JAWS (1975) MOVIE REACTION - FIRST TIME WATCHING!
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- Welcome to our first time watching Jaws (1976).
What a classic! Based on the Peter Benchley novel and written by him and Carl Gottlieb, starring Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw and directed by Steven Spielberg.
We really enjoyed this and hope you enjoy our reactions, commentary and discussion as we watch it for the first time from two different generations (one of us a long time ago). We both found it scary, gruesome, great fun, full of suspense, excitement and masterful storytelling. It exceeded our expectations. Not bad for being made almost 50 years ago!
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We hope you enjoy this Reaction Video. Jaws is a truly well crafted classic from the 70s. Watch our review at the end. It’s still very impressive.
This is a re-upload because the first one we uploaded had glitches and we wanted to fix them. And then whilst we were doing that, we also did a re-edit of the whole reaction with more scenes and tighter cuts. We also adjusted the volume on the clips and reduced the opacity so it now has a better sound mix and better colour grade. We felt the film deserves this.
Thanks for the explanation. 👍🏾
Mulitalented cast spearheaded by the brilliant Robert Shaw: actor, novelist and screenwriter who tragically died too soon from an MI in 1978 while driving to his home in Tourmakeady, Ireland. He was 51.
Check out Spielbergs first movie Duel...no blood no swearing... just terror and suspense. A very good movie...
how much did you add/subtract? minutes, if you know
This movie is a masterpiece. 🌟👍
That jump scare will never not be funny lol.
The story that Quint told about the USS Indianapolis was a real event.
But slightly fictionalized. It didn’t quite happen exactly like that. Sharks were not as much of a factor as Quint describes, but that wouldn’t play into the entire theme of the movie, so they exaggerated it a bit.
33:33. That reporter is the guy who wrote the book 'JAWS'. I forgot his name.
@@Parallax-3DOnly 316 of the 890 men set adrift after the sinking survived. Two of the rescued survivors, Robert Lee Shipman and Frederick Harrison, died in August 1945. Hundreds of sharks were drawn to the wreck by the noise of the explosions and the scent of blood in the water.
@@richardheinz Peter Benchley
Robert Shaw (Quint) added that entire part to the script, about the Indianapolis.
Love the way you kept looking over to see if he was ok.
Oh yeah very sweet. I remember when my mom would sit close and just put her hands over my eyes for the scary parts until I got old enough to predict them myself… the opening scene of this movie you would find me closing my eyes and plugging my ears. I couldnt swim in the deepend of the pool, thx Spielberg!
"She shouldn't have given him an extra 10 min!" 😂🤣 Rip Alex kintner
Trivia: When Jaws was first released in 1975, a woman, after seeing the film, ran screaming down Broadway in New York, believing she was being chased by a great white shark. And that's the tooth....:)
There's me thinking fearing a shark a swimming pool was weird... !
The Amity Island Police hoodie is a nice touch, dad.
Christmas present !
From “Last Exit to Nowhere”?
thats the one!@@htpark
20 Seconds into the movie: "Someone's gonna die." 40 Seconds into the movie: "Alright, she's dead." lol love it.
It carries on like that!
lol me too! xo
I was ten when I first saw Jaws. All these years later it still stands up. The second half of the film is some of the best acting you’ll ever see by three terrific actors!
After all of these years it’s nice to see the young people still jumping when Bens head pops out of the boat!
I had to pause at 5:23 with the “goodbye Chrissy” because I was laughing so hard. That was GOLDEN! Thank you so much, I adore you.
As a Gen-X, I fully appreciate the unnerving sensation of fingernails on a chalkboard. Gen-Alpha, with their white-boards / smart-boards and distance-learning options are deprived of this CPTSD trigger as well as chalk-dust induced asthma attacks.
I must be the only person in the world who isn't bothered by that sound.
Cutlery scraping on plates has that effect on me though lol.
🤣🤣🤣🙄
You know it’s a good movie when it can scare multiple generations of people from getting into the ocean, for literal decades. My mom saw this when she was 13/14 years old and is forever scared of the ocean/sharks because of it. I’m only 25 but when I saw this as a kid in the early 2000s it instilled the same fear into me! I swear I can’t get into any body of water without that fear of imagining that freakin shark swimming under me. One of the best movies ever
in fairness, the fear of what's under the surface of the water, has been around for centuries, but this film captured it so well
@@GenerationMediaReactionI had no fear of the ocean even when they would make us get out of the water when a shark was sighted and wait for 20 minutes or so until it swam off.
Since Jaws I have never been swimming in the ocean either Atlantic or Pacific.
The girl in the beginning said later that she almost did drown, because they were thrashing her around so much.
Love Grandma Debbie
1 hour in and your boy freaked a little bit with Quint's passing. I don't mind saying that it's the SCENE, that haunts the nightmares of children because it haunted my own dreams for years. The Best information to offer, is that we human beings are just one link in the chain of being, we're on the food chain. when we enter the Oceans we are at the bottom of the food chain.
which should give your son the right ideas and caution when dealing with every part of nature.
Wow guys, this is the absolute best reactions I've ever seen of this film. Not just two generations in one!, but well done on the edit in keeping in reference to most scenes and keeping in the majority of the memorable lines. You guys are class. Subscribed. Thank you and keep up the the good work.
Glad you enjoyed it!
While you can tell the shark is not real in some scenes, in two particularly - the very first time you see him above the water in the pond when he pulls the man under after knocking him out of the boat and when he breaks through the window into the boat after eating Quint - he looks absolutely real. They did an excellent job with the practical effects.
One of the things that ups the lightning-in-a-bottle quality of this films is that the only “actors” in this films are the three leads, Brody’s wife and Deputy, and the Mayor. Everyone else are just locals. The coroner in the film was the town coroner. Alex Kintner’s mother was a schoolteacher. All of the kids were just local kids.
I love on your son's comment, Chrissy says "swimming" your son says "she's dead".
The admiration and appreciation shown in your eyes for every aspect of this film as you watched is totally relatable. Amazing that the film still holds up very very well. It’s fascinating that although your boy knows quite well that Bruce is an animatronic, his investment in the story and the thrills never dwindled. Great reaction video.
Thank you so much!
I heard a story about the woman in the opening scene that she was actually really hurt by the apparatus that was pulling her around so... it ended up being pretty realistic.
Hey Kid, In the best selling book, that this movie is based on, both Quint and Hooper get killed by the Shark.
What a great dad experiencing the classic of Jaws with your little one. I was roughly his age when our dad took us to see it in the theater in 1975. Iconic.
We all noticed you were just as engrossed as your son. Great film.
Thx
It's timeless !
Hello!
There are many things I like in this Video....
For example:
The "Amity Police" Hoodie, that you explain things to your kid calmly and that you keep an eye on how your child reacts in certain situations and asking if everything is okay etc.!
An intelligent child and a great, cool dad! I like that!
Thank you for this really cool Video!😊
Thank you! And thanks for watching. It’s great to keep this film alive after all this time
@@GenerationMediaReaction Thanks for responding!😊
And yes, you're definitely right!👍🏻
Grand reaction lads!!! I saw this movie in 1975 at 10 years old,..and the movie was so scary,.. people were running out of the theater screaming and vomiting. Jaws is the prime example of stress building and tension. A true masterclass movie. The best of its time. Best jump scare in movie history. Thank you kindly😀🔥✌️
It’s good to see, it’s still good after nearly 50 years
‘Bits of Quint stuck in his teeth’ ‘I was trying not to notice that’ (thx Dad lol😅) your son is very bright btw, very perceptive. But that jumpscare gets everybody!
I truly believe that its absolutely fabulous that father & son share JAWS!! The 1st movie that my father had shared with me was THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY.
Thanks for watching
"The shark's gonna go to the pond instead" Yep he already knows a thing or two about storytelling through film... "nevermind whenever that happens it means the shark is there" ...but not everything.
Side trivia- the news reporter on the beach is played by the author of the “Jaws” novel.
And I’m pretty sure they filmed this in the winter and all the beach scenes were actually cold 🥶 but the extras had to act like it was a hot summer day.
When I was 10 years old, my 16 year old sister, had snuck me in to see JAWS!! I, in return I introduced my son to JAWS, when he was 12!! A shared horror experience!
Older siblings are great for this kind of thing !
Thanks for making me feel really ancient by looking back at a Blu-ray disk with nostalgia. 🙂
Peter Benchley based this on the true story of a shark attack in New Jersey in 1916. It somehow went up a river and attacked swimmers. It attacked five people, one of them died.
Love Grandma Debbie
The part where Brody told the mayor that the mother wasn't wrong is probably my favorite part of the movie because it says a lot about Brody himself. He could've easily passed the blame to the mayor but felt ala Harry Truman that the buck stops here. No matter how the decision to keep the beaches open was made and who was involved in making that decision Brody felt that it was his responsibility to keep that boy safe and he failed to do so.
It's a very powerful scene
Saw it at 8yrs old im 36 now and still dont swim in a pool by myself lol or get fear in lakes wont go past waist level or oceans past my legs lol
sharks swim at that shallow depth. they'll 'trip' you, sweep your legs out, and that's how children have been taken, in the shallows. a shark will beach itself, chasing human prey. nobody really respects the Oceans or the Life it contains which would be why sharks are eating humans exponentially while Orcas attack boats. i think schools of dolphins will start on the ships....
I remember when it came out. It was released in the summer and people vacationing at the beach would not go into the ocean.
You are seriously me trying to get everyone I know to understand how epic this movie is. Most people just don't get it. I finally got my husband to watch at our local theater when they were playing old stuff during pandemic. He loved it, but still missed all the nuance! Farewell and adieu to you fair Spanish ladies. Farewell and adieu to you, ladies of Spain..
So many quotable lines!
This was such a joy. Seeing a father and son, watching great films, while learning how to interpret visual storytelling. Keep this up, the young one may become a phenomenal filmmaker ( no pressure lol).
Glad you enjoyed it!
I was a little older than your son when Jaws came out and we all went to see it. My sister who was younger has not gone in the ocean since
"This is a re-upload" - I thought I was going crazy!
That kid is pretty sharp. Good job to the parents.
I was 12 when it came out and I had nightmares for 3 days.
I'm a good swimmer, not very fast but with good technique, I can also rescue people properly. I was a biology student at the beginning of the 90s and one of my teachers was a zoologist, not a marine biologist but with experience in ichtyology (fish biology). He showed us some pictures of a diver, one arm and the head missing. He collaborated with the navy authority to determine the cause of death of the diver. It was a single bite from a big white shark, the arc of the bite gave away a size of about 4 meters long. This was in Chile, this is proof of the cosmopolitan distribution of white sharks. They have known feeding grounds but they basically migrate worldwide. THIS gave me nightmares. Great review guys!
I was a Junior in college when I first saw this. When that head came through the bottom of the boat I about lost my cookies! 😊
Now you should watch Robert Shaw (Quint) in The Deep. It's pretty good too. Saw Jaws in the theaters when I was 11. I live near a beach and I will barely go into the water anymore because of this movie.
Fun reaction. Good appreciation of the art of movie making, and how Spielberg avoided horror cliches. I also appreciate the concern for the young person's sensitivities. Good parenting.
Thank you. This film was great to test for watching of other great films as well. It’s stepping stones
i want to ask the young smart adult if he would ever go jogging and playing in the jungle???...Then why in the BIG BEN would you go swimming and playing in the ocean!!! Life lessons here, im giving ya pearls. You two are fantastic and you might want to check out Spielbergs 1st real movie Duel. It was before Jaws and it was a made for TV movie in the usa, so its not bloody and no swearing. It's a very good movie
Love the concept of your reaction channel, especially seeing you both spend quality time growing a mutual passion for film. I’ve seen a few of your reactions so far and your son is already so perceptive about film making techniques and observing subtle things like how long someone is portrayed in a scene. One of the things I love the most is seeing you taking time to stop and discuss important issues and/or feelings that come up along the way, using the films not just for entertainment, but as opening opportunities to teach and spark discussions about life and people and feelings, as well as the craft of and appreciation for filmmaking and acting. I love how you are always watching and gushing if your son is okay and being mindful if he needs a break or to talk through any issues. Finally I love that while you are clearly observant in moments where there might be adult content or context or concept (whether related to sex or violence or other more adult topics) and noticing his reaction and balancing how much, if any, discussion might be needed and being age appropriate, not over emphasizing the moments or concepts and making them more weighty than necessary when there is no escaping him noticing, while also recognizing that there are moments and concepts that kids won’t even recognize as having adult concept that often go right over their head without even noticing them and this need no comment even if you notice them.
All around love the bond you both have. Thank you for sharing your reactions and giving us a glimpse into these experiences you are sharing.
Thank you so much for taking the time to write this. It's lovely to read this feedback.
That shark was just being a shark.
It's the people being people that are the real horror in this movie.
I live in Adelaide South Australia Ron and Valerie Tailor filmed most of the underwater shots in SA. When the movie came out at one of the local shopping malls they had a great white shark on display in the back of a refrigerated semi trailer. There was a door on each end and the trailer had a big sheet of glass through the middle so you could walk through. The shark was on the other side of the glass. It was dead of course and placed in an underwater pose like it was swimming. It was huge and terrifying just knowing that this shark could have been swimming in the water when I used to swim at the beach. It was that day I swore never to swim in the ocean again. But I do think that the sea is the sharks home and if a surfer or swimmer gets taken we should not kill the shark. I think if you choose to go in the ocean you do it at your own risk. Great reaction to the movie.👍🏻👍🏻🦈
Wow, amazing story. We have watched Ron and Valerie Tailor's footage in documentaries. Amazing how much they were involved with not just the filming but also the publicity.
This is my all-time favorite movie! I fell in love with Jaws as a kid, and I also became fascinated with sharks, as well as all ocean life! Great reaction! 🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈
Glad you enjoyed it!
"Goodbye Chrissy!" 😂😂😂😂
This played at our local Drive in for months back in 1975🎉❤
I saw the movie when it came out. I was 5 years old. I remember not going into the ocean that summer when we went to my grandparents in Florida.
@@moon-moth1
Aside from not wanting to go in the ocean that summer during our Florida vacation that summer it literally had no effect on me. Actually the movie kept people of all ages out of the ocean in the summer of 75. I remember it being talked about on the news and such at the time.
Was not scared watching it when I saw it. Honestly horror movies never really left me scared even at the young age, even at the gory parts. Even to this day I rarely even react to jump scares in films.
Saw this the first time you posted. I'm enjoying your reactions, and glad to see you're introducing your son to these older movies. It's something I wish more parents did with their children or nieces/nephews, both in film and in music. It'll expand their mind, and give them a different view of the world - AND - it's a great bonding experience for you which not all parents do enough of. May I suggest the film "E.T. The Extraterrestrial"? I saw it as a child and it had a profound impact on me. I'd be curious to know if it still has an impact on Gen Alpha.
Love all the mouthed quotes lol. Jaws is my favorite movie and I can quote is backwards and forwards. Really have to hold myself back when watching with others. A whaaaa?
Watched Jaws at about 10 or 12 maybe? Yeah, didn't have nightmares but I couldn't sleep with my feet hanging off the bed or pull the plug out of the bath before I got out of it for years after watching the film! 🤣 Oh & I went on to study, practice & teach filmmaking & we often use the famous 'Trumbone' shot & Spielberg's use of music, mystery & suspense as a tool, what u can't see is often scarier than what u can see, of course the shark is not really seen in the first half of the movie because they had technical problems with it & it forced the filmmakers to build suspense in a really creative way, I think it's fantastic. Love the hoodie btw!
There's so much we could add to the analysis of this film. The craft and construction is outstanding. If you ever need to call a film being better than the book, Jaws is the answer!
I just found your channel and enjoy these reactions! It is really nice seeing both sides react to movies - some I watched for the first time as a kid too!
Kiddo, you are sharp! I do believe you called each kill and caught the clue about camera time on the doomed.
I was 7 when this movie came out, and it was my first favorite movie. I loved it and I still do. I was rooting for the shark, which says a lot about the kind of little girl I was....
I wanted to explain the Mayor and the townspeople's attitude about closing the beaches. Most people assume its about greed but its more complicated than that.
As he said on the ferry, "Amity is a summer town. We need summer dollars." 99% of Amity's businesses have three months to make a year's worth of profits. When the lady at the meeting shouts, "Twenty four hours is like three weeks!", she's correct.
The Mayor is responsable for Amity's wellbeing and he wants to be reelected. He does not want to be remembered as the guy who financially tanked the town.
Also, you may remember the reporter saying, "We've never had a shark attack in these waters!" And, the tiger shark was confirmed as rare for the area. So there was reason to believe the right shark had been caught and it was time to move on.
When we see the Mayor freaking out at the hospital later, he is truly coming to grips with the fact he was wrong, AND not only endangered the public but his own kids as well.
His character is really very layered, and if he is a villian, he's an unintentional one. He is more guilty of bad judgement than outright evil.
Saw many times at the theater, one of my all time favorites, the book is great also, thanks
Glad you enjoyed it!
I loved how you set this up.
Thanks
Sharks do exist in British waters it's just that they aren't as common in those seas as southern warm waters.
@@moon-moth1 My comment addresses one of the things he said.
Most reactors don't know that Michael is not talking about the coffee that you drink. That always say he's too young for coffee. It's like they don't know that there's a coffee falvored icecream.
It seemed quite clear to us.
Clearly no filters on the kid.
I just noticed your sweatshirt. "Amity Police - cool
Thank you!
You're a good father.
Loved this Reaction Video. I was 12 when my Grandmother gave me Jaws to read, I had a very cool Grandmother. It was the only book I had ever read cover to cover at that stage. When I was 14 I got my first surfboard, with 3 Mates I went to Forster on the north coast of NSW. The first day there it was pouring down with rain so we decided to go to the movies before going to the beach. Yep, Jaws had just come out. Worst decision ever. We were all too scared to go any further into the surf than about 10 meters. We all destroyed our surf boards on the pebbled shore line. My Grandmother also gave me Midnight Express and Deliverance, luckily I didn't play the banjo or frequent Turkish prisons. Great Movie and Great reaction Sir and young Master Sir. Love from Great White Central. NSW Australia
Thanks for commenting. If it haunted a Brit from swimming in the ocean where there are no great whites, i cant imagine the effect it would have if you have shark infested waters on your doorstep!
@@GenerationMediaReaction We sucked it up the next day luckily. More chance of dying in a car or while ridding a horse than being eaten by something. Your son was very brave. He has my respect. Well done Dad n Mom
Your son seems quite intelligent, and I admire how you ask him questions on his conclusions for you to get him to deepen his analytical abilities. Excellent parenting, if I were 30 years younger, I would apply this with my kids.
thank you for watching. Films are an amazing opportunity to discuss topics
Spielberg really is amazing. I think the dolly-out zoom-in is from Hitchcock. One Spielberg scene that comes to mind that is pretty astonishing is the cliff scene in The Lost World...and the last few minutes of Poltergeist when everything just goes crazy, although on paper he didn't direct that film. haha Some directors can tackle such complex scenes and others can take command of such large sets, but nowadays it feels like that is a rarity.
Classic movie
"What about that poor guy who had his leg taken?" That's the least of sharkpoop's worries 🤣🤣
Sharks do surround the uk. The Thames has even had several sightings of sharks.
Well she's a smart lil thing, ain't she? Great work dad!
Do you mean his son?
@@GreatOutdoors1 uh......I dunno. Thought the little thing was a girl . At any rate.....still smart.
Jaws board game, amazing.
My kids started watching Jaws at 10 they loved it and they have watched Sharknado. I think kids hate to say, grow up a little fast these days and can take it.
Nice pull over'' Keep up the great work guys
Thanks 👍
Congrats on 2k subs . It may not sound like much , but it takes some channels years to get that many .
I've been doing the same thing for over a year and I onlh hit 1,900 last week! 😤😑
@@YorkshiremanReacts26 Here's one more sub , you look like you put a lot of work into your channel .
@@bryanobrien2726 oh thank you! I certainly don’t get the reward I deserve for what I put into it that’s for sure. There’s dozens of channels that are nowhere near as entertaining and as fun to watch as me (my viewers words not mine) who have 5-10 times more subscribers than I do. It’s ridiculous. 😑
This kid's gonna be scarred for life!! 😆😆😆😆😆😆
Nah, he wants to watch Alien !
"This is a re-upload because the first one we uploaded had glitches and we wanted to fix them. And then whilst we were doing that, we also did a re-edit of the whole reaction with more scenes and tighter cuts. We also adjusted the volume on the clips and reduced the opacity so it now has a better sound mix and better colour grade. We felt the film deserves this."
Sounds good as long as you don't have an extended music sequence in Jabba's palace or have Greedo shoot first while saying "Maclunkey"...
Haha, we did reinsert the unicorn sequence though!
@@GenerationMediaReaction Nooooooooo!!!
"Goodbye Crissy" LOL I laughed so hard
A must see movie. INDIANAPOLIS: MEN OF COURAGE. Also the film, MISSION OF THE SHARK.
He’s old enough. My parents took me with them to the drive-in to see it when I was 2 1/2 years old. Of course, I wouldn’t even get in the bathtub until I was 12.
@@moon-moth1 they were hippies.
I recommend you react to a movie called "The Cowboys." It's a western featuring John Wayne and Bruce Dern, but the main characters are a bunch of boys around your son's age. It's a great coming-of-age film that I think you will both enjoy.
I was 13 when it came out, after seeing it, I was wary of even going into the local pool. it really affected a lot of people, young, or old. a classic indeed. always will remember this one. /Cheers👽💚🛸 look for close encounters of the third kind as well another Spielberg thriller.
We are planning on Close Encounters soon!
1:00:41 no it's not a knife it's a toothpick
Titanic and now Jaws, dad is really trying to inflict fear of oceans of water into the kid, just kidding😊
You guys should watch Super 8. It gets a lot of criticism from some quarters, but it's one of my favourite movies. How does a group of teenagers deal with an insane situation?
SCUBA: Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus. Thank you Jacques Yves Cousteau
Technically speaking, Cousteau didn’t invent the term SCUBA. It was Christian J. Lambertsen.
Hooper trying to reason with a politician. 🤔
The news man is atuay Steven Spielberg !!
No,the newsman is Peter Benchley,author of the novel.
If u watch jaws in/on rewind.
He is just a nice shark that gives people legs
Chief Brody was honorable when the mom slapped him . Besides him blaming the mayor he let speak her mind and took the fall for it.
Yes, that's what we thought also
14 years and up is appropriate.
20:57 As the father of a 12-year-old daughter myself, I understand your reaction. It's funny 😂
Believe it or not that's actually "son" in this particular case, not "daughter!" 🤔
Great vid guys have subbed. We're going to need a bigger boat 😂
Hey, thanks for watching and subscribing. Glad you liked it!
The old coupe is the mayor's parents and chidren
Great reaction guys! Please do another Spielberg classic, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, with Richard Dreyfus ( Hooper here ).
Thinking about it, is it ok for a little one do you think ?
@@GenerationMediaReaction- Some “colorful language”, but less violence than in Jaws, so I’d show it to him.
Megalodon next then😂👌🏻🦈
oh my goodness I thought I was losing the plot then untill I read it was a re-upload ... phew :)
I am enjoying your reactions, its nice to see different perspectives of younger people and people more my age 🙌🏻✌🏻
Anybody mistake you for ben affleck batman 🤩🦇
Looking forward to more reactions, hope to see some old Kung fu movies🤞🏻 jackie chan
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Watch Alien and Aliens great sci fi
I WAS 11 WHEN I SAW THIS OMG IT SCARED THE LIVING S//T OUT OF ME FOR A LONG TIME!!!