One of the Best Monster movies of all time!

Rating: 9/10 (19 December 2014)

Jaws. The film that will haunt you every time you go swimming in the ocean. What a great film! Fantastic acting from Scheider, Shaw and Dreyfuss on the edge of your chair suspense (due to the memorable score by John Williams) and a superb ending.
This film really hits home and tugs at the heart strings when each victim is consumed by the terrifyingly large fish that scars the lives of the victims families and engraves itself inside of them. You get close to the 3 main characters- Brody, Quint and Hooper thereby understanding what type of characters they are and how they'd react in certain situations so this shows how well Spielberg presents his interesting cast to the audience.We care about these characters and their goals to put an end to the monster's life so this makes it all the more tragic when it doesn't go to plan. Out of the three I can relate most to Hooper, who isn't used to a fisher man's life and seems to be content on focusing on the academic side of things.
There are a lot of hilarious moments when Quint and Hooper verbally fight and the sarcastic and dark nature of Hooper's humour provides that light hearted side to this Horror film.
The tension building up to the ending does indeed pay off, it would be a sin if Hollywood were to remake this classic as they'd never capture the great personalities of the characters or the suspenseful moments that this film brings. I give this film a 8.4/10 -highly recommended!