love Jaws.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92yHyxeju1U

I never understood how anyone would have a bad thing to say about Jaws. It's an epic adventure-horror movie, something we don't see very often. If the fresh excitement wasn't enough, it's got an unbelievably believable cast and directing style galore thanks to Mr. Spielberg.

I mean, really, what's there to dislike about it?
(...and if somebody says "the shark looks fake" I'll tweak...)

I personally love it...the sheer terror and the really creepy and electrifying atmosphere of the movie gives me chills just to reminiscence about it...

But, it was surprising to see that some of our members regard Jaws as over-rated and over-hyped for some reason. I read lines on the same in some threads, hence Jaws is up here.

But maybe they dont know the movie is up for them to bash...lets give them some more time to chance upon it and give us their views on why they think so.

Jaws is one my of my favorites, one of the few movies I never get tired of, not matter how often I watch it. I can recite most of the dialogue I have watched it so much. Its a very well made film; the writing is soild, and it is one of the few movies that I found to be far superior to the book it was based on.

But fear is very subjective; what scares one person makes another giggle. The Exorcist is the perfect example of this, a lot of people I know were pretty freaked out by it the first time they watched it, but I also have a friend that finds it hilarious. I suspect that most that didn't like Jaws just do not get why so many claim that it is so scary. Many don't even seem to consider it a horror film.

I liked Jaws a lot, I think the setting is a little foreign to me since I'm far from the ocean but the movie was really well done. I just don't think it's really a horror flick...

I gotta disagree with you on that one. It has a near-unstoppable killer that takes out a naked chick, a kid, a couple of old men, the tough-as-nails fisherman and nearly eats our hero.

There are jump scares, lots of creepy mood, a chilling soundtrack and tons of suspense.

And there are people who were so traumatized by the film (both my wife & my mother fall ionto this category) that they will not set foot in the ocean for fear of being eaten.

Any film with all these elements is a horror film.

It's one of the great man vs. nature movies. I like early Spielberg much better than I like late Spielberg, actually. Duel and Jaws are both amazing.

Ditto....Thanks for writing mine for me, Alky. :D

I'm here for ya, ill!


We gotta get Return in here- I know he wasn't as fond about Jaws as others are, and he's good at making valid arguements.

Thanks to that movie, I have been afraid of getting more than 2 feet in the ocean for 30 years now.
Thanks, you fucking mechanical fish:D