JAWS

 Jaws, the movie that made us afraid to go underwater, the movie that transformed sharks into feroucious creatures, forever changing our perception about them. That famous soundtrack that gave chills back in 1975 still gives chills today to younger audiences.

  Based on the novel of the same name, Jaws is a 1975 American thriller movie directed by Steven Spielberg and which casted Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Shaw. The story is quite simple to understand, nothing complicated. A small beach town is being terrorized by a giant great white shark and it's up to three men to get rid of it once and for all.

  Recently I've seen this movie for a second time, and boy it still has the same power to thrill and terrorize me like it did the first time I saw it with my father as a little kid. Jaws is simply jaws. Since then many other similar movies, including three sequels, have been trying to follow on it's footsteps, but they have failed more or less. The movie has a running time of 2 hours, which is quite long, but it also represents an advantage, in a way that it gives us enough time to connect emotionally with the main characters as they hunt and are being hunted by the frightening shark. The pace is good. There isn't a single scene that seems to be "dead" or drags along. The dialogs are simple and effective as they focus on the story and nothing else. Tension and terror is always present, both at sea and on land, despite that the antagonist is a shark. Although being filmed in the 70's, the special effects are top-notch. The famous mechanical great white shark was constructed so well that it seems like a real moving shark whenever it appears on screen. It's big, daunting and downright scary. The film isn't as gory or bloody as other more modern movies of it's kind, but the blood and gore that is present is very effective and helps create the horror and terror that the film has. The acting is good as the actors deliver their lines in a convincing manner, transforming them into believable human beings.

  What more can I say about this movie. I am trying to think about some negative points, but I just can't find any or at least not any major ones. It's no wonder it is considered one of the greatest movies ever made. Go see this movie if you havn't already. Skip all the other similar ones with alligators and weak CGI sharks and only buy/watch this one. (and maybe Deep Blue Sea). As for me, I think I'll need a bigger boat :).

 And some pics with my DVD version :