In 1975,Steven Spielbergchanged film and horror forever withJaws.
Before it goes off the rails, there are several effective scenes.
Still,it’s the chum scene that’s the most memorable.
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ForgetJaws 3-D, this is the moment where it feels like the great white could come through the screen.
That was actually more effective.
AndJaws: The Revengemade sure to make it scary as hell, too.
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In the fourth film, Chief Brody has passed on, having died of a heart attack.
He wants to be just like him, so perhaps he’ll be our hero.
No, instead,he’s going to be the deadly catalyst for everything to come.
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Spielberg’s biggest collaborator stayed behind on Amity Island.
The first time we see Sean, he’s with his mother as she’s fixing dinner.
Later, at night, Ellen is out with Sean and his fiancee.
For one, it’s a rare night attack in the franchise.
We can barely see anything in front of us.
When the shark attacks, we don’t get much of a score.
He screams into the night, begging for help, but no one can hear him.
It’s equal parts frustrating and eerie to have safety be so close yet so far away.
When the great white comes up again, it pulls him into the water.
The failure ofJaws: The Revengeis not building on that tone.
The intense fear created in the first act is stripped away by the absurdness of everything that follows.
Still,for a few minutes at least,Jaws: The Revengeis the scariest shark movie ever made.
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