The Drinker Recommends... Jaws

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[@alexandervongeorg9149]

I will but for the love of God do ‘The Old Guard’ next ... that Netflix feminazi sjw white-guilt train needs to be addressed and you are the only cinematography critic standing on the banks of the River Tibet unapologetically waving your Jack Daniels calling it like it is

[@DarkRipper117]

Ah yes, the film that Kickstarted my absolute phobia of deep water. Thanks for that..

[@jakesnow5728]

This film is why I hate water levels in games. Good choice, Sir.

[@macknight4469]

Can you do Doctor Sleep next? It’s basically SJW meets the Shining lol

[@victorbruant389]

You're gonna need a bigger drink.

[@jessop-]

So good!

[@Luke-xi2pq]

To watch Captain Marvel... Yeah... You'll need a bigger drink.

[@jakesnow5728]

Beat me to it, ya bastard.

[@richardmalcolm1457]

And a chaser.

[@Daniel_C_Griffin]

@@Luke-xi2pq The alcohol required to rewatch that would kill me.

[@jt7153]

"We're gonna need a bigger boat" Drinker, taking another swig of whiskey: "Nah, it'll be fine."

[@therebel4332]

The thing is though it was the arrogance and complacency of man (quint in this instance) thinking he was just going to kill it and head back to shore for the cheering and celebrations (and getting his 10k lol), it felt natural and organic because of this though, we've all had ideas in our heads (men the biggest culprit in this discussion) that are great inside that skull, nothing is going to stop the success because it looks so great on paper so to speak... but nature isn't that simple. Jaws told a story of how great man is when working together, but how one man in that group can dismantle a lot of hard work through pride. Quint didn't deserve to die but he underestimated nature and paid the price.

[@mgeiger2341]

*You're. Common misconception.

[@MinaTepesshu]

That needs to be made into a t-shirt.

[@cstlbrvo5615]

@@therebel4332 How can Quint be arrogant AND complacent? He had seen his shipmates die one by one due to sharks. He hates sharks because of what he's seen them do. He lives in Fear from what he has lived through because of them...The Rebel: "we've all had ideas in our heads (men the biggest culprit in this discussion)". The CURRENT leader at this today, far and away are women and feminism. So much so that for 50 years running they've been producing SJW children who hate men, like you. In reality, women are the ones who follow ideologies that are great inside that, (their female) skull(s)", but don't work in the real world. One result is bois and gurls who carry around warped, dis-functional versions of life inside of them and obsessively attempt to contaminate others around them. You're trying to shame the character Quint and by association all men for trying to do something, to find a solution. You over look the fact that none of the female characters EVER do anything to remedy this crisis in the story. Weirdly, your comment is backwards AND upside down. Quint is the ONLY person in the town WHO WOULD DO ANYTHING and has the experience and tools to fix the problem.

[@malwiniuscyranoolframfromy4820]

This is the same quote which instantly came to my mind, but you were faster.

[@jeffj126]

One of the most ironic aspects of Jaws is that Quint's monologue about the USS Indianapolis was nearly left on editing floor. Spielberg initially thought the monologue might have been too boring for the film. That monologue is one of the best and most chilling and integral parts of a movie ever made. Having Quint recount the horrors that he and his crew had to endure with shark attacks in the Pacific during World War II really helps to define Quint's character and why he has such a hatred for sharks.

[@droopy83ffm96]

@SmashStomp Inc and that the story is true... or at least based on a true story

[@kingjerrodthelion]

🦁. That's Spielberg for ya, nuanced character development is boring, do the explody tisms, after all, that's how we got Crystal Skull.

[@tinman1843]

@@kingjerrodthelion Right... Never mind that he also gave us the first 3 Indiana Jones movies.

[@kingjerrodthelion]

🦁.@@tinman1843 Honestly mate, wasn't really thinking about it too deeply when writing that comment, in fact, was kinda thinking about deleting it (though kinda forgot about it), especially after re-watching the Jaws behind the scenes on Blu Ray, where yes he said it might be too boring, however, he said that in reference to it might be too boring for the audience, & it might drag out or affect the pacing of the film, though he did wanted to keep it in, so they just let it play out & see where it goes, & everyone ended up loving it. So, if I'm to be fair to him, he's not always the emotional & explodey tisms over logical consistency, but again, however, think I'm mostly standing by with what I've said in the previous comment, sometimes he does do the emotional payoffs & explosions over logical consistency, in fact, a particular example is at the very end of this film, a literal explosion, & you know the scene I'm referring to, & if you have read my other comments on this video, you would know my views of that scene. Also, since you brought it up, yes, he did make the III Indiana Jones films, & from what someone told me, who I've come to trust, Temple of Doom isn't a very good film, & I'm probably inclined to agree with him (considering how hilarious that movie was to me), though I'll double check on that, & again, yes, he did make those at least II good films as well as many other good films, he also made Ready Player I, which is hot trash. Also, also, George Lucas made the OT, & A New Hope & Empire are II really great films, he also made Return of the Jedi & the PT, & Jedi is arguably a bad film, & the PT, well their just trash (still better than the sequels though), & there's even a argument to be made whether Return of the Jedi or Revenge of the Sith (the best of the PT) are better or worse than each other, & did we also forget that M. Night Shyamalan Made Unbreakable, Split, & The VIth Sense, but also made The Happening, The Last Airbender, & Glass. Think I've made my point pretty clear, so don't completely get the argument you made against me, but I'll admit, probably could of elaborated further, & I'm very aware that Spielberg is a sacred cow to a lot of people because he made a lot of great films in his career, doesn't mean he's above scrutiny, people have given George Lucas a lot of flack (rightfully so) for his goofy shenanigans, but Steven Spielberg gets practically nothing for his shitty decisions & goofiness, some of them are even in his good films, II examples of his being at the endings of both Jurassic Parks (think you can guess what I'm referring to).

[@pacldawson]

The USS Indianapolis story is integral to the story arc for Quint, and the audience is left to wonder if his eventual death in the jaws of a shark isn't a case of "Nature" correcting a slight error from 1945. Perhaps Quint was meant to die along with most of his mates from the Indianapolis. Food for thought, anyway.

[@Fister_of_Muppets]

Best scene of the movie: When Hooper asks Quint about the tattoo, and Quint says he was on the Indianapolis. Hooper and Brodie get spooky quiet and Quint tells that story... it's so compelling, quiet, calm, and personal, it's like it's real and you're actually there. One of the best scenes ever made.

[@smbsuperfan271]

In any modern movie, hell probably any movie in the late 80s onwards, this would’ve been told over a dramatic flashback which showed the scene Quint talks about- but this movie leaves it up to interpretation allowing the audience to form the visuals in their own head which is infinitely more powerful. God I miss filmmaking like this

[@friendlym1rifle]

Their reactions were actually real during the scene.

[@josephkool8411]

When Hooper crushes the styrofoam cup was also good

[@robanderson473]

Robert Shaw actually rewrote most of that monologue. Great scene.

[@davidharrison7014]

Brody didn't know.......but Hooper certainly did.

[@icarusflight2396]

In Austin Texas a couple years back this was played on a giant inflatable screen on the lake free to the public, just pull up a kayak, paddle board, inflatable mattress, or whatever floated. Made the movie way more intense in the water at night. People screamed when fresh water fish would nibble at their toes. Epic.

[@beachbum325]

That sounds like fun👍

[@lorrainecasey749]

That sounds brilliant I would have definitely gone to that😁

[@icarusflight2396]

@The Cløwn www.tripstodiscover.com/watch-jaws-while-floating-on-this-texas-lake/

[@postman6553]

Some people out there livin life

[@231mac]

About the only thing worthwhile that libtard cesspool of a city has done in quite awhile.

[@joejitsu034]

The boat they hunt the Shark with is called “The Orca.” The only predator in the ocean that kills adult White Sharks. Clever 👍

[@arthurkasper523]

Never thought of that.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Look at all the white picket fence tops ... remind you of anything

[@panchigancedo6247]

Yup, I always thought it was a nice touch.😉

[@zerohasnovalue1681]

That fact wasn’t known yet when released!…creepy

[@thetruth-hl7ct]

A school of dolphins will fuck up a great white.

[@bdkj3e]

My wife's favorite movie, of all time. We set the projector on the side of the house and watched it on the fourth of July.

[@randomnerd3402]

You married a gal with the right taste

[@kateruterbories2692]

We do the same!! Every year!!

[@beng9411]

“You have a panic on your hands for the fourth of july”

[@bdkj3e]

@@randomnerd3402 I got super lucky, she also likes guns, motor cycles, metal music, video games, and lifted trucks.

[@BlueAtlanticSea]

That's the right way to celebrate the fourth!

[@johnadams-wp2yb]

Saw this in the Cinema and everyone stood and clapped at the end. Brilliant.

[@KaeYoss]

That Mayor is the very incarnation of "Nah, it'll be fine!"

[@tomharrington1453]

Hey, he got re-elected. He is still around in Jaws 2. Just sayin.

[@kjp113]

A better name for him would have been Mayor McClosemyeyes.

[@jbrisby]

I just heard the voice of the Critical Drinker.

[@chatteyj]

If only he said that in the movie lol

[@kamalindsey]

@@jbrisby opK SHUT UP RED SCHWINE

[@lezlezman1843]

Back in 1974 when I was a spritely 14-year-old in Western Australia, I joined up with my local Surf Life-Saving club (the volunteer versions of the USA's professional Life-Guards) and spent the weekends and school holidays from November to February (the southern hemisphere's hot season) pulling people from the water when they got out of their depth or caught up in rip currents and one time had to give CPR to one poor fellow who suffered a fatal heart attack while running on the beach. Another of our jobs, when the tower spotted a shark, was to sound the siren and go out in the inflatable outboard motor boat and chase it back out to sea. The people seemed so lax and non-panicked when the shark siren sounded and most of them would wait out in knee-depth watching the action until we gave the all clear. Then came the 1975/1976 season. The season of "Jaws"! There was a distinct drop-off in the number of swimmers and rescues that year. And when the shark siren sounded...remember the story of Jesus walking on the water? Many of our beach goers learned to run on water, turning the clear blue sea into white froth while we sent the boat out. Nobody went knee-deep anymore! Even when we chased the animal out to sea and we sounded the all clear, it was quite some time before anyone decided to be the first brave one to dip a toe in. I have never before or since seen a movie affect the behaviour of the general public in such a way ever again. I doff my hat to Mr Spielberg for making our job just that little bit easier for that season.

[@collegerebel]

Now THIS is a great story!

[@TheMountainBeyondTheWoods]

Agreed, cool story

[@dingfeldersmurfalot4560]

The only one that gripped the public anywhere near that much, I think, was Psycho. Plenty of people got very nervous in showers, and some switched to baths.

[@EvilNecroid]

this story is 100% better then any movie that holywood plops out of there ass these days

[@lezlezman1843]

@@dingfeldersmurfalot4560 I don't know...I think I'd feel more vulnerable lying in a bathtub than standing in a shower. Actually, thinking about it, I wouldn't like to try defending a knife attack in either position!

[@richardpatton2502]

Jaws 2020: “3 brave women girls kill a giant shark easily and effortlessly. The end”

[@LloydEWatson1983]

And no doubt the shark would represent the patriarchy.

[@ogrehaslayers605]

I’d think they would be vegans, befriend the shark, and join forces with it to destroy the white cis heterosexual men with how strong and independent they are!

[@d68st90]

@@ogrehaslayers605 LOL HAAHAHHAAHAHA

[@Saboteur709]

Don't give them any ideas.

[@NickSquids]

@@LloydEWatson1983 well duh, it _is_ a white shark...

[@rickyrackey7930]

Jaws is one of those movies that doesn’t need a sequel. It’s already perfect.

[@LynetteTheMadScientist]

I actually like Jaws 2 better

[@josepnebotrius872]

Jaws is a perfect example of: How to kill a franchise.

[@CowboyRobot2000]

​@@LynetteTheMadScientist Blasphemy!

[@zerstoery]

Right. Just like Star Wars.

[@highriskgunman4181]

lol guess you never heard of a little place called Hollywood except its not blood they smell in the water but money

[@corsijtsma3546]

Robert shaw's monologue is how I think I speak when I'm drunk, when I actually sound like one of the 4 Ghostbusters remake actresses when they are trying to be funny

[@taylorwest6986]

LoL!

[@shatner99]

Cor sijtsma at least you are honest.

[@media_dept]

Don't do yourself down, no one is that bad.

[@jeggsonvohees2201]

What's really cool? Shaw actually did the scene sober. www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2017/08/the-uss-indianapolis-and-quints-monologue/

[@nhmooytis7058]

Cor sijtsma Shaw was a heavy drinker himself.

[@charmawow]

Jaws is one of those extremely rare movies.....it’s damn near perfect. Its so freaking good we can forgive the mechanical shark. Not one of the films featuring photoreal cgi sharks, come close to licking the boots of this classic. What makes it extra special is that we actually care about the characters and what happens to them. If they did a remake of Jaws today, I guarantee I’d be rooting for the shark!

[@ZeonEons]

Forget remakes. They have tried to just make shark movies. And by that i mean, there is no attempt to tell a coherent story, develop characters and allow us to take them seriously or care about them. Suspense, foreboding doom is replaced with spectacular, over elaborate deaths, gore and dowsed in comedic moments. There's little attempt at making a movie in the jaws mould these days, unless it features one or several characters, stuck on a rock etc. A reboot would be impossible to recreate jaws in everyway, even if they copied the scenes exactly as they were originally. Those actors are irreplaceable. Further proof was the disaster of the remake/reboot of Psycho.

[@richardmalcolm1457]

The mechanical shark is (as the Drinker concedes) not quite so convincing. But everything else about the movie is so perfect, that it's a lot easier to forgive. Still one of Spielberg's best.

[@aidanaidan8662]

To be honest in a way I prefer a shitty mechanical shark that's there over a cgi shark that isn't

[@ElveeKaye]

@@aidanaidan8662 At least with a big rubber monster, the actors have something to react to. With CGI, there is nothing there, and you can tell simply by the way the actors' eyes don't focus on anything. They are shown a spot on a green background and told, "Now the monster will appear over here. Remember the pictures we showed you? Just pretend it's 40 feet tall and trying to eat you." I don't know that for sure, of course, but based on the crap that Hollywood is making these days, it seems pretty likely.

[@carlrood4457]

@@ElveeKaye CGI does enable them to do things that would cost a fortune, practically, but there has to be a balance. Too often it doesn't look much better than an old matte background because they don't put in the real world imperfections.

[@Wolvenstryfe]

The only movie I can watch 100 times and never get tired of it. Who would've thought a movie featuring a broken mechanical shark could be considered one of the top 10 (5 in my book) greatest movies of all time. A true classic!

[@TH3F4LC0Nx]

One of the top ten greatest movies of all time? Bruh, it's not really that special. It's definitely one of Spielberg's weakest films.

[@sharonafleming2544]

Agreed

[@roccojelsomeno7907]

@@TH3F4LC0Nx Ill give you that It may not be a top 10 film of all time but I dont think its Spielbergs weakest film, in a lot of ways I think its his best film. But film is pretty much all subjective, for me personally I would probably put it Top 25 for sure but i cant agree that it is one of his weakest films.

[@1BEFOREIDIE]

@@TH3F4LC0Nx obviously you didn`t watch the entire video...or didn`t listen

[@TH3F4LC0Nx]

@@roccojelsomeno7907 Spielberg's greatest film is almost universally considered to be Schindler's List, and I can't disagree. I don't like Jaws because it's just a dumb film, (and I don't mean any offense by saying that). I mean, in order to even make the shark be threatening, they basically had to give it superpowers where it can sink boats! And anyone who knows anything about sharks will tell you that no shark would EVER intentionally ram something with its nose; that's where all its sensory organs are. That's the problem with all shark movies; they have to make the animals be something they're not. That's why my favorite shark movie might be Deep Blue Sea, because at least in that movie they give a reason why the sharks are so damn smart!

[@dungbeetle.]

One of the greatest classic lines ever, right after that incredible look of shock on Brody's face. "You're gonna need a bigger boat!"

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

"A whaaaat?"

[@ghostsy]

The Critical Drinker should look at Das Boot and 1982 The Thing.

[@mccor002]

I'd be down with a Kurt Russell marathon with The Thing and Tombstone

[@ballist1x407]

And Big trouble in little china

[@sabatheus]

Agree. The Thing is the finest horror movie ever made (my opinion), and still the scariest one I've seen in my life. And it's proof that practical effects win over computer graphics, even with today's technology.

[@suflanker45]

When Drinker sees the opening scene of Das Boot he'll probably say "What a bunch of fucking lightweights."

[@DeusNyx]

Amen.

[@carlrood4457]

The thing I love about Brodie is how responsible he feels. When he gets slapped by the boys' mom, the mayor tries to say it's not Brodie's fault, but Martin is having none of it. He knows he let himself get talked out of doing the right thing and won't pass the blame, even to those who deserve it. In truth there's nothing he probably could have done. He'd have been overruled, anyway, but the fact that he kept silent is enough for him to do the one thing he fears most in order to set it right.

[@thesupremeatheistintellect64]

"My boy is dead" Gets me every time.

[@GenghisKal]

That’s a good summary of Roy Scheider’s performance. I guess I took it for granted when I was younger, but having witnessed so many phoned in performances, particularly in modern Hollywood productions, I now really appreciate the way Roy played his character. It was an understated yet excellent performance.

[@SlapShotRegatta22]

Yes, excellent analysis.

[@joeodonnell5125]

Carried the sequel more or less himself as far as acting goes

[@64bruceb]

One of the best scenes of the film. You can really feel the hurt Mrs. Kintner is feeling and the shame and guilt Brody is feeling. Like you say, he owns it and doesn't accept when Vaughns offers him the chance to blame him for it. It's a magnificent 2 mins of film. Sadly Lee Fierro died of complications of coronavirus back in April. Which was when I last watched Jaws. I still watch it at lease once a year. It's a masterpiece.

[@cs-7]

Quint is my favorite character. "Back home, we have a taxidermy man, he gonna have a heart attack when he sees what I brought him, hahahaha"

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

"brung him" :^)

[@proverbialmind_spread9421]

"Here's to swimmin' with bow legged women"

[@name001]

The Indianapolis story by Shaw was so damn good and delivered so damn well. It's my favorite part.

[@daveeyes]

It was written by John Milius. Google him, he's interesting and has directed some good films.

[@musicinmyear1]

After learning about the tragedy of the USS Indianapolis, the scene where Quint looks over at the life jackets with dread as the boats sinking, that scene without words, says so much.

[@martinables]

Jaws remake: Chief Brody: Sandra Bullock. Hooper: Kirsten Wiig. Quint: Charlize Theron. Budget: $200 million. Box office: 50 million. Studio: "Next time, we'll make them transgender."

[@haillobster7154]

Don't forget all the wangst over the "alt-right neo-Nazi Trump supporters" 'review bombing' the film and its "stunning and brave" themes. You know the routine.

[@pizzathehutt1812]

Sounds worse than Jaws the Revenge XD

[@likydsplit8483]

To be fair, Charlize Theron is indeed the only woman who could play Quint :-)

[@pizzathehutt1812]

Likydsplit I can agree to that

[@beowulfsrevenge4369]

Ooh I've got the the plot twist! It wasn't the shark attacking people it was the trump supporters all along. Oh how we should have known...

[@mogg7440]

One of the best movie's ever made. Quint's speech still gives me chills.

[@andrewparnell5566]

That speech put me right there in the water with them. Ditto with the chills.

[@W1se0ldg33zer]

Everything he said was taken from actual accounts too.

[@jamescole3588]

My favorite monologue in any film. Brilliant.

[@patriciaduncanjimenez6019]

I saw this movie in the 1970s and had never heard of the Indianapolis until seeing Jaws. The story was so horrific, I thought it was fiction.

[@briancross7835]

@@patriciaduncanjimenez6019 the events of war have a peculiar tendency to be horrific.

[@theblackflame4002]

As a lifelong horror fan I can say that Shaw's monologue about the ship sinking and being stuck in the water with the sharks is one of the most intense, scariest scenes, it really invoked true dread.

[@eveapple4928]

It’s so good! Spellbinding

[@iim4xii129]

"As a lifelong horror fan" I don't like you.

[@sethraelthebard5459]

Fun Fact: The USS Indianapolis is actually the third deepest shipwreck on record. She came to rest at a bone-crushing depth of 18,000 feet, six thousand feet deeper than the Titanic.

[@dansmitham2437]

One of my favorites of all time. The scene where Robert Shaw tells the story of the Indianapolis is one of my favorite scenes from all of cinema. My local theater is showing old classics in a bid to get people back into the seats, all properly distanced mind, Jaws is one of them. Just a week ago I got to take my daughters to see it on the big screen.

[@TH3F4LC0Nx]

Jaws is totally an example of the movie being better than the book. The book tries really hard to have a Moby Dick vibe, and the shark dude is basically Captain Ahab and just hates sharks for no reason. Changing him for the movie to be a survivor of a real life disaster involving sharks made his character WAY more interesting.

[@dansmitham2437]

@@peterd3215 Perhaps not so iconic, but others for me is when Daniel and Miyagi sit on the beach after Miyagi's father's funeral in Karate Kid 2, and Imran's apology in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara.

[@Artsificial]

Sounds like proper cinema. Congrats to you and yours! Over here, an easy 90% of cinemas have shuttered forever and their old timey structures are either torn down or rented out in the most adventurous ways, quite the shame.

[@mynameisinigomontoya8179]

It’s just as good as the final scene in the movie “the thing”when Macready and Childs are talking about what’s gonna happen next as they both sit there with the knowledge that the other is either a human or the thing itself, but with both being severely exhausted or wounded to do anything about it. Scenes like this make films stand out amongst the rest as truly compelling pieces of story writing.

[@iad77]

I wish my local cinema did...

[@HerbertDuckshort]

Roy Scheider: “You’re going to need a bigger boat!” Classic.

[@Paulafan5]

In Seaquest he got a ginormous sub, so he did get a bigger boat.

[@thesupremeatheistintellect64]

I think he actually ad libbed that as well.

[@ralphhoskins2115]

Don’t forget Roy in danger bay!!! He was a fabulous actor...

[@suflanker45]

@@thesupremeatheistintellect64 yep

[@jaromeartley73]

@@thesupremeatheistintellect64 he did

[@natp8387]

Ah, the 70's... when things were realistic in movies because audiences didn't want to be patronized to all the time, and if you were a hack writer you were called out for it.

[@Evemeister12]

@Joe Blow the 70s were a genuinely progressive time. What passes for progressive today is a subversion by technocrats to keep the masses dulled, without actually being progressive at all

[@robirvine6970]

Not even remotely correct. There were an absolute shit ton of terrible movies and noone said anything.

[@natp8387]

@@robirvine6970 Actually, they tended to say lots, usually starting with 'AHAHAHAHAHA! Did you catch the crapfest on the late movie?! Who writes this garbage?'. Though some were definitely 'So bad it's hilarious' water cooler fodder.

[@robirvine6970]

@@natp8387 Yeah nah. No one was gathering around a water cooler to talk about a shit movie.. that you seem to believe they would all watch... to the end.. by choice.. and then care enough about to discuss with workmates... that also dont give a fuck...

[@natp8387]

@@robirvine6970 LOL. You're obviously too young to know what you're talking about, kid.

[@essengeebee]

Duel (1971) is a relatively unknown Spielberg film that has an atmosphere similar to parts of JAWS, with an excellent build up of tension. It doesn’t have the same range of characters that JAWS has, mostly focusing on the protagonist as he drives home across rural California, pursued by a menacing truck whose driver is hostile to him for unknown reasons. It’s an absolute gem of 70s cinema and I recommend that Drinker and everyone else should watch it.

[@jamessullivan4391]

Agree...

[@Sliider36]

ya know, i dont get the "shark looks so fake" constant bashing. when i was a kid, it most certainly DID NOT look fake, and that last scene with quint especially scared the shit out of me, it was horrifying. even now, i appreciate what they did with the shark. it doesnt look terrible like a c-grade horror movie prop, and ofcourse it doesnt look great like todays effects. i think it gets the job done, its adequate. i guess what im saying is it doesnt take me out of the film. its still looks good enough, even today, to be believable and not take you instantly out. i think that shark gets an unjustified bad rap for 1975 and considering what they went through. the film doesnt suffer for it. as you said, it actually benefits from it. that shark simply doesnt look as bad as everyone makes it out to be. not by a longshot.

[@talltroll7092]

In retrospect, it hasn't aged well, but not nearly as badly as some other effects from the era. Watch Logans Run, for instance, and then recall that it released in the same year as the original Star Wars

[@lazerbeamhawkins]

When you first get to see the immense size of the shark and realize its almost bigger than the boat, that scared the crap out of me!!! That scene is amazing

[@Redrosewitch]

I'm with you there. I was certainly convinced as a child.

[@mariobadia4553]

The same people that had your mind set later went out and nearly drove some shark species into Extinction. God do I wish this movie completely failed in production and was never made.

[@benjamingrant5970]

I'll take animatronic 70's shark over late 2000's cgi orcs in the hobbit trilogy any day....

[@georgeorwell4534]

7:07 when Brody is shoveling the mess over to attract the shark, and the shark suddenly rises out of the water, half of the audience I was in screamed loud enough to shake the theater.....including me.

[@johnglue1744]

Hahaha when I was a kid I saw this with my mom and dad in which my dad ,just after retiring from a 25 year Navy stint, pulled his legs up to his chest . Startled the hell out of him and he denies it to this day .

[@theblackflame4002]

That head floating out of the boat scared 7 year old me at the drive in...it was awesome

[@georgeorwell4534]

@MrGunboat78 man how could I forget that? You're absolutely right.

[@chrisperrien7055]

'You're gonna need a bigger boat"* a saying that has become a meme' in so many instances since, it should be no longer be funny , but it still is. - A bigger hammer, pole, gun, BBQ pit, motor, tow cable, pair of boobs, stereo, fish-hook, amount of explosives, tool, cpu, pile of drugs, amount of alcohol or gasoline, chainsaw, bolt, winch, crane, sex organ, line of bull, etc. etc. *I got to fault the Drinker for not including that iconic line,- the most famous and still used often today, from a nearly 50 year old movie. And Roy Scheider adlibbed added it to the scene.

[@ClaimhSolaris]

Watching Jaws as a kid.... man I wouldn't come close to a pool for about a month. Lots of water-borne irrational fear were caused by this movie. Makes it all more memorable.

[@CHOOKIE67]

Yep..watched it as a kid and to this day I will not swim in the ocean.

[@kalash_nikov]

Yup. And shark looks obviously fake now, but back when I watched it as a 8 years old kid, it looked as authentic as it gets. What an amazing movie, in all its simplicity.

[@aninfinitemindofmusicandreams]

Watched it as a kid too. Was one of my dad's favorite movies and he and I watched it together a couple of times because he made me grow up on classic movies. I appreciated all of the movies for molding my interests and I like Jaws too... but to this day, I'm terrified of the ocean and the idea of any sea monster or predator in it. Still can't peer over the edge of a pool or a large body of water without imagining a shark jumping out of it

[@TLSARTWORK]

Yep...saw it as a kid and didn't even like getting in the bathtub after that....luckily I started drinking and everything is good

[@samgilley3160]

To be completely honest, whenever the shark shows up, I'm way to enveloped in the terror of what's happening onscreen to care about the fact that it doesn't really look real. That's how good the suspense and build up in this movie is.

[@nomadmarauder-dw9re]

Quint said a shark looks dead, until it bites you. And you hear... Drinker, please do Cat People 1982

[@randylahey8207]

Bingo. The moment it pops out of the water when Brody is putting out chum is so terrifying it's hard to even look at the screen for some people. That's how good the buildup is, especially because of the soundtrack. To me, the 🦈 is second on the list of stars in this movie... Behind Jon Williams...

[@JW-zc8mz]

"Drunk when he delivered it... What a freaking legend!" Love it

[@donkee011]

Imagine a remake of the Jaws. Strong female characters, including the shark, of course. A lot of forced humor, some Tik Tok inspired dance scenes. And at the end, plot twist, they all hug it out, because the shark was pissed off on the count of some random eco problem, that those strong female characters solve in the last third of the movie.

[@Fulcrumshift]

Bruce the Shark would transition into Belinda the blue-haired Porpoise.

[@melkgn]

I can think of about 10 other things u missed in “today’s world” But I don’t want to end up on some groups hit list!

[@henrytesla9247]

Nah it will be fine 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@DefineHatespeech]

Cast including james corden, tessa thompson, and Rebel Wilson just typing that triggered my gag reflex

[@seculartemplar5407]

I want to watch this movie now. If the movie was exactly as you described. That’s an idea for SNL: Do gender swapping full movie sketches that are not canon but rather just sketches. I did not like the Ghostbusters film when I saw it the first time. I then watched it again with the parameter of “It’s a feature length SNL sketch” and it was really enjoyable.

[@Rekaert]

Yeah, great film and well deserving of the label 'classic'. - Shaw's monologue about the sailors on the Indianapolis being picked off by sharks is amazing. Apparently Shaw decided to have a drink or two before that scene for authenticity, got absolutely plastered and passed out. Humbled and embarrassed, he asked for another go at it the following day and after rewriting a chunk of it with the writers, delivered the now iconic scene completely sober. - Dreyfuss admits he wasn't acting when he just sits staring at Shaw, but was in fact completely captivated. Can't say I blame him frankly.

[@jennrat513]

Exactly..one of my favorites ever..👍

[@bwyseymail]

I knew the story of the Indianapolis beforehand and when Quint started in I had the same look as Hooper because Hooper knew too. And suddenly we know who Quint is and everyone's (inc. Audience's) relationship with him changes. The story also foreshadows the coming events.

[@jbrisby]

But they delivered the bum.

[@robertbaker4186]

Quint, hooper & brody are iconic characters in the film industry. Please don't ever remake this masterpiece 😭

[@Cereal_Killer007]

God I hope nobody sees your comment and gets any bright ideas

[@philiphudgens4726]

An all female remake...great idea! Get Disney to do it...they have experience on how to F it up royally!

[@Cereal_Killer007]

@@philiphudgens4726 Yeah...a disney jaws movie where jaws will only bite someone but never consume them, and instead of blowing him up in the end theyll just capture him and place him somewhere else in the ocean. Gotta keep it family friendly

[@bagggers9796]

​@@Cereal_Killer007 The shark will either be a misunderstood antagonist or an allegory for Donald Trump. Because "great" "white". Oh jezus, that doesn't even sound out of the question for modern Hollywood.

[@Cereal_Killer007]

@@bagggers9796 God I hope nobody else sees your comment...They will take that and run with it

[@LeathanL]

How sad that we often have to go several decades back in time to find films (Blade Runner, Unforgiven, Falling Down, Predator) worth watching.

[@chiefbrody7637]

Yup. Modern movies suck.

[@Joseph-cp6du]

Enjoy them now. Future releases of old movies will all be censored to accommodate modern day sensibilities.

[@Thane36425]

It was also good to see them in the theater before cell phones and all that. Audiences still sometimes had idiots, but nothing like the recent horror stories I've heard. Besides, if you avoided matinees and the like, you could get a decent crowd.

[@ieuanhunt552]

Why do people always forget that you only remember the good movies from the past. There was just as much if not more trash being produced back when Jaws came out. People just forgot about them.

[@mr.creamy7778]

Blade runner and Jaws dont belong on that list.

[@tjroelsma]

Ah yes, the time when "less is more" was still a thing. A good script, good camera angles and direction, combined with mere flashes of the monster lets your own mind fill in the details. This philosophy gave us movies like Jaws, Alien and it pretty much started out of necessity, because the technique to create "real" monsters either didn't exist or was very expensive. And it worked perfectly: movie adepts are still lyrical over Hitchkock's famous "shower murder scene", which is all suggestion and no showing. Movie makers back then knew the audience had working brains and they put them to use. With these scenes you "know" what happens because your brain connects the dots and paints the picture. How different today's movies are: every detail is shown under spotlights, a scene is shot and presented from different angles and/or played in slo-mo, so there's nothing for your brain to do, except let it all wash over you. Movie makers seem to think the audience don't have working brains anymore and go out of their way the exactly show what happens, for fear that the audience won't understand what they are trying to accomplish with the scene. I miss the old days.

[@Jackw00pw00p2]

Movie makers need to remember one rule: Do not underestimate the intelligence of your audience.

[@Ginocide02]

I recommend watching "The Witch" which became arguably my favorite horror movie of all time surpassing Alien. It does just that with a low budget.

[@pvthitch]

I saw Jaws in the theater in high school. I promise you, nobody was paying attention to the shark FX. We were too busy screaming in terror.

[@JamesASharp]

I believe you.

[@jackjones298]

^^^ This. I saw it at 14-years-old in the theater. When the shark first popped up while Brody was chumming I literally jumped half way out of my seat. Bigger boat indeed.

[@daveroche6522]

I'd a summer job in the Adelphi Cinema here in Dublin when Jaws was showing - the 'scream scenes' ALWAYS worked. Hang on - Monty Pythons Flying Circus was also showing on screen 2 - am I getting them mixed up? Who cares - happy daze!

[@artpena72]

I was 5 years old when it came out and was scared to death about going in the water. I never cared about the VFX because the terror was real coming from a rubber shark, now that's how you make a movie

[@GrampsD63]

I was just going to say the same. And then to go through the terror of going to the beach the next day. I couldn't even go in my freaking pool for a month.

[@PeterM1-qx1tz]

This is one of the greatest movies of all time... up there with Casablanca, the Wizard of Oz, Platoon and a handful of others, this is absolutely brilliant.

[@theanimeslayer3999]

The introduction of Quint is one of the best character introductions in film, harsh, blunt and straight to the point just like him.

[@schulzcreative]

I love the rubber shark. Still scares me as an adult, probably because it’s a real, physical presence, not a bunch of pixels. I don’t care if it’s fake. I still wouldn’t want to be filming in the water with that thing.

[@timmyt1717]

Right there with you lad. Even when seeing the Jaws shark out of the water, showing the mechanical body, that damn giant rubber toy still gives me the chills. That's the showcase of a good movie monster. Still gets to me even sometimes today. And like you said, being on set near that thing. I'd just be just as haunted too. Compared to giant CGI noodle with teeth like they'd do today, lol.

[@artur6912]

Definitely looks more realistic than any of the cgi sharks from the low budget knockoffs, or even high budget ones like Deep Blue Sea.

[@chatteyj]

TBH the rubber shark is not that bad, sure some scenes you can tell its fake eg when it eats quint but the rest of the movie you can't really tell, that is what a great white looks like. And yeah a cgi looks shit especially with movie monsters onoy exceptions I can think of are jurassic park and starship troopers.

[@davidmacphee3549]

Photoshop is really fun to draw with . I don't care for the new versions of it but I can create a "realistic" image of anything I can possibly imagine so I stick to doing women .... Hold my beer ... There. Hows that?

[@chatteyj]

@Sanity Is Freedom I put it down to poor animation the guys who animated the dinosaurs and aliens in JP and starship troopers understood how real animals move. It doesn't matter one bit how photo realistic, how well rendered or how good the textures are if the thing on screen isn't moving realistically, if so the audience does not respect what it is seeing.

[@tomservo5347]

Always liked the scene where Brody is arguing with his wife about their son sitting in his little sailboat out on the dock. She's all about letting her son do it until she picks up the book on great white's Brody was looking at and they show fishermen getting attacked in their little boat by a great white. She immediately does a 180 and tells the son to get his ass out of that boat.

[@BigIronEnjoyer]

I think that's another great aspect of the movie. Damn near every scene is memorable. "Let Polly do the printing" "What's wrong with my printing?" "LET POLLY DO THE PRINTING." I swear I can probably replay this whole movie in my head.

[@darrenmarsh8830]

This is the scene I most think of when I think of Jaws

[@writing_monkey6215]

I love that you review older films. It reminds me that just because current day movies suck, there are decades of older films to enjoy. 🙂

[@The.Last.Guitar.Hero.]

I remember seeing this as a kid and being too scared to even go into the bath! The true story of the USS Indianapolis is absolutely terrifying, The quint scene where he is describing the shark as having doll's eyes is one of the best bits of acting every put on film. Robert Shaw was a hell of an actor.

[@indy_go_blue6048]

Someone made a pretty decent m4tv movie about the sinking of the Indianapolis starring Richard "John Boy" Thomas. "Mission of the Shark." I only saw it once; I don't think it ever made it to dvd but it really was pretty good.

[@halfmetal74]

I was also a bit sceptical of the bath and sink after watching this at age 10

[@fredbearreacts8493]

I was terrified to go in the sea that summer for sure..I was seven. I shouldn't have even watched it...glad I did.

[@MrSGL21]

@@halfmetal74 dude...i saw this shit when i was 5. i live in florida. i didn't go in the water for a YEAR.

[@joejitsu034]

I remember getting paranoid & freaking out in an outdoor pool because I saw a shadow! Lmao Jaws scarred me 😂

[@hungryewok1684]

I showed my 6 year old daughter (who loves sharks) and when the girl was killed in the beginning she said "that so sad, that boy has to find a new girl friend now" funniest things I ever heard

[@kkktookmybabyaway]

What an absolute legend.

[@Dressyone223]

She's gonna be a legend when she grows up.

[@ClassicSteve]

That's awesome. Smart girl you have there.

[@brightcrazystar93]

"Quent" is honestly like the old salts on the ship I served on in the Navy. He is a kind of man who used to GENUINELY exist. The kind who you had to show and prove to before they consider anything but dead weight and daydreams. I LOVED them, because they were the real soul of the Navy. The men who were too Blue to be officers, and never could be replaced. The kind of men who cleaned 50 cals smoking unfiltered lucky strikes from the ration packs we picked up from bunkers off the shore of Japan which had expired from post WW-II. The kind of man who would threaten you with a Mark 79 grenade launcher if you even insinuated they put milk in their coffee. The real old salt Gunners Mate on my ship was named "John Connor" - and I learned more of life in three years in his third division gunner team than 18 years at my family's home. And helluva lot lot more shanties, some of which we sang drink bootleg blue raspberry koolaid and silver rum in bottles marked as glass cleaner. I can't imagine what they have done to my Navy in this day and age. My division had so much respect for that man we never even thought to make a terminator joke. Not in my three years on board. It defies reason the kind of aura that man had, that you could not find a person who became petty and vapid in his presence. Because even if you made a clever joke, he'd look at you with eyes that had seen the worst parts of the waterways of Vietnam and you realized, this man would have to respect you before you could insult him, and by time you because that kind of man, you'd not be the kind to make a joke that was so pointless. I am going to go tip some 40 year bourbon in honor of that absolute Man ; Go Away Now!

[@JetEngine787]

Hear!! Hear!!

[@sterlingarcher857]

*Quint

[@danballe]

Thanks for sharing that story and cheers to him and you sir!

[@Monochromicornicopia]

You should write a book. I would read it

[@blackfreud9048]

Sooooo, war is………fun? True grit is great. Depends on what you use it for, right?

[@Geoffzilla]

I saw this movie in the theater when I was 7 years old. It still ranks as one of my top three favorite movies of all time (the other two being the original Star Wars and the original Alien). I've never felt that it was about the shark. That was just a device that happened to have all the right elements to suit the theme. For me, that theme is the old story of a dragon terrorizing some medieval village. We even get a kind of "virgin sacrifice" in the beginning. And a very large great white shark is about as close to a dragon as you're going to get in reality, especially if you live in a fishing village. Two knights are hired and sent out with a local squire to find the beast in its lair and slay it. We even get a traditional "arming sequence" (popular in heroic epic poetry) when Matt Hooper prepares to don his armor (the cage) and enter the dragon's lair. My God, the dude even has a dragon-slaying lance! (For smaller dragons, though lol!) And in the coolest plot twist in storytelling history, the two knights are defeated by the dragon (one even eaten while we watch in horror!) and the squire who's never in his life seen a dragon before earns his knighthood by slaying the dragon himself...by accident. This movie has nothing to do with a shark, although I cannot think of a better modern "beast" to play the dragon's role. What makes any story interesting is the character dynamics, and this film could not have been written better in that respect. It's one of the few films I've ever seen that made vast improvements over the book on which it was based. Ah, what a Golden Age the '70s were! The music! The TV! The movies! Now all three of my favorite films have been destroyed, two of them by their own creators. Music today is just selfish woke garbage. Movies are incoherent spectacles. TV I simply stopped watching when they stopped writing scripts with stories. My childhood is raped, my soul is dead, my hope is gone. Writers today are retards. I wish I had died when I was twelve and the world still showed promise. I hate you all. You ruined my life.

[@yeyo1990]

The practical effects of the shark in JAWS from 1975 still looks better than some of the CGI in recent spin off shark movies.

[@3UZFE]

Even real sharks look pretty weird, so this was quite passable.

[@iost5459]

I never thought the shark looked that fake, until many rewatches and behind the scenes footage. To be fair that might just make me dumb when it comes to sharks, but it worked for me and still does.

[@Western_Hemlock]

@@iost5459 Oh yeah, same here. In hindsight, its movement were a little too mechanical, but I didn't notice that when watching

[@philiphudgens4726]

Definitely looks a lot better than the efforts in Sharknado

[@derleth7133]

To be fair, real great whites look pretty damn fake too, there's something unearthly to their whole appearance. If you pause the video you can tell the shark is fake, and its movement is obviously robotic in the few scenes where you see much of it, but the clever use of footage of real sharks (e.g. when it tears apart Hooper's cage) distracts from that and I 100% prefer these practical effects to any cgi shark from newer films.

[@farnsworth9350]

Robert Shaw made that scene chillingly epic.

[@spenser9908]

And John Williams.

[@marcusbillings1644]

He and Dreyfus should have won Oscars for this film. Shaw IS the character he portrays. Damm few actors of that caliber today. "For that, you get the head, the tail.... whole damn thing. "

[@Redrosewitch]

Oh yes. Still makes me shiver.

[@thedarknesscallingme]

One of my favourite scenes is one that often goes unnoticed. Its when the shark starts chasing them near the end of the film, in effect they are now the prey, Brody asks Quint if he's ever seen a great white shark do this before and Quint replies simply "no". The superb acting by Robert Shaw shows a man suddenly out of his depth, despite all his years of shark hunting experience he is left confused and for a moment is left defenceless by an animal that he has no doubt killed plenty of before. The hunter has in effect been outwitted by his prey. Brody then asks the same question to Hooper but before he can even finish his sentence Hooper replies using the same word but in an almost slightly fearful tone. Richard Dreyfuss demonstrating great acting skills on his part as a man struggling to come to terms with an event that is in his mind simply going against the laws of nature and this frightens him because despite all his knowledge he is left in a state of ignorance. At this point you can see that it dawns on all three of them that they dont even at this point truly understand what they are really up against therefore showing how truly monstrous the beast is.

[@kevint1719]

The technical problems with the mechanical shark made the film in many ways. Not just because Spielberg had to find ways to shoot around it but because the actors and writers (including John Milius and Robert Shaw, himself a playwright) had a lot of free time with nothing to do and they improvised and fine-tuned the scenes into what they became.

[@thomasmacisaac1503]

NTM, the editor Verna Fields was cutting the movie as it was being shot, so they were able to come up with scenes they needed by watching rough edits of the film

[@MrDrokkul]

That scene with Quint talking about the Indianapolis still is an amazing piece of cinematic history with a masterful performance by Robert Shaw.

[@atrent3732]

absolutely flawless

[@herodgilani5705]

every scene, every shot of this film is perfect. It will never be replicated

[@meris8486]

"There's a bloodthirsty shark prowling the seaside, we should close down." The Drinker takes a swig of whiskey: "Nah, it'll be fine."

[@garytwinem5275]

"No whiskeys! No whiskeys!"

[@wht-rabt-obj]

Bruce might look like a big rubber prop now, as an adult, but as a kid I promise you, that shark looked more real than real.

[@darksidemachining]

While driving to get ice cream, I still sing the lyrics to Spanish Ladies to the consternation of my young nieces and nephews.

[@mennograafmans1595]

Same. And then I also heard it in AC black flag. It still is my favorite shanty because of how Quint sings it as they board the ship. That forboding way.

[@garethbattersby]

I was driving a big barge of a thing, Citroën C4 grand Picasso down the motorway, it was a terrible storm that went on for over 100 miles, flooded motorways, cars spinning out, visibility was low, and my passenger was like maybe we should pull over and wait it out. I told him well be fine... Then started singing that song as he looked at me like I'd lost my mind and was taking him with me haha

[@Asylum_4]

I remember Roy Scheider once saying that you could show this film to somebody who doesn't speak English and they would still be able to follow the whole thing.

[@killerfrank8974]

You know, he's damn right about that!

[@schulzcreative]

Si... que bueno. Me gusta Jaws.

[@lordshell]

I forced my fiancee to watch Jaws a few months ago. She was skeptical--until she watched it. This movie earned its legendary status a dozen times over.

[@EatTheMarxists]

I have watched Jaws at least once a year since the early 80s and I don’t see myself ever stopping. I have the book, the audiobook, the soundtrack, posters, collectibles, video games, the board game, the anniversary blu-ray, and copies on dvd and vhs. I have the movie on my iPhone and my iPad. Basically what I’m saying is that it’s been my favorite movie since I was five years old and I’ll be 43 in April.

[@sigurdrr1015]

Books are worth for the casual ?

[@vegasmobydick]

I read the book after I'd already seen the movie, and there are some rather large plot points that were omitted for the movie, such as Brody's wife Ellen having an affair with Hooper, who was the younger brother of David Hooper whom Ellen had dated before becoming Mrs. Brody. A wise choice by the screenwriters to leave that out IMO. Completely unnecessary to the story on the big screen.

[@sibell6813]

“Here lies the body of Mary Lee, Died at the age of one hundred and three, For 15 years she kept her virginity, Not a bad record for this vicinity”. Quint 1975

[@_XR40_]

Always wondered if that was just Shaw messing around. He was doing the same routine in _Swashbuckler,_ and he was a writer...

[@alanfaulkner6329]

A modern take on that could include the changes: Mary Sue. One hundred and two.

[@GrahamUpton]

I heard that Robert Shaw recited that from a grave stone in his hometown in Ireland.

[@andymore224]

'Hooper drives the boat chief' - Another Quint

[@Wildguns76]

He stole that line from a gravestone fun fact

[@MannulusPallidus]

That scene where they are drunk and swapping stories on the boat right before the shark attacks is possibly my favorite scene ever filmed. That's how you act. That's how you direct. That's how you shoot a scene. You wanna make a good film? Do that.

[@torturebear]

I would have loved a couple of more minutes... this scene is the embodiment of "Please mother, just FIVE more minutes"...

[@wanbaclone]

So true. That scene is what vaults this movie into "greatest movies ever made" territory.

[@dolnick7]

That's what's wrong with all these CGI-fests these days: plenty of explosions, but there's no space for the characters to reflect, react, and pause, as real people would in a dire situation because to do so would be "boring." Also, there are no characters with anything to reveal; they're only 2D representations of various human attributes slapped on screen for a quick buck.

[@richardsanchez9190]

@@torturebear but that in itself is what makes it even better cuz they leave you wanting more. Sort of like leaving on a high note

[@saxon6]

The dialogue was written by John Milius to fill the space. It was punched up by Spielberg and others. It was not part of the original script but damned if it wasn't the best part of the film

[@neplusultra8830]

I hold a very special place in my heart for this movie, it always reminds me of my dad. I remember when I was like 4 or 5, he was watching it on the TV one Saturday afternoon. I was on the floor coloring or something, and the scene @ 4:27 came on...needless to say, I was traumatized. lol. My mom got REAL mad at my dad for not switching channels right away at that scene. I don't think I ate for like 2 days. Lol. I consider it one of my first "big boy movies", because I watched it, in its entirety, when I was like 9 or so, and I watched it with my dad. It was like a coming-of-age film for me. My dad and I used to go fishing a lot during the summer in Lake Ontario, and he would act like Quint. The end titles score by John Willams is probably one of his most underrated pieces: short, sweet, wistful. It's a bittersweet piece that mourns the deaths of the characters in the film, and brings it to a happy closure. RIP Dad. "Quint?" "...No."

[@loulabelle5082]

Can rewatch this over and over and it never gets old. Seen it so many times I can literally repeat the dialogue along with the movie now. The bit where Quint tells his tale about the Indianapolis - aw, man! It always gives me chills. Robert Shaw is captivating! And the scene where Brody is eating dinner at home and his son is copying his dad - pure genius! What a film! What an era of film making! Why don't we get magical tales executed to perfection like this slice of gold anymore?

[@tedvdw1975]

Spielberg had a way of getting kids to act like real kids, at least early on. Close Encounters was also great with the way Roy's family interacted in such a 'normal' way.

[@loulabelle5082]

@@tedvdw1975 you've hit the nail on the head. Look at ET and Goonies, two other films where kids act normal and look normal. None of this "perfect looking children, dressed in the best clothes and make-upped to high heaven". Can't beat the 70s and 80s for real, well told stories.

[@JoeSyxpack]

"Robert Shaw was actually drunk when he delivered it!" That was his entire career, Drinker... sorta like yours.

[@themanformerlyknownascomme777]

He was drunk on one take and sober the next, they seamlessly cut the two toogether

[@faz6877]

Spielberg said Shaw asked him if he could drink prior to the scene, however he was shitfaced and pretty much embarrassed himself. The next day he did it stone cold sober. Spielberg said Shaw was so good you can edit the two cuts together and not notice any difference.

[@mar10ssj1]

Shaw is a high functioning alcoholic. A true professional that likes to sing sea shanties and get in fights.

[@jwnj9716]

Thank you Bruce the Shark for not working at all, you made the film more memorable. I would recommend Jaws 2 also, its underrated as hell. You can ignore everything after that.....

[@randomnerd3402]

I own the entire series, the last 2 as guilty pleasures.

[@sparkmaker9638]

Yes. Jaws 2 doesn’t get as much love as it deserves

[@bfwebster]

I rewatched Jaws a few years back, the first time I had watched the whole thing for probably 20 years. Besides very much enjoying the film, I was struck how it could not be released today. Not because of 'wokeness' or other issue, but because the pacing and elements frequently go so much against modern movie structuring. Also: having followed this channel for some time, the phrase "Naah -- it'll be fine" has become part of my mental conversations.

[@DelDuio]

Bruce Webster Yeah it'd be like the original Halloween redone: They'd nix all the great scenes of quiet tension and write it off as "nothing" and manage to ruin everything!

[@markmarderosian4025]

Exactly. Slow building tension and spending time to get to know the characters first have gone out the window.

[@ProjectCambrian]

This was the 1st movie I saw in the theater as a wee kid, with my grandmother. It began a trend where together we went and saw All the big 80's films in the theater. They are my favorite memories of her and like, we saw them ALL. Jaws, Raiders, ET, Star Wars, Poltergeist, Close Encounters, Temple of Doom, Last Crusade, Conan, the Goonies, Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, 007, 2001, Transformers, the Princess Bride, Legend. And if we couldn't watch it because I wasn't old enough, we watched them on TV, so the Exorcist, Halloween, The Thing, we Loved going to the movies. Indiana Jones was her Favorite series, ET her favorite film, Jaws her favorite horror. My grandmother moved from England to Canada during the Blitz, movies had been a big love for her back home and to be able to share that with me and later my sister, Including the Beetles and Doctor Who...she was a Granny Geek who Knew the Stories and the Lore for Doctor Who before there really was such a thing. She was a Legend that way and I Miss her Immensely. So Drinker, I'll dare to ask a tiny favor if I may. Your next drinking session where Toasts to lost family members who helped to Share and Encourage our love of Cinema comes up...toss One back for My Granny please as well as One More for everyone else who has or has lost someone in that role. Thanks.

[@Sighman]

Nice! I didn't see my gran often enough (we lived in another country) but I vividly remember her taking me and my brother to see Airplane when we were about 10 and 12 years old. I never laughed so hard in my life, even though I missed about 70% of the humour, and it gave me a lifelong passion for satire and send-ups.

[@mackf7275]

"When actors looked like they didn't roll off an assembly line". That's the main reason I can't watch tv or movies these days. All the actors look like store dummies.

[@JoshuaKevinPerry]

@Imperial Fister Unless he's an actor that actually does that, and a white male like Hemsworth, then he gets to be fat.

[@sharkdentures3247]

And of course, the actresses. Popular girl in High school = supermodel Her best friend? = Supermodel Her mom? = Older Supermodel Outsider Goth chick? = Supermodel with black lipstick & nail polish Geek girl? = Supermodel with thick glasses Female teacher? = 13 year olds 'naughty teacher' sexual fantasy Supermodel Unpopular girl? = ULTRA Supermodel (for some reason) 'Ugly' girl? = Supermodel who the hair & makeup department did a half@$$ job on Now I appreciate a bit of eye candy as much or more than the next guy, and I get that TV & Movies are VISUAL mediums, .. . ..but COME ON!

[@CapyPapa]

I always didn't like modern movies, but I couldn't put my finger around it. And now I know. They are too beautiful and perfect.

[@sorbabaric1]

We used to have a diverse range of characters too.

[@michaelhinton885]

canada

[@fractaljack210]

Quint is one of the best characters of all time. I love this film.

[@Arkeli5]

Jaws is one of those rare movies I just can't turn off whenever I happen upon it. No matter at what stage it might be on or how far into it I'll see it through. An absolute classic. The Shark hasn't aged well but I can tell you not a time when I go swimming does its image not pop into my head at least once :D

[@filegrabber1]

I think the shark aged pretty well, even compared to a lot of modern CGI. That first moment when you actually see the shark after an hour of tension build up is just incredible. It's only 1 second but it works so well, of course also because of the genius editing.

[@snuke37]

@@filegrabber1 Yeah I agree. It looks better than most modern movie cgi sharks. Something about cgi animals always looks wrong.

[@Arkeli5]

@@filegrabber1 I'd have to agree with both of you about the modern cgi looking terrible. Models always work better I think. Thanks for the comments :D

[@atomicdancer]

Yeah, at least the 'fake rubber shark' is a physical object interacting with the water, reflecting the light, and chomping down on Robert Shaw. So unlike bad CGI, your brain doesn't just completely reject it as not actually being there. There's weight to the thing, and presence, and teeth!

[@robd593]

There’s still something about the shark that looks scary, like it’s a mutant in a way. I think it still works well.

[@bartonlynch]

I'm no shark expert and certainly the shark in Jaws don't look -exactly- like the great whites in "shark week", but that thing still looks terrifyingly real to me as much as the first time I watched it in the '70s as a kid. This scene in particular at 16:40 is what still fuels fear about going surfing in the ocean 'till this day.

[@LUNATIC75]

One of my all time favourites. Gotta love 70's Spielberg and 70's films in general.

[@Noir0rioN]

"Quint's USS Indianapolis Monologue" (yes-I'm using caps because it was that good) will stand the test of 1,000 years. When we're watching holograms, this speech will STILL BE EPIC

[@guyjperson]

I know Shaw from three films. Pelham, The Sting, and Jaws. But he will be remembered for all time for that monologue. One of the most rivetting in film history.

[@hokieham]

Yup. It’s haunting.

[@Hossak]

Agree 100% with that. I have heard from many people who saw it in theatres how everything went quiet during that scene. You can't teach that.

[@moomerchant]

Agreed. The music makes it even more chilling.

[@anwyn9846]

I try to go see this in the theater every 4th of July. On the big screen it's scarier, and Quint's speech is even more captivating. I went two years ago, and a kid was sitting next to me, about 14 I guess. During the Indianapolis speech, he was leaning forward, his elbows on his knees like he just couldn't get close enough. I agree, it will stand the test of time.

[@theanimeslayer3999]

When Spielberg was a young, on form, enthusiastic director. This film is amazing but its now become a forgotten classic. Crazy to think it was made in 1975 and has lost none of its ... bite! Drinker you might want to look at the remastered 4k blu-ray release for the 45th anniversary.

[@seanjoseph8637]

The head in the sunk boat, the whole packed cinema leapt out of their seats.

[@leftymcnally6913]

My favorite Quint moment, and easily the thing that made him seem most human to me was after the engine blew, and he put his jacket back on quietly realizing that he might have over-dun it a bit, he asks Hooper what his gear could do, proving that he had "the education enough to admit when you're wrong"

[@JoeSyxpack]

Yeah, there a slow respect that he gains for him... actually, both characters gain for each other since Hooper doesn't take the opportunity to gloat. You get the sense that maybe if they had both lived they might have become friends. Friends that argue a lot, but still friends.

[@snuke37]

@@JoeSyxpack Like war buddy friends given what they went through.

[@mafiousbj]

Your point of actors now being cookie cutter replicas that seem to come out of a factory rather than normal people who could sell believable roles as real humans is so true it makes me sad.

[@greasyboy737]

I have never thought that the shark looked fake. Didn’t when I was a kid, don’t now. If they showed the shark any more than they do, I would probably have different opinion.

[@lezlezman1843]

There was some footage used of a real shark. If you remember the scene of the shark getting tangled up in the top of Hooper's shark cage, that shark was real but they made it look bigger by using a much smaller cage.

[@morningstar9233]

Yeah, gotta agree it never looked fake to me at the time. Probably because i was too terrified to notice.

[@greasyboy737]

Lez Lezman yeah but even the mechanical shark was great looking I think.

[@robwalsh9843]

Underwater the shark looked horrifying, like a megalodon resurrected. Especially the scene when he charges Hooper in the cage. Bruce doesn't exactly look like a great white, he seems like some aberration similar to what Jason Voorhees is to people. Unnatural large, powerful and deadly.

[@greasyboy737]

Rob Walsh I’ve never thought of comparing him to Jason, but they are very similar in the presence that they give off.

[@esteban1820]

There is a similarity between this and The Searchers (a Spielberg favorite). It starts as a horror movie, turns into a "search" buddy movie and ends as an action flick with the characters arguing about the right way to achieve the objective. Love them both.

[@DavidJones-lz4io]

I went on the Jaws “ride” at Universal Florida in its last 6 months before closure. It was a huge highlight of my adult life, having seen it many times on tv as a kid. The plastic shark had paint peeling off its nose, the “dock” was rotting away, but boy I was chuffed. Iconic movie and iconic ride. How perfect is that!

[@jduttskywalker]

That was my favorite ride at Universal. Damn it I wish they could have just fixed it and kept it.

[@slchance8839]

i saw that ride when i was a kid way back in the early 80s. Yeah...it was "new" then....one of the real highlights of that Griswald family vacation

[@FrunkAsADuck]

Went when I was a kid. My family liked it.

[@TheRicsta]

Sad to know , now im glad to say i did the ride in 06

[@sigurdrr1015]

I was also fortunate enough to enjoy the ride in the 90's

[@BallisticJell0]

One of my favorite moments (and there were many) was when Hooper went from drunk and laughing to sober and serious as soon as Quint mentioned he was on the USS Indianapolis...Such a great movie!

[@markant9534]

Shaw improved that whole scene and scewed it up by being drunk, so the next day determined to get it right he put on a masterclass.

[@omnipop4936]

@@markant9534 Spot on. (took me a second to realize you meant "improved" in the sense of "improvised", rather than "made better". lol)

[@UrielManX7]

Making a monster movie where the main characters actually have character, are multidimensional and relatable? What madness is this you speak of?

[@tommyh5540]

I am very happy about this recommendation. Jaws is one of the greatest movies ever, and nobody who saw it - most certainly the ones who saw it on release like I did - will ever forget it as its emotional impact was so strong on so many levels.

[@greendaleforever]

I know how Crit would handle the shark. He'd look 'em straight in the eye and say: "GO AWAY NOW!"

[@MrJoekickass101]

Nah he’d say “oh fuck off, shark”

[@moose6509]

I remember back in ´75 when this came out. It was the first summer blockbuster and everyone at school saw it at least twice and couldn´t talk about anything else. The terrifying opening scene, the iconic music, the Indianapolis speech, the head in the bottom of the boat and the brilliant table scene with Brody and his kid. There´s brilliance at every turn in this classic which makes you forgive the rubber shark. All the performances are spot-on with Robert Shaw giving an oscar-worthy turn of pure brilliance. A film I can watch over and over again and it still has unbelievable power. Spielberg of course has made some gems over the years but I´m not sure he´s topped this......

[@mariobadia4553]

He did such a good job people actually believe jaws was real and so they started what was basically a genocide against sharks.

[@DelDuio]

Moose Dude don't get me started on that damn head that pops out of the hole, that scares me still even though I've known it's coming for 40 years!

[@thejoebaxi3940]

Still never been invested in a film more than I was in Duel. Didn’t even know is was Spielberg till I watched a documentary about him on Netflix

[@och70]

The severed head that comes out of the hole in that boat still fucks with me when I watch the movie. I know it's coming and it still gets me. Every damn time! haha

[@77jamess]

och70 Ben Gardner’s head coming out of the hole has haunted me for years. Perfectly timed jump scare. This film should have had a frigging 15 age rating at least! PG?! Though they upped it to a 12 here in the UK.

[@Jm-ki4su]

we're just gonna pretend that this was never a franchise. just an open ocean, a sense of bleakness, a deadly shark, and simplicity at its core.

[@EvilNecroid]

wasnt jaws 2 a decent movie? i cant remember

[@iamsean92]

@@EvilNecroid its obviously nowhere near as good as the first one. But I've always liked Jaws 2. It's definitely worth watching. On the other hand Jaws 3. and Jaws the revenge were absolutely horrendous.

[@rfjohns1]

I was 16 living on Martha's Vineyard when this was filmed. I knew several of the bit characters who were actually locals. If you remember the young woman who shouted "Shark, Shark", she was my older sister's best friend in high school. My friends were telling me to ask her out, but I didn't have the nerve. I think did have a good chance though :) The middle age skinny guy with the cap who in one scene was blowing on Hooper's or Brody's (I forget which) neck, was a business associate of my Father's.

[@weezyex]

Drinker, YOU HAVE TO DO A RECCOMENDS "THE THING" ITS FLAWLESS MATE

[@AndyCigars]

YES!! I agree! "Hey, Sweden!!"

[@flyingrancidm00nfish7]

@@AndyCigars "Norwegians Mac."

[@tomharrington1453]

The original AND the John Carpenter remake. Maybe not the recent one.

[@AndyCigars]

@@flyingrancidm00nfish7 "Damnit, Childs...torch it!"

[@jamesmacpheators7222]

The people have spoken. We recommend you recommend The Thing.

[@MonkeyMagicMonk]

As a kid, my dad told me Jaws the shark shapeshifted into Jaws in James Bond....and I believed him LOL

[@chasonharrell5722]

Natural selection failed

[@CGBalla1014]

We’ll get em next time.

[@markcharron]

That's the joy only a dad gets to have

[@aaronottermann5824]

wait, didn't he?

[@wizardofcog]

I thought that too!

[@xion1305]

8:02 the soundtrack is a true horror inducing masterpiece indeed. The second the clip of the track played I got the the same chills I did watching the movie for the first time. Jaws 1 indeed withstood the test of time and even surpasses many of today's horror films with millions of dollars of CG used.

[@JimBob-vb8oz]

The things best left unseen become the most gripping. The original Cloverfield did that to great effect I thought.

[@kimrasmussen7188]

i wouldnt classify it as horror per se, it has some horror elements, but the main focus is on the characters. still one of my favorite movies of all time

[@dandewizzle2479]

The soundtrack during the USS Indianapolis monologue so perfectly fits the mood of that scene

[@PryorTravis]

Can't argue with a thing you said there. Brilliant movie that I didn't see until later in life. Only thing you might have mentioned was how Quint got everybody's attention in the town meeting by scraping his fingernails on the blackboard. That was a perfect introduction for the character.

[@meris8486]

I love this movie, just the three main characters interacting on the boat is such a joy.

[@Off-Brand_Devin]

2:58 I'm not sure if Jaws invented the protagonist warns of danger, greedy mayor/land developer/government bigwig ignores protagonist, bad things result trope; but it's probably the best example because it's not simplistic black/white morality as is typical when the trope gets invoked. Brody makes a mistake by not standing up to the mayor and there are fatal consequences. Honestly, it's not so easy to blame either the mayor or Brody when the town's economic prospects rest on a successful tourist season. Brody also gets his comeuppance when the boy's mother confronts and slaps him. How often are our protagonists allowed to be thoroughly in the wrong and have to live with their mistakes? Man, I love this movie.

[@Paul_Colton_]

The scene with the boy's mother was powerful, but I have to admit this parody of it kills me: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJ7Lk6uir8SqqKs

[@RoninDave]

too many protagonists in film and tv these days are always right characters and everyone else they clash against is just simply wrong. It's nice to see protagonists make mistakes and learn from those mistakes but certain "ahem!" characters of a Sue variety are often not allowed such human traits.

[@Off-Brand_Devin]

@@Paul_Colton_ Ha! Never seen that before.

[@williamcronshaw5262]

In the book, the morality was a little more black and white. The Mayor was under pressure from the mafia to keep the beaches open.

[@Off-Brand_Devin]

@@williamcronshaw5262 That's right. I'd forgotten that. If I remember right, the book was subtle about it with the mayor never actually saying he was in trouble with the mob but rather implying it.

[@mrmody249]

I just watched Spielberg's first film "Duel" with a friend. He was impressed.

[@thejoebaxi3940]

That film grabbed you by the balls and held them till the end. SS had to fight with the producers not to have the truck explode at the end. Quite brave for a young director in his first major film

[@littlesteve855]

Its fantastic! So underrated and err forgotten but those that know, know.

[@banknote501]

@@littlesteve855 I always felt it was trying much too hard not to show the face of the driver. Felt forced. Ruined the movie for me.

[@ironheadfm]

@@thejoebaxi3940 Yeah that's true grit. But he also had to make compromises. He originally wished to make the movie without any dialogue, but the producers forced him to put in some lines / scenes with dialogue.

[@corycrandell2682]

Duel is awesome! Nobody would ever make that move today. And that's sad...

[@Rogge73]

I have seen Jaws at least 40 times, just perfect every time! ❤❤

[@Howlrunner82]

Yes, the movies where u think "lets just watch a bit" and suddenly the Credits roll, are clearly the best ones 😎

[@chosenofkhorne2951]

Sharks 🦈 have been used so much that they lost their beauty of being bloody monster because Hollywood has nothing else to do

[@moistmeathateroffurries8621]

@@chosenofkhorne2951 they ain't tho

[@thengakola]

Con Air is such a film.

[@thengakola]

Terminator 2 too

[@FerDeLance06]

Zulu is another good example; you come across that, think, "Just ten minutes", but it's never just ten minutes - you're in it for the long haul.

[@Vaultboy101]

"Robert Shaw was drunk when he delivered it" Robert Shaw was drunk for most of the shoot.

[@fredbearreacts8493]

No Shaw was not drunk, He got so p**** he had to be carried off set. He apologised and reset the night after sober and did it all in one take.. When actors were actors not models

[@airplanenut89]

​@@fredbearreacts8493 Yeah I heard Shaw wanted to try that scene drunk but the end result was trash. I believe the re-take he was just a little buzzed to give him an edge to work with as opposed to the first take where he was more shitfaced. Credit for trying though.

[@sergio_grez]

@@airplanenut89 they actually composed that scene with both, parts of shaw's drunk take and sober takes, because Spielberg understood the power of some Shaw's drunk parts that were so good that couldn't be replicated. So they decided to do a mix.

[@Sam-gw5pl]

When he would get picked up in the morning by boat, someone was on board was mixing him martinis. This was about 6 am.

[@2BachShakur]

One scene that always stood out to me was when Quint was recounting the horror of the USS Indianapolis crew being picked off by sharks. Absolutely masterful screenplay and direction, not to mention extremely effective storytelling.