What a masterpiece!

Rating: 10/10 (9 June 2008)

Jaws has to go somewhere near the top of the list for best all-time movies. Just look at the facts to support this claim: 1) box office smash 2) quotable 3) long enough movie to develop into something special 4) interesting characters 5) memorable sounds 6) good enough to have several sequels 7) countless marketing schemes from amusement park rides to video games 8) based slightly on historical event (smaller shark with less graphic attacks) 9) changed people's perception of the ocean 10) led to other similar, yet less effective, animal thriller movies. Someone told me that after seeing the film when it initially came out, he and a few of his friends were too afraid to jump into a hotel swimming pool before checking it over first...