -- is one of the greatest jump-scares of all time!
The reporter on the beach for the 4th of July was Peter Benchley. The author of the series of Jaws books. And he helped write the script.
Great reaction / review Miss 'V'.
As we say in Texas; y'all be safe.
"You've got some Quint in your teeth". Nice.
My brother and I were 7 and 8 when our parents took us from Canada to London UK for a holiday. Before going to the beach in Wales, our dad figured while in London we'd take in a movie. Jaws had just come out, so OF COURSE we saw this. So next day at the beach, mom stayed on her beach chair, dad went swimming way out to sea, and we two kids went into the water up to our waist, yell SHARK at each other and rush back to the shore, over and over. We were playing, but also damn nervous. Dad didn't understand why we didn't stay in the water for any length of time.
I like how quint treats hooper with alot more respect after they exchanged scars. He proved his worth to him
I like that too. What's funny is that despite Quint's belief that he's a true seaman and Hooper is just a wannabe, Hooper's scars are from legitimate encounters with dangerous marine wildlife, and most of Quint's had nothing to do with the sea.
Despite the respect that Hooper has earned, it's still a sobering and even chilling moment when later Quint asks Hooper about the shark cage and poison. Quint is arrogant and condescending, so for him to even consider Hooper's methods means he not only has run out of ideas, but has realized that even survival is no longer guaranteed. When a man who's so cocky that he would destroy the radio to prevent calling for help is that desperate, you know the situation is serious.
Great movie reaction yes Jaws and Close encounters of the third kind are two of my favorite early spielberg films, with a shark you always stay calm and keep your eyes on it they can be pushed away etc but you can't out swim it and in trying to do so you would look like prey.. I will leave you with a movie suggestion for you to react too its a very exciting thrilled even for someone as smart as you and don't be fooled by the passive sounding title, and its also a great movie.. The imdb clip isn't that good search for other ones
1. Marathon Man (1976)
I agree and Marathon Man is a great movie and a good one for a reaction video
Fun fact: the Bigger Boat phrase was improvised.
My brother took me to see this in the theater when it came out; I was 7. My bed was in the middle of the room, the carpet was navy and I left a sock on the floor. Needless to say, that sock looked like it was swimming around my bed in the night and I was screaming for my mother. Ahh, good memories. 🙂
Now you know why my generation (born in 1974) were terrified of being alone in a pool, or hell, even a BATHTUB.
It is based on a book, and the author said he regretted being part of the 'Shark killing craze' because of this.
Also, the "We're gonna need a bigger boat' was ad-libbed.
And I like the ratings and trivia
Yeah
But the author was conversely pleased that lots of people became fascinated by sharks. He said he was thrilled to get thousands of letters from kids who wanted to study sharks and were fascinated instead of horrified.
From age 6, I loved swimming, especially underwater. Wriggling & kicking around to get motion below the surface was the best fun and I guess I had large capacity lungs. Used to scare lifeguards sh!tless at public pools sometimes and they'd make me prove I could swim on the surface. 😅
As I recall, this is Steven's second movie. His first movie was "made for TV". Its called " Duel". I highly recommended. There is a sound effect common to both movies.
Actually, his first movie was “The Sugarland Express” from 1974. “Duel” is great as you said. The dinosaur sound effect is shared in both films. 👍
Duel is amazing.
@@CR41489 Duell came befor Sugarland Express
Great thumbnail! Also, Jaws is one of my favorite movies, regardless of genre.
Thanks :D I'm always blown away by Spielberg every time I see one of his movies
Verowak, if you've been to the beach you have probably had a shark nearby at one time or another. People that swim in rivers that feed into the ocean could come in contact with one of the most aggressive of all, the bull shark, which have been found miles from the ocean in rivers. They are the only sharks that can live in salt or fresh water.😊😊
I've gone to the beach a LOT of times and never had a shark remotely close to me. We don't have sharks in lakes in my neck of the woods in Canada :)
@@VerowakReacts I'm 600 miles from the nearest ocean and bull sharks have, allegedly, been seen in our waterways.
Two phones: Back then there were only land lines, and one phone number per line. The second phone was for business/emergencies, since he was the police chief. It was the equivalent of having a cell today (but for your home only).
I don't miss land lines and dial up internet haha
Anyone could have had two lines to their house back in the day.
Rich and/or important folk, anyway........
The first Jaws film is based on a pretty not very good rag novel. This film is amazing but they made three more movies that increasingly decline as they go, that Spielberg had nothing to do with, one of which starred Michael Caine, who when asked in an interview why he would be in such an awful movie responded "I haven't seen it, and by all accounts it's terrible, but I have seen the house that it bought and it is fantastic."
This is one of those cases the film is better than the novel.
@@kirkdarling4120 Truffaut: "The best scripts don't make the best films."
I LOVE watching you react! This was a great movie--because you were dialed ALL the way up with wide eyes, open mouth, eyebrow action and wringing hands! The shark puppet and editting were a lot of fun as well. Great job watching what might be the earliest and greatest nature-horror film!
Coffee ice cream is the best ice cream.
Hey V, Shout out from the US Marines! 13:20 That's what he said! Kekek Sneariously though, The head scene gets everyone! Great reaction! Keep'em coming!
That's some bad hat, Verowak. 😏😎
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I was staying at a beach side resort once and my wife and I decided to take a stroll along the shore just after dark. As we walked along suddenly I saw something in the water. It was a small shark about two feet long struggling and thrashing in what was essentially ankle deep water right where the waves met the sand. I put both my hands on it right behind his side fins and just gave it a little guided shove towards deeper water and it disappeared. Just before that we had been talking about putting our suits on going for a moonlit swim. We changed our minds about that.
the shark blowing up at the end was a real pig carcass strapped with dynamite lol .
When I was younger I lived in FL and was into spearfishing, and shatk encounters are inevitable. When you're diving and you see them, they're so amazing you don't freak out right away, it's like you want to stay in the water and watch them. Then they disappear in the murk and it's time to get back in the boat. Once you're out of the water and safe THEN you start getting the shakes ;)
Hi Verowak. Saw this in theater in 1975. When that head popped out of the hole in the boat, my entire row jumped backed as everyone screamed! Nervous laughter and whooping followed, like everyone after a roller coaster ride. I saw the film six more times, waiting for that reaction from the crowd again. During the film’s second run it was shown a block from my high school. I paid for my friends and classmates’ tickets to see the film with me after class, just to hear them scream! Heh, heh, heh. My first taste of the vicarious thrill of watching reactors. There is an incredible optical illusion with that scene. I’ve played it in slow motion with my copies of the film. The light and shadows on the head as it moved gives a brief illusion of a shark with mouth wide open and teeth lunging at you! Your subconscious sees it and you scream!
there is also a scream on the soundtrack at that moment to help you
It helped a lot that the man was bald too!
As a character in To Catch a Killer said: The morale of Jaws is, that the mayor is still the mayor in part 2
And it was like almost 10 years later 🙄😉
Obviously he's a good mayor 😊
Moral, not morale.
@@kwombat69 Unless they ment the mayor still being the mayor made the shark happy? 🤔
but he killed himself in the book
I recall an article in a South Florida periodical that showed photos, taken by a pilot of planes that fly banners, of people swimming at the beaches with sharks within a few feet of them. Apparently this pilot had been trying to warn people that sharks were nearby but they ignored him. Sharks are not the great man-eaters people think. I used to scuba dive but have gotten too old. I was also an amateur photographer specializing in underwater pictures. I loved photographing sharks. Somewhere in my collection of photos I have a beautiful picture of a tiger shark. I was diving a wreck in the Keys and saw this shark swimming right towards me. I don't think he saw me because the way he was swimming. When he was about 15 feet from me, I snapped the picture. The flash scared the hell out of him, but it was a great shot.
Im pretty sure the shark just ignored you, until the flash. Sharks dont need to see you to know were you are
I would love to be able to see Jaws for the first time (again).
I first saw it aged 7 when it aired in the UK in 1981 and it's been a favourite ever since.I enjoyed your reaction, especially the "head out of the boat" scene.
Richard Dreyfuss: From 1973 to 1977, he starred in American Graffiti, Jaws, Close Encounters of The Third Kind and The Goodbye Girl (winning Best Actor). A fantastic early career. The man has talent!
I gave up requesting The Goodbye Girl in comments sections. Sadly, a forgotten classic that I admit I only saw in recent years.
Right! All 4 of those movie weren't just big hits they were game changing groundbreaking movies. Richard had Close Encounters & Goodbye Girl come out a week apart in Dec/77. Those 2 movies were the event movies of that Christmas. I saw all 4 of these movies in the theatre in the 70s. All 4 packed full soldout week after week movies!
@@FrancisXLord I saw The Goodbye Girl in the theatre Christmas 1977. It was a groundbreaking Rom-Com at the time. The first Rom-Com to break $100 million. The theme song is now a Classic David Gates song. Richard winning the Oscar for a Lead in a Rom-Com. Very few actors win for Rom-Coms. I don't know why it is forgotten. Still holds up!
It's like the comedy Ruthless People (1986). Danny DeVitos best performance. A big hit went it came out. Now forgotten.
“I am decent. I also happen to be naked.” 😆
But he had to struggle with sudden fame. He got very addicted to cocaine and alcohol and by the 80's he wasn`t around anymore.
Saw this when I was 10 years old. One of favorite movies of all time.
Jaws was the first big summer blockbuster. It opened in June, just before the July 4th holiday. I live in Alabama, about 3 hours form Panama City Beach, but was too young to go see it at the theaters, I was 8 in 1975. We went to the beach for the holidays but all you heard people talking about was the movie Jaws, and no they were not going into the water. My parents had not seen it yet but picked up on the fear around them, so they made us swim in the pool. About a year later it came out on TV and I saw it then, I've been nervous about the ocean ever since.
Awesome reaction, as always. Thank you.
I think Quint suffered from survivor's dilemma. Perhaps even giving him a latent death wish, which might have caused him to take greater risks than normal. Just a thought.
Thank you! That's definitely possible yeah!
I like the IMDB trivia! It adds flavor to the reaction which is already very enjoyable. I vote to bring it back.
Saw at the theater many times! Classic! And the book is excellent and different enough from the movie that you will enjoy it, thanks
"All it does is swim, and eat, and make little sharks."
With little variation, that describes all animals. 😁
What a simple life haha
And get eaten by humans
Great reaction Verowak to a spielberg classic Bring on Jaws 2 the very entertaining sequel
The famous jump scare was added late to the movie. The mechanical shark, nicknamed 'Bruce' after Spielberg's lawyer, kept breaking down a lot but was storyboarded to be in full view from the beginning. But this wasn't possible due to ongoing malfunctions and Spielberg felt the movie needed a 'moment' to lift it until the climax so the jump scare got added. It was shot in a swimming pool. When I saw it in 1975 everyone in the cinema jumped sending popcorn airborne....If you enjoyed Jaws, I would suggest Spielberg's earlier TV movie 'Duel'. Its been called 'Jaws on dry land' and is along a similar theme of being hunted, Dennis Weaver has a spot of trouble with a murderous, unseen truck driver out to kill him in a movie about road rage before the term was invented.
The jump-scare scene was actually filmed in film-editor Verna Fields’ swimming pool in Los Angeles.
Actually Bruce was never scheduled to be used for the first half of the film. It was far too big to be used in the shallow water off those Martha's Vineyard beaches. They were filmed in just 3 to 4 ft of water.
Only during the very early storyboards in 1973 did they plan to show the shark early on but this was discarded once Bruce was designed and built. For filming on Martha's Vineyard, the first scheduled use of Bruce wasn't until July 1974. The beach attack scenes were all filmed in May and June before they even knew that Bruce would malfunction.
Bruce was only scheduled to be used out at sea for the Orca based scenes in deeper water.
Spielberg was known as a suspense director at the time, as Duel and Something Evil shows. The shark was hidden by design early on for suspense.
Sadly the various documentaries exaggerate and skew the situation and now people think Bruce was supposed to be shown from the beginning. This is a myth. Susan Backlinie never ever once said Bruce was supposed to be used in her scene but it wouldn't work. She actually said the original plan was to throw her around on an electric winch but she asked for man power instead.
They had a perfectly working fin contraption which they could have used early on but they chose not to even show the fins for any of the scenes until the pond scene.
More details can be found in The Jaws Log by Carl Gottlieb and Memories From Martha's Vineyard by Matt Taylor.
"Unseen" is what created the fear and suspense in "Duel" and it worked here too.
I love the IMDB trivia. Without it, I cried myself to sleep so I vote you bring them back. Favorite Spielberg movie(s) are Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park, and E.T.
I love trivia.
Summer of 1975 I just finished Junior year of high school. This movie was such a blockbuster and fun time watching in the theatre. I saw it several times at the theatre and at first there were lines and sell outs…it was that poplar.
coffee ice cream is a popular flavor in new england, has been my favorite since I was a kid. (grew up in RI)
Never say I'll be back in a horror movie
When someone says, “Don’t open that door,” you DON’T OPEN IT !!
I loved that intro!! Perfect background for a fun reaction by you- again! Such a great & quotable movie, which is a must watch every Summer. And btw- please keep the imdb trivia & movie ratings; I look forward to those every time!
4:23 very good. I am glad somebody recognizes that.
I never would have imagined it was a line from Jaws!!
Great reaction like always Jaws is adapted from author Peter Benchley’s bestselling novel of the same name, which Benchley based on a series of shark attacks that occurred off the coast of New Jersey in 1916 and after an incident where a New York fisherman named Frank Mundus caught a 4500-pound shark off the coast of Montauk in 1964. Benchley himself can be seen in a cameo in the film as the news reporter who addresses the camera on the beach.
There's a great story about Lee Fierro, who played Mrs. Kintner in "Jaws", as she went to eat at a restaurant. As she looked at the menu, she noticed that they served an "Alex Kintner Sandwich". She commented to the server that she had played the mother of Kintner in the movie years earlier. A few moments later, the owner of the restaurant, Jeffrey Voorhees, ran out to meet her. Voorhees was the boy who played Alex. They hadn't seen each other since the filming. Keep up the good work.
Definitely bring back the trivia - I'm too lazy to look up that stuff myself.
Based on a book that was a popular read on the beaches of Cape Cod, across the Sound from "Amity". (Martha's Vineyard where it was filmed.) Locals were amused at how mother-hennish tourists were that summer. Only sand sharks were fairly common, until the seals took up residence in Chatham and attracted larger sharks closer to the Cape.
Coffee ice cream. Never went swimming in the ocean since. I even check out a pool before going in. Saw it at a drive-in theater. When Jaws stuck his head up in that chumming scene we slammed back against the front bench seat back so hard I can't believe it didn't break.
It came out more than ten years before I was born, saw it once as a kid and it scared the hell out of me but I still hum the theme when sneaking up on my dog to this day.
Out of all your reactions, this one has been my favorite! So fun!! Please do more 'classic' movie reactions. Thanks and keep smiling!!🙂👍🇨🇦
What classic movies do you suggest?
@VerowakReacts WOW! I'm so happy you asked for my suggestions! Thank you! My favorite actor is Gregory Peck, so I'd love to see you react to one of his movies. Here's a short list of some of his best ones ( if you've already reacted to one of the, I apologize):
1. THE BIG COUNTRY ( also starring Charlton Heston & Jean Simmons )
2. ROMAN HOLIDAY ( with my favorite female actress, Audrey Hepburn)
3. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD ( Gregory Peck won an Oscar I believe for this one )
4. GUNS OF NAVARONE ( Classic war movie with Anthony Quinn & David Niven )
Thanks for even looking at my suggestions! I really appreciate it. Your channel is awesome. I'm subscribed now. Keep up the awesome content 🙂👍
@@darkjedi447 To Kill A Mockingbird is on my list!! I've heard of Roman Holiday before also
So smart of you. You kept saying compressed air and shooting it early in the movie. Good for you!
I have always thought that this movie is about the last 2-3 days of an epic battle of fate that began 30 years ago when the Indianapolis went down and Quint and the men in his circle realize that they are facing something more terrifying than the usual shark and were facing some sort of primal shark spirit and they all made a pact to kill it. the shark felt them make the pact and began taking them one by one but Quint survived and returned to the States and devoted his life to hunting and killing sharks because he knew that his fate was tied to the sharks. That was why Quint did not want anyone else to go with him and completely freaked out when Brody tried to radio for help. However the three of them managed to bond in intent to kill the shark and the shark knew that and tried hard to kill all three. We come along in the last couple of days after the shark had found Quint and was starting to try to lure him out to sea.
Great Reaction Verowak! I just want to say I like this natural commentary! Because most of the comments will cover things IMDb may not! I remember when the book for Jaws came out I in Junior High and a school friend let us borrow the book which was a miracle for me because I never could retain what I usually read! The movie came out when I was a Freshman in High School! My Friend and I went to a town 50 miles away to watch it! It was mind blowing! To us the Shark looked so real! As for my favorite Spielberg Movie!
They just kept getting better and better! Jaws, Indy, Poltergeist, E.T. Back To The Future! I even enjoyed Joe Verses The Volcano! Didn’t care for Howard The Duck!
But the first Jurassic Park was epic! And of course Who Framed Roger Rabbit was one for the books since we got all the cartoons that we grew up watching as kids together! I remember we had to wait about 10 years or so before
Spielberg released it on video! Back To The Future was the first VHS video to use Macrovision technology which kept people from dubbing movies! Anyhow the for an amazing reaction!
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I love the Imdb trivia segment! Great movie and wonderful reaction Verowak!! Best wishes and much love always!! 🙂❤
The first victim in Jaws recently passed away Susan backlinie she was 77 year's old may she rest in peace.....Spielberg called Ms Backlinie's sequence "one of the most dangerous" stunts he's ever directed." She was actually being tugged left and right by 10 men on one rope and 10 men on the other back to the shore, and that's what caused her to move like that." Ms Backlinie worked with Spielberg again in the 1979 parody war film 1941, in which she spoofed her Jaws character
And contrary to the myth, Bruce the mechanical shark was never ever scheduled to be used for the scene. It was planned to be done without seeing the shark. The original plan was to use an electric winch but Susan requested man power be used as she didn't trust electrics in the water.
When it first came out, mom and dad took brother and me to see "Jaws" at a drive-in on Friday night. Saturday, we went to Half Moon Bay for a day at the beach.
Love the water. The shark thing never bothered me. The closest I've ever been to a shark (that I know of) besides fishing for them, was snorkeling off of Key West. I was looking for some spiny lobster and there was a black tip reef shark about 20 feet away from me. It was cruising around, didn't bother me, I didn't bother it.
Also in the waters of Florida, I've had a number of barracuda swim around me. Never had an issue with them either. Though, I don't wear loose, flashing jewelry to catch their eyes, so that helps. 😁
Side note: I like when you do the trivia and whatnot. Sometimes I already knew some of it, but often times I don't.
22:50 I used to get sea sick until a roommate took me out on a rough & large mountain lake in Colorado to teach me how to handle a little sailboat. He didn't control the boat at all, I had to do everything. When you're real busy, you don't have concentration enough to get sick.
9.9/10 intro. I'm a stone faced person but that had me physically smiling for 4 seconds.
I saw this as a 12 year old at the theater with my slightly older cousin btw we lived in Orange County CA near the beach. Yeah I really stopped going into the water for awhile... Having watched many many movies in the last 50+ years this is still my favorite all time. I immediately read the book after watching it. Peter Benchley wrote the book and helped write the screenplay (he was also in the movie as the TV reporter on the beach😎). There are many differences between the book and the movie(Hooper and Mrs. Brodie has a brief affair, the Orca returned every night, Hooper actually died, how the shark was killed was also not the same🙄).He was on set during most of the shooting but he had major issues especially with the last few scenes enough so that Speilberg asked him to leave. I'm sure many have posted notes but my favorite is the speech Quint gave about the sinking of the USS Indianapolis (which is true)Robert Shaw was drunk (as usual) but SS thought that was the best they were going to get. The next day RS went to SS and asked to reshoot that scene. That's what we got in the movie 😊
My favorite Spielberg movies are the first 3 Indiana Jones movies, Close Encounters, and the Color Purple.
39:38. You will stay in ….like every single place that humans are exactly at this point now!? Not in the ocean? Wait…you are going to not be in the place almost no humans are in, ever? That’s a strong statement!😆🌿🌸
I, for one, support Verowak watching as many beach themed movies as possible if this is to be the wardrobe! 😍
I loved coffee ice cream as a kid and would definitely request it if being offered anything and everything by mom after seeing a shark kill a man.
Robert Shaw was a legendary actor but drunk as a skunk for many of his scenes. He and Richard Dreyfuss bickered and worse on set. But man, his USS Indianapolis monologue is remarkable. To see some of Dreyfuss’s best work - check out Mr Holland’s Opus.
As I’m sure others will point out, Spielberg had all sorts of problems with the animatronic shark and that’s why you don’t see if for most of the film - but it actually increased the tension not seeing it. Thanks in large part to John Williams’s score.
Yes! I was twelve and was unnerved sufficiently to stay out of the ocean, the pool and the bathtub for the rest of summer. My favorite parody of JAWS was done on Saturday Night Live shortly afterwards. Dan Ackroyd, John Belushi playing hooper and Brody with a land shark attacking people in a New York apartment building. Don’t answer the door! Good stuff!
I first saw Jaws when I was youngg, atleast 5 years old. It did terrify me, especially the Quint being eaten part. However, I became obsessed with the ocean and sharks because of this movie, and I asked my parents to buy any book at the library with a shark on it or relating to the ocean. I am still fascinated with marine life to this day, 22 years later.
It's fascinating how a movie or story can influence us so much and really ignite a passion!
I like the trivia. For me, trivia is part of the experience.
Finally someone gets Bad Robot's production company's "tag line"
It amazes me that nobody else has put that together. It was always at the end of each episode of 'House'. I love that some out there actually understand the reference.
Whenever I have seen Jaws or that scene plays out in my head, it's hard to not hear the NBC theme play afterwards (from the early seasons of House). I do wanna be fair, though: the company is Bad Hat Harry, in reference to the quote. Bad Robot is J.J. Abrams' children- one of whom is a singer these days!- shouting the company name.
Bad Hat Harry and Bad Robot are two separate production companies.
In regards to Mythbusters, it was an amazing show. My dad, brother and I all enjoyed watching back when I was in about 2nd grade and it was pretty interesting to view. It's worth viewing. In regards to this you've done it again. Vero you are absolutely the best and wouldn't have it any other way
2:20 communications before cell phones: whistles.
Thanks for putting the date the right way round! 😁🇬🇧
17:33 LOL amazing!
Don't worry, the dog was distracted by a kid with a corndog and lived a long and happy life! Also, most people don't realize Michael is asking for coffee ice cream in the hospital, not actual coffee.
Phew! Thank you, I was so worried
@@VerowakReacts Yes, coffee was a popular flavor in the 70's.
Mmmmm.... corn dogs. 🤤
(Said in Homer Simpson voice)
@@VerowakReactsWhy are you so worried? I've been drinking coffee since I was four years old and I'm fine...OK so I haven't slept in 30 years but I'm fine 🥴
The dog Pippin was actually owned by someone on Martha’s Vineyard. Several locals had parts in the movie, including Mrs. Kittner, (Lee Fierro), and Ben Gardner, (the head jump-scare.)
Thumbnail great. And green-screen ocean background with bathing suit, a nice touch 👌 Mz. Vero having some fun 😊
Sadly for most movies I can't plan anything fun since I don't know what the movie is about! Knowing that Jaws is about a shark... I took the opportunity!!
I saw it when it came out, I was 13, and even though logically I knew it was impossible, it still had me looking around, and thinking about it in a public swimming pool thereafter.
Shark attacks are so rare.
Impossible? Nah, we've all snuck a little nurse shark or lemon shark into a pool at some point as a prank, right?
Great reaction to an absolute classic! Spielberg has made a lot of amazing movies, this is definitely one of them. Indiana Jones and the last crusade is probably the most enjoyable. Saving Private Ryan and Schindler's List are probably his best. I like Munich too. And I do like trivia, but your reactions are enjoyable to watch along even without them 🙂
I definitely need to see way more Spielberg movies it seems lol
Not the shark plushie non-chalantly swimming across the screen 🦈😂
🦈Just a baby shark do-doo-do-do-do-do
Nice one, Verowak! I remember seeing this in the theater the summer it came out. I was 14 and was there with several friends. You should have heard the screams, LOL! Thanks for sharing this one. Btw, the book is a really good read. 🤓
"youve got some Quint in your teeth"🤣🤣🤣🤣 Great reaction as always 😃(This is my favourite movie)
For some reason I'll never understand, my mother took me and my younger sister to see this in the theater when i was 12. It was great.
I was 10 cheering on the shark. Growing up on the coast you learn to not look forward to tourist season
PG13 didn't exist yet, of course. But if parents actually knew what the film was about, I don't know if they would've taken younger kids to see it. By the way, I was 14.
7 here...after that for a year or more my bed was a boat being circled by a shark 😂
Before Jaws there was no such thing as a Summer Blockbuster. Every now and then a movie comes along that changes the movie industry. This was one.
I grew up in the Florida Keys (before this movie) and sharks were no big deal. I caught an eight foot hammerhead surf casting on the beach one time. I cut the line and let him go.
Cuz we were a bit tougher back then? 😁
When John Williams first played that two-note theme to Steven Spielberg, Steven thought it was a joke, but it quickly grew on him as it matched the tension and suspense in the film caused by their animatronic shark constantly failing to work.
A couple of years ago, Robert Shaw's (Quint) son produced and starred in a stage play called "The Shark Is Broken", set around the three men on the boat hunting for the shark and their tense relationship being stuck out there for days on end when the shark wasn't working. I missed the chance to see it when it was here in London, unfortunately.
There's an amazing story from around 20 years ago: the movie was filmed in Martha's Vineyard, and most of the extras were locals who stayed living there. Jeffrey Voorhees (Alex Kintner, the kid victim) ended up running a restaurant, and Lee Fiero (the kid's mother) didn't know until she went in one day and saw on the menu "Alex Kintner Sandwich". She told the waitress she played his mother in Jaws, so the waitress went out back and got Jeffrey to come and say hi! That was the first time they'd seen each other since filming.
It was the red trunks that were the tip off. That guy ain't comin' outta the water on his own.
"what kind of kid is this?"
"You've got some Quint in your teeth"
best comments reacting to Jaws ever! ❤
I saw it as a little kid in the 70's when GW's weren't protected & they would get hauled up on the beach from time to time by fisherman, so we knew they were real and yes, I hated going into the water. I grew up in SW Western Australia and my parents took a photo of my brother, cousins and I sitting on the back of a huge dead GW. Fast forward to my teens I was out surfing on a sharky day (grey, overcast, lots of weed in the water) I saw a huge fin skim across the water, that was me done & I haven't been back in the water on sharky days since!
The was the first movie "Held Over" at theaters (that was a phrase back then) for over a year, as far as I know.
Every time I looked in the newspaper at movies that were playing, Jaws was there. HELD OVER.
Theater was the only way to see this movie.
It's hard to evaluate what the shark really is in this movie - is it a mutant, a monster, a force of nature, a beast? Somehow it was visceral nightmare fuel.
It's hard to pick a favorite Spielberg movie - I'm impressed with many of them for different reasons. So many of them are such achievements.
52nd BIG WEEK!
Amity was filmed in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. Great place to stay if you're rich enough.
@17:30 coffee FLAVORED ice cream!
The reason Brodies' boy wasn't attacked in the pond is because he remind motionless.
In making the movie they had 3 sharks, each costing $250,000.
Those are expensive sharks, but they looked so good!!
They showed this at our community pool when I was 10 or 11 years old. We were all just sitting in the pool in the dark watching this. No wonder I'm terrified of sharks and the ocean.
Hahaha oh wow, watching it while being in the pool as a kid would be amazing and terrifying!
I saw this movie in Spring of "75. No One, Anywhere in the world went swimming in the oceans anywhere. That's how much of an effect this movie had. But sharks really dont want to eat us, they dont like how we taste. Thats why they bite then spit us out.
I think you should bring back the rating and IMDb trivia. It doesn’t feel the same without it. Plus you are the only UA-cam reaction channel that I know that did that.
If we're looking for a shark you not gonna find him on land........
"Who is it ?"
- "Candygram"
"Who ?"
- "Candygram, ma'am."
Land-shark.
No worries, just a dolphin.
Grest references. 😁👍
Great old SNL skit from the 70s. Land shark.
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Hopefully not a viagra dolphin.
This film was in part inspired by The Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916, where a series of shark attacks occurred along the coast of New Jersey, in the United States. Between July 1 and 12, 1916, four people were killed and one critically injured.
the first 3 seasons of ' Saturday nt live ' one of best TV shows Ever... lots of topical jokes that are aged now, but so good. one skit ' land shark '
I'm from Boston and was on a day trip with my family at 14 years-old when we unwittingly stumbled upon the filming of this future classic on Martha's Vineyard. I was bored and irritated at the time but wish I took it all in. Anyway saw part of the shark, Quint's shack and a bunch of extras running about. 😎
Please bring IMDB trivia and reviews back! You´ll learn a lot about the movie and the challenges to create it. I love that part.
Jaws is based on a true story, about a bull shark that went up a river with brackish water. It plagued people along the river for a while. Bull sharks can survive in brackish water for quite a while. Thanks for a review of one of my favorites.
i have the mayors same anchor jacket, except in black.. i wore it to my grandpas funeral
Great reaction to probably my favourite movie of all time
Even if you know how rare shark attacks are, it doesn't make going in the ocean any less scary after watching Jaws - just like knowing how planes work doesn't make flying any less scary if you're afraid of heights.
Most shark bites aren't actually "attacks". They're more just the shark being curious and taking a nibble to see if you're food, or if you're on a raft/surfboard/bodyboard, mistaking you for a sea turtle or seal. At most they'll usually just take a limb and then leave you alone. I knew a couple people growing up who lost a limb, but they spent a lot of time in the ocean.
😎👍 I do not have a favorite Spielberg film, but he was definitely on a roll in the early 2000s. "A.I." (2001), "Minority Report" (2002), "Catch Me If You Can" (2002), "The Terminal" (2004) and "War Of The Worlds" (2005). If I had to pick his most underrated movie, that would be "The Adventures Of Tintin" (2011). 😉
One of my favorite stories is how Lee Fierro (who played Mrs. Kintner) went to a restaurant that had an "Alex Kintner Sandwich" on the menu, and the owner came out to talk to her, and it was Jeffrey Voorhees who played Alex in the movie.