4/10
Jaws (1975)
Completely changed the
way Hollywood made and released big-budget summer movies.
When a gigantic great white shark begins to menace the small island
community of Amity, a police chief, a marine scientist and grizzled
fisherman set out to stop it.
Steven Spielberg’s second theatrical release. The movie is
generally considered the first true blockbuster, with its massive success
paving the way for three (inferior) sequels and firmly establishing Spielberg
as one of the most promising new filmmakers around town. What makes Jaws’
success even more remarkable is the fact that Spielberg and his team suffered
through one problem after another during the movie’s production, with the most
notorious example of this the filmmakers’ ongoing difficulties in getting the animatronics
shark to work properly. The film’s impact can still be felt today, as many
people can trace their fear of the water back to Jaws.
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