Sweetness!!!! - Jaws Reviews

Jaws Even though ?Jaws? was made 30 years ago and is filled with fake special effects and a hardly believable plot, this incredibly well known movie still gets the screams and the laughs that it deserves. The plot is known around the world. A killer shark is lurking in the peaceful waters surrounding Amity Island. Despite the numerous attacks that include a little boy, a dog and a teenage girl, the mayor of the island Larry Vaughn (Murray Hamilton) refuses to close the beach because tourism is so important to the island?s economy. After the beach is opened to the Fourth of July crowd and a man is killed, the mayor signs a contract that allows a local shark catcher, Quint (Robert Shaw) to search for the shark and kill the eating machine. Along with Quint, the resident Police Chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) and oceanographer Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) set sail to find the shark and destroy it. ?Jaws? has few faults. Each actor plays their part as if it was written specifically for them. The actors helped paint the picture and making the story believable. The terror in their eyes is real and the feelings they show are genuine. When Shaw describes the night that changed his life forever he causes the viewer to believe that Shaw actually experienced the event; the far away look in his eyes, the crack in his voice and the crease in his brow. When Scheider is faced with the problem of knowing the killer shark is still in the waters when no one believes him, the stress shows under his eyes. Not for a moment do you remember that Scheider is a million-dollar actor. He is only the police chief who is afraid of the water and for his children's safety. My personal favorite is Dreyfuss. He plays his part flawlessly. He is always cracking jokes that make the audience laugh, but when the need comes he screams along with the rest of us. I found him to be the most believable character in the situation. He was curious about the shark but when it was about to bite off his leg, he was still scared out of his mind. The technical aspect of ?Jaws? is outdated but still adds a lot to the movie. The world known music signals the approach of the underwater terror and allows the viewer to shield their eyes. Every time the ?Jaws? theme song sounds, terror runs down my spine. The camera angles are creative and give ?Jaws? an interesting angle. The only time when I was reminded that I was just a person watching a movie was when the camera was in the water and water splashed onto the lens. Also there were times when you could see the sound crew in the reflection of the window. I would rate ?Jaws" a four and a half out of five. Since viewing it, ?Jaws? has become my second favorite movie. Although it was made 30 years ago, I find that every time the shark waits open mouthed as Quint slides down the deck toward him, I still scream in enjoyment and fright.