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50 years ago tonight...

by discrat
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the movie 'Jaws' came out. i was 7 years old when my mother took me and my 4 older brothers to see it at the Oak Ridge Drive In in Tennessee.

i was terrified to even go into a swimming pool after that lol

A truly great flick !!!
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  • Profile picture of the author lanfear63
    Originally Posted by discrat View Post

    the movie 'Jaws' came out. i was 7 years old when my mother took me and my 4 older brothers to see it at the Oak Ridge Drive In in Tennessee.

    i was terrified to even go into a swimming pool after that lol

    A truly great flick !!!
    Your still scared of it, Even when you watch a re-run of it on your tv at home you always say to your kids: "were going to need a bigger couch"
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  • Profile picture of the author Princess Balestra
    Nuthin' beats the thrill of a dangerously open maw hellbent on chompin' yr extremities, I guess.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mark Singletary
    There have been tons of shark-eats-man movies since then, but it's interesting that you and I think many people remember Jaws first.

    Is it because it was an "original," or the music, or the director, or just because it is old, or what? I mean a 2024 movie would have better effects just because there have been so many technological advances. I've seen some of the after-Jaws movies, and I can't think of the name of a single one.

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    • Profile picture of the author Odahh
      Originally Posted by Mark Singletary View Post

      There have been tons of shark-eats-man movies since then, but it's interesting that you and I think many people remember Jaws first.

      Is it because it was an "original," or the music, or the director, or just because it is old, or what? I mean a 2024 movie would have better effects just because there have been so many technological advances. I've seen some of the after-Jaws movies, and I can't think of the name of a single one.

      Mark
      It's the sound track and the one syllable movie name. Think the jaws soundtrack. The march of the empire sound from star wars . Then the deliverance into music.

      The sound track where an amazing anchor.

      Plus jaws is still rewatch able to matter how many times you have seen it.im lucky if I can be bothered to watch a movie in one sitting with as formula driven as most movies are today
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  • Profile picture of the author DWolfe
    I'm just speculating. The movie was based on Peter Benchley's best-selling book. Which might be about the shark attacks at the New Jersey Shore in 1916. And a later incident in the 1960s. Was the reason why the movie was such a big hit. Also portion of the population has a fear of sharks to begin with. Nothing had ever been produced like the movie before.

    ABC World News did a segment about the production of the movie on Friday. The movie was several months behind, and they went over budget. The Shark failed most of the time, causing multiple production delays. The director was afraid he was going to get fired before the movie came out. They interviewed one of the child actors who was supposedly attacked. Said he was lifted up and down by two people in the water to make the scene look real. AMC ran the movie a couple of times this month.

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/histo...jaws-15220260/

    https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/...attack-of-1916

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey...ttacks_of_1916
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  • Profile picture of the author Frank Donovan
    I still find it a mind-boggling fact that sharks are older than trees.

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart...an-trees-3818/
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    • Profile picture of the author Princess Balestra
      Originally Posted by Frank Donovan View Post

      I still find it a mind-boggling fact that sharks are older than trees.

      https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart...an-trees-3818/
      Gotta see the sharks would figure this way frickin' crayzee also ... part from they cain't.

      Zillions of years of evolootion ... an' where does it getcha, huh?
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  • Profile picture of the author DWolfe
    I think crocodiles fit in that category. They survived the ice age because they are cold-blooded.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jamell
    I enjoyed that 1 and can rewatch it without getting bored
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    • Profile picture of the author discrat
      Originally Posted by Jamell View Post

      I enjoyed that 1 and can rewatch it without getting bored
      watching it the other night, i forgot how good the movie and cinematography were for its time.

      Really a special flick
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