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Scary and Suspenseful
"Jaws" is a classic masterpiece about an ominous great white shark that attacks unsuspecting beach-goers at Amity Island. Chief Brody thinks it is wrong to keep the beach open while a shark is in the vecinity, but the mayor doesn't want to shut the beach down. Brody embarks on a journey with an experienced seaman and a shark expert to destroy the evil shark once and for all. This film is filled with suspense, action, and horror. Of course, it itsn't the scariest movie, since special effects are far superior nowadays, but it is still quite horrific hearing the terrified scream of the first victim in the dark, eerie night, or seeing the shark swimming towards Brody, ready for his next meal. The real nail-biter of the story is the suspenseful and haunting score. Spielberg is a marvelous director! I definately recommend this film for horror and suspense fans. The special features on the DVD are excellent too. I enjoy seeing the theatrical trailer and the making of "Jaws".

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Jaws: A Classic in Action and Horror Genres
There are few sounds more terrifying than hearing someone screaming "Shark!" at a beach or from the water, whether it be in real life or the movies. A young Steven Spielberg went out and milked that scream for help for all it is worth and more: made a classic Adventure-Horror movie. "Jaws" is great in every department. The acting is flawless, with Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Shaw "bonding" in their search and detroy mission of the ultimate great white shark. So powerful is Jaws that almost any picture since has taken little bits from it, unable to escape from its enormous shark shadow. Spielberg, from the opening night sequence shocks us(one of the most terrifying in history) when we don't even see the shark, but see the first victim from the shark's eye view and John William's brilliant soundtrack telling us the terror is just starting. Spielberg has made many great movies, but none scarier than Jaws, none that has its combination of terror, adventure, high spirits, great acting and superb technical achievement of editing, cinematography and sound. With this masterpiece, Spielberg, at a young age, set the bar higher for horror and adventure films, and showed he was a genius in making action movies. It still holds up well, much better than digital movies that are pale in comparison, sloppy and incoherent compared to the great unity of Jaws. Steven Spielberg might have made movies after Jaws that were as good but none better. Jumping beyond its genre , it is on my list of top twenty movies ever made.

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THE ALL-TIME SHOCKER
I`ve seen this over and over... It simply never outstays its welcome. The thrills are still at potent as in 1975. Yup, they did make sequels and Deep Blue Sea; but it can never be like this....Thanks to the genius of Spielberg, Verna Fields and a GOOD screenplay by Garl Gootlieb and author Peter Bencheley this is both drama, horror and suspense on a high level. JAWS is indeed high art. Scheider, Gary, Duvall, Hamilton and Dreyfuss ALL excell in their roles.