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Jaws 3 | Year: 1983 Directed: - Joe Alves Actors/Actresses: - Dennis Quaid - Bess Armstrong The shark never looked better! Jaws 3, the second sequel to a movie that didn't even need one. In theatres it was presented in glorious 3-D, but not for home video, nor is it shown in its original 2.35:1 aspect ratio, which sort of takes the fun out of this movie. But it still has its assets. Besides having a big cast, I can easily say that the mechanical shark in this installment is the best yet! First off, I liked how the eyes of this shark realistically rolled back white whenever it attacked its prey, just as real sharks' do. A very nice touch. I also noticed that the shark in this movie had a lot more attention paid to the working mechanics of its jaws. For instance, when a shark opens its mouth, its gums lower to the point that they look like they're going to fall right out of its mouth. You'd think something so noticable would've been incorperated into the design of the mechanical shark in the the first Jaws movie. But it wasn't until Jaws 3 when that effect finally came into play. It was the first and only mechanical shark in the series that did that. It was also the only shark in the series that never stuck its head out of the water for more than a couple of seconds, which was more realistic than having a shark throw itself onto a boat, and stay there until someone slides into its mouth. Lastly, the shark's skin seems to have been perfected. It wasn't rubbery like the sharks in the first and second movie, and wasn't as rough as sandpaper like the one in the fourth Jaws. Its skin actually looked fleshy! Apart from the shark's super-slow speed, and the several instinces where we were obviously meant to see it in 3-D, this shark looked more real than all the other sharks in the series put together! The one thing that I couldn't get past with the shark in this movie was its size. Though it's true that all the sharks in the Jaws series were guilty of being overly large, 35 feet is ridiculous! And what better way to see this big female shark demonstrate her freakish size than by scooping a full grown man completley into her mouth, where he's repeatedly squeezed between her massive tounge and the roof of her mouth until he explodes! Though it was interesting to watch, and maybe even a little funny, it was clearly impossible. All in all, this movie just served to be campy fun, and will appeal to you if you enjoy movies like: Anaconda, Lake Placid, Piranha, and Deep Blue Sea. However, if you're hoping for a movie that recaptures the fear of the original Jaws, than don't look any further than Jaws 2, which is finally available on DVD, and as a 'special edition' no less. I think it would be nice if the Univeral released this movie on DVD to complete the series. I'd love to see it in its full 2.35:1 widescreen format, and in 3-D. Anyone who owns a multi-regional DVD player, and wants to add this movie to their DVD collection can do it already. Jaws 3 is currently available on DVD in R2 and R4. They aren't in 3-D as most people would've liked, but it is in animorphic widescreen, and includes 3 trailers. One is the theatrical, and the others are for Jaws 2 and Jaws The Revenge. Perhaps Unviersal is holding back the R1 release of Jaws 3 to make a special edition DVD. That would be nice. Jaws loses some of his bite I never thought I'd see the day when I would see a Jaws movie that I wasn't that crazy about. Well, "Jaws 3" did just that. This third time around, the ferocious great white shark that has earned a fearsome name called Jaws, is terroizing workers and visitors alike at Sea World, a popular aquatic park. As big of a fan as I am of "Jaws" and "Jaws 2," I couldn't even make myself like "Jaws 3" all that much. You might be asking why I think it's so bad, right? Well, really it's not THAT bad, but it's not that good either. I didn't like it much cause it doesn't seem to be related to the first two movies, the special effects are at their worst, and the kills aren't half as exciting or suspenseful as they were in the first two movies. Oh yeah, there's even different people this time around. Instead of it having Roy Scheider again, it has Dennis Quaid, Louis Gossett Jr., and several other newbies to the series. I recommend anybody who wants to own all the movies in the Jaws series to go ahead and get "Jaws 3," but for anybody else that just wants the best, get "Jaws" and/or "Jaws 2" and skip this third one. The Third Dimension Is Not Terror, Not Quite I'm sorry to inform the viewer from Texas that there is a JAWS 4, and it's much worse than JAWS III. JAWS III, originally JAWS 3-D, is such a wasted opportunity. Joe Alves and the new JAWS producers had conceived a fun, original, and exciting story that takes JAWS and puts it in a disaster movie setting. Furthermore, Chief Brody's charismatic sons, all grown up now, were thrust in the middle of the mayhem. Years after another mammoth Great White terrorized the New England island of Amity, two Great Whites swim into the Sea World Amusement Park located off the Florida coast. Chief Brody's eldest son, Mike Brody, works at Sea World as an engineer and his younger brother, Sean Brody(aged quite quickly since JAWS 2) just happens to visit when the sharks hit. All the elements were in place for a smash hit. But alas, the JAWS III screenwriters wrote an incomplete script. The terror and excitement wasn't milked as much as should have been and the characters were nondescript and underdeveloped. Strong personalities and relationships, present in JAWS and JAWS 2 just aren't present in JAWS III. The laid back rapport of the Sea World workers during the beginning of the movie is fun, and the reunion between Mike and Sean is heartfelt, but characterization soon fades. The least likable characters, Mike Brody and Kathryn Morgan, played by a smarmy Dennis Quaid and an annoyingly chipper Bess Armstrong are wrongly positioned as the heroes while the more charismatic characters, Calvin Bouchard, played by a ghetto accented Louis Gossett Jr., and Philip Fitzroyce, played by a cocky and dashing Simon MacCorkindale, are relegated to supporting roles. Ironically the 3D filming process is what killed the film. It was quite draining, and the actors got tired. It shows. The film looks cheap, unlike the Zanuck and Brown JAWS films. Joe Alves, the director(and the production designer for JAWS and JAWS 2) must accept most of the blame for these problems. JAWS III was his first and last directorial assignment. Viewers should watch the movie for Alan Parker's powerful and bombastic score. It's just as good as John Williams's scores. Parker even comes up with his own unique variation of the JAWS theme. Buy Jaws 3 at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Jaws 3 Search with the Priority Search Engine on Jaws 3 This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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