So hyped right now. I've been waiting to see this movie on the big screen for over 20 years. One day only in limited theaters.

http://www.cinemark.com/cinemark-classic-series

awesome. this whole series seems pretty cool.

Another overrated "classic". No Offense. Enjoy

Would have bet money it was rated R. Grandfather took me to see it when it first came out. I was seven and had nightmares for weeks.

 

Originally Posted by norcaljeff

Another overrated "classic". No Offense. Enjoy

you are insane. or are kidding.

 

Originally Posted by warden

not the jaws series. the cinemark re-releases (chinatown, bridge over the river kwai, etc.)

ahh, I see, I didn't click the link

Jaws is outdated, much like any special effects film of that era.

But what horror movies lack today is subtlety. They use special effects, gore and stupid situations in place of anticipation, storyline and reality. People were legitimately scared to get into the water because they made it seem like this could actually happen.

The original Star Wars movie would be panned today (horrible effects, hokey storyline). But it was one of the first to perfect the genre. And Jaws was one of the first (since Hitchcock) to perfect the horror=reality genre.

 

Originally Posted by SpankyHamm

Jaws is outdated, much like any special effects film of that era.

But what horror movies lack today is subtlety. They use special effects, gore and stupid situations in place of anticipation, storyline and reality. People were legitimately scared to get into the water because they made it seem like this could actually happen.

The original Star Wars movie would be panned today (horrible effects, hokey storyline). But it was one of the first to perfect the genre. And Jaws was one of the first (since Hitchcock) to perfect the horror=reality genre.

Jaws is a classic because of its lack of special effects. They had problems with their mechanical sharks and even Spielberg said it was the best thing that ever happened to the movie.

I think people sometimes think of the second third and fourth Jaws movies where you get shots of sharks that are clearly mechanical. Jaws focused much more on the fin. Not that many actual shark shots in Jaws

You're gonna need a bigger boat

 

Originally Posted by TheAlbatross

NYC has at least half a dozen theaters devoted to showing these types of movies so actually you win :)

Notice that Jaws isn't screening in LA either. Same deal

We have a theater in the suburbs of Chicago and they show a lot of the cult classics and they'll have the stars there.

Malcolm McDowell was there for A Clockwork Orange

Im thinking of going to see Reservoir Dogs with Michael Madsen.

so many little perks like this of living in a big city. I could never move to a rural area or a small big city for that matter.

about 4 minutes, one the best scenes in the movie and not a single shark in the clip. This is what made Jaws great

http://youtu.be/u9S41Kplsbs

jaws is awesome. even 2 was a pretty good film imo. after that tho, the movies really started jumping the shark.

here i am in 1994 online for the jaws ride. soon to follow was one of the most terrifying few minutes of my life.

 

Originally Posted by dolphin13

about 4 minutes, one the best scenes in the movie and not a single shark in the clip. This is what made Jaws great

http://youtu.be/u9S41Kplsbs

This. This scene made me fear the shark 100000x more. Delivered perfectly.

 

Originally Posted by dolphin13

We have a theater in the suburbs of Chicago and they show a lot of the cult classics and they'll have the stars there.

Malcolm McDowell was there for A Clockwork Orange

Im thinking of going to see Reservoir Dogs with Michael Madsen.

so many little perks like this of living in a big city. I could never move to a rural area or a small big city for that matter.

Yeah definitely, it's awesome!

For example, The Master is screening in Chicago at the Music Box Theatre tonight. Good chance PTA will there, I'd guesss.

 

Originally Posted by TheAlbatross

Yeah definitely, it's awesome!

For example, The Master is screening in Chicago at the Music Box Theatre tonight. Good chance PTA will there, I'd guesss.

I use to get invites for a lot of screenings For sports movies when I was a sports editor. Saw The Greatest Game ever played with Shia LeBeouf before he did the Transformers. LeBeouf was there and talked with everyone that left the screening when it was over. Best part is Bill Paxton was there. I was always a big fan of his. Loved his True Lies role.

Then went to a screening of Miracle and Jim Craig was there with the medal.

I miss the good old day and. All the swag I used to get lol. $200 dinner when Ditkas steakhouse opened. Got free entry into poker tourney and knocked out Jim Morrissey, who was on the bears super bowl team. Hosted by Knobb Creek, which gave me a bunch of bourbon I never drank.