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Hi Everyone! Get ready for JAWS! What an incredible movie! It was definitely a lot more scary than I thought it would be, but I guess I should have expected that seeing as how it's about a giant shark haha. Hope you have fun watching along! ❤️

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Richard B

John Williams excellent score, contributing to the tension and suspense and winning his second Academy Award.

Thomas Yanez

Fun fact : the reporter on the beach was played by the original novel's author, Peter Benchley. Less fun fact : Quint's story was based on the true story of the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis in shark infested waters, after delivering the Hiroshima bomb.

Nathan Jasper

I either watched Jaws too young or too old, one or the other, because I'm still afraid to go too far into the ocean and yet I'm still fascinated by sharks and the ocean both. Just the thought of something being under you or near you and you can't see it or hear it.... *Shudder*

Nathan Jasper

His score was amazing for sure! Two notes and you have a villain. Genius 😎

James Hadden

Great movie, great score, amazing tension building. This is a fun one to watch reactions to the big moments and you didn’t disappoint. I think the attack on the kid on the yellow lilo was such a good decision, because let’s face it, once you basically see a little kid get eaten onscreen you know anything’s possible.

James Hadden

Regarding other 70s movie, the good news is one of my absolute favourites is already coming up - Rocky. Other favourites of mine would be The Poseidon Adventure, The Towering Inferno, Grease, and numerous James Bond’s. This next one doesn’t actually count but it’s The Italian Job (1969), even though it’s just too early I just had to recommend it because I keep seeing the remake in people’s polls and it always hurts my heart a little that it’s never the original.

scott osborne

the best shot in the film is when the camera zooms in on his face when that kid is being eaten and can you believe it i had to do a lot of pausing again every few minuite's to wait for the catch up the story of the USS Indianapolis is a true story Of the 900 who went into the water only 316 survived, and of those who died in the sinking of the Indianapolis 150 of them were eaten alive by the swarming sharks. There's a very good chance you've heard of this incident before, and that's because it's the centrepiece of one of the most iconic scenes from Jaws.

sarCC

A great 1970s movie is the 1978 remake of Invasion Of The Body Snatchers, starring Donald Sutherland, Jeff Goldblum, and Leonard Nimoy! It's a really good, paranoid thriller.

MotoDork

Unfortunately my laserdisc player is out of commission, so I can't watch along with my Signature Collection laserdisc set. I guess I'll have to pull out the blu-ray.

MotoDork

That zoom is a great effect produced by pushing in with the camera and at the same time zooming out with the lens.

MaplenutsReact

That's really cool about the author playing a part! And absolutely horrifying that Quint's story is real.

MaplenutsReact

I completely agree! We don't even have oceans where we live, but I still get scared in deep lake water haha

Nathan Jasper

Ooh that reminds me! Lake Placid! Great creature feature if you feel up to it.

MaplenutsReact

I'm going to be completely honest with you... I don't even know what a laserdisc player is! Hahaha

Nathan Jasper

As far as '70s movies go, I recommend: The Godfather The Godfather Part 2 Close encounters of the third kind Superman the movie Deliverance The Rocky Horror picture show All the President's Men Taxi driver Apocalypse Now Saturday Night fever Grease Mean Streets The taking of Pelham One two Three The conversation Carrie Chinatown American graffiti One flew over the cuckoo's nest The Poseidon adventure Planet of the apes Duel Annie Hall Smokey and the bandit Young Frankenstein The deer Hunter Monty Python's The Life of Brian National Lampoon's animal House Rocky Invasion of the body snatchers Enter the dragon Star Wars Dog Day afternoon The exorcist director's cut Monty Python and the holy Grail Blazing saddles There's probably more but that's enough of a start 😂

Nathan Jasper

That is still my favorite adaptation of body snatchers. No interpretation has ever come close IMO

Thomas Yanez

Yeah, one of a number classic movies that I have in multiple formats.

Thomas Yanez

The iconic shot at the end of that movie is my phone's lock screen.

Thomas Yanez

One of my favorite guilty pleasures.

scott osborne

that why i love that scene its genius thinking and thats why steven s (i cant spell his name) is the greatest producer in the world

MotoDork

It’s the greatest video format of all time. I’ve been collecting them since 1992. I bought this player in 1998. It’s served me well. There are tons of players and discs on eBay. Worth looking into.

Raven Dark

Finally got around to watching this one. So, so glad you two enjoyed it. I think there are two more Jaws films. They aren't nearly as good. I'd skip them. There are a boatload of fascinating facts about this film (boatload, get it?), but most of what I'd say is in a great documentary about Jaws. It's called The Shark Is STILL Working. It's on Youtube. Make sure it's the longer of the two. The shorter one is just abreviated. I'd be down for a reaction to it, but if you can't do it on the channel, you should check it out on your own time. I will mention three pieces of trivia here though, because they're so great I can't resist mentioning them. The shot of the head floating out of the boat - Spielberg did that because he wanted one last jump scare. It turns out we don't see the shark for the first half of the film for a few reasons. First, the shark is a mechanical behemoth that was so big it wouldn't work properly. It kept breaking down, even when built in three separate parts. Second, the salt in the water kept eroding the parts. So, Spielberg had to figure out how to show him as little as possible. I love how they found so many ways to cue the viewer the shark was there without showing him onscreen (the barrels, showing the shark's POV at the opening). Spielberg was terrified that the movie would flop because it takes so long to see the shark. Funny how not seeing him makes him scarier. This helped Spielberg figure out that sometimes not seeing a monster is scarier than having him onscreen, and thousands of movies now use this same tactic. Because there were so many issues, the actors would routinely hear the crew shout, "The shark is not working." That, and the fact that the film still scares people to this day, is why the documentary is called, The Shark Is STILL Working. I love this film so much. Great reaction, guys.

MaplenutsReact

I love these movie facts!! Hahaha "The Shark is STILL Working" is such a funny title knowing that last fact. And I love how the director took the problem of the shark not working/not being able to film with it as much and turned it into a successful scare tactic! It's so true that not seeing a monster makes it even scarier!!

Sam

This is one of the most perfect films ever made by anyone ever in the history of films made by anyone ever.

Sam

I entirely endorse this message. And with particular emphasis on Dog Day Afternoon .. masterpiece.

Gary Leyh

Thank you! I watched this with you tonight to celebrate the 50th anniversary. It's still one of the best films ever made. I've seen it a dozen times and I was still tense. Loved your reactions to it. Happy 50th Anniversary JAWS!

pinkdino99

In the book Hooper has an affair with Ellen which Brody suspects when they go out shark hunting. This was shot in springtime which meant the beach and water was freezing ! Jaws 2 is fun. Jaws 3 is trash and Jaws 4 is up there with Highlander 2 and Superman 4 as the worst sequel of all time. More Richard Dreyfuss (Hooper); What About Bob - hypochondriac Bill Murray crashes his new psychiatrist (Dreyfuss) family vacation Stakeout - cult classic with Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez on a "sh^t detail" stakeout of an escaped con's ex girlfriend. One of the funniest films I've seen packed with quotable lines