go2wrk@95974 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 ((Jaws theme music, playing in background)) In related news today, there was a report from the San Diego area beach town of Imperial Beach, of a great white shark sighting this morning. IB is approx. 40 miles from my location. The shark was reportedly 16-18 ft., and seen for approx. 20-25 seconds , before it went back under the water. GW sightings are fairly rare for so. Cal. thought I'd pass this news on. (( Jaws theme music ends abruptly.....)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 QUOTE (thesweetscience @ Jan 25 2012, 04:50 PM) "That's real fine expensive gear you got there Mister Hooper. Don't know what that bastard shark will do with it. Might eat it I suppose, seen one eat a rockin chair one time." That line makes me laugh every time. It's he way Shaw delivers the lines too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesweetscience Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 QUOTE (treeduck @ Jan 25 2012, 09:20 PM) QUOTE (thesweetscience @ Jan 25 2012, 04:50 PM) "That's real fine expensive gear you got there Mister Hooper. Don't know what that bastard shark will do with it. Might eat it I suppose, seen one eat a rockin chair one time." That line makes me laugh every time. It's he way Shaw delivers the lines too... Exactly. His delivery makes the whole thing work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt starman Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 One of the greatest movies of the 70's. I seen it on the big screen when I was 10. Scared the hell out of me. Now that I'm older I can appreciate a little different. Example " Here's to swimming with bowed legged women " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowItIs Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 QUOTE (Capt starman @ Jan 25 2012, 06:49 PM) One of the greatest movies of the 70's. I seen it on the big screen when I was 10. Scared the hell out of me. Now that I'm older I can appreciate a little different. Example " Here's to swimming with bowed legged women " Farewell and adieu to you fair Spanish ladies Farewell and adieu you ladies of Spain.... I'm still bitter that Shaw wasn't even nominated for an award. I found an interesting bit of trivia.... QUOTE In Latin, Quint means fifth or five -- consequentially, he eventually becomes the great shark's fifth and final human victim, after: (1) Chrissie Watkins, (2) Alex Kintner, (3) Ben Gardner, (4) Michael's sailing teacher - the guy in the pond, and (5) Quint.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invisible To Telescopic Eye Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 QUOTE (thesweetscience @ Jan 25 2012, 05:50 PM) "That's real fine expensive gear you got there Mister Hooper. Don't know what that bastard shark will do with it. Might eat it I suppose, seen one eat a rockin chair one time." That line makes me laugh every time. Yes that is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albone2112 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Dang, y'all are making me want to pop the DVD in. I think I'll watch this tomorrow night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 According to Blu-ray.com, "Jaws" will be released on Blu-ray on August 14th. Hell of a long time away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tel Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 QUOTE (treeduck @ Jan 24 2012, 04:27 AM) QUOTE (HowItIs @ Jan 24 2012, 04:17 AM) QUOTE The interesting thing from my point of view is Shaw is originally from a town about 8 miles away from me and they have a pub named after him there, called, appropriately enough, the Robert Shaw. Really, treeduck? Oh, I must come visit there next time I'm lucky enough to make it across the Pond. Yeah the town is called Westhoughton. hey treeduck,i live in swinton,just up the road from your goodself The robert shaw is a wetherspoons pub isnt it? not my kind of establishment,i prefer a proper darts and skittles type alehouse. Do you ever get in the moses gate at farnworth? they have some good tributes on including rush tribute Bravado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 QUOTE (Workaholic Man @ Jan 25 2012, 04:41 PM) QUOTE (HowItIs @ Jan 25 2012, 04:20 AM) I read the book and I'm sure glad they left out the subplot of Hooper and Mrs. Brody's affair. Agree 100%. In the book, Hooper was quite a little snot, and the shark got him, too! "The great fish moved silently through the water, propelled by short sweeps of its crescent tail..." Great opening line. Agreed with the Hooper subplot. I remember skimming furiously to get past it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 QUOTE (tel @ Jan 26 2012, 07:08 AM) QUOTE (treeduck @ Jan 24 2012, 04:27 AM) QUOTE (HowItIs @ Jan 24 2012, 04:17 AM) QUOTE The interesting thing from my point of view is Shaw is originally from a town about 8 miles away from me and they have a pub named after him there, called, appropriately enough, the Robert Shaw. Really, treeduck? Oh, I must come visit there next time I'm lucky enough to make it across the Pond. Yeah the town is called Westhoughton. hey treeduck,i live in swinton,just up the road from your goodself The robert shaw is a wetherspoons pub isnt it? not my kind of establishment,i prefer a proper darts and skittles type alehouse. Do you ever get in the moses gate at farnworth? they have some good tributes on including rush tribute Bravado. No I've not been to Farnworth for ages. I've been through Swinton about a million times, always through and never to though... I've not been to the Robert Shaw either. I looked it up it's got some bad reviews. Looks like Wetherspoons ruined it, or maybe it was always like that. Doesn't sound like a Robert Shaw kind of place at all, especially not a Quint place... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowtothesky Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Loved it. Would not call it the best ever, but loved the movie. Interesting fact about the music. John Williams wrote the famous Jaws score, which may be one of the most recognizable scores ever written. Early on, Williams invited Spielberg to his house and played it for him on his grand piano. Spielberg did not like it at first. John Williams was convinced that this was the score for the film and kept persisting that he give it a chance. The rest is history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principled Man Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 QUOTE (Cowtothesky @ Jan 27 2012, 04:55 PM)Loved it. Would not call it the best ever, but loved the movie. Interesting fact about the music. John Williams wrote the famous Jaws score, which may be one of the most recognizable scores ever written. Early on, Williams invited Spielberg to his house and played it for him on his grand piano. Spielberg did not like it at first. John Williams was convinced that this was the score for the film and kept persisting that he give it a chance. The rest is history. Spielberg must have grown to like the music a lot, as it made a very cool cameo in Close Encounters Of The Third Kind...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 QUOTE (Workaholic Man @ Jan 27 2012, 11:22 PM) QUOTE (Cowtothesky @ Jan 27 2012, 04:55 PM)Loved it. Would not call it the best ever, but loved the movie. Interesting fact about the music. John Williams wrote the famous Jaws score, which may be one of the most recognizable scores ever written. Early on, Williams invited Spielberg to his house and played it for him on his grand piano. Spielberg did not like it at first. John Williams was convinced that this was the score for the film and kept persisting that he give it a chance. The rest is history. Spielberg must have grown to like the music a lot, as it made a very cool cameo in Close Encounters Of The Third Kind...... Great score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowItIs Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 (edited) QUOTE (Babycat @ Jan 27 2012, 04:47 PM) QUOTE (Workaholic Man @ Jan 27 2012, 11:22 PM) QUOTE (Cowtothesky @ Jan 27 2012, 04:55 PM)Loved it. Would not call it the best ever, but loved the movie. Interesting fact about the music. John Williams wrote the famous Jaws score, which may be one of the most recognizable scores ever written. Early on, Williams invited Spielberg to his house and played it for him on his grand piano. Spielberg did not like it at first. John Williams was convinced that this was the score for the film and kept persisting that he give it a chance. The rest is history. Spielberg must have grown to like the music a lot, as it made a very cool cameo in Close Encounters Of The Third Kind...... Great score! I love all of it but the music during the chase at sea has always felt so expansive and exciting...well, like being on the sea. See? Shark Chase Edited January 28, 2012 by HowItIs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tel Posted January 29, 2012 Author Share Posted January 29, 2012 QUOTE (Workaholic Man @ Jan 27 2012, 06:22 PM) QUOTE (Cowtothesky @ Jan 27 2012, 04:55 PM)Loved it. Would not call it the best ever, but loved the movie. Interesting fact about the music. John Williams wrote the famous Jaws score, which may be one of the most recognizable scores ever written. Early on, Williams invited Spielberg to his house and played it for him on his grand piano. Spielberg did not like it at first. John Williams was convinced that this was the score for the film and kept persisting that he give it a chance. The rest is history. Spielberg must have grown to like the music a lot, as it made a very cool cameo in Close Encounters Of The Third Kind...... really?what scene? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principled Man Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 QUOTE (tel @ Jan 29 2012, 04:40 PM)QUOTE (Workaholic Man @ Jan 27 2012, 06:22 PM) QUOTE (Cowtothesky @ Jan 27 2012, 04:55 PM)Loved it. Would not call it the best ever, but loved the movie. Interesting fact about the music. John Williams wrote the famous Jaws score, which may be one of the most recognizable scores ever written. Early on, Williams invited Spielberg to his house and played it for him on his grand piano. Spielberg did not like it at first. John Williams was convinced that this was the score for the film and kept persisting that he give it a chance. The rest is history. Spielberg must have grown to like the music a lot, as it made a very cool cameo in Close Encounters Of The Third Kind...... really?what scene? When the alien mother ship landed and made first contact via tonal/musical language. The scientists' computer took over the "conversation" with the ship, and after the huge flurry of music, the tones slowed down to a near stop. The ship made a few last notes - dead on the opening notes from Jaws - and then the platform opened and the lost humans came out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Aubrey Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Jaws was great for it's time and has held up as a terrific movie that to this day still delivers what it set out to but I disagree that it's the greatest movie of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tel Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ Jan 29 2012, 08:56 PM) Jaws was great for it's time and has held up as a terrific movie that to this day still delivers what it set out to but I disagree that it's the greatest movie of all time. But jack,the shark gets shot at!....with a gun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Aubrey Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 QUOTE (tel @ Jan 30 2012, 02:24 PM) QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ Jan 29 2012, 08:56 PM) Jaws was great for it's time and has held up as a terrific movie that to this day still delivers what it set out to but I disagree that it's the greatest movie of all time. But jack,the shark gets shot at!....with a gun! There are gunfights and war scenes in Heaven's Gate but they don't make it a good movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tick Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ Jan 29 2012, 09:56 PM) Jaws was great for it's time and has held up as a terrific movie that to this day still delivers what it set out to but I disagree that it's the greatest movie of all time. Not even top 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexmai Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Good novel, great movie.I remember being in the cinema, I was 9 in 1975... scared to death by then by sharks, marvelous creatures anyway...There is a very long article online, from the documentary off the 25th anniversary DVD, that is a great reading!Spielberg was only 28 when he made the movie... wow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek19 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 I've liked "Jaws", and "Jaws II". I classify both of them as classic movies. I would think there are a lot of people, who are afraid to go into the water because of those movies, and not because of them not able to swim. Even if they can go into the shallow end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexmai Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 (edited) What's great about that Indianapolis scene was that Robert Shaw rewrote that whole speech himself, and the film's screenwriters agreed that Shaw's version was perfect. Indeed, it's many people's favorite scene in the movie. Shaw's delivery of the speech is flawless. I read that he was drunk the first time he attempted the speech, then he re-do it some hours later, perfectly ;) http://www.legacy.com/news/celebrity-deaths/article/robert-shaw-as-jaws-quint-8-facts Edited March 4, 2019 by Alexmai 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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