Jaws

Rating: 10/10 (16 March 2005)

One of the greatest thriller films ever made based on the best selling novel by Peter Benchley (also assisting screenplay), from BAFTA and Golden Globe nominated director Steven Spielberg (Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan). The film starts with a girl swimming in the sea and being dragged under water by an underwater creature. Roy Scheider plays Police Chief Brody who is determined to investigate this incidence and find this creature. A man named Quint (Robert Shaw) is a shark catcher and believes that after a boy is killed in the same way on the beach that there is a shark on the lose, he is determined to catch it. Finally Hooper (BAFTA nominated Richard Dreyfuss) is a shark expert and believes he would be helpful with identifying the type of shark it is. Then, the mayhem begins as they head out to sea and try to capture the shark. Spielberg has done an excellent job of making tense and terrifying moments, seeing the shark and guy with an eye missing are examples. It won the Oscars for Best Film Editing, Best Music for John Williams and Best Sound, and it was nominated for Best Picture, it won the BAFTA for the Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music, and it was nominated for Best Film Editing, Best Screenplay, Best Sound Track and Best Film, and it won the Golden Globe for Best Original Score, and it was nominated for Best Screenplay and Best Motion Picture - Drama. Steven Spielberg was number 56 on The 100 Greatest Pop Culture Icons, Robert Shaw was number 42 on The 50 Greatest British Actors, The Shark was number 18 on 100 Years, 100 Heroes & Villains, the film was number 35 on 100 Years, 100 Quotes ("You're gonna need a bigger boat."), it was number 6 on 100 Years of Film Scores, it was number 3 on The 100 Greatest Scary Moments, it was number 2 on 100 Years, 100 Thrills, it was number 14 on The Ultimate Film, it was number 48 on 100 Years, 100 Movies, and it was number 12 on The 100 Greatest Films. Outstanding!