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Post by Spike Del Rey on Apr 20, 2017 19:09:18 GMT
10/10 Almost clicked "Greatest Movie Ever", I go back and forth between this one and Casablanca for that title.
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Apr 21, 2017 11:11:39 GMT
8/10. I very much enjoyed it, but wouldn't call it one of my favourites.
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Post by Nalkarj on Apr 21, 2017 16:12:55 GMT
I voted an 8. What does that mean? Damned if I know (I'm no fan of these #/10 polls, which makes me wonder why I keep voting in them...), but I express my praise and criticisms of Jaws here and here. For anyone who's interested in a synopsis of my comments, here goes: I'm interested in hearing if anyone agrees or disagrees with my analysis here, and why. Thanks!
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Post by Spike Del Rey on Apr 21, 2017 17:32:02 GMT
I voted an 8. What does that mean? Damned if I know (I'm no fan of these #/10 polls, which makes me wonder why I keep voting in them...), but I express my praise and criticisms of Jaws here and here. For anyone who's interested in a synopsis of my comments, here goes: I'm interested in hearing if anyone agrees or disagrees with my analysis here, and why. Thanks! Interesting analysis, Salzmank. I think the transition is fine, but respect your opinion and it's not as though you're trashing the movie. As far as Hooper surviving, in the original script he was supposed to die during the cage attack, just like in the novel. However, the crew shooting live footage of great whites circling around a miniaturized cage (so it appeared the shark was as big as the one in the film) caught one getting tangled up in the ropes the cage was hanging from, and it was spectacular. Upon seeing this, Spielberg knew he had to use this in the movie, but the cage was empty so he changed Hooper's fate as a result.
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Post by Nalkarj on Apr 21, 2017 21:40:10 GMT
I voted an 8. What does that mean? Damned if I know (I'm no fan of these #/10 polls, which makes me wonder why I keep voting in them...), but I express my praise and criticisms of Jaws here and here. For anyone who's interested in a synopsis of my comments, here goes: I'm interested in hearing if anyone agrees or disagrees with my analysis here, and why. Thanks! Interesting analysis, Salzmank. I think the transition is fine, but respect your opinion and it's not as though you're trashing the movie. As far as Hooper surviving, in the original script he was supposed to die during the cage attack, just like in the novel. However, the crew shooting live footage of great whites circling around a miniaturized cage (so it appeared the shark was as big as the one in the film) caught one getting tangled up in the ropes the cage was hanging from, and it was spectacular. Upon seeing this, Spielberg knew he had to use this in the movie, but the cage was empty so he changed Hooper's fate as a result. Thanks, Spike! Yes, I really like Jaws, I just think the two halves don't go together quite as I'd wish. (If I said anything worse about it, too, I'd fully expect the ghost of my old film teacher to hunt me down and haunt me! He was obsessed with Jaws.) Thanks, too, for explaining about Hooper. I've never read the book, but his survival seemed such an aberration that I knew something was up.
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Post by misstique on Apr 22, 2017 9:18:54 GMT
I voted an 8. What does that mean? Damned if I know (I'm no fan of these #/10 polls, which makes me wonder why I keep voting in them...), but I express my praise and criticisms of Jaws here and here. For anyone who's interested in a synopsis of my comments, here goes: I'm interested in hearing if anyone agrees or disagrees with my analysis here, and why. Thanks! A very interesting breakdown of the two halves of Jaws. I never really noticed this until you mentioned it. While I generally agree with you that the first half was more horror heavy while the second half was adventure-centric, I don't think that they fall so explicitly into those genres that they don't gel well together. The second part, while focused more on adventure of the shark hunt, does have some genuine horror moments like the night scene on the boat when the shark (barrels) approach and attack the boat. We don't see the shark during that entire sequence. Also Hooper in the cage was also quite horrific. So the horror elements form the first part do continue into the second part as well. I think the one thing that subtly links the first two parts is the humor. People often don't notice the humor in Jaws, which while plentiful, is done so subtly and beautifully that it does not stick out like a sore thumb. It also helps to keep the film grounded and makes the characters more relatable.
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Post by Spike Del Rey on Apr 24, 2017 13:59:49 GMT
I voted an 8. What does that mean? Damned if I know (I'm no fan of these #/10 polls, which makes me wonder why I keep voting in them...), but I express my praise and criticisms of Jaws here and here. For anyone who's interested in a synopsis of my comments, here goes: I'm interested in hearing if anyone agrees or disagrees with my analysis here, and why. Thanks! A very interesting breakdown of the two halves of Jaws. I never really noticed this until you mentioned it. While I generally agree with you that the first half was more horror heavy while the second half was adventure-centric, I don't think that they fall so explicitly into those genres that they don't gel well together. The second part, while focused more on adventure of the shark hunt, does have some genuine horror moments like the night scene on the boat when the shark (barrels) approach and attack the boat. We don't see the shark during that entire sequence. Also Hooper in the cage was also quite horrific. So the horror elements form the first part do continue into the second part as well. I think the one thing that subtly links the first two parts is the humor. People often don't notice the humor in Jaws, which while plentiful, is done so subtly and beautifully that it does not stick out like a sore thumb. It also helps to keep the film grounded and makes the characters more relatable. I agree with you on all of this, and I'll add that Quint's death would definitely fall into the category of horror...I've introduced younger friends (millennials) to Jaws and they're amazed it got away with a PG rating with that scene in it.
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Post by Nalkarj on Apr 26, 2017 15:55:09 GMT
I voted an 8. What does that mean? Damned if I know (I'm no fan of these #/10 polls, which makes me wonder why I keep voting in them...), but I express my praise and criticisms of Jaws here and here. For anyone who's interested in a synopsis of my comments, here goes: I'm interested in hearing if anyone agrees or disagrees with my analysis here, and why. Thanks! A very interesting breakdown of the two halves of Jaws. I never really noticed this until you mentioned it. While I generally agree with you that the first half was more horror heavy while the second half was adventure-centric, I don't think that they fall so explicitly into those genres that they don't gel well together. The second part, while focused more on adventure of the shark hunt, does have some genuine horror moments like the night scene on the boat when the shark (barrels) approach and attack the boat. We don't see the shark during that entire sequence. Also Hooper in the cage was also quite horrific. So the horror elements form the first part do continue into the second part as well. I think the one thing that subtly links the first two parts is the humor. People often don't notice the humor in Jaws, which while plentiful, is done so subtly and beautifully that it does not stick out like a sore thumb. It also helps to keep the film grounded and makes the characters more relatable. Thanks for your response, Misstique! I've been musing over exactly how to respond. Perhaps my criticisms of the lack of coalescence is more the feeling given off by them? Spielberg uses the "language" of the horror film in the first half and the "language" of the adventure film in the second. When I wrote, "I wish there were more adventure elements in the first half and...," I meant more elements of the genre, more of its "language" and tricks of the trade, rather than specific horrific or adventurous scenes. That might have been alleviated if one of our heroes were more the focus of the first part. Quint's introduction (yeah, I know it's not his introduction per se, but you know what I mean) is justly famous, but he has little to do with the first part, whereas he is (at least for the majority of the audience) the central focus of the second. As is, I just think Spielberg has pushed an excellent horror film and an excellent adventure film into each other and come out with something that, while very good, is slightly less than excellent. You're right about the humor. Spielberg makes so many great decisions in Jaws that this one factor (the lack of coalescence between halves), I think, annoys me even more. I still love the movie, though.
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Post by mszanadu on Apr 27, 2017 20:44:00 GMT
Definitely a memorable fun classic " creature on the hunt film " of the 1970's . After all this was the one that started the whole Jaws film saga ( I also liked all the sequels too ) . Also really enjoyed the music scores in this film too - very relaxing . I gave this one a rating of 10 . Thanks so much jamesavalon for your subject post .
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Post by RiP, IMDb on Jun 6, 2017 12:04:22 GMT
Did you rate this as "The Greatest Film Ever", or not? IF not, what did you rate it?
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Oct 8, 2017 22:03:56 GMT
Simply put, the greatest film ever.
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Post by politicidal on Oct 10, 2017 13:03:48 GMT
Hasn't this question been asked already?
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Post by coldenhaulfield on Oct 17, 2017 7:07:49 GMT
Hasn't this question been asked already? Every summer since 1975!!!1
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Post by Vits on Oct 19, 2017 16:23:26 GMT
10/10!
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Post by fartyfartsalot on Feb 28, 2018 8:21:22 GMT
I'll kick anybody's ass who rates it below a 10
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Post by James on Feb 28, 2018 21:30:17 GMT
8/10 Only reason it isn’t 10 is for some slow moments but this is a true classic nonetheless.
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Post by James on Feb 28, 2018 21:31:33 GMT
I'll kick anybody's ass who rates it below a 10 Would you kick mine? 😟
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2018 22:45:41 GMT
Did you rate this as "The Greatest Film Ever", or not? IF not, what did you rate it? I rated it 'The Greatest Film Ever'.
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Post by taylorfirst1 on Feb 28, 2018 22:51:36 GMT
10/10.
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Post by fartyfartsalot on Mar 1, 2018 6:17:54 GMT
I'll kick anybody's ass who rates it below a 10 Would you kick mine? 😟 'Fraid so. You just better hope I don't find you!!!
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