This is the two disc 30th anniversary edition DVD of Spielberg's 1975 classic Jaws. The film is on disc 1 and the goodies (extras) are on disc 2.
-------THE PLOT------
For those of you who haven't seen it ( and I don't think it can be many of you) heres the basic plot. A great white shark is terrorizing the summer resort of Amity, Long Island. The dozey mayor (Hamilton) wants to pretend that it's not happening as it would harm the summer trade but officer Martin Brody (Scheider) thinks differently. He enlists the help of shark specialist Matt Hooper (Dreyfuss) and the old sea dog ( and for my money the star of the film) Quint (Shaw) in order to hunt the beast down. The three set sail on Quints rust bucket of a boat called the Orca and a game of cat and mouse follows until the eventual 'show down'.
------- CAST AND CREW -------
Director - Steven Spielberg Screenplay - Carl Gottlieb and Peter Benchley (the film was based on Pter Benchley's 1973/4 novel of the same name). Composer - John Williams Producers - Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown.
Martin Brody - Roy Scheider (can you believe that they considered Charlton Heston for the part? Ben Hur slays Jaws!) Ellen Brody - Lorraine Gary (she should be eaten just for the sequels!) Quint - Robert Shaw Matt Hooper - Richard Dreyfuss Mayor Vaughn - Murray Hamilton Meadows - Carl Gottlieb Hendricks - Jeffrey C. Kramer Chrissie - Susan Backlinie
------EXTRAS------
- A look inside 'Jaws. - 2 hours behind the scenes documentary containing interviews by Spielburg, Dreyfuss and Scheider.
- Interactive shark facks. You click on bits of the sharks body to learn intersting facts about sharks (this kept my 8 year old amused for ages).
- Still gallery
- Story boards
- Deleted scenes. There's not many of these but the one with Quint singing had the kids howling with laughter. Why was it cut?
- Outtakes
Running time: 119 mins Body count : 5
------WHAT I THOUGHT OF THE FILM ------
I remember watching Jaws as a kid and loving it. I think that is when you should first watch it so as to fully appreciate it. Watching it again as an adult, I still enjoyed the film. The head in the boat scene still made me jump (I had forgotten about it). Ok, the special effects don't look so special any more (did they ever?). My mum assures me that they were 'really good for the time', but I'm still not convinced. The kids have got scarier looking bath toys than that shark! However, big rubber shark aside, the under water sequences are great and beautifully shot.
The film is a classic thriller that is packed full of suspense but I think it's the music that truly makes this film. It is such a memorable and fantastic score.
There are some fantastic performances from the cast but my favourite has to be Quint. I loved listening to his stories (he's like one of those elderly relatives with their war stories). I love the way he just breaks into song when the going gets tough plus he looks as hard as nails. He's a bloke I'd like to go for a pint with.
Enough of Quint, I would recommend this DVD if you like all these extra commentry things ( I don't personally). If you don't just buy the basic DVD but buy it you must!!!!!
Retail: £16.99 from Tesco
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