Tonight is Feb. 5, later at night. The classic Jaws is showing on one of the Showtime channels right now, and it's every bit as good as I remember it.
Excellent music, original score by John Williams it had.
Jaws was powered by a very realistic looking mechanical arm-powered shark machine that was engineered specifically for the film. Released in the summer of 1975, it was one of the movies that started the idea of a blockbuster.
The only oddity? Back then, it was technically a "dramatic horror" film. It made several million dollars in the U.S., and it starred one of England's famous bad guy actors, Robert Shaw and somewhat newcomer Richard Dreyfuss.
What is the best part of the movie? A satisfying, death-shot that actor Roy Scheider makes with his spear-rifle right before the very end of the film.
Excitement, aspects of horror, ethical situations, convincing acting, and a perfect score all made this a great 1970s blockbuster that is still rewatcheable today.
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