The movie that made a generation of movie goers, think twice about going into the water, Jaws is a true classic. Based on the novel by Peter Benchley, the movie tells the tale of a rather large shark that terrorizes a New England beach resort town. Great effects, great score- very believable story. The sequels get worse- the second being the only one worth seeing. Things go awry when greed, incompetence, and stupidity cause some of the more deadly varieties to hunt and feast on the guests.
Great effects make the dinosaurs seem as real as they can be.
The movie is about as stupidly funny as you can get. This was also Steve Martin's first film.