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braedan H. Masterpiece of cinema, first summer blockbuster, and Spielbergs greatest film. Jaws is infinitely watchable. Even 50 years later. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/31/25 Full Review Artur A MUITO BOM. Louco pensar que esse filme foi feito em 1975, porque por mais que ele conseguiu me levar pros anos 70, ele parece ser um filme a frente do seu tempo. E também quero elogiar a trilha sonora que é PERFEITA, com certeza a melhor coisa do filme. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/29/25 Full Review Wade R Let’s not waste time: JAWS is a perfect 10/10. It’s not just a great shark movie; it’s the shark movie. Everything that came after it? Either trying to copy it, parody it, or escape its shadow. And nearly half a century later, nobody’s topped it. Why? Because this film is built like a machine. Every part, every scene, every line has purpose. There’s no fluff. No filler. Just tight storytelling, smart pacing, and pure cinematic craft. Let’s start with the trio: Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, and Robert Shaw. This is one of those rare cases where the chemistry between actors doesn’t feel written - it feels lived in. They aren’t just playing roles; they are these men. Scheider brings the reluctant leadership. He’s the outsider, the straight man, the eyes through which we see this escalating nightmare. Dreyfuss adds some needed edge and levity - the smart guy who’s just cocky enough to be likeable. And Shaw? Shaw is the secret weapon. He doesn’t enter a scene; he takes over the room. His USS Indianapolis monologue remains one of the most chilling moments in movie history and it’s just a guy telling a story. No flashback. No effects. Just sheer presence. Let’s shift focus to the score for sec… John Williams basically ruined the ocean for everyone. That simple, creeping theme? It’s primal. It’s panic in audio form. And the genius is in its restraint. Williams doesn’t overuse it, he saves it. So when it comes, you feel it. And when it doesn’t? You second-guess yourself. That tension, that waiting, that’s what makes it terrifying. The jump scares in JAWS are not cheap. They’re earned. They come after the tension’s been pulled so tight you could cut glass with it. That head popping out of the boat wreck? Still gets reactions 50 years later. And Spielberg shows more control here than most directors show in their whole career. Remember: the shark barely shows up for the first half of the movie. Most of the horror is implied. You fear the shark because you don’t see it. And when it finally does break the surface? It lands harder than any CG beast ever could. What really sets JAWS apart, though, is how smart the writing is. It’s not trying to show off. It just works. The characters talk like people. They bicker, joke, interrupt each other. And the humor? It’s not thrown in for cheap laughs. It’s there to break the tension just enough that you drop your guard and that’s when the shark strikes. The town politics. The denial. The economic pressure to keep beaches open. It all feels eerily familiar. (Hello, pandemic decision-making.) That realism is part of what makes the whole thing stick. “You’re gonna need a bigger boat.” It’s maybe the most perfectly delivered line in movie history. Not just because it’s funny or iconic but because it’s so perfectly timed. No music. No dramatic sting. Just Scheider, backing up slowly, completely done with the situation. It’s understated. And unforgettable. Once the Orca sets sail, the movie shifts into a different gear. It becomes something leaner, more intense, and strangely intimate. Three men, a creaking boat, and a shark that refuses to play fair. Quint’s death might be the most brutal, realistic, and flat-out horrifying shark attack ever put to film. No stylized hero send-off. Just a man getting eaten alive … painfully, slowly, screaming the whole time. You don’t forget that. And yet, it’s not all horror. The scenes of camaraderie, drunken storytelling, scar comparisons, they breathe life into the movie. Spielberg understands that if you care about the people, you care more about the danger. JAWS is lightning in a bottle. It’s the rare summer blockbuster that also happens to be a near-flawless film. It changed movies. It built careers. It created the summer movie season. And more importantly, it made an entire generation afraid to go into the water. Fifty years later, we still quote it. We still flinch during the jump scares. We still hear that music in our heads when we wade out too far at the beach. JAWS doesn’t just hold up: it owns the genre it helped invent. And no, we’re still not getting in the water. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/29/25 Full Review Jack W Attention modern film makers, this is how it’s done. Watch it again, learn something. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/28/25 Full Review Eric B Jaws was and still is one of the greatest films ever made. The cast, the score, the suspense, the practical effects, the setting, everything about it is 100% perfect. It scared audiences then, and it’ll scare first time viewers today. Steven Spielberg proved with Jaws he was a master of filmmaking as he got every single detail perfected with this one. In a film about a shark, it’s best scene doesn’t even involve the shark at all. The USS Indianapolis speech scene is not only the best here, but one of the best scenes in all of cinema. The dialogue and delivery by sir Robert Shaw could not have been any better than it is. Jaws is a quintessential of the film industry as a whole, not jus the horror genre. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/27/25 Full Review Audience Member Just incredible. Everything about it is masterful. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/24/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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