Jaws Reviews
The Nation
Basically, Jaws is an excellent routine movie, the sort normally made on a moderate budget and aimed at the neighborhood houses.
Before we see anything, our ears are chilled by composer John Williams' menacing two note soundtrack which then builds into that unforgettable frenzy as the unseen shark savages its first victim.
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| Original Score: 9/10
The Ooh Tray
You think of the excess that followed in Jaws' wake and realise how well judged that first blockbuster is.
The List
The aquatic terror is deftly balanced with lively, likeable characterisations.
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| Original Score: 5/5
What Culture
It remains an influence on the modern blockbuster, and is one of its best examples.
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| Original Score: 4.5/5
Common Sense Media
Five-star movie could scare the pants off kids.
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| Original Score: 5/5
Birmingham Post
Jaws retains its power to enthrall and shock at the same time.
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| Original Score: 5/5
Top Critic
When it comes to this kind of thriller, no movie has been able to top Jaws, although many have tried. And, as the years go by, it seems increasingly unlikely that anything will come close.
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| Original Score: 4/4
Three Movie Buffs
Forget Saving Private Ryan, and Schindler's List. This is Spielberg's masterwork.
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| Original Score: 4/4
Times-Picayune
Spielberg knows exactly how the human mind works, and he uses that knowledge to plumb the elemental fear buried deep within.
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| Original Score: 5/5
Nolan's Pop Culture Review
To be brief and to the point, the GREATEST FILM EVER MADE! Thank you for your time.
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| Original Score: 4/4
eFilmCritic.com
Well, it's about this shark...
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| Original Score: 10/10
Matt's Movie Reviews
Spielberg has directed a film which contains many unforgettable and suspenseful moments. That Jaws was only his second feature film says something about the talent and ingenuity the man possessed even at such an early stage in his career.
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| Original Score: 5/5
It's no wonder a generation of holidaymakers still thinks twice before stepping into the water.
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| Original Score: 5/5
Antagony & Ecstasy
One of the absolute masterpieces of populist cinema.
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| Original Score: 10/10
ColeSmithey.com
In the end, the shark is a MacGuffin necessary for the men to bond and test themselves against what they fear most--their own mortality.
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| Original Score: A
Combustible Celluloid
Nowadays, it doesn't really scare me anymore, but I love watching it for the way it moves.
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| Original Score: 4/4
The fast-moving 124-minute film engenders enormous suspense as the shark attacks a succession of people.
