One hell of a thriller

Rating: 8/10 (31 May 2011)

Jaws is without a doubt one of the most deeply effective thrillers ever to come out of Hollywood. The film has humour, good acting, a very good musical score by the world's best movie composer John Williams, and good special effects for its time. Jaws also holds one of my all time favourite movie characters. The rude fisherman we all know as Quint. One scene that always grips my nerves is the heart pounding pier sequence when two fisherman attempt to catch the great fish but become prey themselves. After seeing the film, going into the water was my number one fear especially if I was lying on an air mattress. Another thing I loved about the film was not seeing the shark, just seeing the barrels pop up, letting you know the shark was there and could appear at any moment.
From the moment when Chrissie is taken by the shark to the moment when the credits role while John Williams beautiful theme played, I was blown away by the film. We'll always remember that classic line that set the mood for the second half and put deep shivers down our spines "you're gonna need a bigger boat".