Jaws [30th Anniversary Edition]

hmm... perhaps this version will improve upon the decent, but somewhat lacking picture quality of the 25 Anniversery Edition (if that's what it was) as well as provide a new selection of special features. (Maybe the original uncut documentary on the making of the film...)

Another double dip? Who'da thunk it?

Sean (does that make the 25th anniversary a "skinny dip?"...)

So yet another release of JAWS and still no commentary? :-( Why bother?

I think I'll pass until the 35th, 40th, and maybe 45th editions come out.

It is basically the same as the 25th anniversary except the full documentary is present and we now have the choice of DD and DTS on the same disk. The menus are even the same...will still be buying it though. Sucker as I am!

"So yet another release of JAWS and still no commentary? :-( Why bother?"

If I am not mistaken, Steven Spielberg does not like commentaries. Something along the lines of he would rather let the film speak for itself.

I could be wrong though.

You don't need to get Spielberg to do a commentary you know? I would settle for any of the other 100 + people involved in the movie. The director is not the sole option for one of these things and how long will it take people to realize this?

And the two-hour documentary on the second disc is far better than a commentary anyway. Look for a review soon!

Justin,

You forgot to mention the inclusion of the original mono track. ;)

Eddie

Yes, and anyone who would watch this film in mono should be shot and burned at the stake. ;)

Tim :D

Purists be damned! ;)

I'm one of those who feels that, if the remix is good enough, the "original" soundtrack needent be mentioned. Were it poor, I would have mentioned the additional options.

Besides, most people want to hear about the snazzy remixes. And snazzy they are.

considering that the original mono track won awards, there's no reason to throw it out the window just because we have 5.1-plus channels nowadays. plus, changing the audio configuration is the same thing as changing the video's aspect ratio. you can't claim to be a cinephile if you want to preserve only the picture and not the sound. :@

Gosh, it sure was nice when Spielberg still knew how to direct. :)

Roy Scheider's reaction shot to seeing the shark, where he jerks his head up into frame is just freaking brilliant.

And they don't make them much better than Robert Shaw.

I think Spielberg can still direct.

Anyways, wasn't this film shot in 2.35?

As I'm wont to do, I dissagree with Eddie. I think audio remixes, when done well, can easily supplant the original tracks. If you want to get into the issue of "marring" the original intent of the film, you should have a problem with it being presented on anything but film in a theater.

There are no absolutes in what is good and what is bad in terms of changes made to a film. Some would say that cleaning up grain and enhancing colors is unforgiveable. Others would say it fine. The same goes for colorization and pan and scan.

As a concession I went back and added a segment on the mono track to appease Mr. Feng, but I would like to know who made it a point to watch the film with the Mono track cued up... and who watched it with the default Dolby Digital 5.1 and the dts option.

And I agree that Spielberg can still direct, and does an absolutely fantastic job at it. Catch Me If You Can, A.I., and to a lesser extent Minority Report have all been wonderfully fun films.

Yet another edition of this film, but what can you do?

This film defines summer blockbuster. While I agree that Spielberg can still direct, he hasn't melded full-on balls to the wall spectacle and artistry this well since Jurassic Park. Though, even that film pales in comparison to this classic.

Excellent pacing, great characters, wonderful visuals; from the quiet moments to the audacious set pieces, this film rises as the cream of the crop even 30 years later. Though I'm loathe to, I'll probably go for this double dip for the full-length documentary.

And does anyone else love the dinner scene? As genuine an exchange as I've ever seen:
Give us a kiss...
Why?
'Cause I need it.

Sean (me? i'll just take a handshake, thank you...)

Love the dinner scene!

Tim (The shark still looks fake)

aww phooey!