Spielberg's first masterpiece of popcorn entertainment.

Rating: 10/10 (27 November 2005)

In a quite peaceful town named Amity. When a young woman (Susan Backlinie) goes swimming, she was attacked and killed by a great white shark. Police Chief Brody (Roy Scheider) contacts a man from the National Geographic Institute (Oscar-Winner:Richard Dreyfuss) for help and a hired fisherman (The late-Robert Shaw) are going to haunt down the great white shark.
Directed by four-time Oscar Winner:Steven Spielberg (Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Jurassic Park, The War of the Worlds-2005) made an terrific suspense thriller with elements of adventure and horror. Scheider, Shaw and Dreyfuss are excellent in the film. This was the highest grossing picture of 1975. This movie won three Oscars for Best Film Editing, Best Music Score and Best Sound Editing. This picture was also nominated for Best Picture.
The First DVD from Universal. DVD has an sharp anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1) transfer and an strong:DTS 5.1 Surround Sound (Also in Dolby 2.0 Surround Sound). DVD Extras are an One Hour Documentary (Which it was originally two hours on the 1995 Laserdisc), Trivia Game, Deleted Scenes and more.
The Second DVD for the 30th Anniversary Edition from Universal. DVD has the same anamorphic Widescreen transfer from the previous DVD. DVD also has the DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1 and the original Mono soundtracks. DVD contains the original 1995 two hour documentary from the Laserdisc Edition. DVD also has an vintage 1974 interview with director:Spielberg, Deleted Scenes, Outtakes, The "Jaws" Achives and a Collector's Photo Journal Booklet. This movie is Based on a Novel by Peter Benchely (Creature, The Deep, The Island). Which Benchely also co-written the screenplay with Carl Gottieb. Which Gottieb went on to co-written "Jaws 2". The new DVD doesn't have the some of the features from the previous 2000 edition. But this new edition should keep fans of "Jaws" happy. One of Spielberg's best films. This is also one of the best popcorn movies ever made. Panavision. (*****/*****).