JoeinAR 1,949 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Jaws was the very first film to reach the magical 100 million dollar mark at the boxoffice. It was a phenomenon like none before it.It was a cathartic film that reached down to our deepest fears, our instinctual desire to avoid being consumed. It was a film trouble with technical issues, weather issue, and scripting issues. The director was almost fired and the cast and crew were not sure if the film would work. As fate would have it, everything ultimately worked. Whether by cosmic design, fate, karma, what have you the movie was a tremendous success both financially and artistically. Oh it has been dismissed by a few with little regard but as time as passed those who loved Jaws still do, those that have more recently discovered the film do as well. Add to the fact that Jaws has aged incredibly well.As the time as passed people have discovered that Jaws is a tremendous ensemble film with a great cast. At it's core the three central figures are as good or better than most films that rely on similar casting. Schieder, Dreyfuss, and Shaw play well off of each other. They progress through an arc that both separates and binds them to each other. Spielberg was able to get strong performances when he was not consider an actors director. Then you look at Jaws as a directoral effort and you're amazed at what Spielberg accomplished. Because of problems he "improvised" and the results are a better film than he would have gotten if all the technical issues had not happened. The script, which was a work in progress, flows well with tremendous humor, adventure, and excitement. The standout mark of the film, other than John Williams act of perfection on the film, is Verna Fields outstanding film editing. She provided the film with a nearly seemless look combining the great shots from cinematographer Bill Butler. Because of this the film does achieve that summertime look that it needed.It was the right film for the right time shown at the perfect time.I hesitate to even discuss John's score. I've written so much about it here. My love for it has never wavered. It was the creme atop the dessert.So back to the my original question, would you see Jaws if it were re-released to the theatre. No 3D, no extra scenes, just Jaws the way it was back in 75, restored of course to a pristine state, but nothing added, nothing new.?It goes without saying that I would. How about you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,000 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Well... yeah. Who wouldn't?Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 If its in 3D, maybe... J/k, seriously.I probably would go to experience it at the cinema... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Me and my brother Richard would go together. It'd be a pilgrimage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 You try and fucking stop me going, mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share Posted April 15, 2012 Me and my brother Richard would go together. It'd be a pilgrimage.seeing it on the big screen for me was an awesome experience and I'd love for this generation to have the same experience.for years after my leg never dared dangle over the edge of the bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 I had the same worry just sitting on the sofa with my mum. Legs up lad! I always remember my mum telling me about when she went to see it in '75, in Liverpool. She said the whole cinema was screaming, like nothing she'd experienced before. She said every woman in the theatre watched through the cracks of their fingers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share Posted April 15, 2012 Well... yeah. Who wouldn't?Karolhornist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,206 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Of course that stupid guy! Wait, that's ME! Well seriously I have seen it in the theater back then. Amazing film.Definitely going to buy the restored Blu-Ray and planning to buy at least 60 inch television to celebrate that release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 No doubt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShowUStheHOOK 8 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 No doubt!unless his signature ever hints other wise, right? ; ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 This could be a movie in which the use of 3D could actually work and end up really intensifying the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 NO!Just NO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Yes!Yes!Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,206 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Fixed!Just woke up from the Black Sleep of Kali Ma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,041 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 I highly doubt I'd be able to avoid it...and I don't see that many movies in theaters. Excellent film, excellent score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg1138 3 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Definitely...one of those films I regret never having been able to see in the cinema. Will be first in the queue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,302 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Shut up and take my money!Just no 3D! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 So we're all in agreeance then? Not a bad record for this vicinity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Spielberg says the Blu Ray will look better than the theatrical versioni watched the restoration clip and it convinced me to buy it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 How can I not go and watch it?! This is JAWS we're talking about. Stupid question I say!jks ofc But seriously, having never seen the film on the big screen, I would be the first guy in line if this were ever to happen. Just make sure its not 3D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZackR 95 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Absolutely. In fact, a local theater is showing a 35mm print in June and I will be here for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scallenger 483 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Maybe I wouldn't pay to go see this film... but I would sneak in to go see it! How many people can say they have done that! Hahahaha!Nah, of course I'd pay to go see it.And sneak in another time, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 337 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 I suppose then someone will want to see it in Holomax? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scallenger 483 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Shark still looks fake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,515 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 I had the same worry just sitting on the sofa with my mum. Legs up lad!I always remember my mum telling me about when she went to see it in '75, in Liverpool. She said the whole cinema was screaming, like nothing she'd experienced before. She said every woman in the theatre watched through the cracks of their fingers.Damn straight, I'd see it - 3D, or no 3D!!!BTW, Quint, I had to be a pedant, but it is highly unlikely that your mum (bless her little "Haines Her Way"s) saw "Jaws" in Liverpool in 1975. "Jaws" was released in the USA in June, of '75, but did not open in the UK until Boxing Day (December 26), '75, where it had an exclusive run in London, at the Plaza 1 and 2, Lower Regent Street. It only went "wide" toward to the Summer of '76, where it played opposite the still-popular "The Towering Inferno".It's the same thing with "ANH". Anyone who says they saw "ANH" in the Summer of '77 in the UK, is...incorrect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 I did not know that. Cheers for clarifying, Richy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 You didn't know your mum was a damn liar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 I think that she can be forgiven for mis-remembering something that would have happened 37 years ago, though it would have been much more recent when she began recalling her story to a young wide-eyed Quint.Shut up and take my money!+2. I would probably buy tickets to a show one night, then go back the next to see it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Actually, my mum never provided a date. I've always just assumed it would've been 1975 ever since she told me she, "went to see Jaws at the pictures when it came out." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie_twinkle 48 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Yes, I do believe I would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Whoever voted no, throw their asses out the little round window on the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJosh 892 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 I've never seen it on the big screen so......YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Have already seen it in the theater, 35mm print wasn't of the best quality. I probably recounted the experience here before anyway. The restoration on blu will do me fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 3D or not, it'd be nice to see Jaws in the theater, sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,515 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Let me clarify my "yes" vote: I would be very happy to see "Jaws" at the theatre again, but I would appreciate seeing with its original mono sound mix. I'm not opposed to new 5.1 mixes of older films (the early Bond stuff sounds brilliant on dvd, as does "Vertigo") but "Jaws" deserves to be heard in wonderful mono. so as not to tamper with the the original Oscar-wining sound. I miss the phasing when the engine of the Orca blows up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Just put the DVD mono track onto an mp3 player and take it with you, problem solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Why's everyone so enamoured with the mono track anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,515 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Oh. Quint, how can you ask that?!Just put the DVD mono track onto an mp3 player and take it with you, problem solved.Thanks, Chas., but that would interfere with my social life... Why's everyone so enamoured with the mono track anyway?Oh, Quint, how can you ask that?! For one, it's brilliant. Two, it's what the director intended. Three, the 5.1 mix on the dvd isn't special. Even the score doesn't benefit from the surround spread (absence of multi-tracks, perhaps?). Would you colourize "Citizen Kane" just because you could? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 For me, it's because it's the original tracks. Some sounds were rerecorded for the 5.1 mix (notably, for me, the sound of Brody's gun at the end) and while it may seem anal, those sounds are as ingrained into my childhood as deeply as any notes of John and Jerry's music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 I'm just not that much of an audiophile to be bothered. Nothing against the original mono mix (or those who love it), but I'm more looking forward to the new audio remaster for the Blu. It looks like they've been supremely respectful towards John's music, which excites me far more than an old mono recording which for me holds nothing much more than a quaint nostalgic quality.I say clean everything up, polish like new till it's pristine. Bring it bang up to date. That doesn't mean making a b&w film colour, nor adding cg effects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 At this point we do not know if the 7.1 mix will contain new soundeffects, or if they are just using the original elements from 1975 and mixing those in 7.1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 It's been confirmed it's a 7.1 upmix of the previous 5.1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Of course I would! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 It's been confirmed it's a 7.1 upmix of the previous 5.1.Thats stupid. Like taking the DVD master and upconverting it to 1080. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 I'd have thought that would just be a base starting point, though. They've probably gutted the 5.1 leaving little of what we knew of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 I'll just pretend that 7.1 is really 8 different mono tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Yes I would go and see Jaws if it was brought back to theaters. Most definitely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 They should dump the altered 5.1/7.1/whatever.1 track and create a surround mix like how they did the Psycho Blu-ray's 5.1. Frankly, I'd rather hear the original mono. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweetmeats 2 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 For those in Orange County, California, it will be on the big screen near South Coast Plaza on June 27th.http://www.regencymovies.com/main.php?theaterId=17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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