Duh Dum.....Duh Dum.....Dah Dum!

Rating: 10/10 (15 March 2005)

In the summer of 1975, America experienced a phenomena that sent people running from the beaches into the cinema. JAWS was the smash box-office hit that put both up-and-coming director Steven Spielberg (Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T., Jurassic Park etc.)and composer John Williams (all the films listed above, Star Wars, Superman: The Movie, The Cowboys etc.) on the map. Though the younger set (my age group of 10-16) often scoff at the fact of a movie from the 70's, I truly think Jaws is a classic and ranks up-with the great horror/adventure films like The Exorcist, The Omen and Psycho (1960). But why does such a great piece of cinematic gold not have a spot in the top 20# of IMDb's movie list? And how's Spiderman 2 in the top 250#? 9A fun film that I personally enjoyed, but nothing close to a classic.)