just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water...

Rating: 10/10 (5 August 2005)

From the moment you hear the music while the woman is diving in the ocean, you know what you're in for. A little trick that they play throughout "Jaws" is that the music only plays whenever the real shark is approaching; thus, when the kid in a shark costume approaches, there's no music. But when Martin Brody (Roy Scheider), Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) and Quint (Robert Shaw) are on the "Orca", the shark pops up without warning; this prompts Brody to suggest getting a larger boat. There was also a good contrast between the two sailors and Brody: both Quint and Hooper had scars from being attacked by sharks, while hydrophobic Brody had no scars. Of course, the real star is the shark. He is one bad mother, but he made Steven Spielberg what the latter is today, so it all balances out.
Do you feel like going swimming now?