Jaws on TV
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I love this movie, I still havent bought this on DVD purly for the fact i kinda get excited when it comes on TV and that i dont want to watch it to death.
Although i do want to see the special features on the DVD after watching it again.
Has anyone got the SE DVD? Whats the commentary and features like??
Although i do want to see the special features on the DVD after watching it again.
Has anyone got the SE DVD? Whats the commentary and features like??
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MookJong said:
Well said.
Jaws is my favourite film of all. As a lad it scared me silly
, but now I absolutely love it. Robert Shaw is superb and as a result of this film I've always liked Roy "You're gonna need a bigger boat" Scheider too. Top stuff, and waaaayyyy better than the book, which lacks any tension or pacing whatsoever.
I just pray the soulless Hollywood Money Men never feel the urge to remake it.
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Master_X said:I love this movie, I still havent bought this on DVD purly for the fact i kinda get excited when it comes on TV and that i dont want to watch it to death.
Although i do want to see the special features on the DVD after watching it again.
Has anyone got the SE DVD? Whats the commentary and features like??
I don't think Spielberg likes DVD commentaries. I'm sure he said something at one time about them spoiling the magic... Which is a shame, because a good DVD commentary (, for example The Thing with John Carpenter and Kurt Russell,) can be very entertaining.
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optimus said:
*geek mode*
It was probably shot on 35mm or 70mm film, which is scanned at something like 2000x1500 or 4000x3000 so more than enough resolution to be transferred to HD
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With regards to the OP, yes the shark does indeed look pretty fake doesn't it!
To that extend it is a testament to the quality of the film that you suspend the disbelief and get fully engrossed in the story. Probably one of my top five movies of all time, I stayed up till 2-3am when it was last on ITV and I could watch it over and over.
Definitely the best bits are when they are all swapping stories at night, and when they build Cooper's cage and lower it down.. makes me shudder just thinking about it all
To that extend it is a testament to the quality of the film that you suspend the disbelief and get fully engrossed in the story. Probably one of my top five movies of all time, I stayed up till 2-3am when it was last on ITV and I could watch it over and over.
Definitely the best bits are when they are all swapping stories at night, and when they build Cooper's cage and lower it down.. makes me shudder just thinking about it all
optimus said:
Personaly I still think it looks really good. Sure the shark is rubber and all that, but as a film it still looks excellent. I'm suprised anyone could think this film looks pathetic. From the opening driev through town, to the sands and attacks, then out in to the open sea I'd say it looks anything but pathetic.
As for the shark, well it's still the best looking shark ever created for the movies. If you want to see a pathetic looking shark check out Deep blue Sea. Now that once looked cool, but a 1999 CGI shark dont hold a tooth to the 1975 rubber blubber from Universal Studios.
