Edgy, Suspeseful and Scary. It's still awesome!

Rating: 10/10 (22 August 2012)

For years, I have been told to stay away from this movie. Later I was told to watch it. After watching it for the first time today (via NetFlix). I saw it and I loved it. Hello and welcome to "Matthew Praises." Where I get to praise the heck out of something that is worth the watch. After 25 years of parodies (specifically in cartoons e.g. Mr. Jaw in THE PINK PANTHER SHOW). Now I finally saw it and boy it was like an answer to the question, "What if Alfred Hitchcock made a monster movie?" I like the way we get introduced to Quint. In the scene where the crowd is clamoring at the town meeting, we hear and then see, Quint's hand scratching the chalkboard slowly, and they all shut up. I was like, "Whoa! That is so edgy." No whistle or yell for attention. No. Just scratching nails on a chalkboard. That got spoofed in an episode of SOUTH PARK where Cartman did it when Randy Marsh was having a meeting. John Williams' score is catchy and scary. The mechanical effects are rather clunky by today's standards, but back then, it was awesome and realistic. If you want to make a horror film or learn about film making, then this is for you! Bottom line: It's edgy suspenseful and scary. Go on give it a watch, I highly recommend it. Rated PG for language, scary and suspenseful scenes.