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Post by Capo on Jul 7, 2008 18:33:47 GMT
Jaws Steven Spielberg 1975 | USA A large man-eating shark terrorises a small Long Island town. Spielberg's best film is an unusual horror of brilliant set-pieces and special effects and images which linger. It's split into two halves, really: the first is a wonderful exposition of circumstances, evoking a sense of community effortlessly thanks to well-planned camera-work and maximalist sound-design; the second half is more sparse, bringing the community down to the essentials of three core characters, whose camaradarie helps to divert attentions away from the shark, whose head keeps popping up when least expected. A genuine classic, a technical triumph: masterpiece.
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Post by Capo on Aug 18, 2008 16:50:56 GMT
I watched Jaws yesterday for the first time fully. Quite entertaining and like all Spielberg movies, clever...and as usual, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing What do you mean, "sound and fury, signifying nothing"? Do you mean the sound design? (If so, any parts in particular?) And what do you mean by "nothing"? Just curious; when I saw it on the big screen (also for the first time in full), I also noted the sound design: the maximalism of the community in the first half, and then the contrasting silences of the second.
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Post by svsg on Aug 18, 2008 18:00:45 GMT
I watched Jaws yesterday for the first time fully. Quite entertaining and like all Spielberg movies, clever...and as usual, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing What do you mean, "sound and fury, signifying nothing"? Do you mean the sound design? (If so, any parts in particular?) And what do you mean by "nothing"? Just curious; when I saw it on the big screen (also for the first time in full), I also noted the sound design: the maximalism of the community in the first half, and then the contrasting silences of the second. I watched it on a HD channel, so yeah, the visuals and sound were pretty good. I just had to complete the sentence with the Macbeth quote (just to show my general problem with Spielberg). Actually this and Jurassic Park are among his top movies IMO. He is better off dealing with entertaining action than "deeper" movies. He is quite skilled at this stuff.
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Post by svsg on Aug 18, 2008 18:05:52 GMT
Man, it's just part one of a saga. You're just getting started. The cumulative effect of the tetralogy is devastating. haha, I cannot believe they made sequels to this. One dangerous shark in sea. It gets killed. Then what?!!!! Milk the concept till it makes money!!
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Post by RNL on Aug 18, 2008 18:28:47 GMT
Jaws 2 is probably the most accurate movie title in history.
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Post by svsg on Aug 18, 2008 18:30:38 GMT
Haha, then it should have been jaws 2 2 ;D
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Post by RNL on Aug 18, 2008 18:36:33 GMT
I just had to complete the sentence with the Macbeth quote (just to show my general problem with Spielberg). Actually this and Jurassic Park are among his top movies IMO. He is better off dealing with entertaining action than "deeper" movies. He is quite skilled at this stuff. Absolutely. Although he's been losing even those skills over the past few years. Indiana Jones and the Two Hours of My Life may finally represent his total artistic bankruptcy.
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Post by kira on Aug 18, 2008 20:51:17 GMT
Jaws had very, very good acting. Richard Dreyfuss, Roy Scheider (underestimated actor, just watch All That Jazz), Robert Shaw. Even the mayor is so smarmy. He's just perfect.
My parents saw it in the movies, and they said it was all anyone talked about all summer.
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