1975, 124 minutes
w/ Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw
[Indeed, this is my first time seeing the film from beginning to end, without TV editing and my parents' censorship. I've never been a super-fan of Spielberg--I think he has a cornucopia (SATs ftw) of great films but have only given two of eight or so a perfect score: Schindler's List and Munich. Well, Jaws makes it three for ol' Spielberg and slides in between the two when ranking his pictures, an important, technically and visually spellbounding suspense thriller. I've sometimes criticized Spielberg for being too "safe" at times and failing to create realistically flawed characters, but he suceeds twofold, opening with some full frontal nudity and molding Richard Dreyfuss into a character that's hard to outright like or dislike. There are a few fantastic tracking and well-executed static shots that Spielberg is skilled at, and the actual shark and underwater photography stand up about 80% today, only seeming overtly unrealistic a few times. John Williams' score is possibly the most famous in cinema history and will probably forever be associated with what lies beneath the oceanic surface. Technically revolutionary and expertly handled storytelling.]
****
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