did for swimming what psycho did for showering

Rating: 9/10 (2 May 2007)

this is the movie that ushered in a whole new era for movies.the original shark movie.the movie quickly became part of pop culture history,and has pop culture history and has inspired(and i use that term loosely,for the most part)many pale imitations and pretenders.but no one has had anywhere near the impact "Jaws" had and continues to have.this movie did for swimming in the ocean what psycho did for showering.the movie has an OK story,but that is not the focal point of this movie.what drives this movie is the suspense and,at times almost unbearable tension.and that's coming from someone who had seen the movie at least once before,so i knew what to expect.the main reason for this is the the musical score by the great John Williams.his theme for Jaws may be the best ever written and performed,and also the most famous.the only other contender in this category is "Star Wars",much of which Williams is also famous for.i also like the colourful characters,especially the three main ones.we have Roy Scheider as the fairly new police chief(Martin Brody)of the small coastal village called Amity,who has no idea what he is in for.next we have have Robert Shaw as Quint,a crusty sailor/slash would be shark killer,for a fee,of course.and then we have Richard Dreyfuss,as the the upstart scientist(Matt Hooper) specializing in fish called in by Brody for assistance.i am not going to say anything more about the plot.i can only find one problem with this film,and you will probably figure it out when you watch the movie.if you haven't seen this movie,you owe it to yourself,and then you can decide whether it is worthy of all it's praise and lives up to it's reputation.keep in mind,"Jaws" was released in 1975.what is undeniable is that this movie revolutionized film-making for years.for me the movie "Jaws" is a strong 9/10,only because of the one flaw.