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Rating: 10/10 (16 January 2003)

"It is as if God had created the devil, and gave him....
JAWS!"
Enough conflict? Let's see:
Man against Man (3 men on the boat, Brody and Vaughn, etc...) Man against Self (Brody going out on the water even though he's afraid of drowning) Man against Nature (Duh! there's a shark eating people!)
Pretty deep for an action movie. And the irony of it all... ...The shark is just hungry. I'm sure he didn't intend on stirring up a community the way he did.
Is Jaws an action movie? YES!
Is Jaws an adventure? YES!
Is Jaws a natural disaster movie? YES!
Is Jaws a monster movie? YES!
Some people give it a bad rap for the shark effects, but that's ok, every great ________ (movie,person, etc...) has it's flaws. Besides, the shark looks pretty good compared to some newer effects I've seen lately. I would rather have a somewhat mechanical looking shark thrashing about and splashing water everywhere, than have it drawn in like a cartoon (Sorry, that's a Deep Blue Sea reference). This movie is scary on so many levels... First, the idea of something eating people you live near is scary. Second, the fact that it's a shark (something that really exists and you could actually see one) is scary. Third, there is a possibility that nothing will be done to protect innocent lives. (that too is scary)
This is my all time favorite movie and would recommend that anyone see it. Some users posted that it should be rated PG-13... Well the movie was made in 1975, has very little harsh language, only has 5 deaths, and the PG-13 rating wasn't established until 1984, so that doesn't quite work out.
This is a must see!