Written by Carl Gottlieb and Peter Benchley (based on his novel)
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Starring Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfus, Robert Shaw, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Jeffrey Kramer, Carl Gottlieb, Chris Rebello and Jay Mello
Plot : when a killer shark attacks, it’s up to a sheriff, a marine biologist and an old sea farer to hunt it down and kill it
This is the movie that started it all… Well if you ask most people it started the summer blockbuster. The first movie that was massive and took a bite out of the box office. I’d like to apologize for that terrible line. Moving on, this is a classic not just of horror but movies in general.
The story is engaging, a well written script is acted beautifully by a great cast. Of course everyone knows the iconic John Williams score that strikes fear into the hearts of swimmers, even if said swimmers are swimming in an indoor pool owned by a megalomaniac.
You don’t get any more original than this, it followed the rules it established. The special effects for the time were/are stellar and groundbreaking. The director was out of his depth! Haha just kidding, he was great. O wait , I just said depth, sorry again. The dialogue of Jaws is some of the most quoted in history. Quint, played by Robert Shaw, delivers one of my favorite stories in a movie about the real life USS Indianapolis. Tara gave it 74 points, I loved it, gave it a 90.
10 Things That Make Me DJVoorhees.
1. My favorite food is pepperoni pizza. From the East Coast of course.
2. My most prized possession is a replica of the Hellraiser puzzle box. My sister haggled the price for me, but she still doesn't like touching the thing.
3. Controversial Food Opinion Time! For one, fish is meat. It was once alive. Now it's food. Fish is meat. For another thing, a lot of fish can be paired with different kinds of cheese and be quite delicious. Gordon Ramsey and many other chefs are wrong. Yeah, I said it.
4. A lot of movies make me tear up. I'm not too proud to admit that. Even horror gets me when done well. Train to Busan, for instance, hit me so hard, I think I cried during the whole end credits.
5. My dream house would be all one story, have a huge back yard for our 2 dogs, a huge catio for our 2 cats (complete with tunnels, trees, and a cat door so they can run in and out whenever), several industrial-sized airconditioning systems, a solar array, a panic system, a library, a game room, a movie theater, 3 different kitchens, an indoor swimming pool, 2 koi ponds and a giant wall surrounding the whole damn thing.
6. If I could have superhero type powers, I'd want to make anyting I can imagine, a reality. Organic or inorganic. A living thing or a sandwich. If I see a Burger King commercial, I want to be able to think a Whopper into being right in front of me.
7. I'm enjoying a lot of interesting music lately. From classic rock to modern singer-songwriters. Some of my favorites are Jasmine Thompson, Norah Jones, Chris Stapleton and the great James Taylor.
8. I watched wrestling for over a decade from the 90's into the 2000's. Recently, with the introduction of the Bloodline faction and the return of The Rock, I started watching it again. I'm really liking it, too. Some of my favorites are Roman Reigns, Jey Uso, Rhea Ripley and Sami Zayn.
9. Creepy, sickly, old women scare me. Think "Zelda" from Pet Sematary, "Mrs. Kersh" from IT, and "The Countess" from Black Sabbath.
10. My first pet ever was a bunny named Buffy. Yes, after the vampire slayer. The movie slayer though, not the show one. Do not like the show.
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