+Jessica Espinoza all the performances are fantastic. My favorite scene is when Brody and Hooper are talking to the mayor out by the beach. It has my favorite lines in the movie:“I think I am familiar with the fact that you are going to ignore this problem until it swims up and bites you in the ass.”Now, why don't you take a long, close look at this sign. [refers to the graffitied billboard] Those proportions are correct. Love to prove that, wouldn't ya? Get your name into the National Geographic. “That’s it! Goodbye! I’m not going to waste my time arguing with a man who is lining up to be a hot lunch.”
+GoBuckeyes554 " Now Brody, I want these little paint happy bastards found and strung up by their buster browns!" Whole scene makes me laugh every time.
+NavySharkz I actually memorized a majority of the Indianapolis speech from seeing Jaws so many times. I wasn't even trying to consciously, it just happened. Even though critics, studies, and documentaries since then have shown Quint's story to be very inaccurate to what actually happened (especially regarding the sharks), I still LOVE it. He gets away with it because he's speaking strictly from traumatizing personal experience. He didn't witness every single aspect of the event, and of course he couldn't realistically count every shark there or how many victims were taken. It's only estimation. He's telling what he remembers as best he can in a context taking place decades afterward. The reality is, most veterans get at least one detail wrong when telling old war stories. It's totally natural, and nobody should fault them for it. They're only human. After all, no one person going through life or death situations sees everything we get to comfortably read in the textbooks written from years of carefully documented evidence. Unlike people who mock and attack Quint's character for this, I actually think it makes him more believable.
Nah it only kicked ass cuz the fear factor and everyone thought that sharks were common, maybe u got nostalgia like this guy does to it like how its his first time to stay up late with family and watch it
@@thecreeper-em5up Nah man. I saw it in September in IMAX. It was a theater of multiple generations. This movie has and will continue to be passed down bc it is so well made. It’s one of (if not the) greatest thrillers of all time.
jaws is the GREATEST movie ever made. it truly is a cinematic masterpiece..... the editing, cinematography, cast, music, story, EVERYTHING is excellent
@@Lex-br4wx but the shark works so well in that it's not just suppose to be any great white, its a monster among sharks, the way quint implies he hasn't experienced a shark like it before. That monolithic manner in which the shark moves and seems reinforces the idea this is a monster with no soul. Imo. Thats how i feel about this shark.
+Cameron Turk God rest him and poor Robert Shaw. He was an alcoholic most of his life and died just three years after Jaws came out from a heart attack. Many don't know that he, Scheider, and Dreyfuss actually became good friends over the course of the project. That scene in the boat with the group drinking together, that's real chemistry. I'm confident that members of the crew alive today still miss them both. Not every actor or actress is lucky enough to bond like that.
Biggest thing of my life: I saw in the test audience for jaws when it was shown for the first time ever. Spielberg was there (in Dallas) as were others. The movie changed from what was shown in the test - there was one scene that was so horrifying that it left the audience hyperventilating for twenty minutes. Spielberg figured out the reaction to that scene undermined the audiences ability to enjoy the film because we were so on edge for so long, he took the scene out. Movie was MUCH better as a result.
no, the scene he is talking about is that underwater scene, when Ben Gardners corpse suddently appears. It is one of the scariest scenes in cinematic history.
I remember really enjoying Jaws and Jaws 2 when I was younger. I re-explored Jaws now that I'm in college and older, and I absolutely love Jaws. It's easily one of my favorite movies of all time and one of the best movies ever made. The movie might be old but the blu ray remastering for it makes the movie look brand new.
I swear I wrote this at about the 3 minute mark, before it was discussed: My favorite scene in JAWS was when Hooper was laughing when talking about how Maryanne Moffet: "She broke my heart." And then suddenly being in shocked when he realized that Quint was on the Indianapolis. Even if you didn't know that that meant, you knew it was something noteworthy just by his reaction, and asking, "You were on the Indianapolis?" Then Quint tells that horrific story of sailors being eaten by sharks one after the other. "A shark has lifeless eyes. Like a dolls eyes." - What an amazing scene.
Ali Nadeem Busheri my top 5: 5. Citizen Kane/Monty Python and the Holy Grail 4. The Bridge on the River Kwai/ Sunset Blvd. 3. Jaws 2. Psycho 1. Lawrence of Arabia 0. 2001: A Space Odyssey
This movie could still pack theaters 40 years after it's release. The audience(which includes first time viewers and people who have seen it there whole lives) was as entertained as if it was brand new. A unique achievement :)
Something else about that scene with tying the barrel on; before, Quint tests Hooper with asking him to tie a sheepshank but really, he couldn’t care less if he can tie it or not, he’s just trying to find a reason to get him off the trip by proving he can’t handle it and he tosses the rope aside because he doesn’t care. But Hooper does know his way around a boat and how to handle ropes and then when it comes to it and the shark is bearing down on them, suddenly Quint really needs Hooper to help him out and he’s really desperate for him to tie the rope on! It’s a lovely reversal of fortune and moves both their characters closer together in the story.
Jaws is one of my all-time favorite films as well and it's one of the films that put me on the road to becoming a filmmaker myself. And I know this is sort of unpopular to say, but I actually quite like Jaws 2 as well. It isn't as great or groundbreaking as the original of course, but I think it's still a pretty good film and a good sequel as well. It feels like a natural progression from the first film.
Ninten Guy I liked that the 4th one tried to fix the problems of the third and stay closer to the first 2, but I still thought the plot was ridiculous and the film itself felt a bit cheap. I also really missed the energy that Roy Scheider brought to the first 2 films.
I remember my dad telling me the shark was named “Bruce”. I was six or seven, and didn’t understand it was meant to be a joke by Steven Spielberg. I thought then, and still to this day “That’s a really good name for a shark”
Having just been sort of awakened by your recent trip to the SIGNS locations, and watching that film again, and rediscovering it, I decided to go back in your vault of many reviews and see what you thought of my all-time favorite movie, JAWS. I love that your review is dead on, and still relevant, just as is the movie itself. I saw Jaws when I was 14 years old, in the theatre, new, yes I am that old, and I STILL love it. Nothing has replaced it as my favorite in all these many years. And I do try! lol! But, nothing ever seems to come close. Thanks for so many fun to watch reviews, and keep up the great work!
I remember seeing this in 1975 in the theater when i was 9 years old. My friend's parents took us to see it. We waited in line 2 hours to get in and the theater was so packed, people were sitting on other people's laps and sitting in the aisles, something that would never be allowed today. When Ben Gardner's head popped out of the boat, I pissed in my pants a little. It affected me like no other movie has since.
My Top 10 Shark Movies (WARNING: Most of these are NOT kid's movies.) 1. Jaws 2. The Shallows 3. Deep Blue Sea 4. The Reef 5. Bait 3-D 6. Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus (I know, I know) 7. Jaws 2 8. Red Water 9. Open Water 10. Shark Night
GamerfromtheInside Wait a moment... 1. Batman 2. Batman Returns 3. Batman Forever 4. Batman & Robin 1. Alien 2. Aliens 3. Alien 3 4. Alien Resurrection Coincidence??? I think not!
I have seen this movie over 50 times. The first time was back in 1975 when the movie came out. I begged my mother to take me. So she took me, my sister and my mother's goddaughter. I was terrified but was able to watch it. That is until the scene where the guy in the boat gets eaten and his leg floats down to the ocean floor. I screamed and cried to the point where we had to leave. My mother was mad at me. I had to sleep in my sister's room for a week. To this day I will not go in deep water when I go to the beach! These reasons are why it is one of my favorite movies of all time. There have been so many imitators over the decades. However, this is still the best "monster in the water" movie ever made in my opinion.
No matter how many times this movie keeps airing on cable, I seem to always be compelled to watch it again. I practically study it every time. Just so much about it that fascinates me, the cast, writing, cinematography, music, and of course the direction. I always hate hearing people diss this movie because they say the shark looks fake, looks too mechanical. That was sort of the point. A shark is an eating machine. I doubt most of these "critics" have really seen a real shark that big in person close up to be the real experts. All a shark does is swim, eat, and make baby sharks. . .
"You're going to need a bigger boat" I think that's my favorite line in the whole movie. It feels very real, it's concerning, and it's scary. Definitely a classic line from an overall classic film
Love watching these videos from the earliest days of your channel! You've stuck to your guns and always been so consistent! Love your content, brother!
Excellent review. This is my all time favorite movie. I can quote this word for word (which annoys people when I show them it for their first time). I think we are about the same age and I too saw it at 6 on TV and was captivated by it. It honestly sparked my intrigued in sharks and my love of that animal. So much so I try to educate people on the film and why people should not be scared by sharks. You hit every point about the movie perfectly. Great job.
5:50 FINALY someone mentions that part. The repition in the notes dramaticly raising tention every beat with the dialogue they have is amazing, shows just how stressed brody was too, wanting that thing dead on the spot
Omg I used to have the VHS copy of this movie. I remember the first time watching this,I used to watch it like a million times. Just watched if again last weekend. 10/10 still a MASTERPIECE
Sherhan Mahmud I bought a used VHS tape copy of Jaws when I was 10 or 11 and remember not liking it as much as I thought. It had a lot of a tention but for little kid me all I was focused on was how little the shark was in the movie. I'm thinking of going back to watch it again.
Watching it in a theater with 200 people in 1976 at the impressionable age of 9 is a memory that I feel very lucky to have. I had the privilege to hear everyone (including myself) stand up and applaud at the film's end.
I just watched this for the first time in years today. Can someone please tell me why it took me this fucking long!!!!! One of the best movies ever made!!!!!!!
Jaws is a great film. Great review, Chris. I like the story about staying up to watch the film as a kid. I remember watching it as kid with one of my friends and loving it.
Nearly 50 years old and still not beaten in its genre. A legendary classic. "Lightning in a bottle" is a phrase thrown about far more than it should be, but definitely applies to this movie.
I also watch this movie every summer. It is the reason why to this day I am hydrophobic. I refuse to get in any body of water that ain't in a bathtub. The music, acting, cinematography, story are all top notch. My 2 favorite behind the scenes stories about the production are: 1) Robert Shaw was late the day that they filmed the U.S.S. Indianapolis speech. He showed up drunk off of his butt and did the entire speech in 1 take and 2) When composer John Williams first went to Spielberg with the main shark theme, Steven laughed at him and asked him " No seriously John, where is the real theme?" That theme is now in the top 5 most recognized pieces of music in the world :-).
Hey Chris, I’ve recently gotten to teach this film to high school students, during my teacher training course. It has been my favourite part of the high school placement scheme thus far and your review has solidified some of the points I have tried to drive home about this film. The main process has bee analysing specific scenes from the film and picking out elements of the Mose-En-Scene. I have loved it. Just wanted to share that with you. Stay awesome, Chris. 👍🏻👌🏻
It's the best film ever! The relationships between the 3 men are priceless. I watch it at least once a year.! And I regularly quote it; this was no boating accident!
Just last week I introduced my 10 year old daughter to Jaws and I agree with you; each time you watch it you appreciate it more and more. By not showing the shark all of the time, you were able to experience the fear more I believe. My favorite parts are the scene between Schneider and his young son copying each other and the seen on the boat where Shaw gives his speech. This is a great film and a great review.
This is easily my favorite movie of all time, hands down! Ever since I was 6, I've always had an immense love for the movie. It was one of the staples of my childhood and definitely the most watched movie during my childhood. The only gripe I had was when they remastered the movie's sound effects. When I watched it as a kid, I always watched it on the old Letterboxed VHS Tape and that had the original theatrical soundtrack from when it came out back in 1975. It was still remastered when I went to see it back in June of this year, but I still was able to enjoy the film nonetheless since it was the first time I ever got to see it on the big screen and it's my favorite movie ever. And thankfully, in 2012 when the Blu-ray came out, Universal decided to throw in the original theatrical sounds, which was a bonus because you got the best of both worlds with a fantastic picture quality and the sounds which allowed you to see the movie as it was seen back in '75. To sum it all up, it's a timeless classic that will go on and on forever. Great review!
More than a well written film, Jaws was a well put together film by a master storyteller. The script was re-written as they were shooting. And yes, John Williams is at least 50%.
Spielberg's first film is often considered Duel, but that was a TV movie. His first film released in theaters was The Sugarland Express with Goldie Hawn. A decent chase film.
Im 37, and saw Jaws and Jaws two several times a month on VHS when I was a kid, and all I wanted to see was the shark. Now that I got the bluray and saw it again as an adult I was amazed at how much I liked the dialogs, the characters and how it is a really, really good movie, and not just a creature movie as I saw it when I was a kid. Spot on review Chris.
Chris, I completely agree with you that rewatching Jaws gets better each time! Great minds think alike! Jaws is a fantastic film for all the reasons you stated: Developed and likable characters, horror, suspense, and humor, and an extraordinary and iconic soundtrack! Kudos also go to Peter Benchley and Carl Gottlieb who wrote the screenplay. Jaws gets regularly played on my DVD player and it's a timeless classic! Keep up the great work! :) You just earned a new subscriber! :)
I really love movie scenes where an actor is telling a story and they DON'T use a flashback. Just like in Silence of the Lambs and Soldier's Story the ability of an actor's face and voice in how they convey the event is what should make the tale.
Thank you for this! I read the book as a going-into-junior-high kid when it was a bestseller; when the movie came out I was a little past thirteen, and went with a buddy to the first showing the day it opened wide in Montgomery, Alabama. So it's been one of my "best movies ever" since that date. And I, too -- I'm probably a couple of decades or three older than you are -- have found different richnesses in the movie, the older I've gotten. And what most of it boils down to is the richness of characterization, of humanity, that young Mr. Spielberg manages. {I didn't know this at the time, but I'd already loved two of his movies for television -- DUEL and SOMETHING EVIL -- which I remember as some of the scariest things to date I'd been allowed to watch. So when I saw JAWS that first time I didn't know "he's That Guy Who Did ...." ). I've always loved his work, even the movies that people don't like as well as some of his others -- but I think what unites all his work is his interest in the human spirit -- whether he's trying to scare us, or uplift us, or tickle our funny bones, and so on. He always seems most interested in the "what's real and human" aspects of any story, and those are usually the aspects of his work which work the best. I'm glad you grew up loving this movie, and grew to appreciate it more and more. I saw it when I was thirteen and some months. I'll be 58 this coming March -- but this movie is just as electrifying to me now as it was that first time I saw it.
Eric Eubanks, Jaws is my favorite movie of all time. I viewed it in a big screen theater when it came out in '75. I was 12 years old at the time. I can still remember sitting inside the darkened theater. You could hear a pin drop just before the severed head popped out of the hole in the boat. Then everyone in the theater let out a loud gasp and jumped out of their seats. That was awesome. When Chief Brody was "chucking some of this shit" and we got an up close and personal view of the shark for the first time, everyone in the theater jumped at the same time Roy Scheider snapped to attention. That reaction was so realistic. I also read the book. In the book if you remember, I think Hooper had an affair with Brody's wife and one of the men accidentally shot another while trying to kill the shark if my memory serves me right. Do you remember?
One of my all time favorite films! I loved how spielberg left out the shark for more than half the film. It has great character, score, writing and overall as perfect a movie can be.
John Cornell Ooookay Empire Strikes Back is one of the greatest films ever made, pretty dark too. Don’t disrespect the original trilogy just to prop up your favorite film.
Chris, I saw this film in the theatre way back in 1975 when it first came out. It was one of the first films I was able to go and see with my big brother. When we got there, we'd come in at the scene where the two guys go out on the dock with the one guy's holiday roast. Because we got there late, we were able to sit through the next showing (yeah, the good old days of going to the cinema where you could buy one ticket and sit and watch the film throughout two or three showings). We left after the next showing and I'd have to say since then this film has been one of the perennials in my list of films I can never get tired of watching, this and Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey". When you were recalling the scene where Quint is trying to get the barrel into the shark, I was right with you with the dialogue. After you said Quint's line I finished with Hooper's "Don't wait for me...." I've seen this film that many times that I can go verbatim with the film. But all in all I want to thank you for allowing me to talk about one of my favourite films of all time. Thanks Chris.
The musical score of Jaws is so incredible, and it plays such a big part in the movie. The music starts slow, and it increases in intensity as you can suspect that the shark is nearby or approaching. The eerie music mixed with the camerawork is tension and suspense at its finest. Jaws is as one of the very few movies where the music alone can scare the audience, and no other movie really does that quite as well
John Williams' soundtrack is so absolutely perfect that you can watch the movie without any dialogue at all and it is still one of the best movies ever.
I watched it in a theater when I was 10 year old in...1975 ! I love your review. I just feel the same about this movie. As you told, this movie is aging better and better through the years.
Oh, Chris, you just brought back a nostalgic flashback as I too watched this during an evening presentation, though I can't recall whether it was a school night or the weekend. I was probably 7 or 8 at the time, and I recall pulling the bed cover over my face quite a few times. The scene where Quint gets killed, however, is the one that stuck with me throughout life as I froze into place watching his demise. I haven't set foot into the ocean in 20 years, since 1997. I've walked piers over it, beaches, you name it, but whenever I look into the water I can't help but think about that large mouth surfacing up and opening, ready to crush down on me and pull me in as it did to Quint. Later that night after the movie, as I went to bed, I had a vivid dream that the bed was floating on water, when all of a sudden the shark jumped out unannounced, and bit half of it off before disappearing again. And as the latter half was beginning to sink with me on it, I knew then and there that the monster was lurking beneath the placidity of the murky surface, waiting patiently for its prey to meet its maker.
I really don't understand all the fear of Sharks. My friend's afraid of Sharks too, but he never even been in water and I don't think he even saw one. Is it because of the movies? And I agree, Civil War is fucking awesome.
My parents were not the sharpest tools in the shed when it came to movies. This was the first film ever remember seeing in the theater, I was there years old, and it is still my favorite film of all time. As a child it gave me great respect for nature and it's dark side and it showed me what common people can be capable of accomplishing when under such dire experiences. Great review!!!
My top 10 movies of all-time (in random order) Jaws The Departed The Dark Knight Saving Private Ryan Jurassic Park Forrest Gump Lord Of The Rings (all 3 of them) Titanic
Ahh young Mr. Stuckmann; truely a man stuck in 2013. I was 8 years old in 1975 when my family made a trip to Idaho to see some family friends. The teenage daughter, Anne, offered to take me to the movies. We went to see Jaws of course. The theater was packed. It was one of the best times in my life. You have to imagine going into a movie like that not knowing what to expect when you walk in. Only knowing what you glean from the movie poster and word of mouth. I think we were one of the last generations to have that experience. I got it again with Star Wars and again with Alien and others. I think the last movie I went in completely cold was The Matrix. Now with trailers that give the whole movie away, online spoilers, theories and set photos you just can't get that same experience anymore. That would be my wish for you - to see some of your favorite movies for the first time when they were released. Hearing good things, but not sure what to expect before going in to Jaws and watching Chrissy devoured by something unseen in the black water during the first few minutes of the movie.
You mentioning how the characters in larger than life situations is similar to what Peter Benchely wanted with the characters in his novel, especially Chief Brody, who was not much of a water fanatic and was now in a situation of dealing with a shark. Bechely often tried to imagine "what if" or "what would happen" scenarios in a realistic and believable ways.
I was in high school in 75 when I saw Jaws. But I did not appreciate the incredible dialogue until I saw it again in my 50s. Now in my 60s it is one of my most appreciated and loved movies on blue ray.
Jerry, I was 12 years old in '75 when I first saw Jaws. It is the only movie my father ever took me to see. Even then, I did appreciate the speech about the Indianapolis. I mean, the way Robert Shaw delivered it with that intense look in his piercing blue eyes, got inside my head. it made me feel as though i was there in the water with him. Especially when he described it: 'you know a thing about a shark. . . he's got lifeless eyes. . black eyes like a doll's eyes, when he comes at ya' he doesn't seem to be living. . . until he bites you. Then those black eyes roll over white, And then. . . Ah then you hear that terrible high pitched screaming, the ocean turns red (that vivid description really stuck with me) and despite of all the pounding and hollering. . . they all come in and rip you to pieces (let's out a sigh)" That last part gave me night mares. And like you, in my mid 50's and after having served 25 years in the Navy living on the USS Stein FF-1065, I appreciate it more and more every time I view it. Thanks for your commentary
@@matthewhipps6547 The acting fucking sucked for most of the prequels. Comparing them to one of the best acted scenes in cinematic history is a fucking joke!
It's probably my favourite too. It's the first film I ever remember watching. There was so much hype for it when it aired on British TV. It had 4 or 5 pages of the centre of the TV guide. I watched it recently and I wondered why the chief of police is going fishing to catch the shark?
Easily one of the best movies of all time!!! Absolutely one of my favorites!! I was so afraid of sharks after that movie that I had a hard time swimming in pools, lakes, and even sometimes baths (I was an overly imaginative child, I take lots of baths now). But even though I'm scared of them, I still LOVE this movie! It's like they say, obsessed with what terrifies you. Great review, love it!
Just got home from watching Jaws in theaters for the first time and was finally ready to see Chris's review. Loved the movie. It's really difficult to try and put yourself in the shoes of the audience watching the movie in 1975 and hearing that haunting music for the first time. The music has now become a joke but I still tried to play close attention to it. I could hear some Back to the Future jingling in the music also. Also, Chris looked so young it's only been 9 years.
I saw it at 5 too in 1975 :D worst summer ever with every parent at the beach yelling at their kids to stay in knee deep water ....ugh STill its a auto watch movie for me if its on TV
+Dee Nicholson Dude, I know that must have sucked for you but damn that still sounds awesome! :-D. The first summer I saw it I must have been 6 or 7. We went out on a motorboat with some friends of the family on a lake. When everyone else got in the water I sat on the boat frozen with fear. After my parents made me get in I cried so much that eventually the dad of the other family lifted me back onto the boat. I have never gotten in a boat since and I will be 37 in a week!
This past February, 2019, my son and his family came to visit me in Florida. We chartered a boat for fishing and took his family with my grandsons, age 8 and 10, fishing in the ocean. After a while catching snapper and grouper on a reef, the boat captain suggested we take advantage of the shark migration which was in progress at the time and let the boys catch some sharks (mostly black tips and spinner sharks 4-6 ft. long, but that is HUGE for a an 8-10 year old) The 10 year old was first to hook one, he was rigged up in a "fighting chair" like Quint in the movie, and when he finally got the the fish near the boat and I could see the shark over the back of the boat I said "We're gonna need a bigger boat" His younger brother cried out "YOU CAUGHT JAWS!" LOL!! 45 years later every kid knows about "jaws"
+A Gatorade Ironically, compared to its adult rating when it first came out, modern standards apparently now rate Jaws PG. Seriously, I had a copy with that on the box years ago. I still can't believe it actually happened.
Jaws' biggest strength (aside from the direction and amazing acting) is the simple fact that it's just a natural movie. Everything about it is just so natural feeling and absolutely believable (ok, maybe not the big explosion at the end). Jaws was a huge part of my childhood (even though I didn't see the actual ocean until I was 23 >.>). Great video!
When I was a kid, I got the DVD and couldn't stop watching it. Sometimes I'd just watch the second half, the search half. It got to the point where my family was telling me to try something new, so I would get up even earlier on weekends to watch the movie before they woke up. And as I said on twitter (you retweeted) the score when Bruce is charging Brody is some of the best music ever written. And not just for film. It excited me to no end. And then I discovered Jurassic Park... holy crap...
I had met a friend of mine who was in the U.S. from Tokyo and I was trying to think of movies she might like to see. I had always assumed that EVERYONE has seen Jaws, but then I realized, probably not people in Japan. I was right. She hadn’t seen it, but said she probably wouldn’t want to. I knew what she probably thought it was like, and I told her she’d be surprised. It’s a character driven movie and, as she soon saw, it is more about what we expect than what we get. Spielberg knew how to manipulate us by NOT having the shark attack. My Japanese friend loved Jaws and it was so great to REALLY watch it again all the way through and experience it with someone who had never seen it.
I just rewatched Jaws, and I was surprised.... within the first 40 mins, I was SO bored 😴 I remember this film scaring the crap out of me as a child, but seeing it now, it's a snooze fest.
This timeless classic has been my favorite movie since I saw in the theater in 1975 when I was 7 yrs old. The entire country didn't swim for a decade. In fact I read so many shark books determined I would be a marine biologist when I grew up. Then Star Wars came out. I was 10 then.
Probably one of the best aspects of the film in my opinion (specifically before any trailers were shown) is its now iconic but back then intriguingly vague title. If, by some miracle, you sat down with someone who has never seen or heard of Jaws, never seen one poster or read Peter Benchley's book, chances are their first guess wouldn't involve a killer shark. That's part of what gave Jaws so much impact when audiences first saw it, the fact that the name could mean any number of things off the top of one's head. I remember one of the "making of" documentaries when a member of the crew being interviewed recalls how initially confused he was at the project, joking "Jaws? What, is it about a dentist?" Even the opening underwater with the music might have left a few viewers still confused. When Chrissie Watkins goes under with that frantic scream however, or that first fin pops up later, only then did it TRULY hit home. This is what it means to come up with a meaningful quality movie title, an art that has unfortunately gone downhill in recent years. Too often today, so many names are either blatantly obvious, silly, or just predictable. Few titles stand out in and of themselves anymore. What really annoys me is when a character speaks the title in the movie because that apparently makes it more powerful or edgy. News flash, it DOESN'T. It's an objectively stupid tactic that rarely serves any purpose, often detracts from immersion in the experience, and exists mainly out of unnecessary tradition. Just because some movies do it doesn't mean others should. It's NOT CLEVER anymore. No one is going to stand up in a theater and yell out CSI Miami's "Yeeeaaah!" at that. Did anyone in another certain blockbuster ever say "Okay gang, let's win these Star Wars" during battles? No, because they didn't need to. The story spoke for itself, much like when this film gave us the famous one-liner, "You're gonna need a bigger boat".
"Go to bed directly after Jaws"
Nice parenting
"But go have a bath first"
Go to swim directly after Jaws
My dad made me do that and I was 3. Oh I should say I fell asleep
Excellent parenting
I had to go to bed with a blue duvet cover. With aeroplanes on it. But it was still blue underneath. Like I was underwater...
Had fun with that.
Our childhood's were awesome weren't they?
Chris Stuckmann yes chris u are the best 👍👍👍😄😄
Yessss
Chris Stuckmann once a year?!?!? I watched it 3 times a day
I love this movie
I first saw jaws when I was 4 years old
Robert Shaw's Indianapolis speech scene always sends chills down my spine. It's maybe my favorite scene in the movie
***** actually the take where he did it drunk never made it to the finished production, drunk he couldn't properly remember his lines
+Jessica Espinoza all the performances are fantastic. My favorite scene is when Brody and Hooper are talking to the mayor out by the beach. It has my favorite lines in the movie:“I think I am familiar with the fact that you are going to ignore this problem until it swims up and bites you in the ass.”Now, why don't you take a long, close look at this sign. [refers to the graffitied billboard] Those proportions are correct. Love to prove that, wouldn't ya? Get your name into the National Geographic.
“That’s it! Goodbye! I’m not going to waste my time arguing with a man who is lining up to be a hot lunch.”
+GoBuckeyes554 " Now Brody, I want these little paint happy bastards found and strung up by their buster browns!" Whole scene makes me laugh every time.
+NavySharkz I actually memorized a majority of the Indianapolis speech from seeing Jaws so many times. I wasn't even trying to consciously, it just happened. Even though critics, studies, and documentaries since then have shown Quint's story to be very inaccurate to what actually happened (especially regarding the sharks), I still LOVE it.
He gets away with it because he's speaking strictly from traumatizing personal experience. He didn't witness every single aspect of the event, and of course he couldn't realistically count every shark there or how many victims were taken. It's only estimation. He's telling what he remembers as best he can in a context taking place decades afterward.
The reality is, most veterans get at least one detail wrong when telling old war stories. It's totally natural, and nobody should fault them for it. They're only human. After all, no one person going through life or death situations sees everything we get to comfortably read in the textbooks written from years of carefully documented evidence.
Unlike people who mock and attack Quint's character for this, I actually think it makes him more believable.
It's actually Steven Spielberg's favorite scene in the movie!
Jaws is now OFFICALLY 40 years old and it kicked butt back then and it STILL kicks butt now.
Nah it only kicked ass cuz the fear factor and everyone thought that sharks were common, maybe u got nostalgia like this guy does to it like how its his first time to stay up late with family and watch it
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@@thecreeper-em5up bruh if you think the movie was literally revolutionary you’re simply ignorant
@@thecreeper-em5up Nah man. I saw it in September in IMAX. It was a theater of multiple generations. This movie has and will continue to be passed down bc it is so well made. It’s one of (if not the) greatest thrillers of all time.
Damn. It's almost 50.
This movie also has two of the best jumpscares ever
The one where Brody is throwing dead fiah in the sea and the one where the shark comes through the glass of the boat?
+KnifingGame Fish*
***** Oh yeah forgot about the tooth one. Well, 1/2
KnifingGame Another great one:when the shark sneaks up on Hooper from behind when he's in the cage
Eddie Rattlehead and when the head with the missing eye comes out of nowhere
my favorite film and there should never be a remake
balders man NEVER
I agree!
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@@elijahbutler5931 well james cameron is remaking it after avatar
@@StickmanLLC1 extremely awful.
jaws is the GREATEST movie ever made. it truly is a cinematic masterpiece..... the editing, cinematography, cast, music, story, EVERYTHING is excellent
It's good, it's great - but really, the shark puppet movie?
I've never seen it
Agree and they should not have made sequels
@@Lex-br4wx but the shark works so well in that it's not just suppose to be any great white, its a monster among sharks, the way quint implies he hasn't experienced a shark like it before. That monolithic manner in which the shark moves and seems reinforces the idea this is a monster with no soul. Imo. Thats how i feel about this shark.
It IS GREAT!! Completely agree. Its most DEFINTELY among the All-Time Tope 10 movies ever made!
Make it impossible for anyone to do anything on the block. They'd crowd it out with the lines.
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Jaws is amazing, I was on edge the whole time. People say the shark looks fake but when you're really drawn into it, you don't notice, I didn't.
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10-4 good buddy remember keep on trucking and keep the rubber side truck driver
"Oh watch out Chief Brody, don't get... bit"
the Shark would do more than just bite...
Ow ouch owie Bruce nibbled on my leg
Jaws: The Revenge is the best.............Said No One Ever.
Lol
Sean Johnson neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
***** No, Jaws 3-D Is bad, but entertaining.
+Sean Johnson no it rely is .............................. Said No One Ever.
+Sean Johnson no it rely is .............................. Said No One Ever.
Jaws Is Simply One of The Best Movies of All Time! The Acting in this film is just Unbelievably Good! R.I.P Roy Scheider.
+Cameron Turk God rest him and poor Robert Shaw. He was an alcoholic most of his life and died just three years after Jaws came out from a heart attack. Many don't know that he, Scheider, and Dreyfuss actually became good friends over the course of the project. That scene in the boat with the group drinking together, that's real chemistry. I'm confident that members of the crew alive today still miss them both. Not every actor or actress is lucky enough to bond like that.
+Keith Also Robert Shaw made no money from jaws because after the film came out he fled the country due to issues with the irs.
Raptor Feet Farewell and adieu to ye fair Spanish ladies (a toast)...
Absolutely agreed 100%!!!🖒
Cameron Turk I couldn't agree more!
Probably the film I've seen the most. Must of seen it about 100 times
its like a good song you cant get out of your head (like the theme LOL)
its like a good song you cant get out of your head (like the theme LOL)
1ranjeeves21 same here. I know Almost every line. my favourite film of all time
hulk fan ikr
Its a classic.
Biggest thing of my life: I saw in the test audience for jaws when it was shown for the first time ever. Spielberg was there (in Dallas) as were others. The movie changed from what was shown in the test - there was one scene that was so horrifying that it left the audience hyperventilating for twenty minutes. Spielberg figured out the reaction to that scene undermined the audiences ability to enjoy the film because we were so on edge for so long, he took the scene out. Movie was MUCH better as a result.
News Hound with Kurt Eichenwald Was that when the guy is in the sharks mouth holding the sheriffs son?
no, the scene he is talking about is that underwater scene, when Ben Gardners corpse suddently appears. It is one of the scariest scenes in cinematic history.
Goggarin1991 but he's talking about a scene which was removed? I'm confused
I believe it's the scene with the Kitner boy. There was a lot more graphic biting and bleeding than the final film.
News Hound with Kurt Eichenwald Hey man you cant just say stuff like that and not explain what the scene was? Describe it please!
I remember really enjoying Jaws and Jaws 2 when I was younger. I re-explored Jaws now that I'm in college and older, and I absolutely love Jaws. It's easily one of my favorite movies of all time and one of the best movies ever made. The movie might be old but the blu ray remastering for it makes the movie look brand new.
I swear I wrote this at about the 3 minute mark, before it was discussed:
My favorite scene in JAWS was when Hooper was laughing when talking about how Maryanne Moffet: "She broke my heart." And then suddenly being in shocked when he realized that Quint was on the Indianapolis. Even if you didn't know that that meant, you knew it was something noteworthy just by his reaction, and asking, "You were on the Indianapolis?"
Then Quint tells that horrific story of sailors being eaten by sharks one after the other. "A shark has lifeless eyes. Like a dolls eyes." - What an amazing scene.
Jaws, is my favorite movie ever
Vincent Tapia 2001 a space Odyssey is mine
Henry Olsen That's cool. I want to see it. changeBut I change my mine, mine is now, Indiana Jones and Raiders of the lost Ark.
Ali Nadeem Busheri my top 5:
5. Citizen Kane/Monty Python and the Holy Grail
4. The Bridge on the River Kwai/ Sunset Blvd.
3. Jaws
2. Psycho
1. Lawrence of Arabia
0. 2001: A Space Odyssey
Henry Olsen Man! You love absolute classics.
Vincent Tapia some classics I love (the ones above), some I hate (Stagecoach), and others I think we really overrated (Star Wars).
Just watched this for the first time a few days ago....what have I been doing my whole life
I watched the first half of the film for the first time at school today.
+Rebirth Major It is now my favourite movie of all time.
You watched Jaws at school? That's awesome!
Garet McKenna Yeah, it was a film study.
must have really liked it considering your profile pic
the second half is even better!
I came back home from Afghanistan and the first movie I bought was jaws. looked in my storage and found out that I already had two copies lol
+Travis Lawrence You can never have too much Jaws, lol. Also, welcome back home.
I've been to Afghanistan twice, great place 😊
This movie could still pack theaters 40 years after it's release. The audience(which includes first time viewers and people who have seen it there whole lives) was as entertained as if it was brand new. A unique achievement :)
Something else about that scene with tying the barrel on; before, Quint tests Hooper with asking him to tie a sheepshank but really, he couldn’t care less if he can tie it or not, he’s just trying to find a reason to get him off the trip by proving he can’t handle it and he tosses the rope aside because he doesn’t care. But Hooper does know his way around a boat and how to handle ropes and then when it comes to it and the shark is bearing down on them, suddenly Quint really needs Hooper to help him out and he’s really desperate for him to tie the rope on! It’s a lovely reversal of fortune and moves both their characters closer together in the story.
Jaws is one of my all-time favorite films as well and it's one of the films that put me on the road to becoming a filmmaker myself. And I know this is sort of unpopular to say, but I actually quite like Jaws 2 as well. It isn't as great or groundbreaking as the original of course, but I think it's still a pretty good film and a good sequel as well. It feels like a natural progression from the first film.
You are absolutely right! I enjoyed jaws 2 as well!
***** Agreed. However even though I think Jaws 3 sucks, it's still kind of fun to watch because of how bad it is.
Ahvi303 Yeah jaws 3 is still fun to watch as well, what do you think about the 4th one?
Ninten Guy I liked that the 4th one tried to fix the problems of the third and stay closer to the first 2, but I still thought the plot was ridiculous and the film itself felt a bit cheap. I also really missed the energy that Roy Scheider brought to the first 2 films.
Ahvi303 Yeah roy scheider was pretty good in the first two sad he wasn't in the 3rd and 4th...
I remember my dad telling me the shark was named “Bruce”. I was six or seven, and didn’t understand it was meant to be a joke by Steven Spielberg. I thought then, and still to this day “That’s a really good name for a shark”
Finding Nemo lol
Steven Spielberg is a genius, I was never so invested in characters as much as I did in Jaws
Having just been sort of awakened by your recent trip to the SIGNS locations, and watching that film again, and rediscovering it, I decided to go back in your vault of many reviews and see what you thought of my all-time favorite movie, JAWS. I love that your review is dead on, and still relevant, just as is the movie itself. I saw Jaws when I was 14 years old, in the theatre, new, yes I am that old, and I STILL love it. Nothing has replaced it as my favorite in all these many years. And I do try! lol! But, nothing ever seems to come close. Thanks for so many fun to watch reviews, and keep up the great work!
I remember seeing this in 1975 in the theater when i was 9 years old. My friend's parents took us to see it. We waited in line 2 hours to get in and the theater was so packed, people were sitting on other people's laps and sitting in the aisles, something that would never be allowed today. When Ben Gardner's head popped out of the boat, I pissed in my pants a little. It affected me like no other movie has since.
My Top 10 Shark Movies (WARNING: Most of these are NOT kid's movies.)
1. Jaws
2. The Shallows
3. Deep Blue Sea
4. The Reef
5. Bait 3-D
6. Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus (I know, I know)
7. Jaws 2
8. Red Water
9. Open Water
10. Shark Night
Most of them? What exactly IS a kids' movie on that list? :D
Well, this is my second channel (from Christmas World). Maybe one day I'll get bored and change it to suit your whiny ass better.
Sharknado?
Only one of them is a masterpiece
Bro no Shark Tale?
This dude somehow has an ability to make entertaining movie reviews without showing actual clips from the movies, despite the fact that he's so chill.
Worst To Best - Jaws
1. Jaws (1975)
2. Jaws 2 (1978)
3. Jaws 3 (1983)
4. Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
GamerfromtheInside
Wait a moment...
1. Batman
2. Batman Returns
3. Batman Forever
4. Batman & Robin
1. Alien
2. Aliens
3. Alien 3
4. Alien Resurrection
Coincidence???
I think not!
Let fix those two lists.
1. Batman Returns
2. Batman
3. Batman Forever
4. Batman & Robin
1. Alien 3
2. Aliens
3. Alien
4. Alien: Resurrection
Iverson64 alien 3 number 1 woahhhhhh
Ford Torino shark still looks fake.
If you are ranking worst to best, you're going in the wrong order... Shouldn't you start with Jaws: The Revenge?
To this day, I think Robert Shaw's scene talking about the Indianapolis is one of the best movie dialogues ever!
I have seen this movie over 50 times. The first time was back in 1975 when the movie came out. I begged my mother to take me. So she took me, my sister and my mother's goddaughter. I was terrified but was able to watch it. That is until the scene where the guy in the boat gets eaten and his leg floats down to the ocean floor. I screamed and cried to the point where we had to leave. My mother was mad at me. I had to sleep in my sister's room for a week. To this day I will not go in deep water when I go to the beach! These reasons are why it is one of my favorite movies of all time. There have been so many imitators over the decades. However, this is still the best "monster in the water" movie ever made in my opinion.
Jaws is one of the best films from the last 50 years.
No matter how many times this movie keeps airing on cable, I seem to always be compelled to watch it again. I practically study it every time. Just so much about it that fascinates me, the cast, writing, cinematography, music, and of course the direction.
I always hate hearing people diss this movie because they say the shark looks fake, looks too mechanical. That was sort of the point. A shark is an eating machine. I doubt most of these "critics" have really seen a real shark that big in person close up to be the real experts. All a shark does is swim, eat, and make baby sharks. . .
100% agree. John Willams makes this movie go from a masterpiece to a greater masterpeice and the scene in the boat at night is top 5 movie scenes ever
"You're going to need a bigger boat"
I think that's my favorite line in the whole movie. It feels very real, it's concerning, and it's scary. Definitely a classic line from an overall classic film
He is like "Holy shit bro, nah nah"
And it was an improv by Roy Scheider
Hilariocity review of Jaws The Revenge?
Nope
Love watching these videos from the earliest days of your channel! You've stuck to your guns and always been so consistent! Love your content, brother!
Excellent review. This is my all time favorite movie. I can quote this word for word (which annoys people when I show them it for their first time). I think we are about the same age and I too saw it at 6 on TV and was captivated by it. It honestly sparked my intrigued in sharks and my love of that animal. So much so I try to educate people on the film and why people should not be scared by sharks. You hit every point about the movie perfectly. Great job.
5:50 FINALY someone mentions that part. The repition in the notes dramaticly raising tention every beat with the dialogue they have is amazing, shows just how stressed brody was too, wanting that thing dead on the spot
Omg I used to have the VHS copy of this movie. I remember the first time watching this,I used to watch it like a million times. Just watched if again last weekend. 10/10 still a MASTERPIECE
Not yet! It's going to play at a theatre near me on July 12th! Definitely I'm going to go see it!
I'm pretty sure I will. I'm glad I'm going to go see this on the bug screen!
Sherhan Mahmud I bought a used VHS tape copy of Jaws when I was 10 or 11 and remember not liking it as much as I thought. It had a lot of a tention but for little kid me all I was focused on was how little the shark was in the movie. I'm thinking of going back to watch it again.
Watching it in a theater with 200 people in 1976 at the impressionable age of 9 is a memory that I feel very lucky to have. I had the privilege to hear everyone (including myself) stand up and applaud at the film's end.
John Cornell Live orchestra? Now that is astonishing! Did they perform the score as the film rolled? Well I suppose so, good grief I'm envious.
I just watched this for the first time in years today. Can someone please tell me why it took me this fucking long!!!!! One of the best movies ever made!!!!!!!
I just finished this on 4K and it looks and sounds incredible. Jaws is truly special in many ways.
Jaws is a great film. Great review, Chris. I like the story about staying up to watch the film as a kid. I remember watching it as kid with one of my friends and loving it.
Nearly 50 years old and still not beaten in its genre. A legendary classic. "Lightning in a bottle" is a phrase thrown about far more than it should be, but definitely applies to this movie.
I also watch this movie every summer. It is the reason why to this day I am hydrophobic. I refuse to get in any body of water that ain't in a bathtub. The music, acting, cinematography, story are all top notch. My 2 favorite behind the scenes stories about the production are: 1) Robert Shaw was late the day that they filmed the U.S.S. Indianapolis speech. He showed up drunk off of his butt and did the entire speech in 1 take and 2) When composer John Williams first went to Spielberg with the main shark theme, Steven laughed at him and asked him " No seriously John, where is the real theme?" That theme is now in the top 5 most recognized pieces of music in the world :-).
Hey Chris,
I’ve recently gotten to teach this film to high school students, during my teacher training course. It has been my favourite part of the high school placement scheme thus far and your review has solidified some of the points I have tried to drive home about this film. The main process has bee analysing specific scenes from the film and picking out elements of the Mose-En-Scene. I have loved it.
Just wanted to share that with you. Stay awesome, Chris. 👍🏻👌🏻
It's the best film ever! The relationships between the 3 men are priceless. I watch it at least once a year.! And I regularly quote it; this was no boating accident!
And it wasn't Jack the Ripper.
once a year? how about 3 or 4 times a week like me lol
Just last week I introduced my 10 year old daughter to Jaws and I agree with you; each time you watch it you appreciate it more and more. By not showing the shark all of the time, you were able to experience the fear more I believe. My favorite parts are the scene between Schneider and his young son copying each other and the seen on the boat where Shaw gives his speech. This is a great film and a great review.
This is easily my favorite movie of all time, hands down! Ever since I was 6, I've always had an immense love for the movie. It was one of the staples of my childhood and definitely the most watched movie during my childhood. The only gripe I had was when they remastered the movie's sound effects. When I watched it as a kid, I always watched it on the old Letterboxed VHS Tape and that had the original theatrical soundtrack from when it came out back in 1975. It was still remastered when I went to see it back in June of this year, but I still was able to enjoy the film nonetheless since it was the first time I ever got to see it on the big screen and it's my favorite movie ever. And thankfully, in 2012 when the Blu-ray came out, Universal decided to throw in the original theatrical sounds, which was a bonus because you got the best of both worlds with a fantastic picture quality and the sounds which allowed you to see the movie as it was seen back in '75. To sum it all up, it's a timeless classic that will go on and on forever. Great review!
I have been looking for a serious and good movie reviewer for a while and I have NO idea how you slipped under my nose, subbed.
More than a well written film, Jaws was a well put together film by a master storyteller. The script was re-written as they were shooting. And yes, John Williams is at least 50%.
Spielberg's first film is often considered Duel, but that was a TV movie. His first film released in theaters was The Sugarland Express with Goldie Hawn. A decent chase film.
review E.T. The Extra Terrestrial if it is one of your favorites
Im 37, and saw Jaws and Jaws two several times a month on VHS when I was a kid, and all I wanted to see was the shark. Now that I got the bluray and saw it again as an adult I was amazed at how much I liked the dialogs, the characters and how it is a really, really good movie, and not just a creature movie as I saw it when I was a kid. Spot on review Chris.
Please do a review of The Departed
Chris, I completely agree with you that rewatching Jaws gets better each time! Great minds think alike! Jaws is a fantastic film for all the reasons you stated: Developed and likable characters, horror, suspense, and humor, and an extraordinary and iconic soundtrack! Kudos also go to Peter Benchley and Carl Gottlieb who wrote the screenplay. Jaws gets regularly played on my DVD player and it's a timeless classic! Keep up the great work! :) You just earned a new subscriber! :)
I really love movie scenes where an actor is telling a story and they DON'T use a flashback. Just like in Silence of the Lambs and Soldier's Story the ability of an actor's face and voice in how they convey the event is what should make the tale.
Thank you for this!
I read the book as a going-into-junior-high kid when it was a bestseller; when the movie came out I was a little past thirteen, and went with a buddy to the first showing the day it opened wide in Montgomery, Alabama. So it's been one of my "best movies ever" since that date.
And I, too -- I'm probably a couple of decades or three older than you are -- have found different richnesses in the movie, the older I've gotten. And what most of it boils down to is the richness of characterization, of humanity, that young Mr. Spielberg manages. {I didn't know this at the time, but I'd already loved two of his movies for television -- DUEL and SOMETHING EVIL -- which I remember as some of the scariest things to date I'd been allowed to watch. So when I saw JAWS that first time I didn't know "he's That Guy Who Did ...." ). I've always loved his work, even the movies that people don't like as well as some of his others -- but I think what unites all his work is his interest in the human spirit -- whether he's trying to scare us, or uplift us, or tickle our funny bones, and so on. He always seems most interested in the "what's real and human" aspects of any story, and those are usually the aspects of his work which work the best.
I'm glad you grew up loving this movie, and grew to appreciate it more and more. I saw it when I was thirteen and some months. I'll be 58 this coming March -- but this movie is just as electrifying to me now as it was that first time I saw it.
Eric Eubanks, Jaws is my favorite movie of all time. I viewed it in a big screen theater when it came out in '75. I was 12 years old at the time. I can still remember sitting inside the darkened theater. You could hear a pin drop just before the severed head popped out of the hole in the boat. Then everyone in the theater let out a loud gasp and jumped out of their seats. That was awesome. When Chief Brody was "chucking some of this shit" and we got an up close and personal view of the shark for the first time, everyone in the theater jumped at the same time Roy Scheider snapped to attention. That reaction was so realistic.
I also read the book. In the book if you remember, I think Hooper had an affair with Brody's wife and one of the men accidentally shot another while trying to kill the shark if my memory serves me right. Do you remember?
One of my all time favorite films! I loved how spielberg left out the shark for more than half the film. It has great character, score, writing and overall as perfect a movie can be.
And somehow they made sequels. One question, Why? There was no need. This movie stands on its own as a firm piece of bravura filmmaking. Why sequels?
My opinion of you has sky-rocketed after seeing this review. Spot on. Jaws has been, by far, my favorite movie for 30 years. Thank you!
Best Film Ever Made. Come at me Citizen Kane, Godfather, and Star Wars! Come at me!
John Cornell Ooookay Empire Strikes Back is one of the greatest films ever made, pretty dark too. Don’t disrespect the original trilogy just to prop up your favorite film.
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Chris, I saw this film in the theatre way back in 1975 when it first came out. It was one of the first films I was able to go and see with my big brother. When we got there, we'd come in at the scene where the two guys go out on the dock with the one guy's holiday roast. Because we got there late, we were able to sit through the next showing (yeah, the good old days of going to the cinema where you could buy one ticket and sit and watch the film throughout two or three showings). We left after the next showing and I'd have to say since then this film has been one of the perennials in my list of films I can never get tired of watching, this and Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey". When you were recalling the scene where Quint is trying to get the barrel into the shark, I was right with you with the dialogue. After you said Quint's line I finished with Hooper's "Don't wait for me...." I've seen this film that many times that I can go verbatim with the film. But all in all I want to thank you for allowing me to talk about one of my favourite films of all time. Thanks Chris.
Dude. You gotta do a review of The Godfather I and II, Goodfellas, etc. Would love to hear your oopinion
The musical score of Jaws is so incredible, and it plays such a big part in the movie. The music starts slow, and it increases in intensity as you can suspect that the shark is nearby or approaching. The eerie music mixed with the camerawork is tension and suspense at its finest. Jaws is as one of the very few movies where the music alone can scare the audience, and no other movie really does that quite as well
Jaws is pretty much my favorite movie of all time. I can watch it over and over and over and never get tired of it, I just love it so much.
Cannot agree with you more.
John Williams' soundtrack is so absolutely perfect that you can watch the movie without any dialogue at all and it is still one of the best movies ever.
I *love* this movie. It holds a special place in my heart as the first movie I can remember watching w/ my father.
I watched it in a theater when I was 10 year old in...1975 ! I love your review. I just feel the same about this movie. As you told, this movie is aging better and better through the years.
Good review. Jaws is a favorite-one of the very few films I’ve ever rated 10/10 on IMDB.
Jaws is a perfect film basically.. no boring scenes, no annoying characters everything about Jaws works..
Oh, Chris, you just brought back a nostalgic flashback as I too watched this during an evening presentation, though I can't recall whether it was a school night or the weekend. I was probably 7 or 8 at the time, and I recall pulling the bed cover over my face quite a few times. The scene where Quint gets killed, however, is the one that stuck with me throughout life as I froze into place watching his demise. I haven't set foot into the ocean in 20 years, since 1997. I've walked piers over it, beaches, you name it, but whenever I look into the water I can't help but think about that large mouth surfacing up and opening, ready to crush down on me and pull me in as it did to Quint. Later that night after the movie, as I went to bed, I had a vivid dream that the bed was floating on water, when all of a sudden the shark jumped out unannounced, and bit half of it off before disappearing again. And as the latter half was beginning to sink with me on it, I knew then and there that the monster was lurking beneath the placidity of the murky surface, waiting patiently for its prey to meet its maker.
Some are scared of snakes, im terrified of sharks, my biggest fear ever are BLOODY SHARKS.
Also Civil War is awesome.
I really don't understand all the fear of Sharks. My friend's afraid of Sharks too, but he never even been in water and I don't think he even saw one. Is it because of the movies?
And I agree, Civil War is fucking awesome.
Sharks live in the ocean. You do not.
Snakes live on land. So do you.
You have more reason to fear snakes...
Yes but a lot of snakes arent venomous where as any shark will kill if you get too close to it
TheOFamily5
Most sharks don't eat or even attack people.
It's mainly the great white and the tiger shark who do that.
and the hammerhead?it's the most dangerous.
My parents were not the sharpest tools in the shed when it came to movies. This was the first film ever remember seeing in the theater, I was there years old, and it is still my favorite film of all time. As a child it gave me great respect for nature and it's dark side and it showed me what common people can be capable of accomplishing when under such dire experiences. Great review!!!
My top 10 movies of all-time (in random order)
Jaws
The Departed
The Dark Knight
Saving Private Ryan
Jurassic Park
Forrest Gump
Lord Of The Rings (all 3 of them)
Titanic
KnifingGame star wars? No? Ok
SaberWulf Gaming Nah. I've only seen a New Hope and Force Awakens in full. Others I've only seen partially.
see The Empire Strikes Back; it is the best one
KnifingGame u forgetting the back to the future trilogy, alien series the shawshank redemption. I can go on
zTxmi great movies
Ahh young Mr. Stuckmann; truely a man stuck in 2013. I was 8 years old in 1975 when my family made a trip to Idaho to see some family friends. The teenage daughter, Anne, offered to take me to the movies. We went to see Jaws of course. The theater was packed. It was one of the best times in my life. You have to imagine going into a movie like that not knowing what to expect when you walk in. Only knowing what you glean from the movie poster and word of mouth. I think we were one of the last generations to have that experience. I got it again with Star Wars and again with Alien and others. I think the last movie I went in completely cold was The Matrix. Now with trailers that give the whole movie away, online spoilers, theories and set photos you just can't get that same experience anymore. That would be my wish for you - to see some of your favorite movies for the first time when they were released. Hearing good things, but not sure what to expect before going in to Jaws and watching Chrissy devoured by something unseen in the black water during the first few minutes of the movie.
My favorite movie of all time.
You mentioning how the characters in larger than life situations is similar to what Peter Benchely wanted with the characters in his novel, especially Chief Brody, who was not much of a water fanatic and was now in a situation of dealing with a shark. Bechely often tried to imagine "what if" or "what would happen" scenarios in a realistic and believable ways.
How could you not mention that dolly zoom?!
I was in high school in 75 when I saw Jaws. But I did not appreciate the incredible dialogue until I saw it again in my 50s. Now in my 60s it is one of my most appreciated and loved movies on blue ray.
Jerry, I was 12 years old in '75 when I first saw Jaws. It is the only movie my father ever took me to see. Even then, I did appreciate the speech about the Indianapolis. I mean, the way Robert Shaw delivered it with that intense look in his piercing blue eyes, got inside my head. it made me feel as though i was there in the water with him. Especially when he described it: 'you know a thing about a shark. . . he's got lifeless eyes. . black eyes like a doll's eyes, when he comes at ya' he doesn't seem to be living. . . until he bites you. Then those black eyes roll over white, And then. . . Ah then you hear that terrible high pitched screaming, the ocean turns red (that vivid description really stuck with me) and despite of all the pounding and hollering. . . they all come in and rip you to pieces (let's out a sigh)" That last part gave me night mares. And like you, in my mid 50's and after having served 25 years in the Navy living on the USS Stein FF-1065, I appreciate it more and more every time I view it. Thanks for your commentary
best movie ever made
***** yea way lol
I agree, it's my favorite movie
@@matthewhipps6547 The acting fucking sucked for most of the prequels. Comparing them to one of the best acted scenes in cinematic history is a fucking joke!
It's probably my favourite too. It's the first film I ever remember watching. There was so much hype for it when it aired on British TV. It had 4 or 5 pages of the centre of the TV guide. I watched it recently and I wondered why the chief of police is going fishing to catch the shark?
TV guide magazine kids today would never understand 🤦🏿♂️
Easily one of the best movies of all time!!! Absolutely one of my favorites!! I was so afraid of sharks after that movie that I had a hard time swimming in pools, lakes, and even sometimes baths (I was an overly imaginative child, I take lots of baths now). But even though I'm scared of them, I still LOVE this movie! It's like they say, obsessed with what terrifies you. Great review, love it!
Climax scene is my one of the best everr...
Just got home from watching Jaws in theaters for the first time and was finally ready to see Chris's review. Loved the movie. It's really difficult to try and put yourself in the shoes of the audience watching the movie in 1975 and hearing that haunting music for the first time. The music has now become a joke but I still tried to play close attention to it. I could hear some Back to the Future jingling in the music also. Also, Chris looked so young it's only been 9 years.
I saw it at 5 too in 1975 :D worst summer ever with every parent at the beach yelling at their kids to stay in knee deep water ....ugh
STill its a auto watch movie for me if its on TV
+Dee Nicholson Dude, I know that must have sucked for you but damn that still sounds awesome! :-D. The first summer I saw it I must have been 6 or 7. We went out on a motorboat with some friends of the family on a lake. When everyone else got in the water I sat on the boat frozen with fear. After my parents made me get in I cried so much that eventually the dad of the other family lifted me back onto the boat. I have never gotten in a boat since and I will be 37 in a week!
LOL and here I am a fish I have even swum with sharks ...never man eaters, rather know Maneaters but nurse sharks and their ilk.
Dee Nicholson You definitely have more heart than me,lol.
This past February, 2019, my son and his family came to visit me in Florida. We chartered a boat for fishing and took his family with my grandsons, age 8 and 10, fishing in the ocean. After a while catching snapper and grouper on a reef, the boat captain suggested we take advantage of the shark migration which was in progress at the time and let the boys catch some sharks (mostly black tips and spinner sharks 4-6 ft. long, but that is HUGE for a an 8-10 year old) The 10 year old was first to hook one, he was rigged up in a "fighting chair" like Quint in the movie, and when he finally got the the fish near the boat and I could see the shark over the back of the boat I said "We're gonna need a bigger boat" His younger brother cried out "YOU CAUGHT JAWS!" LOL!! 45 years later every kid knows about "jaws"
You first saw it when you were six? How did you NOT cry after Quint got eaten??
+A Gatorade Ironically, compared to its adult rating when it first came out, modern standards apparently now rate Jaws PG. Seriously, I had a copy with that on the box years ago. I still can't believe it actually happened.
Jaws' biggest strength (aside from the direction and amazing acting) is the simple fact that it's just a natural movie. Everything about it is just so natural feeling and absolutely believable (ok, maybe not the big explosion at the end). Jaws was a huge part of my childhood (even though I didn't see the actual ocean until I was 23 >.>). Great video!
Just saw in a theater, holy shite
Dr. Olympus Me too! Like seeing it for the first time again.
shredmaster2009 saw it with my dad for father's day.
kakashi101able du dun du dun
So did I. Jaws is my favorite movie, and I'm glad I saw it in the big screen! I didn't get to see it back in '75 because I'm 15 years old...
Chris, I'm glad that you went in depth about Robert Shaw's monologue in the boat. That happens to be my favorite scene in the movie as well. :)
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+Luke sol DON'T remind us
+Luke sol
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When I was a kid, I got the DVD and couldn't stop watching it. Sometimes I'd just watch the second half, the search half.
It got to the point where my family was telling me to try something new, so I would get up even earlier on weekends to watch the movie before they woke up.
And as I said on twitter (you retweeted) the score when Bruce is charging Brody is some of the best music ever written. And not just for film.
It excited me to no end.
And then I discovered Jurassic Park... holy crap...
All Shark films after JAWS pale in comparison.
I had met a friend of mine who was in the U.S. from Tokyo and I was trying to think of movies she might like to see. I had always assumed that EVERYONE has seen Jaws, but then I realized, probably not people in Japan.
I was right. She hadn’t seen it, but said she probably wouldn’t want to. I knew what she probably thought it was like, and I told her she’d be surprised. It’s a character driven movie and, as she soon saw, it is more about what we expect than what we get. Spielberg knew how to manipulate us by NOT having the shark attack.
My Japanese friend loved Jaws and it was so great to REALLY watch it again all the way through and experience it with someone who had never seen it.
I just rewatched Jaws, and I was surprised.... within the first 40 mins, I was SO bored 😴 I remember this film scaring the crap out of me as a child, but seeing it now, it's a snooze fest.
This timeless classic has been my favorite movie since I saw in the theater in 1975 when I was 7 yrs old. The entire country didn't swim for a decade. In fact I read so many shark books determined I would be a marine biologist when I grew up. Then Star Wars came out. I was 10 then.
The biggest question in the worlds history: Why didn't Robert Shaw win an oscar for this...not even nominated!!!
Because there are people who thinks talking and dialogue is boring
Because nothing in this film allowed him to show off great acting
Probably one of the best aspects of the film in my opinion (specifically before any trailers were shown) is its now iconic but back then intriguingly vague title. If, by some miracle, you sat down with someone who has never seen or heard of Jaws, never seen one poster or read Peter Benchley's book, chances are their first guess wouldn't involve a killer shark.
That's part of what gave Jaws so much impact when audiences first saw it, the fact that the name could mean any number of things off the top of one's head. I remember one of the "making of" documentaries when a member of the crew being interviewed recalls how initially confused he was at the project, joking "Jaws? What, is it about a dentist?"
Even the opening underwater with the music might have left a few viewers still confused. When Chrissie Watkins goes under with that frantic scream however, or that first fin pops up later, only then did it TRULY hit home. This is what it means to come up with a meaningful quality movie title, an art that has unfortunately gone downhill in recent years. Too often today, so many names are either blatantly obvious, silly, or just predictable. Few titles stand out in and of themselves anymore.
What really annoys me is when a character speaks the title in the movie because that apparently makes it more powerful or edgy. News flash, it DOESN'T. It's an objectively stupid tactic that rarely serves any purpose, often detracts from immersion in the experience, and exists mainly out of unnecessary tradition. Just because some movies do it doesn't mean others should. It's NOT CLEVER anymore. No one is going to stand up in a theater and yell out CSI Miami's "Yeeeaaah!" at that.
Did anyone in another certain blockbuster ever say "Okay gang, let's win these Star Wars" during battles? No, because they didn't need to. The story spoke for itself, much like when this film gave us the famous one-liner, "You're gonna need a bigger boat".