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Attention JAWS geeks in LA! Want to see THE SHARK IS STILL WORKING?

NO by Glory_Fades_ImMaxFischer	Apr 11th, 2009 09:21:51 PM
and first
This is what the 4th docu. about Jaws? by Glory_Fades_ImMaxFischer	Apr 11th, 2009 09:22:45 PM

Hell yes! by JuanSanchez	Apr 11th, 2009 09:23:35 PM
Thanks, Quint!
JAWS GOTTA EAT!! by slicer	Apr 11th, 2009 09:45:14 PM
That's redundant! ha!
The film still holds up.. by HollywoodPlant	Apr 11th, 2009 09:45:36 PM
... Above water. Get it? Hehe... Um, yeah, okay then.
But ITS A LION! by D.Vader	Apr 11th, 2009 09:51:28 PM
I mean, ITS A SHARK!
Just release the fucking DVD already... by mintoncard	Apr 11th, 2009 10:01:28 PM
It would be nice to PURCHASE the DVD within the next 20 years. Just pay for the fuckin' JAWS footage and release the damn thing. I'm sick of waiting for this. Another 2 years to wait and I won't give a fuck.
its a tiger shark.. by nolan bautista	Apr 11th, 2009 10:32:03 PM
..a Whaat?..love that guys expression when he says it..
Just got my ticket by Jawa 007	Apr 11th, 2009 10:38:25 PM

Me too by JuanSanchez	Apr 11th, 2009 10:41:52 PM

That Looked....Bor...Yaw......Boring. ..Yawn.... by Frodo T. Baggins	Apr 11th, 2009 10:42:22 PM

nice by DocDaneeka	Apr 11th, 2009 10:49:00 PM
i'm there
Damn! by HyphenatedWords	Apr 11th, 2009 10:52:30 PM
Sometimes living in Toledo is okay, movie-wise, but this is one opportunity I'll sadly miss.
MAKE IT SO............ by JeanLuc Dickhard	Apr 11th, 2009 11:05:26 PM
....VERY COOL NEWS
Me am excited!!! by BizarroNo1	Apr 11th, 2009 11:10:08 PM
A movie about the MAKING of a movie, that am LONGER than the movie ITSELF? Count me in!!! Me also hoping to see documentaries on "Short Circuit" and "Gremlins 2: The New Batch!"
I'm suprised they have not remade Jaws. by fiester	Apr 11th, 2009 11:32:11 PM
Seriously. I bet it's coming.
Looks like one of those DVD features ... by ReportAbuse	Apr 11th, 2009 11:55:24 PM
...that they put on a 35th anniversary (!) special edition or something. I mean seriously, is it all about how popular Jaws was and how much money it made? How hard it was to get the mechanical shark to look right? We know all this.
I hate JAWS after that preview by BobParr	Apr 11th, 2009 11:57:54 PM
If the movie inspired Eli Roth and Kevin Smith to become filmmakers then fuck JAWS!!! I don't care how great it is there is no forgiving that sin. My favorite thing about the JAWS docs is Richard Dreyfuss. The guy is so unintentionally hilarious whenever he is interviewed. He's the drunk uncle that corners you at the wedding to talk your ear off.
Remake ... if it were Lucas by ReportAbuse	Apr 11th, 2009 11:59:47 PM
We know he would've held back release of the original on DVD until he got done fiddling with it and replaced the original mechanical shark with a cgi version that looks a hundred times shittier.
This is Clearly a Bait & Switch... by MST3KPIMP	Apr 12th, 2009 12:00:27 AM
You know damn well that the film will conveinatley "malfunction" then a cloaked figure will reveal themselves a to be Tom Hanks and you'll all have to sit through "angels & demons" not falling for it!
Iam there by LeviDTinker	Apr 12th, 2009 01:10:24 AM
Iam a life long fan of Jaws, and former employee of Cap'n Jakes Amity Boat tours(JAWS THE RIDE)at universal orlando before moving to Los angeles. (fun little fact,i also hold record for most number of shows performed in a row on the Jaws attraction at universal orlando in a single day) You can bet i will be there to see this at the 945pm show
Where's the fucking JAWS Blu-Ray already!!? by Turd Furgeson	Apr 12th, 2009 01:16:45 AM
Jeez, we need either the movie remastered and released in theatres, or we need a bluray release NOW!! This was the first movie I ever watched and I watch it all the time. JAWS made me love everything about sharks and the ocean. We need this movie respected with a remaster now.
Can we fucking LET JAWS GO! by Davidia	Apr 12th, 2009 01:39:27 AM
Yes it was an important film for the business, but as a FILM it's pretty good...not great. I don't see why all this worshiping is bestowed upon it.
It's the best film ever made - that's why people love it by JuanSanchez	Apr 12th, 2009 02:15:19 AM

Yes, JAWS is the greatest movie of all time. by MaxTheSilent	Apr 12th, 2009 02:31:25 AM
Deal with it.
The Shark Stays in the Picture by BenBraddock	Apr 12th, 2009 02:33:47 AM
Man, if I was in LA I'd be there!
Damn, I'd really love to see this. by Mr Nicholas	Apr 12th, 2009 02:45:02 AM

I'm not talkin' 'bout pleasure boatin' or day sailin'. I'm talki by Finding Forrestal	Apr 12th, 2009 03:44:45 AM
...I'm talkin' 'bout sharkin'! Just bought my ticket.
Can't wait till this comes out on DVD. by MaxTheSilent	Apr 12th, 2009 04:10:44 AM
Although one constant complaint I've been hearing from people who have seen it is that the 'JAWSFest'section is way too long and takes up too much valuable time. I hope the film-makers have taken that to heart and cut that stuff down a bit. But it all on the disc as an extra.
Jaws, perfect example of how to by Belasco_House	Apr 12th, 2009 05:32:10 AM
adapt a book for the screen. You listening, Zack? Heh
It is a Masterpiece by m_prevette	Apr 12th, 2009 07:17:52 AM
Hands down. Spielberg has never topped it. It is a perfect motion picture. I've seen it over 100 times , my first time was back in the summer of '75, and it is thrilling to this day. If you do NOT worship this movie as simply brilliant, you are dead to me. Go watch a Seth Rogen movie.
Easily Spielberg's best film. I wouldn't change a frame by JuanSanchez	Apr 12th, 2009 07:41:51 AM
If it's not your kind of movie, I guess I could understand it - but you should at least recognize the brilliant craftsmanship.
"Could you recommend a good hotel on the island?" by Nasty In The Pasty	Apr 12th, 2009 08:04:52 AM
"Yeah, you walk straight forward." [laughing] "They're gonna die."
Spielberg by skoolbus	Apr 12th, 2009 08:42:28 AM
Using footage from the actual film is expensive? Why can't Spielberg help them out with this? To him it'd be like lending a friend a dollar.
This thing is just old now by IndyCollector	Apr 12th, 2009 10:10:10 AM
Wasn't it supposed to be released four years ago to tie in with the 30th anniversary of Jaws? One more year and it will tie in with the 35th anniversary of Jaws.
Dreyfuss! by Feral Colon	Apr 12th, 2009 10:52:43 AM
No big surprise they got dreyfuss in for an interview. The man LOVES his Jaws hyperbole. "Jaws was a movie... that changed the way... the universe looks at cinema... for eternity."
It would not be hyperbole to call JAWS by MY_BLUE_PENIS	Apr 12th, 2009 11:29:39 AM
The greatest artistic achievement of the 20th century. I truly believe that.
didnt know there were so many docs?? by mattforce7	Apr 12th, 2009 11:45:11 AM
But i'll take a look a this one
Thanks, Quint! by BlueTigerMask	Apr 12th, 2009 12:29:41 PM
Just bought my tickets!
Could you maybe skip the film-fests and release the DVD??? by gruntybear	Apr 12th, 2009 01:06:03 PM
C'mon, guys. I've heard about this documentary for, like, friggen' ever. I don't want to wait the several years it will take to parcel this thing out to the film-fest press; before we get the inevitable DVD. JUST PUT THE THING OUT ALREADY!!!
Yeah right... by EverythingEverywhereStinks	Apr 12th, 2009 01:40:22 PM
I know how this works. They get you to go out of your way to see this documentary, then they symbolically destroy the film in front of you. Then an old space jew with pointy ears that aren't quite so pointy any more hobbles out carrying JJ's film can and asks if you want to see a better movie. Sorry. Pass.
"This is what happens." by Atticus Finch	Apr 12th, 2009 01:50:05 PM
Is there a missing frame in the coroner's office when Hooper yells about smoking then hold up the appendage and says "This is what happens"? It seems like a weird cut.
Tickets purchased! by DarthCorleone	Apr 12th, 2009 03:00:04 PM
I hope it's good. I really thought that hour-long doc on the Jaws DVD was fairly comprehensive and interesting, but I'm always up for more insight into Jaws.
I remember AICN mentioning this years ago. by hallmitchell	Apr 12th, 2009 03:54:13 PM
Now it's coming out. Thankyou for the update.
Davidia: You are as wrong as wrong can be by Emperor_was_a_jerk	Apr 12th, 2009 04:13:07 PM
Look, I know we are all entitled to our own opinions. But in the case of a few movies (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Back to the Future, E.T., Star Wars ANH and ESB, Godfather 1 and 2... etc) no one is entitled to any opinion other than "IT IS GREAT". And this goes for JAWS. IT IS GREAT. It was, is, and always shall be GREAT. So be quiet.
i think close encounters is his best by robamenta	Apr 12th, 2009 05:45:26 PM
i never really got the love for jaws
Smile you son of a bitch! by Cheif Brody	Apr 12th, 2009 06:29:17 PM
Jaws changed my life. It makes me long for a time for movies WITHOUT CGI. Thank God Bruce never worked. Could have been a completely different movie...and not the classic it's become. Had the shark been the "star" of the film, instead of all those great characters AROUND the shark...Jaws would not have had the impact on the world that it did. As you know...Amity means "friendship".
im surprised theres no new great white summer blockbuster. by alice 13	Apr 12th, 2009 08:14:36 PM
i grew up in a beach town and i swear after i saw jaws the first time as a kid i was scared as shit to go in the water.
It's great, but it's no JAWS 3D by Dingbatty	Apr 12th, 2009 09:23:12 PM

I still won't go to the beach. I hate the beach. by Orionsangels	Apr 12th, 2009 09:38:03 PM
Part of it has to do with Jaws. The rest has to do with sand getting in every crack of my body, ugh!
JAWS... by mrfan	Apr 12th, 2009 10:23:12 PM
is one hell of a film. Enough said.
"When someone yells 'Barracuda!', people go 'Huh, what?'" by Nasty In The Pasty	Apr 12th, 2009 10:34:11 PM
"You yell 'Shark!', and we've got a panic on our hands on the Fourth Of July."
Davidia by Rebeck2	Apr 12th, 2009 11:59:56 PM
Let me guess, you're in your 20's and you think "Hostel" is one of the best movies ever made. I'm sorry to insult you, but if you think "Jaws" is "not great", your taste is in your ass.
Spielberg can't help them release this? by ShabbyBlue	Apr 13th, 2009 12:46:12 AM
Surely he still has some pull in Hollywood and can get the studio to lighten up on the legalities here. If he willingly participated in the documentary, why can't he help them release the DVD already? Seems like this thing has been 5+ year in the making and I'm tired of waiting to see it.
Davidia: Be quiet when adults are talking! by MaxTheSilent	Apr 13th, 2009 01:21:09 AM
Fool.
Spielberg has a good relationship with Universal - he could help by JuanSanchez	Apr 13th, 2009 01:52:07 AM
for sure.
Put it on DVD by lockesbrokenleg	Apr 13th, 2009 02:30:30 AM
I'll buy it.
Jaws 3D Is AMAZING by LaserPants	Apr 13th, 2009 08:09:28 AM
LY awful
Let Polly do the printing by CallForGeorgeKaplan	Apr 13th, 2009 08:22:15 AM
JAWS owns all that you survey. Before Star Wars, JAWS created Hollywood Summer Blockbusters as we know it. You owe your pitiful existence to that rubber shark, all 35 feet (two tons) of him. Take a good look at that trailer--those proportions are correct.
So do they have a distributor yet or what? by Abominable Snowcone	Apr 13th, 2009 08:58:24 AM
Just get the DVD out, already! Naysayers should be aware that this doc has been in the making for years, and despite all the bonus features on the anniversary editions of JAWS, this WILL be the be-all-end-all story
I must have seen Jaws over 1000 times. by erichaislar	Apr 13th, 2009 10:01:40 AM
One of the best movies ever period. I hope they never remake it.
Thank you John Milius! by Stuntcock Mike	Apr 13th, 2009 10:48:19 AM
Japanese submarine slammed two torpedoes into our side, Chief. We was comin' back from the island of Tinian to Leyte... just delivered the bomb. The Hiroshima bomb. Eleven hundred men went into the water. Vessel went down in 12 minutes. Didn't see the first shark for about a half an hour. Tiger. 13-footer. You know how you know that when you're in the water, Chief? You tell by looking from the dorsal to the tail. What we didn't know, was our bomb mission had been so secret, no distress signal had been sent. They didn't even list us overdue for a week. Very first light, Chief, sharks come cruisin', so we formed ourselves into tight groups. You know, it was kinda like old squares in the battle like you see in the calendar named "The Battle of Waterloo" and the idea was: shark comes to the nearest man, that man he starts poundin' and hollerin' and screamin' and sometimes the shark go away... but sometimes he wouldn't go away. Sometimes that shark he looks right into ya. Right into your eyes. And, you know, the thing about a shark... he's got lifeless eyes. Black eyes. Like a doll's eyes. When he comes at ya, doesn't seem to be living... until he bites ya, and those black eyes roll over white and then... ah then you hear that terrible high-pitched screamin'. The ocean turns red, and despite all the poundin' and the hollerin', they all come in and they... rip you to pieces. You know by the end of that first dawn, lost a hundred men. I don't know how many sharks, maybe a thousand. I know how many men, they averaged six an hour. On Thursday morning, Chief, I bumped into a friend of mine, Herbie Robinson from Cleveland. Baseball player. Boatswain's mate. I thought he was asleep. I reached over to wake him up. Bobbed up, down in the water just like a kinda top. Upended. Well, he'd been bitten in half below the waist. Noon, the fifth day, Mr. Hooper, a Lockheed Ventura saw us. He swung in low and he saw us... he was a young pilot, a lot younger than Mr. Hooper. Anyway, he saw us and he come in low and three hours later a big fat PBY comes down and starts to pick us up. You know that was the time I was most frightened... waitin' for my turn. I'll never put on a lifejacket again. So, eleven hundred men went in the water; 316 men come out and the sharks took the rest, June the 29th, 1945. Anyway, we delivered the bomb.
An hour cut already? by my liege	Apr 13th, 2009 11:46:46 AM
I look forward to the 25 minute version that ends up as a Special Feature on the next DVD release.
Unfortunately, I fear Fiester is correct... by Somerichs	Apr 13th, 2009 12:09:44 PM
It's only a matter of time before they remake Jaws...maybe Russell Brand can audition for the part of Quint; he's already fucking with one classic, what's one more? Then maybe he can team up with Crocodile Dundee and remake Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Oh wait, Tom Cruise already wants to remake that with his pal John Travolta...I think The Sting is still up for grabs, anyway...
So, we can blame by malpaso	Apr 13th, 2009 12:14:44 PM
"Jaws" for Eli Roth? One demerit for an otherwise perfect film.
The remake I want to see by Mgmax	Apr 13th, 2009 12:33:13 PM
Cool Hand Luke. Luke taking down the guy with the mirrored sunglasses with a bazooka. "I guess we don't have a failure to communicate any more." Also I think Nora Ephron could do an awesome chick-flick Midnight Cowboy. Finally, how about a Godfather reboot where they're all teenagers?
Got to be better than Laurent Bozarau by Samuel Fulmer	Apr 13th, 2009 03:24:59 PM
Re-hash the same stories a million times and make them about as interesting as watching a town council meeting on public access.
Jaws was the first great 'guilty pleasure' movie by romanocc	Apr 13th, 2009 06:59:06 PM
The reason Jaws and Star Wars are so beloved even today, as people like myself can watch them over and over is because they were able to combine a formula in their films that movies don't even attempt these days. Movies like Jaws & Star Wars, had a good story, had real characters the audience could identify with, had a good drama, a touch of humor, and had 'it' moments that are memorable years later. "You're gonna need a bigger boat!!!" that stuff lives on today as you still get goosebumps when you see it on screen. The problem with summer movies since the advent of CGI, is that the director wants to wow with action and special effects first, and doesn't care about a good story or characters that you care about. Spielberg, Lucas, Cameron, Zemeckis, all these guys got it in the late 70's/80's and defined a genre of movies that are essentially guilty pleasures, or 'fun' movies, but still have that bite that can make them stand up to the classics.
for my money... by The Amazing G	Apr 15th, 2009 01:38:48 AM
Jaws is pretty much the greatest movie of all time
Hell, you see my username so you KNOW where I stand on this by jawsfan	Apr 15th, 2009 11:27:18 AM
Duh.
Why did I have to live in Scotland? by Brody77	Apr 15th, 2009 02:12:16 PM
Khaaaaaaaann!! I have 3 copies on dvd. Sad but true. Best film ever made. Hope the doc is dedicated to Roy Scheider now.
too young to see by TheExterminator	Apr 17th, 2009 07:32:57 AM
jaws in theaters...they played at at uni when i was studying film. was great to see it on something other than film. such an amazing film...perfect. made me fall in love with scheider in a purely hetero way

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