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Jaws has come back to the big screen in all its digitally remastered glory, no 3D conversion, no playing around adding CGI scenes, just the original movie in crystal clear shark attacking masterpiece.
Jaws – Film Review – We’re Going To Need A Bigger Boat!
As a child, Jaws used to scare the living daylights out of me, with its suspense and it’s scary bits and all this was on a 20 inch TV and VHS with no surround sound!
Now Jaws is celebrating Universal’s 100th anniversary and that famous great white shark has been digitally remastered with a 4K picture to delight and terrify a new generation as well as those that were lucky to see it on the big screen the first time round!
Dur Dum, Dur Dum!
Right from that moment when that famous John Williams score starts, you just know that your childhood fears of the water are all going to raise their ugly head again. I can’t really say much about Jaws that people don’t already know, it’s a classic movie that has to be seen on the big screen.
Jaws was Stephen Spielberg‘s third film, released in 1975 to an opening weekend of $7 million and the greatest shark movie is still pulling in fans today.
This cinema re-release has been remastered and the picture quality is sharper, brighter and much more colourful, which all adds to the enjoyment of a film that is still exciting to watch. The 4K digital version adds to the feel of the film and it’s almost as if the film has only just been made.
There were some scenes that did seem a little blurry and the surround mix isn’t overly amazing, but the sound is clear non-the-less and that famous John Williams soundtrack sounds brilliant in a cinema environment.
So Excited By Jaws On The Big Screen I Just Had To Tweet About It!
OMG, we’re going to need a bigger boat, time to put on those life vests and review #Jaws @apollocinemas Rhyl
— Karen Woodham (@BlazingMinds) June 15, 2012
Jaws, An All Time Classic
What I really love about this re-release of Jaws it’s not been overly tweaked, that famous “fake” shark is still the same, no CGI has been added to try to improve scenes that would normal spoil a classic and best of all the Hollywood big wigs have left it as 2D and not given it that terrible 3D conversion that seems to be the craze lately.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTpZDiDUDXo
Jaws was directed by Stephen Spielberg and stars Roy Scheider as Chief Brody, Richard Dreyfuss as oceanographer Matt Hoope, Robert Shaw as shark hunter Quint.
Overall Thoughts For Jaws
Let’s face it folks Jaws IS a classic movie, yes we’ve probably seen it countless times on TV, but until you see the Jaws on the big screen you are missing out on the sheer joy of an 70s classic.
Try to catch Jaws on the big screen if you can and just enjoy the nostalgia 
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Twitter: money_whisper
This sounds interesting. I really enjoyed this movie when I first saw it and it has really give me the creeps and I think I will give this release also a try. Thanks for this announcement Karen
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My pleasure John, it’s nice to see a good classic back on the big screen
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There are so many classic films out there that are better than the tripe they put out nowadays. The tune just causes tingles
Watched shawshank redemption yesterday (Not as old I know but already a modern day classic) A brilliant film and is one I can watch time and time again.
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I agree, there are some amazing films out there that need to be brought back to the attention of a new generation of movie goers, with them being remastered for clearer picture and sound and NOT converted in to 3D!
Twitter: money_whisper
In my opinion the Shawshank Redemption is one the best movies ever made!! No wonder is is on the first place on imdb top 250 movies ever made.
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You never know it could get a re-release, Hollywood may start re-releasing movies instead of remaking or converting them to 3D
The re-release is excellent – I still think that the scariest thing I ever saw was when the head came out of the bottom of the boat.
But please, please, do not mention the sequels!
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The sequels were awful, hopefully they won’t be re-releasing those, hopefully
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Hi Karen,
I watched this on the big screen the first time and loved it. The only problem was someone behind us who said, “here comes Jaws” every time it was time for the shark to come out. Got a little annoying.
Last summer while in Panama City, FL, my friend and I were in our inter tubes in the ocean, and I began talking about ‘Jaws’. I scared myself and had to go back in for a while.
Love the review and will be checking this out. Thanks for the awesome review. Sally
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I hate it when people do that, I usually turn around and tell them to shut up or get out!
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Twitter: Newstouse
Good article. Have to disagree on one comment…. Jaws 2 I thought was a very good movie. Given it had some of the original cast, most notably Chief Brody, I thought they did a good job telling the story and keeping my interest (I have seen it more than a dozen times). I will agree…. after that they were really bad! =(
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I think the Jaws movies started to really slack off after the first one, though Jaws 2 was good it wasn’t as good as the first, as for Jaws 3, it was an excuse to use a new technology, 3D, wow how times haven’t changed
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Karen, The best line in Jaws 2 is when Chief Brody is arguing with the town council, telling them they better do something about this shark because he doesn’t intend to go through that hell again.
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Wish we would get a re-release in the USA! By the way, check the last sentence of your review. Jaws is a 70s classic not an 80s classic. It came out in 1975.
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Thanks, slip on the iPhone keypad there, thanks for noticing
Twitter: manuelmarino
Ok, I’ve never seen it… not the original, not the remastered. Why? never attracted me too much. I like thrillers “on the high sea”, like Dead Calm, but this is a totally different thing.
Please explain me why do you love this movie
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