FIRST TIME WATCHING Jaws (1975) Reaction x Review

[@ShreeNation]

Got a movie in mind? Let me know in the comments and I will check it out in my next videos. Please subscribe and support my small channel for more movie/trailer reactions and video essays every week :)

[@guitarman8462]

I also suggest if you're into Stephen Spielberg these 2 movies : Empire Of The Sun & Close Encounters Of The Third Kind. That's if you haven't seen them yet. And of course the horror movies I suggested 👌😉

[@ShreeNation]

@@guitarman8462 I have seen Empire of the Sun but not Close Encounters of the Third Kind and now I can't wait to check it out. Thanks!

[@guitarman8462]

More than welcome👌

[@guitarman8462]

@@ShreeNation another great one would be " Runaway Train " 👌👌

[@Daniel24724]

"Close Encounters Of The Third Kind" and "Abyss" have some similarities. Check it out !😉

[@anthonymiele4320]

Me watching this 25 years ago: "It's unrealistic that they are arguing about the beaches staying open just for businesses when people are dying." Me watching this in 2020+: "Oh..."

[@tjsogmc]

Everybody who watches "Jaws" for the first time: "I'm ok with the killing except for dogs and kids...." Those that have seen the movie before: "Yeah, about that...."

[@tomfrankiewicz4030]

The USS Indianapolis monologue is probably the best five minutes in cinematic history. The picture that Robert Shaw paints with words is better than any special effects could deliver

[@scarem84604]

Robert Shaw's USS Indianapolis monologue is my favorite part of the movie. He did the version in the movie in one take. Just perfect! I read that he did a different take the day before but was so drunk. The scariest part...the USS Indianapolis event really happened. Almost 2000 crewmembers and about 300 went down with the boat with the rest of the 890 in the water. The Navy didn't even find out and send reinforcements for four days. Just over 300 survived. In 2017, the ship was found 18,000 feet down in the Philippine Sea. So tragic!

[@torpedoboy4]

The second Quint saw the shark, it stopped being about money for him. It was about evening a score, and avenging the deaths of his friends, and THAT he would have done for free.

[@Bodneyblue]

The boat being called Orca (Killer Whale) is genius. Orca's are pretty much Great White's only adversary. Orca's hunt Great Whites in packs...Hence why the boat is called Orca...its for hunting sharks.

[@lewis9702]

Dolphins are also pretty good at taking out Sharks, but any boat named Dolphin, Porpoise, or Flipper wouldn't sound very intimidating

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Lewis Dolphins don't attack great whites. Other way around. Great whites eat dolphins.

[@lewis9702]

@@lyndoncmp5751 No actually schools of Dolphins can and do attack Great Whites. And Grear Whites do eat Dolphins.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Lewis No you are mistaking dolphins for orcas. Even though technically orcas are large dolphins, what we call dolphins do not attack great whites.

[@lewis9702]

@@lyndoncmp5751 No I'm not. I know the difference between a Whale and a Dolphin.

[@ralphficker167]

Your observation that a shark is especially scary because you often can't see it coming really bears on the shooting of this movie. For months and for multiple reasons, the crew couldn't get the mechanical shark (Bruce) to work, pushing the shooting schedule way back. To save valuable time, Spielberg decided to shoot the early scenes entirely without Bruce. So roughly the first half of the film has no visible shark at all. Purely by this accident, many people (including myself) think the first half of the movie is far scarier than the second. Spielberg's genius shows itself best in those earlier scenes, when he calls on our imaginations, rather than our eyes.

[@omegapsi847]

37:10 "you re gonna need a bigger boat" - This originally unscripted and spontaneous phrase went down as one of the most iconic quotes in movie history

[@wildwill1980]

Greatest quote ever ad-libbed to end up in a movie

[@kingscorpion7346]

Steven Spielberg and Richard Dreyfus (Hooper) worked together again a couple of years later on Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

[@ShreeNation]

Coming up next ;) Stay tuned!

[@imuawarriors]

I have lived in Hawaii my entire life. When I saw 'Jaws' when I was little, it ALMOST scared me enough to not swim in the ocean. But here, the shark is sacred and we're taught to respect the Aina (land) and Kai/Wai (water), so once I realized it was just a movie, I was okay. It is a great/iconic movie nonetheless and is studied by film students all around the world. Spielberg is a genius.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

3:03 I think they added this particular shot (with the guy tumbling down the hill) just to illustrate exactly _how_ drunk this guy was. I mean, later, he passes out on the beach, but _that_ could've been chocked up to him having been _awake_ all night. They wanted to _emphasize,_ this guy passed out because he was _drunk._

[@J_Rossi]

When Quint blew out the engine, a hole was blown in the boat and it started to sink. It was taking on water and started to go down. The position of the stern was lower in the water, making it possible for the shark to come out of the water and fall onto the deck by breaking the transom.

[@kapitanleutnant1]

The kid Jeffrey Voorhees who played Alex Kitner on JAWS runs a local restaurant at that same island where that movie was filmed, the name of restaurant is called The Wharf pub and restaurant you should visit that island for a vacation someday after the pandemic is over even try this restaurant and visit the lighthouses

[@ShreeNation]

That's interesting, thanks maybe one day i will visit :)

[@jondeare]

We went to Jaws in 1975. In 1976 we went to Nantucket Island and we got our bikes and went to a beach and swam. It was so fun. Wonderful Trip.

[@ShreeNation]

That's so lovely! You must have some great memories from that trip.

[@44excalibur]

Yes, there were video games in the 1970s, mostly arcade games like Pong, Breakout, Asteroids, Space Invaders, Boot Hill, etc.

[@mattlawrence1932]

Even swimming pools make me doubt myself regardless of the large amounts of chlorine that a shark couldn't ever survive in , I still feel like JAWS is down there 💯

[@gregsmith7833]

This was the first time a shooting star was accidentally captured on film like this. Spielberg loved it so much he started digitally adding it to his films.

[@ShreeNation]

I noticed it and thought there was a deliberate reason it was put there! It was so beautiful

[@gregsmith7833]

@@ShreeNation yeah, it's totally real, kind of dramatic too.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

21:08 "Bro, it ate a _license_ plate." Sure. I used to be a _big aficionado_ of sharks. Far stranger things than that have been found in shark stomachs. One shark had even eaten an _entire suit of armor._

[@MrRolyat98]

47:05. To answer your question, the engine exploded. It was already in rough shape when the shark hit the boat before and Quint pushed the engine too hard while trying to lure the shark into the shallows. Hooper was trying to tell him that was going to happen but Quint refused to listen.

[@ShreeNation]

Thank you. Yeah it definitely was a bad idea and Quint didn't seem mentally fit to take on the mission anymore.

[@trhansen3244]

The bearings were burnt to a crisp, the rotors were mangled and the engine just went kaputzarola.

[@lisadarcelwicks]

The first summer blockbuster and when we first discovered what a genius Spielberg is

[@douglaslafreniere5707]

The USS Indianapolis scene gets me every time

[@babyfry4775]

Jaws was the first “blockbuster”. It’s a classic. Soundtrack was great, story great, acting great. I love the first scene, you don’t see the shark or any blood but you know what was happening to her. The USS Indianapolis story is true. Scary. Good reaction

[@darthroden]

Spielberg's Jaws would remain the top "blockbuster" film for two years until George Lucas came out with the original Star Wars in May 1977. Another interesting fact: the T-Rex roar sound when the shark's body floated down at the end was the same sound effect used when the Peterbult truck from Spielberg's first film "Duel" went over the cliff at the end.

[@NocturnEternal]

Fun Fact: Ben Gardner was victim #4 in the novel of Jaws. But the way his head came out of the hill was done by Spielberg himself. After the film had finished wrapping, Spielberg shot the scene of Ben’s boat out on the water. He did it to illicit an additional scream from the audience. Because of Ben’s head popping out of the hull, screams could be heard in each movie theater wherever Jaws was being played. In the novel, the only sign of Ben Gardner was blood on the hull. He had a wife but I can’t remember if he had children. But it was quickly irrelevant because the film and novel quickly moved on from Ben.

[@Sarcastro_78]

I saw some parts of Jaws when I was young. I definitely stayed in my head for many years but it also spurred in me to learn about Sharks. #1 We aren't on the menu and when it happens it's a mistake. But, even with a bite we are so fragile the damage is done. #2 They are often closer than we think and they leave us alonre Juvenile sharks and some species hunt in the shallows. A man in California took many drone shots of the coast during the Pandemic and it was amazing how many juvenile Whites are near the coast, swim by paddle boarders never paying them any mind. #3 I am happy to cede 75% of the Earth's surface them for I am as awkward in their as they would be in mine. Most species aren't aggressive to us and are actually quite fascinating, like Mako Sharks. Being able swim at 60 MPH in burst takes an incredible amount of strength given water is 830 times more dense than air and the fastest human 30mph in a burst. And, killing them so old men can use folk medicine to try and get a boner is not a cool.

[@anthonywopaness2927]

I remember that earthquake , I had woken up around 2 am (I fell asleep while watching) and saw the water taking cars like they were made of paper.

[@ShreeNation]

Oh wow! That must've been terrifying!

[@GirlofCulture]

One of the very first movies i can remember (And it is one of the (not so rare cases, if you study it intensively) where the movie is actually "better/entertaining" than the book. Peter Benchley (He was the Reporter at the beach), who also wrote the book, suffered until his death from being responsbable "helping" demonizing sharks so much and was committed to their protection a few years later when this movie was released. ... A movie what makes me love sharks for life (no hate) the quality of acting is no more. Also.. never forget the real monster in this story. Mayor Vaughn (got in conflict with the New York Mafia in the noval by the way, that's way he was so reckless and ignoring the problem) ... I swim with sharks many times during dives and these are are super intelligent and actually pretty shy animals, they don't know how dangerous they can be to humans, but the ocean is not ment for us. We are not made for water. Also these were one of the first real shots of great whites in the cage scences.

[@ShreeNation]

Thank you for the info 😍

[@dcmslife3772]

22:48 "There is no shark." Me: There is no spoon. 🥄

[@ShreeNation]

The Oracle will see you now.

[@collinsmith2872]

sharks are ambush predators ,they attack from below thats why you dont see them until its too late. when you see the fins on the surface near you ,they are curious to see if you are food for them .same as when they purposefully bump into you underwater they wanna know if your on the menu.almost every shark attack is a case of mistaken identity ,when swimming or surfing we resemble seals ,thier main diet. but tiger sharks are a bit more aggresive and territorial .

[@ShreeNation]

That's really interesting. I didnt know this. Thank you

[@ericlynnes1228]

The second best "Jaws" type movie INO is Lake Placid. Salt Water Crocodile in New York. There was also and interesting lower budget one from the 70s called Orca, where a killer whale hunts a fisherman who killed its mate.

[@Zallerquad]

I think, and I am by no means a diesel mechanic, that the main bearings seized up due to lack of proper lubrication and locked the crank shaft and the ensuing engine compression blew the head right off the engine block. But that's just a guess.

[@williamjones6031]

As we go along: 1. Chrissy's body parts are washed too far up the beach for there not being a storm. 2. Boy Scouts don't have to swim a mile to get their badge. It's an accomplishment all on it's own (former scout). 3. Lee Fierro/Mrs. Kintner actually slapped Roy Scheider. It took 17 takes. Once she hit him so hard his glasses fell off. 4. The jump scare at Ben Gardner's boat was put in by Spielberg because they were having problems with the shark (Bruce) and he wanted something earlier in the film. It works every time. 5. IRL Dreyphuss and Shaw didn't get along so they had to be kept apart. Spielberg used it to punctuate their animosity. 6. Hooper was right. It wasn't the shark. 7. "You're gonna need a bigger boat" is one of the greatest ad libs ever. Roy hadn't seen Bruce yet and was shocked to see how big it was. 8, Goof. No animal that large could bang the side of the boat as rapidly as it did. 9. My thoughts on Qiunt's erratic behavior after the USS Indianapolis had brought back some kind of PTSD. 10. I was in the US Navy and we were taught to go after the shark's eyes. 11. In the book not only does Hooper die in the shark cage he's also having an affair with Mrs. Brody. 12. JAWS II is good. It revolves around the Brody kids and their friends. (including the Mayor's child) Any other movie after II in what remains of the chain of Jaws movies aren't worth your time or ours.

[@ShreeNation]

Wow, I had no idea about these Jaws facts! Makes the movie even more interesting. And thanks for the heads up on the sequels. Much appreciated :)

[@totallytomanimation]

Quint's not cocky or in it for the money, he's in it for revenge, like Ahab from "Moby Dick".

[@chrisroberts7000]

The USS Indianapolis the captain talked about is a true story.

[@CaptainNemo1701]

23.27 one of the most famous jump scares in cinema still works!!...LOL!. BTW, this close up was shot in a swimming pool with milk added to the water to give it a murky look. The mechanical shark was nicknamed 'Bruce' after Spielberg's lawyer & was notorious for breaking down during production.

[@ShreeNation]

Wow! The more I learn about this film the better it gets. And lol at the shark's name, Spielberg must've *detested* the lawyer.

[@CaptainNemo1701]

@@ShreeNation I saw it with my parents back in 1975. When the cinema jumped, popcorn became airborne...LOL!. This movie made a generation scared of the ocean for years!. Other interesting facts are that the shark was built & operated by the FX guru who did the giant squid for Walt Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Spielberg managed to get him out of retirement. And to make the shark look bigger when Hooper dives in the cage, they used a short actor with scaled-down scuba gear. If you want to learn about this movie, I'd suggest hunting down a copy of 'The Jaws Log' which I think is by Carl Gottleib. it's a fascinating account of the trials of making a cinema classic. This movie made Spielberg globally famous and was the first 'blockbuster' movie since cinemas were full & people lined up around the block - literally -to get in to see it. If you liked Jaws, Spielberg's TV movie 'Duel' is worth a look. It's maybe the ultimate road rage film and sometimes gets called 'jaws' on dry land, replacing the predator shark with a huge truck.

[@ShreeNation]

Thanks, I will definitely hunt down that copy, I really wanna learn more about what went on behind the scenes now that I've heard so much about its history. Every new thing I learn just piques my curiosity! And thank you for the recommendation, Duel sounds dope!

[@x_trio_3_po333]

@@ShreeNation If you image google it, you can find a old picture of Spielberg casually relaxing inside the jaws of "Bruce" between filming. And it might also be in that book as well.

[@gerrylonghair1924]

you were funny; "the bait is going toward the shark" and "it's like a bowl of spaghetti out there"....haha...😎

[@ShreeNation]

Thanks :D I'm glad you had a good time!

[@toodlescae]

This kept almost an entire generation out of the ocean for years and some of us STILL won't go in the ocean. The limited appearance of the shark was a happy accident. The mechanical shark wouldn't work properly so they had to work around the problem and turned this into a more suspenseful movie.

[@ShreeNation]

I'm glad they kept it that way :) And I can imagine, even I'm scared to venture into the ocean from now on!

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Hi, This has become an exaggerated myth Im afraid. They only planned to show more of the shark during the second half of the film. The shark was purposely kept hidden during the first half. Bruce, the mechanical shark, was never scheduled to be used until July 1974. They filmed the beach scenes in May and June, without intending to use Bruce. Not that Bruce could ever have been used in the 4ft shallow water off State Beach anyway hehe. Cheers.

[@zachnesmith]

“The only thing that upsets me more than a child getting eaten by a shark is a dog getting eaten by a shark.” Yeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaah……..’bout thaaaaaaat.

[@poeslanding]

I would so love to do that. Going swimming with the sharks. That’s on my bucket list.The story that Quint told about sharks when he was in the military is a true story.

[@edgarcia4794]

At the time of JAWS release of 1975 sharks depicted in movies and t.v.were these dolphin sized fish so it came as a surprise for a lot of people that real Great Whites can grow close to the 25' length of the shark in the movie.

[@guitarman8462]

When Spielberg made this movie , he was in his early 20's.

[@guitarman8462]

In my opinion , the most scariest part of this movie was when the story of WW2 was told. That's based on a true story. Many soldiers where eaten by 🦈

[@ShreeNation]

That's really sad :(

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Loved your reaction. Fintastic. My all time fave film. It actually gets better the more you watch it. You have such thoughtful comments. Really enjoyed your take. Not come across you before. My apologies. Best wishes.

[@ShreeNation]

Thank you so much, that means a lot :') I hope you have a good time here.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

I will. Cheers. Best wishes from the UK.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

38:06 "Please, _go_ to the end of the pulpit!" "What for?" "I need to have something in the _foreground_ to give it some _scale!"_ 🤦 For _god's_ sake, Hooper.

[@MysterD.]

The rarely seen shark was not intentional; it was due to endless mechanical failures of the three sharks they had built. They fell way behind schedule and over budget, so they improvised with partial shots and with footage of real sharks. It worked in their favor.

[@RoseChloeEmberlynn]

In my opinion Jaws 2 Is actually really good. Not as good as the 1st but pretty damn close. I can't wait to see the reaction to the 2nd.

[@ShreeNation]

I can't wait to watch it :)

[@jamesharper3933]

The birth of the summer blockbusters. This was fairly early in the career of Steven Spielberg. I love how they develop the characters. Robert Shaw (Ahab) 😄 was a great actor from Lancashire England. He died in 1978 at the age of 51 from a heart attack on the way home with his wife. Would love to see the original Taking of Pelham 123 from 1974 with Robert Shaw, Walter Matthau, Hector Elizondo and Martin Balsam. A Thriller drama good enough to be remade with Denzel Washington and John Travolta. Thanks!

[@ShreeNation]

Oh wow I didn't know the Denzel movie of Taking of Pelham 123 was a remake! Now I can't wait to check out the original, thank you for the recommendation :) Also RIP to Robert Shaw, he was great in this film.

[@brianhammil3356]

The one thing I really admire, these were all practical effects! NO CGI. In movies of that generation there had to be more character development to give the people something to chomp on rather than just dazzling people with special effects. I may be wrong but I think I read somewhere that the shark is only visible for less than 6 minutes, the rest of the terror, tension and anxiety is brought on by wonderful cinematography, a brilliant soundtrack and wonderful props......I wish more films were like this today...Great reaction! P.S. I seen this movie with my parents at the Solano Drive-in Theater with my parents when it came out, it was playing on both screens and there were so many to see the movie they actually had the police directing traffic, what wonderful memory that at the time was horrifying (LOL).

[@ShreeNation]

Wow only 6 minutes? Didn't feel like that at all, you are right there's no amount of new age CGI that can beat good character development. Also thank you for sharing the story of your first viewing of Jaws, sounds like a fun time :)

[@lazyperfectionist1]

44:58 "The boat looks like it's made of _cardboard."_ That's often how it _is_ in the open sea. The smaller the vessel, the more it moves.

[@Sam-im5tc]

Morbid fact is Jaws was based on the 1916 New Jersey Shark Attacks and they actually did refuse to close the beaches due to tourism. 5 attacks 4 deaths.

[@ShreeNation]

Holy cow! I gotta look into that

[@robbiebaker2412]

I think I remember a documentary about this and I think the shark was a bull shark which most researchers say is the deadliest shark of all

[@Sam-im5tc]

@@robbiebaker2412 Which is based almost entirely on the bull being aggressive and being able to come into rivers. I still and will always hold the Tiger and Great White are more dangerous.

[@terencecarroll1812]

Hi, there's a new film sequel coming out this year called 'Willow' the original was in 1988. Please don't watch the new one before you see the original, the older film gives all of the background and is also awesome in its own right

[@ShreeNation]

I'll keep that in mind :)

[@bighuge1060]

"They made us care about the characters." Your observation is the very reason every shark movie before and after Jaws has failed to engage audiences.

[@djs1244]

millions of people went swimming yesterday and nothing happened but if you throat a cactus youre ass is dying hahaha

[@henrytjernlund]

I think Quint suffered from survivor's dilemma, giving him a latent death wish.

[@ShreeNation]

That makes sense

[@lazyperfectionist1]

28:21 And this is a problem, too. Sure, the _shark_ kills people, but if you have a _crowd_ enjoying the water and you cause a panic, they _trample_ each other. Some of them end up _injured._ Sometimes, some of them even end up _dead._ From the shark? No. From the panic.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

28:56 "Sh- _Shark!"_ And now that it's _legit,_ no one _believes_ her.

[@darthroden]

34:10 That is symbolic as hell of what is to come.

[@georger.3489]

Now that you have so many movie suggestions, you can maybe start doing polls. It makes the selection easier. Excellent review as always 👌

[@ShreeNation]

Haha, you are right. I cant wait for KZbin to offer me the community Tab to engage properly with everyone! I've written down all the movie recommendations and already freaking out over the massive list I have lol And thank you so much :)

[@Trogadorsaysay2]

"Were there video games in the 70s?" Uh, there were. KIND of. But being the 70s, they were still VERY, very, very much still in their infancy. And this was '75? Yeah. The only options for playing video games at home at the time were the Magnavox Odyssey, and... Pong. Riveting.

[@jbooker7099]

A couple of things.. The lady in the 1st scene that got eaten by the shark while the guy was passed out on the beach beech, her screams of pain, when she said "it hurts", were real. The machine that grabbed her under the water actually broke her rib.those were real screams of pain. Secondly the mechanical shark which was named 'Bruce' didn't work very well, so Spielberg decided to not have it in the picture (Which actually helped the film with suspense) and continue filming and only used it in a few scenes when it actually was working. I highly recommend "Behind the Scenes of Jaws".

[@ShreeNation]

Thank you for this info. I feel so bad for the actress, that mustve been so painful for her! Also what a great coincidence about the shark, I will definitely check out the behind the scenes stuff about this film.

[@wrigleyville]

@@ShreeNation A few more FYIs: The hand on the beach the morning after the first shark victim (Christine Watkins) with the carbs crawling all over it, was actually the hand of a female production crew member who volunteered because the prosthetic hand did not look realistic enough. So yeah, that is a real hand. The scene where Hooper finds the head in the hull of the boat, was shot in the film editor Verna Fields' parents swimming pool and milk was added to give the scene a murky look. I'll have some film suggestions of the Comedy and Horror genre soon. Stay safe and be well.

[@thickerconstrictor9037]

That piece about breaking her ribs is a myth. She has even stated such in videos. It did not injure her. It was uncomfortable, but there were no real injuries. Also the sounds that you hear, were not the original sounds filmed when she was in the water. They did the sounds separate with her sitting upside down on a chair and then dumping water over her head. So her saying it hurts was when she was in the chair not when she was originally in the water. You're welcome

[@lyndoncmp5751]

J Booker Thats not true Im afraid. This was something a sound man (who wasn't even there) claimed in a 1997 documentary. The actress herself, Susan Backlinie, denies she broke anything. Nor was she hurt. The screams were actually re-recorded months later in a studio. There was no machine used to pull her either. Originally it was going to be done on an electric winch but Susan herself said she asked it to be just man power instead. That scene was filmed deliberately without showing the shark. Spielberg intentionally kept the shark hidden during the first half of the film.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Thicker Constrictor You beat me to it. I didn't see your post before. Well said.

[@karlmoles6530]

Hello Shree, you just got a new subscriber. Jaws is my favorite film of all time. Can't wait to watch this reaction. And if you want Croc films, the greatest of all time (Imo) is Rogue.

[@ShreeNation]

Thank you so much for the sub! Also thanks for the recommendation, I'll be sure to check out Rogue.

[@wkanost]

Gosh! There are so many films I’d recommend! So many classic films. I’m a huge film fan and have been all my life. There is no “right” way to enjoy movies. Do you like scary movies, fantasy films, adventure? JAWS is pretty near a perfect film.

[@ShreeNation]

I love all kinds of movies! So glad to have a fellow movie fan on board!

[@micksailor4715]

Just wanted to let you know that I got that wink-nudge moment in your first review break, and I couldn't agree more. ;) If you're looking for a break from the serious stuff, Beverly Hills Cop is an absolute classic comedy, and well worth a watch. Great review, thanks, take care, be safe!

[@ShreeNation]

;) So glad you enjoyed. Also thank you for the recommendation, I love comedies!

[@robg5640]

It's easy to dismiss the "dollars" when viewers don't understand that small summer towns rely on those dollars for their economic survival. It's the summer tourism that helps them make their living for the year. And the 4th of July weekend is a huge income generator for the people of this town, and they count on that money to make their living.

[@CalciumChief]

30:11 Yeah, cause they knew the shark looked like a puppet, so they made a point to not show it much except for the finale.

[@bridgethaines7127]

You're young, so you can be forgiven for having no concept of what things were like in the 70s, when the book and movie for this came out. Summer towns were literally little beach towns which ONLY got tourists over the summer months. The businesses on the island had to make enough money to live the rest of the year during the summer months so in their case, yes 24 hours was like 3 weeks of income for the year for them. Also, back then, the general public knew very little about sharks. It wasn't until after this film became the first summer blockbuster, that a huge interest in sharks developed for the average person. Some of the science in the movie was what was believed true back then (like rogue sharks, territoriality, etc), and has been since proven false. They didn't have the tech we have now, or it wasn't available to the general public (or was prohibitively expensive). No one reacted to the shark attack on Chrissy Watkins, because no one knew about it. Before it could go to the tiny town newspaper, it was re-categorized as a boating accident (the newspaper head was on the little ferry with the mayor and medical examiner telling Brody he had no authority to close the beaches. The novel explains a bit deeper why Mayor Vaughn was so hell bent on keeping the beaches open (he was in debt to the NY mob who had been scooping up properties in Amity, and needed them to be rented all summer to get him out of debt).

[@ShreeNation]

Thank you for the explanation. Now it makes more sense why the Mayor and the townsfolk were so worried about the beaches being shut down.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

48:49 "The cage is _so fragile."_ Not originally. The average shark cage is designed to withstand attacks from the fiercest shark in the _sea._ It's just that, as of _this_ point, no one had ever seen a Great White that was 25 feet _long._

[@ShreeNation]

Good point

[@RichardM1366]

On rare occasions a female great white has surpassed the 30 foot mark.

[@minnidrake3342]

Great reaction glad I found your channel good luck with novel

[@ShreeNation]

Thank you :')

[@jonbolton3376]

I'm really glad you enjoyed it, i certainly enjoyed watching. Thanks for the shout out. I know you will watch the 3 sequels and i'll enjoy seeing your reaction, but i apologise now for how bad 3 and 4 are.

[@ShreeNation]

No problem! And I'm very excited for the sequels, even the bad ones. They are often a great time while drunk lol

[@davidgagnon3781]

I wish you had not talked through Quint's story about The SS Indianapolis. It was dramatic -- and a true story. The worst shark attack ever.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

22:13 "Look. Martin, I've got to go _down_ there." Dr. Hooper is a brilliant man. It's easy to see why he's one of the _protagonists_ in this movie. But for some reason, he has this irrational need, once in a while, to do something profoundly _unintelligent._ Consider the circumstances: First, the shark feeds at _night._ Second, it _is_ night. Third, Chief Brody has just identified this boat _and its owner._ Fourth, Chief Brody has just offered to tow this boat _into the dock_ where investigations of it are much _safer._ But for some reason, Dr. Hooper just _cannot_ resist the urge to get into the _water._ 🤷

[@lazyperfectionist1]

23:24 And that's what you _get._ Seriously, _tow the boat in_ before you investigate it.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

47:45 And here he goes again. Dude just can't seem to stay out of the water.

[@Cubs-Den-Reactions]

@@lazyperfectionist1 he went to investigate just in case there were teeth… which there was. If Ben’s head hadn’t jump scared him causing him to drop the tooth the tooth could have been used as proof, but the boat being towed in would have run water constantly through the bite mark, and the tooth would have been lost anyway. But that’s why he did it. And when he gets into the cage he’s doing it to attempt to poison the shark with the stick thing he drops.

[@michaelbastraw1493]

"You know what makes me so afraid of sharks?" No, but I do know what *should* bother you. In one fell swoop, you lose your life and place on the food chain. Best. Leo.

[@markspencer2833]

There is no Movie that compares to Jaws!!! My Dad banned me from seeing it. So one night when he was out with his friends my Mom she told my brother to take me to see it. It Terrified me to Death!!! I was 10.

[@jamiestreet3108]

True story info regarding this movie in the beginning when the girl was attacked n tossed around she was actually pulled back n forth from 2 sides with ropes via directors saying n have her a safe word in case she was in trouble/drowning n they'd stop.

[@thomasbeauchamp3781]

Last year we went through this living in a tourist beach town, except instead of a shark it was a virus.

[@walterpanovs]

Very entertaining. You're a blast.

[@ShreeNation]

🥰

[@lazyperfectionist1]

23:47 "The Great _White_ Shark? The one from _Moby Dick?"_ 😄😄😄 Oh. No, no, Shree. _Moby Dick_ is about the hunt for a white _whale._

[@ShreeNation]

Hah, my bad 😅

[@lazyperfectionist1]

13:54 "Keep him _locked in,_ with lots of... did they _have,_ uh... Were there video games in the '70's? I don't think so." Well if you _really_ want to dig, there have been video games as far back as 1958. They were _very_ crude; especially by modern standards. The first recognized video game, designed by physicist William Higinbotham, is a _tennis_ simulation, similar to the 1970s video game Pong. But regular fixtures in everyone's homes? Almost never.

[@ShreeNation]

Nice, good to know :)

[@jasonm8017]

You are absolutely right about, fear of unknown or anticipation instead of ‘in ur face’. so much better. It’s like……Porn, without nudity 😊 absolutely brilliant

[@terencecarroll1812]

Tiger Sharks are one of the top 5 most dangerous Sharks in terms of attacks on humans, the others are Bull, Great White, Oceanic White tip and Sand Tiger.

[@karimhicks8376]

The ocean swimming g shot, from below, Spielberg did in an omage to the 1950s, creature from the black lagoon.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

I think that's something _this_ movie did right in terms of giving the audience a good scare. It got graphic, but not until the climax.

[@Wilmeiser]

If you loved this, then you'll probable like, "Deep Blue Sea(1999)" it borrowed a lot from JAWS, but is it's own movie.

[@ShreeNation]

Thank you! Gonna have to watch that one too, I love underwater horror movies.

[@x_trio_3_po333]

@@ShreeNation Then you will also like "Deep Rising" (1998). It takes place on a luxury Cruise ship. Its about a huge monster that rises from the deep and takes over the ship from inside the pipes while a few survivors try to escape. Its a very well done action horror flick.

[@NocturnEternal]

@@x_trio_3_po333 Deep Rising was as gory as they come. No movie could step it up from there.

[@x_trio_3_po333]

@@NocturnEternal I know. From that first gory scene in the bathroom. That poor girl. I think I'd rather get killed by the Alien Xenomorph than get killed by the monster in Deep Rising! BTW since I'm here I want to recommend another horror flick. More of a mystery thriller, but with a mind blowing twist. The film is called "Triangle". A very trippy head spinning experience!

[@NocturnEternal]

@@x_trio_3_po333 Right?! Every time I’m reminded of that girl on the toilet, I get dry heaves.

[@lewis9702]

37:08 the Shark was attracted to the smell of fish blood. That's the entire purpose of chumming

[@dattallaudiophile236]

6:21 We don't know for sure. We do know that the first wild animal attack she saw was a plesiosaur eating her cavemates.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

13:24 "He's not on the _ocean._ He is in a _boat."_ And the boat is on the _ocean._ And we're dealing with an animal _in_ the ocean that bites _through_ boats. I'll admit, when I saw this movie, it gave me a good scare. But since then, The Cov has come along and I've seen people take the _simplest_ things and not just screw 'em up _once,_ but _keep_ screwing 'em up _again_ and _again_ and _again_ in the name of "freedom." Originally, I would've thought that this disease was easy to handle. Sure, there was a _little_ sacrifice involved, but if _everyone_ made it, we would have this disease _way_ in the rearview mirror by now. Instead, _some_ of us accepted the sacrifice, but just enough refused, and the disease _continued._ And then this happened _again._ And then this happened _again._ And then this happened _again._ People are idiots. Is this disease hard to handle? Not by people who are prepared to accept a little _sacrifice_ if it's called for, but alas, people are idiots. So those who _refuse_ to accept the sacrifice consign the _rest_ of us to making it over and over and _over_ again. By the same token, in _Jaws,_ it's not at first clear exactly _what_ needs to be done to handle the shark, but it's safe to say that just what it entails strays _far and wide_ from what they actually _do._

[@Sam-im5tc]

17:59 Well you would be a bit wrong. The Tiger Shark is considered by most people to be the 2nd most dangerous species of shark. They are big, have teeth that make sawing through bone EASY, and have a rare habit among sharks of *attacking more than once*

[@williammatthews693]

Aren't bull sharks the ones most likely to attack a human... since their the most aggressive animals in the world?

[@Sam-im5tc]

@@williammatthews693 They are more likely and have a greater range of chance due to being able to swim into rivers but I'm a traditionalist. The tiger and white are more dangerous. The tiger because it can and often will attack more than once and white because it's just so much more powerful

[@williammatthews693]

@@Sam-im5tc Yeah I don't know. I rarely swim in the ocean and when I do I barely go neck-deep but the thought of a bull shark being able to swim up the Mississippi and having the most testosterone in the world worries me a bit more since I'm not likely to encounter a Great White.

[@albertrodriguez4190]

You're the only one that noticed that Hooper was a Butterfingers with the tooth and the spear good job

[@richardbarron8291]

Weren't the '70s great?Spielberg freaked out Americans in a masterful.way.love your reaction.jeep it up!✊

[@richardmeade8706]

The story about the USS Indianapolis is true. Just a little fun fact added to the story.

[@karimhicks8376]

The late, great Jacques Yves Cousteau, had witnessed a Great White shark, of some 26 feet in length. In 1970. 3 to 4 tons.

[@19wulfy69]

Hi just found your channel, I like your reactions and thoughts so I'm going back to some of your 1st reactions. I recommend you check out Lake Placid (1999) spoiler alert the lake is not placid. It also has the late great Betty White in it.

[@ShreeNation]

Thank you, I definitely will :)

[@thickerconstrictor9037]

I literally watched this movie a few years ago at a restaurant on the beach in Florida. They had to blow up screens and we were in the water at night time watching jaws. Also the guy at the beginning wasn't smart by not going in the water, he was drunk as fuck and passed out. Had he not been white girl wasted he would have gone out there with her for sure. So it was more of a luck thing than a brains thing. 10k in 1975 was like 50ish thousand in comparison. So while it doesn't sound like a lot, and really in the grand scheme of things 50,000 isn't outrageous either but it's a lot especially for a small town that makes almost all of its money in a couple months. Boat is 42 feet. Shark is 25.

[@ShreeNation]

Thank you for this info. I didn't factor in inflation and also thought the boat was smaller than the shark. I stand corrected :)

[@danielgrimes8312]

Sorcerer 1977 it's a thriller. The mother of visceral thriller

[@ShreeNation]

Thank you :)

[@guitarman8462]

I got other movies you may be interested in : Carrie - Cujo - Christine - Cats Eye - Alien - The Fly . Just a little fact about Jaws , the part where the guy is in the underwater cage and the shark attacks the cage. Well , that was real great white .

[@Greenwood4727]

the not showing the shark was purely a mechanical decision it kept breaking down, so they had to use it very sparingly..

[@bighuge1060]

Great observation on having fully fleshed out characters whose situations are felt more by the audience. It's the reason I was routing for the shark in Jaws 2; I felt no empathy for the scantily defined teen characters. Also, the shark went the Phantom of the Opera route.

[@ShreeNation]

Thank you :) Also now I cant wait to check out Jaws 2 lol

[@mattlawrence1932]

Lolz he did go Phantom of the Opera route😂😂😂

[@scottjo63]

​@@ShreeNation Oh please don't, the great rip off movies Grizzly (1976), and Alligator (1980), are way way better. Jaws 2 basically just becomes a slasher in the water. Jaws 3, a cash grab and it was once in 3D to really grab the money. However, Jaws: The Revenge is so so bad it's good in a way as not the way to make a shark movie. Also has Michael Cain who always wanted to go to the Bahamas and got to for free as well get a good paycheck. Then, if you watch Jaws: The Revenge or even don't, try to find the video on YT called Siskel And Ebert: Jaws: The Revenge. Just in case you don't know who Siskel and Ebert are, they became famous critics on TV during the day that you would place them as the innovators of the YT critics and reactors as youself. Enjoy and have fun!!

[@sspdirect02]

15:25 That’s because the goddamn shark didn’t work.

[@perrinyone1596]

43:02 you say what you like about this movie is how real it feels. So with that in mind - and everything else about this movie - PLEASE see Spielberg's NEXT movie his most dazzling, awe-inspiring film, "CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND". It's got the realism of Jaws....but applied to a story about UFO sightings. The two movies were gigantic, iconic hits. Ideally, you would have seen Close Encounters and THEN Raiders Of The Lost Ark so you could have seen how Spielberg built his career, but he says himself that of all of his movies that he'd save, "Close Encounters" is the one. (the music in that one is just as incredible, and the visuals are SPECTACULAR). I really enjoyed this reaction video and your style! I really hope you keep hitting the classics from this era.....or ANY era of the movies! I'd love to see you do a classic like "Singin' In The Rain", or "Paper Moon", or "Sophie's Choice". Horror movies I'd love to see you watch Poltergeist, Carrie, Rosemary's Baby, The Shining, Creepshow. Anyhow, I really enjoyed this, I'm subscribing!

[@ShreeNation]

Thank you for the sub, and for so many great recommendations ^_^

[@perrinyone1596]

@@ShreeNation I don't think I stressed how great a job you did on this movie that has lots of reaction, seriously, VERY entertaining watching that with you! You have a fantastic sense of humor! "That's like putting a big bowl of spaghetti in front of the shark! That's like putting a bowl of Fruit Loops in front of the shark!" :D It's a day later and I'm still laughing at those lines! :D

[@ShreeNation]

Aww thank you, that makes me so happy that you're having a good time :')

[@terencecarroll1812]

Fear comes through lack of understanding, Sharks are not out to eat us they usually bite through mis-identification

[@lazyperfectionist1]

47:45 "I hope he an see _without_ them." Hooper's got to wear a SCUBA mask that won't be able to form a seal over his glasses. So you can be _sure_ he won't be able to see _with_ them.