Jaws (1974)

[Trevor]

I went to see this about four hours ago. All I can say is WOW.

4K restoration.
Digital sound.
Curved screen.
Fully uncut.

I wasn't old enough to see it in the cinema in 1975 and have only seen it on TV and video.

Nothing prepared me for the impact and I was sitting front row centre.

Some random dude named Stevie introduced the film and off we went.😉😉

I got scared many times, when Chrissie, the kid and the doggo got eaten and when Ben's head popped out of the hole in the boat, I nearly bit a hole in my tongue.

When I heard "Smile you sonofa", the rifle going PING and the 🦈 going BANG, I cheered.

Wonderful, wonderful film 😊😊😊🦈🦈

[M.10rda]

  

The local drive-in had trailers for Peter Jackson's KING KONG and then this before WEAPONS. They do a weekly Tuesday night "retro" double feature so I figured this was that - and hoped Peter Jackson wasn't so totally bereft of ideas that he was giving his crummy KING KONG the LOTR re-release treatment instead of making a new film. It's a relief to hear it's actually a JAWS 4k 50th anniversary thing. The drive-in seems to be playing both films all week - I will try to seize the opp and (like you) go see JAWS for the first time on the big screen! (Will skip KK...)

[Trevor]

 

The local drive-in had trailers for Peter Jackson's KING KONG and then this before WEAPONS. They do a weekly Tuesday night "retro" double feature so I figured this was that - and hoped Peter Jackson wasn't so totally bereft of ideas that he was giving his crummy KING KONG the LOTR re-release treatment instead of making a new film. It's a relief to hear it's actually a JAWS 4k 50th anniversary thing. The drive-in seems to be playing both films all week - I will try to seize the opp and (like you) go see JAWS for the first time on the big screen! (Will skip KK...)

🙏🙏🦈☺️

[RCMerchant]

I saw it on the big screen in 1975. I was 13. I chewed up my ticket stub.

[Trevor]

I saw it on the big screen in 1975. I was 13. I chewed up my ticket stub.

🎫😳😀😀

I was thinking I shouldn't have sat front row centre 😳😉😉🐢

[M.10rda]

We didn't see it last night but we did walk past the climax on our way to the Concessions during intermission. It's a great-looking print! Looks brand new.

[Trevor]

We didn't see it last night but we did walk past the climax on our way to the Concessions during intermission. It's a great-looking print! Looks brand new.

If only it was an actual 35mm film print: I miss my projectionist days 😔

[Rev. Powell]

Weird, I know, but I have never seen this film and have no interest in it, even though everyone says it's great.

[M.10rda]

I miss my projectionist days, too.    Okay - "occasionally".

I think at least 1 of the 5 screens at my drive-in is still 35mm - I've seen scratched prints there, recently.  Of new films! So I think some distributors will still send you a physical print if you haven't been able to afford to upgrade all your projectors to digital.

Rev, there are so many great or reputedly great films to see - no shame de-prioritizing some of them.

[zombie no.one]

Weird, I know, but I have never seen this film and have no interest in it, even though everyone says it's great.

yeah it would probably scrape into my top 10 (good) movies of all time...

I also subscribe to the notion that sometimes one just knows when something isn't for you...

[Rev. Powell]

I think I'd probably enjoy it well enough, it's just that nothing about any shark movie screams "must see" to me. I've seen the famous clips already.

[zombie no.one]

have you seen DUEL?

if that and JAWS were the only 2 films Spielberg had ever made, my appreciation of him as a director would be the same as what it is now.

[Rev. Powell]

have you seen DUEL?

if that and JAWS were the only 2 films Spielberg had ever made, my appreciation of him as a director would be the same as what it is now.

Nope. I admire SCHINDLER'S LIST, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, and most of A.I., though. The rest of Spielberg usually falls into the "good not great" category for me.

[bob]

loved Jaws since the first time I saw it     

[Trevor]

loved Jaws since the first time I saw it     

You would love this, I'm sure. 😊😊🐢