*JAWS* aged like some fine wine! | First Time Watching REACTION

[@wellfit1511]

The Indianapolis monologue was based on true events

[@joshuah9109]

I live in Indianapolis and there's a beautiful monument dedicated in their honor.

[@matthewcullen1298]

​@@joshuah9109 I'm not American but that's good to hear

[@Lewis9700]

It wasn't based on true events, it WAS a true event.

[@matthewcullen1298]

@@Lewis9700 so was the actor on the Indianapolis. Wow what a life. Fought in pacific,was on the Indianapolis and then went on to star in a Steven Spielberg movie😃

[@Lewis9700]

@@matthewcullen1298 Stop trying to be clever. It's not working

[@totallytomanimation]

This is classic filmmaking, meaning, they don't use the score to fake you out. The composer has created themes for different characters and the sharks theme is played only when the shark is around. Like when the kids faker out the beach - No Music - But as soon as the girl yells about a shark in the pond, that iconic theme begins to whisper in the background.

[@torontomame]

I'd never noticed that! Thanks for pointing it out.

[@romerjusu3804]

John Williams !!!

[@ejbarbs7873]

Like you said the vibe and atmosphere Spielberg creates is so great, the town feels real, the characters feel real. It’s just great.

[@ChristopherMurphy1969]

Quint's entrance is the greatest character introduction in the history of cinema. Actually, Quint is one of the greatest fictional characters in the history of cinema. Robert Shaw was an absolute beast. Also, the head popping out of the boat is one of my most cherished moving-going memories in my 50+ years of going to movies. I've never laughed harder than when the audience reacted to that epic jump scare.

[@pepsiman990]

Interesting anecdote, Lee Fiero, who played the woman who slapped Brodie, was in Martha's Vinyard years later. She and her friend walked into a seafood restaurant and noticed that they had an item called The Alex Kitner Sandwich. When Lee mentioned that she played Alex's mom, suddenly a man ran up to her from the back room. It was the owner - and he was the actor who played Alex. They had not seen each other since the film wrapped.

[@twentythreeforlife]

Yellow is used throughout the film as a warning. The first victim had a purse in yellow. As was the boy's inflatable and his mother's hat. The dog's owner wore a yellow shirt. Before falling in the water, the boat victim can be seen with yellow rope. At the meeting where Quint is introduced, the mayor has on a yellow coat. Hooper uses a yellow flashlight while examining the shark tooth. To signify (while not showing) the shark, we're shown the barrels in yellow. A re-watch can reveal several more examples.

[@shadowcatreacts]

Ooh very interesting! I'll look out for that on my next watch 😄

[@intothenexus]

My read on Quint wasn't that he was cocky or disrespectful of the danger...I think he lived with incredible guilt that he survived the Indianapolis story, so whether he knows it or not, he's reckless out of a desire to die. It's the only way in my head I can understand why he pushed his boat past the limits despite the warning and destroyed the engine right as they were winning, and why he destroyed the radio.

[@michaelhoward142]

I think Quint devoted his post-war life to killing sharks, became very good at it and was proud of his reputation. So when Brody tried to call for assistance, Quint destroyed the radio because he didn't want anyone to think/know he needed help. Quint pushed the Orca to the breaking point after he realized that he was outmatched by this shark -- and he was scared for probably the first time since the Indianapolis.

[@laneneely1077]

He's Ahab. He dies pretty much like Ahab in the book.

[@watchmanschannelofdespair]

@@laneneely1077 Yes that's it exactly, for anyone that's read the book.

[@winchesterbear]

Quint was obsessed with the shark because he saw so many people he cared about get killed by sharks in Indianapolis.

[@johnhoblock5872]

Seeing this in a movie theatre for the first time back in 1975 is an experience I'll never forget. Place packed to the rafters and everyone on the edge of their seats. And the finale is the most intense moments ever put on film. When he hits that tank the entire place erupted in cheers and applause. But something else interesting happened. The credits started to roll and everyone sat and when the screen finally went blank the audience applauded again. The film was that impactful.

[@scottdarden3091]

I was at the drive in, and when the face popped out of the boat you could hear people everywhere screaming 😂

[@babyfry4775]

Love this movie. It’s a classic. The first scene you don’t see the shark or the blood and yet you know what’s happening to the girl. It’s full of suspense. Bruce (the mechanical shark) had lots of problems working in the salt water so it was used sparingly but it helped the movie as you didn’t see it much and it scared the crap out of me. Made me not like the ocean for a long time. I do go in the ocean now but not super far out. Quint had survived a horrible time in the ocean so he wanted revenge on sharks. It’s understandable. Good reaction!

[@traceysullivan5357]

I adore engaging and well thought out reactions! Thanks so much!

[@shadowcatreacts]

Thanks Tracey! I'm glad you enjoyed 😊

[@Joeshoki]

Watching Jaws today, the film has just as much impact as it did back in 1975. Why? Because, rather than relying on special effects, the film relies on characters, dialogue and atmosphere. The shark's presence is always felt, even though it is rarely seen. However, what you remember most from this film are the characters. The interaction on the boat between the three leads is cinema perfection. Anyways awesome reaction ShadowCat I hope u will react to more shark movies in the near future like Deep Blue Sea which is also a really fun movie. Have a nice day!

[@vincentschmitt7597]

To make the shark appear bigger during the shark cage scene,which was shot in Australia if I remember correctly, a little person was used. When they lowered the cage in the water to set up for filming it was thrashed by actual sharks. Story goes the little guy ran and locked himself in a cabin.

[@movieswithsammykitty]

I’ve seen this movie so many times, and that opening is still so unsettling and great! The actress did a great job!

[@rnw2739]

What a brilliant reaction! Have subbed immediately as you are one of those rare and best reactors who actually watches the film and gets invested in the characters - as opposed to the majority who either chat shit constantly with the film as nothing more than background noise or (more infuriatingly) crack feeble jokes and quips at every second, try to be funny or deliver some comic monologue and fail dismally. I look forward to more uploads from you x

[@shadowcatreacts]

Thanks RNW 🤗🤗

[@GatBlackistan]

Here for the algorithm. This young lady has wonderful insights and deserves to blow up.

[@sean---the-other-one]

17:09 Spielberg delivered one of the best jump scares in cinema history there. My mum disgraced herself in the theatre when that head popped out of the hole in the boat.

[@lewstone5430]

🤣

[@shadowcatreacts]

Lmao!! It got me good 😫

[@lewstone5430]

@@shadowcatreacts that’s cool. We’ve all be gotten by this movie!

[@SciTrekMan]

He said he got “greedy” and wanted one more scare scene, so he shot this in the swimming pool of the films editor. He got his “one more scream”!!

[@lennygriffin1149]

They intended to show the shark more but the it kept having mechanical problems so it was decided to only show the POV of the shark for parts of the film. It was a brilliant idea. Made more suspenseful scenes and John Williams music was perfect in helping build that suspense. Spielberg has recently said he believes the movie should’ve been rated R instead of PG which some reactors I’ve seen are surprised it is rated PG. You see the shark more in Jaws 2, a very worthy sequel.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Well not quite true. They only intended showing more shark in the second half of the film, but the first half went according to plan. The shark was hidden by design for the beach attack scenes. The first shark scene filmed was the pier/holiday roast scene, filmed in late May 1974. The mechanical sharks weren't scheduled to be used until July, and the problems didnt begin until June so when they filmed the pier scene in July the shark was kept hidden on purpose an at that point in the filming they didnt even know the mechanical shark/s were going to cause problems. Sources: The Jaws Log by Carl Gottlieb and Memories From Martha's Vineyard by Matt Taylor. These go into far more detail than the confusing and disjointed documentaries.

[@aagold76]

saw in 1975- whole family went- I was 8... my mother kept putting her popcorn box in front of my face every time the music started... to this day- mom gets chills when she hears that music. And - yes, I never went in past my knees at the beach after this- I live in Virginia Beach.

[@51tetra69]

Remarkably, Quint’s speech about the sinking of the USS Indianapolis is a historical fact. It really happened! His vivid description of the tragedy that resulted is one of the most epic monologues in cinematic history, and is the key to his character and his obsession with killing sharks. He smashed the radio not only because he wanted to secure the bounty and reward for killing the Great White, which is strictly a secondary consideration for him, but rather because he wanted revenge - or perhaps personal redemption - for his horrific experience, which he can only achieve by killing the man-eating shark himself.

[@rodentnolastname6612]

Thecharacter development, tension building and jump scares shows why Spielberg is the master of film

[@GeekMasterGames]

The first true blockbuster movie. Such a cornerstone of Spielberg's oeuvre.

[@williamwilburn7924]

I live near Pensacola, FL and once again this year you can watch "Jaws On The Water" in June. Jaws 2 was actually filmed in this area. For the last several years they've set up a large drive-in size movie screen on the beach. People can rent an inner tube or float and watch the original Jaws while floating in the waters of Santa Rosa Sound in the early evening into dusk...you know...prime shark feeding time. I've never participated before because I figure if I do I'll immediately be eaten....that's just my luck....but many people do attend.

[@presencerocks2224]

I’m sure someone else already said this but I didn’t see it: the reason you don’t see the shark a lot was because they mechanical shark wasn’t working properly. It had been designed for a fresh water tank and kept failing in the salt water off Martha’s Vineyard. I believe the failure of the shark functioning properly led to the success of the film. Also, Hooper was supposed to die. They had hired someone to film a real shark by a small sized shark cage (to make the shark look bigger) with either a short person or a miniature figure (can’t remember) inside the cage. They caught some beautiful footage of the shark tangled up above the cage with nobody in it and decided to use that in the movie so they came up with the idea of having Hooper survive by hiding at the bottom (sharks usually attack from below)

[@e.s.9080]

You can't convince me that even the most youngest, jaded viewer who says the shark looks fake...is really being truthful at how terrifying it looks, machine or not. A testament to the brilliance of man made practical effects were vs a CGI cheat.

[@Tony-lc3is]

Hello from Nashville.. Great reaction, elegantly done..

[@muchpeacemuchlove]

The real antagonist was the MAYOR not the shark - the shark is just feeding - no bad intent just nature - in the book, Brody's wife has an affair with HOOPER ; ) So glad you finally watched the legend

[@shadowcatreacts]

That's why I thought the shark would make it out alive!

[@philmullineaux5405]

Spielberg rose so fast after this. He did a short story early in, then he did a minor success called Sugarland Express. Then he did a movie called Death Car. It was basically jaws, but a car! Then he did this and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and his legend was set. Quint is okd school Hollywood royalty. Also in Force 10 from Navarrone, a James Bond bad guy, The Sting, and others.

[@henrytjernlund]

I think that due to his war experience that Quint suffered from survivor's dilemma causing him to harbor a latent death wish. He took unusual risks like destroying the radio and pushing the engine to failure.

[@Philliben1991]

Ha ha ha! There is just something about the way Ben Gardner's head floats out.......🤣🤣🤣

[@MavenCree]

Ben Gardner's head floating out of his boat is still voted as one of, if not the best jump scare of all time. For me, the only one that comes close is the scare in The Haunting of Hill House series. (If you know, you know, but don't spoil it for people.)

[@boki1693]

The book is inspired by the infamous shark attacks in NJ in the early 1900's. The author, Peter Benchley read about it and on his numerous trips from NYC to party with his rich friends in the Hamptons, thought it would be a good story to have a preditor shark stalk the Hampton beaches. The book sold so well that it almost instantly became a movie. They shot the movie mostly in Martha's Vineyard because Spielberg thought the Hampton's were to developed for a sleepy New England town setting he wanted for the movie. Though Amity is a fictional town, you have to drive through a town called Amityville Long Island to get to the Hampton's so it's logical to assume thats were Benchley got the name from. And Amityville is the same town that the "actual" Amityville Horror house is in. Which was based on a story about a teenager that murdered his family in the late 60's.

[@ericjones9487]

"Your gonna need a bigger boat" was improved in the moment

[@lazyperfectionist1]

16:21 "A _license_ plate?" Surprising things have been found in the stomachs of sharks, over the years. I once went to a museum that had a wing dedicated to sharks and one exhibit showed the things that had been removed from their stomachs. One was an entire suit of armor.

[@Widdermaker]

“Jaws” became the highest grossing movie of all time in just 60 days in the summer of ‘75. It began the summer movie blockbuster trend. Adjusted for inflation, it remains the 7th highest grossing movie of all time in the U.S.

[@albertrodriguez4190]

I agree will you about Quint. He never saw a 25 footer before. It caught him of his guard.

[@gregghanson2337]

Loved your reaction thank you

[@bobchisholm7487]

My grandmother had a copy of the novel lying around (not her usual reading material) and I read it. There's things in the novel that aren;t i the movie, like in the movie, the Mayor is in with the Mob, and they're leaning on him to keep the beaches on, which is why he's so fanatical about it.

[@willcool713]

The original Summer Blockbuster. First one, as we know them.

[@ulyssesfilmchannel]

Great reaction! If I could only watch one film ever again, it would be this one.

[@MikeBronson515]

Nobody ever gets that when Brody lifts up his shirt when they are comparing scars, it’s because he was likely shot while a cop in New York, hence why he moved his family to Amity.

[@matthewdunham1689]

It's one of my My favorite movies of all time ❤

[@shadowcatreacts]

I can see why!!

[@georger.3489]

Excellent reaction to a great movie. The shark from hell, Steven Spielberg couldn't show the shark at the beginning because it wasn't working for months, always sinking on the ground :D

[@davidfarris2359]

Great reaction. Thanks!

[@randyobrien2836]

I was in High School me and some friends went and watched Jaws and after the movie we went swimming in the river near our town we were all freaked out.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

9:54 This picture illustrates a sensible precaution. This was a picture drawn _ages_ ago. Since then, we've learned a _lot_ more about sharks. We've learned that there are, in fact, more than 1000 distinctly different species, and some are actually rather benign. Whale sharks don't even have teeth. Greenland sharks live more than 300 years. There are some that, fully grown, still fit in the palm of your hand. Here, though, we're dealing with a Great White; a relatively _intelligent_ Great White that knows that people hide in boats. So no, boats are not safe.

[@MsAppeljack]

In the book she felt the tug, and did not realize what had happened. Until she felt the warmth of the blood. The shark being as big as it was, was playing with its food, in thrashing her around. This was filmed in Martha's Vineyard. Cheers.

[@MLawrence2008]

Hi Shadowcat, loved your reaction. You made many insightful and reasoned comments and all without being over dramatic like some other streamers. You have a new follower - Subscribed! Love from England.

[@albertrodriguez4190]

You have a high IQ. Powerful observation skills ( you saw the billboard advertising the 4th of July) i never noticed that. Your expressions genuine. Mono tone yet your analogies are sound. Well done. I've seen this movie many times and now youtube allows me to see other type of reactions. I can see this movie with you again.

[@bubba283]

I've never understood when there's movies reactions, the movie bounces in and out, unlike a song it plays whole song at one time.

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks, Shadowcat! 🦈 My favorite from Mr. Spielberg is EMPIRE OF THE SUN (1987). I hope you'll react to that one day. #Shadowcat #StevenSpielberg #Jaws

[@greysea4841]

The close up of Brody after the Kintner boy is eaten comes from Alfred Hitchcock- the O.G of suspense thrillers

[@roryfoley4943]

Hi luved ur reaction and n yep for a movie nearly 50 years old its still brillant on all levels the acting the character building the suspense and that u dont need 2 c the shark u just hear john willams amazing score 2 know shark there.saw this in 75 when i was 11. just a fun fact 1 of the kids with the fake fin is now the chief of police in edgars town on marthas vinyard where they filmed jaws.😊

[@looneygardener]

Close Encounters of the Third Kind is an incredible Spielberg classic, Innovative, masterpiece. Oh then there is the best movie of all time, The Color Purple, a must see film of enormous importance.

[@christiantidball6121]

In the book the mayor has to keep the beaches open; not for the profits, but he is getting pressure from the mafia. Also in the book Brody knows about Hooper because back in New York Hooper and Ellen were having an affair. At the end Hopper did not survive and Quint died in the same way as Ahab in Moby Dick,. Harpooning the creature, but getting caught in the rope and dragged down.

[@carlbaker7242]

This movie still gets me thinking, what's in the water?

[@mikedignum1868]

The first summer blockbuster.

[@Odinist]

22:09 Coffee ice cream

[@Dave-el6rh]

You are a sheer joy to watch ...I find your synopsis to be on another level and it is so appreciated Thank you.Really.Thank you.

[@FlangoKhan3968]

Hi hon. I'm a new subscriber to your channel and I have to say I'm loving it and your absolutely killing it! Your reactions are fantastic and genuine, what every reactor should be but unfortunately very few are I find. Your great though so don't worry! 😁👍 I've watched a few of your reactions now and have a recommendation I think and hope you'll really like although it's a little unusual compared to what you've watched before. It's an Arnold Schwarzenegger film, one of his very early ones in fact and when I noticed you enjoyed some of his others, this one sprang to my mind! It's called Conan the Barbarian and is quite possibly one of my favourite films ever! I hope you'll watch it and allow us all to see your reaction! Love your channel and you, keep up the great work! 😁😁👍👍

[@DrJVenture]

I saw this movie when it was reissued in theaters when I was little. Alex Kintner’s death traumatized me. Spielberg is a master. If by some chance, Raiders of the Lost Ark has escaped you, I’d highly recommend it.

[@torontomame]

Even as an adult, every time I watch that scene it's terrifying horrifying traumatizing, all of the above. That scene, well most of the movie, but that scene especially never loses its impact.

[@SciTrekMan]

This past summer, I saw it in the IMAX re-release. Awsome!

[@HemlockRidge]

Quint's story about USS Indianapolis was true. There is a reasonably decent film about it, "USS Indianapolis".

[@MermaidMusings7]

Great reaction.

[@JohnDoe-dh4fi]

the scene where hopper was under water and finds the shark tooth in the boat was shot in Steven Spielberg swimming pool

[@TTM9691]

What a fantastic reaction and even greater post-film analysis & commentary. You are an outstanding reactor. I couldn't agree more with every single point you said. I'd LOVE to see your reaction to the NEXT Spielberg movie (which also included Richard Dreyfuss and composer John Williams): "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind". An amazing one-of-a-kind sci-fi masterpiece about ufo sightings and alien contact. DAZZLING and gorgeous and one-of-a-kind....and also a HUGE blockbuster. It was the combination of Jaws, then Close Encounters which cemented Spielberg's career. It's my favorite of all of his films, the most "Spielbergian" film he's ever made. And SUPER iconic. Came out the same year as "Star Wars" and even as a little kid, I preferred "Close Encounters"!!!!! Don't sleep on that one!!!! Thanks for the fantastic reaction video to "Jaws"!!!! I don't always watch reactions to Jaws - there are so many! - but I would not miss yours!

[@sjd5750]

It is a well known fact that Robert Shaw (Quint) and Richard Dreyfus (Hooper) did not get along one bit, during filming..Shaw was a cantankerous dude by nature, and generally did not suffer fools lightly..He was not a very likable person, and he preferred it that way, and he was known to be a heavy drinker...He thought Dreyfus was a soft college boy, and went after him every chance he could..Dreyfus was super intimidated by him, he had a hard time not quitting in the middle of filming..Apparently, Spielberg and Scheider were amused by the whole spectacle. They themselves might have been intimated by him as well, which is probably why they didn't come to Dreyfus' defense..Shaw was known throughout the entertainment industry to have a few screws loose, for real.

[@taylormorgan8468]

The uss Indianapolis was a real ship that was sunk in world War 2 and she was found in 2017 close to one of the Survivors birthday

[@wyrmshadow4374]

Summers were a slow season for movies, everyone was outside enjoying their break. Until this movie became the first summer blockbuster.

[@shadowcatreacts]

That's so cool! I love it when a movie comes around that is able to just absolutely smash everyone's expectations and change the course of cinema.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

25:37 "I feel like I've heard that line, before." It's a meme.

[@charlieeckert4321]

The last scene filmed in this movie was the jump scare with the guy's head. Spielberg used the backyard swimming pool owned by his editor, Verna Fields. They poured several gallons of milk into it to make it mirky. They had mechanical problems with the shark from the start of shooting (which they solved by changing the controls from electronic to hydraulic). The shark would have had a lot more screen time, but this adds to the suspense and makes it a better movie.

[@johnrogan9729]

Great reaction. Subbed.

[@kevinbejkoxdxd1514]

Watch “Uncle Buck” from 1989, it’s one of the best John Hughes movies and it features “John Candy” and “Macaulay Culkin” from “Home Alone”.

[@Lewis9700]

I always say the real villain of this classic is the Mayor, not the Shark

[@Lewis9700]

I know Great Whites are the biggest and most powerful Sharks, but I believe Tigers and Bull Sharks are more dangerous because they're much more aggressive and territorial.

[@samovarsa2640]

Weirdest thing about shark teeth. They're actually an extension of the shark's skin. Or, one could argue, the other way round.

[@jjack-zm4sr]

They didn't show the shark alive because it kept having mechanical difficulties with it, so instead they substituted the famous music

[@Theomite]

Yeah, this movie hits differently after COVID-19 and the friction between public safety & economics.

[@trollingboy9729]

Now you gotta watch all the remaining amazing OSCAR winning sequels 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@pasaniusventris4113]

the only time i agree with the mayor is when he says he doesn't want the shark dissected in front of everyone. if it had been the shark that killed and ate that poor kid, it would be horrifying for everyone to see the remains.

[@shadowcatreacts]

I understand that well enough, that'd be horrifying! But I don't see why it'd have to be in front of everyone? I think it could've, and likely should've, been executed immediately behind closed doors.

[@lorriesardinia5302]

The movie is 100% about the shark. It's called Jaws!!

[@lazyperfectionist1]

18:11 "This guy is _such_ a f*ckin' _asshole."_ Oh, yeah. He's like Dr. Silberman. You hate him _more_ every time you watch the _movie._

[@gallendugall8913]

This is one of those films that failed upwards. If Spielberg's vision for the movie had been achieved it would not have been the classic it has become.

[@brianwoolridge3282]

Now you have to review JAWS 2

[@karimhicks8376]

F Y I: Steven Spielberg did an omage to THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON; In the Crissy Watkins swimming scene. ALSO, there are 2 movies about the 1945 USS INDIANAPOLIS TRAVESTY. MISSION OF THE. SHARK. And the best is INDIANAPOLIS; MEN OF COUAGE!!!

[@williamjones6031]

1. Goof: Chrissie's body parts are too far up the beach to have been washed up there without a storm. 2. Boy Scouts don't need to do the mile swim to get their merit badge. It's an accomplishment all its own. 3. Lee Fierro/Mrs. Kentner actually slapped Roy Scheider. It took 17 takes. Once was so hard it knocked his glasses off. 4. The jump scare at Ben Gardner's boat was put in on purpose by Spielberg because they were having problems with the shark "Bruce" and his appearance was delayed, and the movie needed something earlier. Works every time.🤣🤣 5. IRL Dreyfuss and Shaw didn't get along, so Spielberg used the animosity to fuel their feud onscreen. 6. The boy that said, "He made me do it' is now the Police Chief of the town where this movie was filmed. 7. Hooper was right. The fish that hit the line was a game fish. 8. "You're gonna need a bigger boat" is one of the greatest adlibs in history. It was the first time Roy actually saw Bruce. It was an ongoing trope within the filming due to budgetary problems. 9. Goof: An animal that large couldn't hit the side of the boat as rapidly as it did UNDER WATER. 10. I suspect Quint's story about the Indy gave him PTSD flashbacks and contributed to his behavior after he told the story. 11. I was in the Navy, and we were instructed to go for the eyes when confronting a shark. 12. Aside from the pool used in the Ben Gardner boat scenes, all of the shipboard scenes were filmed entirely at sea, 13. In the book not only does Hooper die but he was also having an affair with Mrs. Brody. 14. JAWS II is the only other one worth watching. It revolves around the Brody kids and their friends. Including one of the mayors' kids. 15 The third one was so bad that Scheider read the script and said NO.

[@stevesheroan4131]

#9 is the one that always bothered me the most.

[@hfsjfc8111]

Like #99 June 8, 2023. Just my obligatory comment for the algorithm.

[@watchmanschannelofdespair]

Hooper was a douche in the novel, he was supposed to die in the film as he did in the book, but the real life footage of the great white shark entangled with the empty shark cage toward the end of the film dictated a change so that Spielberg could still incorporate that footage into the film. Great reaction BTW.

[@positivelynegative9149]

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[@JebWCManning]

I would definitely recommend reacting to the sequel Jaws 2. I compare it a lot to Psycho 2, which is not as good as the original but good in its own right. The sequels past 2 are really bad, but in a hilariously bad kind of way. Jaws 2 is a lot of fun, though, and Roy Scheider is fantastic in it.

[@dan_hitchman007]

Jaws 2 kind of turns the new shark into a teen slasher. Roy Scheider had to do the movie because he was contracted with Universal and was forced into it. He didn't want to reprise his role because he felt his story and the shark's story was told in the first movie and Spielberg wasn't going to be directing. He knew the movie was meant as a cash grab. John Williams' music score saved the sequel.

[@JebWCManning]

​@@dan_hitchman007 Yeah, but I think he does turn in a good performance anyway. especially towards the end, where you get crazy ass Roy Scheider.

[@JebWCManning]

@@dan_hitchman007 Like I said, I don't think it's as good as the original but good in its own way. Like Psycho 2.

[@johnneails9747]

Agreed. Favorite scene was at the town hall meeting when he had the photos and was trying to convince the mayor and co. that there’s another shark in the water and they better do something about it because he doesn’t intend on going through that he’ll again.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

12:43 "How could you _ever_ say this was a boat accident?" Probably by listening through your wallet.

[@IDyce88]

i've been night swimming...but i would never do that in a lake or ocean...only in a pool where i know what to expect.

[@lynnc5252]

Not my comment... If you think voting doesn't matter, just remember the Mayor in Jaws is also the Mayor in Jaws 2 😂

[@itzbp9949]

I think you should definitely watch the sequel and then leave it at that as I think the 2nd film is just as good as the first

[@cajunsushi]

Check out the book, it’s excellent.

[@matthewcullen1298]

The Australian divers Ron and Valerie Taylor who helped Steven Spielberg with this movie went on to be the greatest advocates for shark conservation. They regretted deeply their involvement in monsterizing the great white and bringing about their undeserved reputation. Yes we have had some fatalities in Australia but I'd be far more concerned about bull sharks

[@marthapackard8649]

Yes, I believe the current thinking is the shark that made the attacks this movie is based on was a bull shark, not a great white, since they are known to enter brackish or fresh water tributaries and the first attacks took place in an inland swimming hole.

[@matthewcullen1298]

@@marthapackard8649 I wouldn't be surprised. We have tonnes of bull sharks in our waterways here in Australia. They will happily swim right up into freshwater and we have tonnes of them that swim up into freshwater swimming spots where people understandably think they are safe cooling off from the sometimes oppressive heat.

[@marthapackard8649]

@@matthewcullen1298 Yikes, lol. As a denizen of the north east U.S. we don't have a lot of scary stuff but the return of the seals has created a much richer shark environment even here. My niece worked as an ocean lifeguard and one of the things that they reported to each other was seal sightings because if there were seals, there were likely to be sharks.

[@matthewcullen1298]

@@marthapackard8649 absolute and big ones .A Great whites favourite food source. I reckon I'd be terrified of bears if I went to the north of America but I'm not sure if you get them where you are. .

[@philshorten3221]

Try ZULU (introducing Michael Caine) based on actual events

[@Angelicwings1]

I love the ocean and I’ve been swimming with sharks. Sharks aren’t evil or killing machines. If they actually wanted us we wouldn’t have survivors at all. Have you seen them for for seals? The thing it you do have to respect all animals. Sharks included. Learn a lot and know they aren’t trained performing toys and will act the way their nature is. For us a shark going “is food?” Unfortunately causes bad injury and bleeding out. They actually don’t like how we taste though for the most part. Shark finning is worse than anything they do to us. We cut their fins and leave them to drown cause they can’t swim to keep their gills working.

[@matttorrence2900]

Cat, can you do An American Werewolf in London?

[@lazyperfectionist1]

19:07 "Why aren't you in the water?" Why aren't _you_ in the water, Mayor Vaughn? _You're_ the one who keeps insisting that it's safe. How about you _show_ us it's safe by getting into your bathing suit and going _in?_ 🤷

[@taylormorgan8468]

I listened to an audio book on KZbin maybe you could do your thoughts about the book vs the movie

[@erictaylor5462]

18:30 It's even worse when it happens in real life, Like Trump and Covid.