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Dharrrr-Dum Phobia? Yup, it means the fear of music that
goes Dharrrr-Dum, Dharrrr-Dum, Dharrrr-Dum, Dum-Dum-Dum-Dum-Dum-Dum
- the music to Jaws.
Few chords have set off more fear neurons in the memory
banks than those few short bars from Jaws, which always added
to the tension of a scene as some poor swimmer/paddler/fisherman
or yachtsman/sharkhunter found themselves as a main meal for
an eight-metre piece of flake weighing in at about three tonnes.
A young Steven Spielberg really showed that he knew what
he was doing in Jaws by taking you on an adrenalin-packed
splashabout, drawing you in with a vicious late-night attack,
adding humour with the old fishermen on the wharf, more horror,
a little extra humour and then sheer unrelenting action.
Never before had so much care been taken with hiding a monster
and then, when least expected, showing it off to a stunned
audience, not to mention Roy Scheider (who would have to have
wet himself).
Despite its age, Jaws transfers very well to DVD and the
quality of the images - in shadow detail as well as overall
sharpness - is excellent, particularly in the underwater scenes.
Not having seen Jaws for some years, this DVD brought back
all the brilliance of the work and it is easy to see why it
was one of Hollywood's all-time great blockbusters.
Mind you, if the good folk of Amity had been sensible they
would have employed another way of getting rid of the pesky,
giant white pointer.
All they needed to do was phone up the Japanese consulate
and suggest there was a new species of whale looking for a
place to breed. It would have been harpooned and in the factory
ship in next to no time.
Conclusion: Movie 80%, Extras 85%
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