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JAWS on Blu-ray August 14th, 2012
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That's the scene w/ the Indianapolis speech.
SCULLIBUNDO
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Quint's scene is indeed more iconic, but my favourite scene in Jaws is between Brody and his son when his son is mimicking him. Absolutely beautiful scene and one that is 100% Berg.
Haven't all the Universal catalog releases been pretty bad so far?
I've never seen Jaws.
I've never seen Jaws.
Ninja Scooter
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Love the scene where Louis Gossett Jr. watches the shark bust through the glass
You've never lived.
SCULLIBUNDO
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It's one of his best films without question. I wouldn't hands down call it his best.
Lol
PhoncipleBone
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It poops on many directors' entire output.
yeah no kidding
Lionel Mandrake
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They say that Universal is doing a full restoration on 13 of their classic titles for the anniversary. Anyone know what the others are?
Flatline
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Very interesting, more people need to see this.
SCULLIBUNDO
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Schindler's List is one of them. There is a full list somewhere.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/steven-spielberg-jaws-blu-ray-restoration-august-310259
This. Give us Schindler and I'll be ecstatic. But this isn't a bad one to settle for at all.
Mushroom021
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Heard about this earlier! Cant wait!!!! One of my favorites, actually watched it earlier today!
Just watched the HD restoration on Youtube. I hope it's the low-quality youtube HD/compression .. hope this isn't DNR'd like a mofo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lcn06rKJn4s&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lcn06rKJn4s&feature=related
adamsappel
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One of my favorite movies. One of those that if I happen to stumble across it on tv, I have to watch it all.
For years, my father looked exactly like Richard Dreyfuss in this film. Hell, he still looks more like this than Dreyfuss does. When the movie came out he used to get stopped in the street for autographs.
For years, my father looked exactly like Richard Dreyfuss in this film. Hell, he still looks more like this than Dreyfuss does. When the movie came out he used to get stopped in the street for autographs.
disappeared
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I always wondered about that cover... is she naked, meaning like, she's supposed to be the girl in the first five minutes of the movie?
I don't buy many Blu ray's, but yes!
maniac-kun
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Watched the documentary again. I never knew that it was this complex to get a good high def scan. I have a lot of older movies on Bluray and wondered how they get such good results with such an old movie.
More restoration:
Universal Centennial - Restoring the Classics - A Lifetime of Memories
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXnu58AwvME&hd=1
Remastering process of the movie "The Wizard of Oz"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKFZ8qxmjF4&
More restoration:
Universal Centennial - Restoring the Classics - A Lifetime of Memories
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXnu58AwvME&hd=1
Remastering process of the movie "The Wizard of Oz"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKFZ8qxmjF4&
SCULLIBUNDO
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Sorry bros, best JAWS scene right here.
afternoon delight
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While awesome..... Dat Indianapolis.
Shoooow me the way to go home... I'm tired and I want to go to bed....
Lionel Mandrake
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afternoon delight
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Let Polly do the printing!
(I'll stop.)
(I'll stop.)
Dead Man Typing
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"You're gonna need a bigger boat"
This was one of the first movies I remember watching as a kid. I don't think there's a film in existence that makes me smile more. When I met my first girlfriend she had never seen it and I'll always remember watching it with her that first time. The scene where Hooper goes under Ben Gardener's boat is the greatest thing ever filmed.
Man, I wish I hadn't watched that restoration video, it just makes me want to watch the start, the end, the whole damn thing... right now.
EDIT: Also, I saw BttF and Jurassic Park in the Cinema when they did the limited re-release last year and the year before. I hope they do the same with Jaws.
This was one of the first movies I remember watching as a kid. I don't think there's a film in existence that makes me smile more. When I met my first girlfriend she had never seen it and I'll always remember watching it with her that first time. The scene where Hooper goes under Ben Gardener's boat is the greatest thing ever filmed.
Man, I wish I hadn't watched that restoration video, it just makes me want to watch the start, the end, the whole damn thing... right now.
EDIT: Also, I saw BttF and Jurassic Park in the Cinema when they did the limited re-release last year and the year before. I hope they do the same with Jaws.
Diseased Yak
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Day 1.
I'd buy that Swedish version if it were sold here in the US
I'd buy that Swedish version if it were sold here in the US
afternoon delight
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The included book of pictures, think it's any different from the smaller version released with the 30th Anniversary DVD?
Just for the hell of it, my top 10 Spielberg ranking:
1. Raiders of the Lost Ark
2. Jaws
3. E.T.
4. Schindler's List
5. Saving Private Ryan
6. Munich
7. Catch Me If You Can
8. Jurassic Park
9. The Adventures of Tintin
10. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Jaws Blu-ray looks excellent. Can't wait.
1. Raiders of the Lost Ark
2. Jaws
3. E.T.
4. Schindler's List
5. Saving Private Ryan
6. Munich
7. Catch Me If You Can
8. Jurassic Park
9. The Adventures of Tintin
10. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Jaws Blu-ray looks excellent. Can't wait.
Mine:
1. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
2. Raiders of the Lost Ark
3. Jaws
4. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
5. Empire of the Sun
6. A.I.: Artificial Intelligence
7. Schindler's List
8. Duel
9. Munich
10. Catch Me If You Can
SCULLIBUNDO
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In no particular order:
Schindler's List
Empire of the Sun
Munich
Raiders
Saving Private Ryan
E.T
JAWS
Minority Report
A.I
Catch Me If You Can
Schindler's List
Empire of the Sun
Munich
Raiders
Saving Private Ryan
E.T
JAWS
Minority Report
A.I
Catch Me If You Can
My favorite.
SCULLIBUNDO
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Speaking of the Berg - because I almost never do, I caught The Twilight Zone movie the other day and could tell right away which was his.
Liquidsnake
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"shark comes to the nearest man, that man he starts poundin' and hollerin' and screamin' and sometimes the shark will 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. "
George Miller did the best one of that 4. Though I love the bookends Landis did with Dan Aykrod and Albert Brooks.
I love all the AI praise in here. It holds a worthy place among Close Encounters and ET as Spielbergs sci-fi masterpieces.
RiccochetJ
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I wonder what Jaws would be rated if it came out today.
What a great movie. I will definitely be buying this. It looks like they're going all out with this release.
What a great movie. I will definitely be buying this. It looks like they're going all out with this release.
Yeah, he really didn't deviate from what you would have expected him to do. Joe Dante was the only one of the directors to really bring their A-game, although George Miller did a fine job with the Nightmare at 20,000 Feet segment.
SCULLIBUNDO
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I still find it amazing Landis got off from the shit he pulled during that TZ film.
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