Jaws

Pros: Everything about this movie proves Spielberg's Genius.
Cons: None.

Jaws (1975) Directed by Steven Spielberg"Martin, it's all psychological. You yell barracuda, everybody says, "Huh? What?" You yell shark, we've got a panic on our hands on the Fourth of July."  Mayor Vaughn.Is Jaws a ...

Pros: The last act; gradual awareness of the shark's power that builds throughout the film
Cons: The series never explains why New England great whites are so big.

Retired New York police officer Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) is starting his first summer as police chief of Amity, Massachusetts, a tourist town built on an island, when one of his officers makes a gruesome discovery on the beach: a dead woman with only ...

Pros: Suspense, Acting, Direction, Score
Cons: Only the middle drags a bit

Jaws (1975) was one of the original larger-than-life monster movies and the one that made Steven Spielberg famous.Adapted from Peter Benchley's book of the same name, which was a best selling but, thinly disguised ripoff of ...

Pros: script, acting, characters, action, and ending
Cons: nothing at all

Indeed, however, we need a bigger screen tv. I returned from a Jaws movie marathon shown on My 45. The marathon started on Tuesday, and ends today. My summer vacation, before I go back to BC, was ok, but I thought it would be great to watch all the Jaws ...

Pros: Classic horror, great cast, plenty of drama and suspense.
Cons: May be a little dated now.

Jaws these days is somewhat of a classic among thriller or monster movies. Released in 1975 the 'Monster' in this film had come along way from the likes of King Kong back in 1933. The film Jaws was adapted from a best selling book by Peter Benchley. ...

Pros: Introduces Jaws. Brody and Quint's characters are unchanged from book to film.
Cons: Ellen & Hooper have an affair. The shark is not as monstrous in the book.

Jaws: Book Good; Movie Better It is hard to write about a book that has been turned into a movie without comparing the two. Jaws is particularly difficult, because in my humble experience the book that has come first is usually better than the movie, ...

Pros: For th4e mid seventies technology really great film.
Cons: Is really predictable and not full of suspense.

Somewhere off the shores of Amity Island swims a great white shark who is preying on the tourist that visit the island a some unfortunate locals. The towns sheriff along with a local fisherman,and "mad" scientist set out to kill the beast and assure ...

Pros: An oldie but goodie. The music alone can send shivers up your spine.
Cons: Not for small kids of course...or weak-stomached adults.

This was one of the first horror movies I ever saw as a teenager (many moons ago!) and it sticks in my mind as a true classic. The music alone can send shivers up your spine because you KNOW that Jaws is coming and someone is going to be bleeding soon. ...

Pros: Action pack and full of suspense and drama.
Cons: nothing what so ever this is a must see movie over and over again.

This is my feelings about the movie jaws terror, fear of the unknown, scared to death of having a shark with teeth as big as an hour glass tearing away my flesh and feasting on my remains and each time the shark takes a bite his eyes would roll back ...

Pros: Great acting, music, filming. A must see for all adults.
Cons: Has some slow parts that may be lost on those who are action hungry.

I was so excited when Jaws came out on DVD. My sister and I watch Jaws every Thanksgiving-don't exactly know why but it is now a tradition. The movie starts out with a bang, a young man follows "Chrissy", our first victim to the ocean. Chrissy ...

Pros: You name it!
Cons: The guy wasn't wearing any sneakers!

Generally, I would be loathe to begin a movie review with a spoiler, and in fact, have never done so yet. But if you are one of the half a dozen people in the country who has not seen Steven Spielberg’s spectacular shark epic “Jaws,” then you might want ...

Pros: Good performances by lead actors, some heart stopping scenes, good characterization
Cons: Some of the action scenes are a bit cheesy

The cop Brody is shoveling a mixture of fish parts and blood into the ocean, hoping to attract the great white shark. And suddenly the shark appears out of nowhere, snapping, before it disappears back into the water. As the shark circles around the boat, ...

Pros: Interesting story, Good characters, Moments of tension, Lead acting, Direction
Cons: Bogged in politics, Some very lame acting moments

Back in the day, my life took an awkward and abrupt turn from The Way Things Were Supposed To Go to The Way Things Are Going. My training in my childhood and the beginning of my young adulthood was in marine biology, specifically the study of sharks. ...

Pros: Jaws is the ultimate creature movie.
Cons: There could have been more interaction between Brody and Ellen.

Who hasn’t thought twice about getting into the water after seeing “Jaws”? Although the popularity of some horror/creature movies may fall by the wayside, the 1975 film has stood the test of time. This Steven Spielberg movie successfully combines the ...

Pros: Brody, Hooper, Quint, and Bruce. Yeah. It's really everything.
Cons: ...

Sometimes a movie is more than just a movie. Sometimes a movie takes you to another place, takes you back to memories and feelings, just makes you happy. For me, Jaws is one of those movies. Whenever I think about it, or watch it, I go back to high ...