Classic thriller

Rating: 7/10 (27 March 2012)

Amity Island in the northeast is popular tourist attraction for beach goers. In 1975, Jaws changed everything. A young woman goes missing during an ocean swim. She is found on shore and the medical examiner rules her cause of death as due to shark attack. Police chief Brody(Roy Schneider) wants to close the beach but is overruled by the mayor. Shortly thereafter, a boy is killed by the hungry creature and mommy dearest puts out a bounty for the sharp toothed murderer. This brings out a hoard of lunatics trying to win the money, without success. The town then hires a professional hunter, Quint(Robert Shaw), to exterminate the carnivores and bring peace to the community. Quint, sheriff Brody and a marine biologist Matt Hooper(Richard Dreyfus) hop a boat and team up for the great white shark hunt. The action is exciting without any of the present day cgi special effects. Good acting, a good story and Spielberg make Jaws worth it.