I'll bite.
Yep, something I could really sink my teeth into.
Okay, I'll stop.
"Jaws" lands at the eighth spot on my list of My Top 25 Favorite Movies of All Time. I still remember the day a bunch of us kids saw it. Opening day in 1975 at this very claustrophobic theater on Fordham Road in the Bronx. The perfect way to have the walls and the screen close in on us.
Subsequently, I've gotten to see the movie several times when it runs on a big screen. It's fun to watch former kids taking their children to see it for the first time. They don't know what the first big scary moment is and it's lots of screams when they all realize they need a bigger boat.
This documentary is terrific. Oh, sure, I know all the behind-the-scenes stuff already e.g., the shark is named Bruce and it never worked. But, somehow, this compendium seemed to include a lot of new footage and information. Plus I learned that the shark hanging in the new Academy Museum is the real thing.
Just watch this documentary. It will give you plenty of trivia to chew on.
LEN'S RATING: Four stars.
Dinner last night: Pork potstickers and spicy noodles.
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