Jaws Discussion Thread

[Shane]

Discuss it here.

Jaws is a 1975 horror–thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on Peter Benchley's best-selling novel of the same name, which was inspired in turn by the Jersey Shore Shark Attacks of 1916. In the film, the police chief of Amity Island, a summer resort town, tries to protect beachgoers from the predations of a huge great white shark by closing the beach, only to be overruled by the money-grubbing town council. After several attacks, the police chief enlists the help of a marine biologist and a professional shark hunter to kill the shark. The film stars Roy Scheider as police chief Martin Brody, Richard Dreyfuss as marine biologist Matt Hooper, Robert Shaw as the shark hunter Quint, Lorraine Gary as Brody's wife Ellen, and Murray Hamilton as the venal Mayor Vaughn.

[seriousfun]

I think this film has made it to all time classics list. I remember how we used to tell tales of this movie in our childhood.

[shokosugi]

the Jaws started the Summer blockbuster phenomenon.

[singinsmiley]

Originally Posted by shokosugi

the Jaws started the Summer blockbuster phenomenon.

can anyone tell me if and when mans deepest fear will rise again

[Shane]

If you're talking about some sort of Jaws remake, I can only pray that it never happens. Luckily, Spielberg doesn't seem too keen on having his films remade.

[Shane]

I couldn't agree more. I'm still shocked that they tried to remake Psycho, especially a shot-for-shot remake. Glad it bombed, or it would've encouraged Hollywood to make even more.

[FreeFilmPosters]

Originally Posted by Shane

Glad it bombed, or it would've encouraged Hollywood to make even more.

that would have destroyed all the "classic" aura from the classic films

[Shane]

Originally Posted by JackBauer

The Psycho movie was, without a doubt, the most pointless remake I've ever witnessed. As much as I hate remakes, usually, the point of redoing a film is to attempt something new with the material. I get that, and I understand why someone would want to do it, despite the tendency to fail miserably at it. But to recreate a classic film, shot for shot, line for line? I don't even remotely understand why a filmmaker (and especially one as good as Gus Van Sant) would want to do that. It completely removes any creativity from the process. And he's better than that - and we deserve MORE than that.

Well said. Plus, it's ridiculous to try and remake a Hitchcock film. It really doesn't get any better than Hitch, so why even bother?

[ThunderHorse]

Jaws and Psycho are amazing films, both in story and in the way they were directed. It is an insult that someone would even consider remaking them.

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[rermanyon]

there are lot of fans of jaw