Summer blockbuster that is actually a great movie!

Rating: 10/10 (4 March 2000)

Jaws is the favorite movie of so many people my age. I was11 years old when this film came out, and once we had convinced our parents to allow us to see it, it became the focus of our summer. EVERY kid had to know everything about sharks. EVERY kid wanted a shark poster, or toy, or tooth. On top of that the movie was fantastic! Gripping action, with actual people dealing with a near supernatural problem. The look of the film is still incredible today. The most lasting indication of how good this film was and is , is to compare it to its imitators. Whether it is real drek like ORCA or more recent attempts like "DEEP BLUE SEA" these attempts at re-making JAWS have been very pale shadows of the nail biting original.