[Blu-ray Review] ‘Jaws’ Blu-ray Will Be Your New Favorite HD Reference Material
Reviewed by James A. Janisse
It’s been nearly four decades since Jaws was released in 1975. Time has solidified the film’s reputation as a seminal classic that upended the industry. Despite the fact that it was only Steven Spielberg’s second feature, Jaws became the first modern day blockbuster, as well as the first film to make over $100 million at the box office. The film easily holds up, in both special effects and story, for its premiere release on Blu-ray 37 years later.
From a modern perspective, Jaws doesn’t seem like a summer blockbuster at all. Unlike superhero movies or big disaster films, Jaws takes a much more reserved pace. Despite the fact that the film is forever associated with its maritime antagonist, it actually spends more time on its human characters. The three principals are mostly archetypal – Roy Schneider, as Chief of Police Martin Brody, is the everyman facing an extraordinary situation; Richard Dreyfuss’ Hooper is the snide but comical intellectual; and of course there’s Robert Shaw as Quint, who’s nothing more than a generic grizzled old seaman. READ MORE
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