Jaws - 30th Anniversary (1 Viewer)

[Joshua_Y]

But the thing is...you dont need anything new...the LD 2-Hour doc. is all that you need really...its the definitive piece on the film...

 

[Chad R]

Why spend more money when they can milk us with already paid for material? The longer doc on the LD is better than the truncated version on the DVD and a new doc really is unnecessary.

 

[Nate Anderson]

I would pick this up in a heartbeat if they included the full doc. and the mono track.

 

[JasonTil]

Perhaps the only thing that could be added is the E! True Hollywood Story on Jaws. While not as good as the LD doc, it was very informative and quite different.

 

[Carlo_M]

Yeah I'd buy it for the full documentary and original mono track (and better compression used today). Would be nice if they did a fully restored film print and then a high def master from it, and took the DVD from that.

They could call it Jaws: Ultimate Edition. How novel is that?

 

[Dan Rudolph]

I just watched Jaws and I want this, too. Universal has released plenty of versions of other movies, I doubt there'd be a huge problem with a third version of Jaws.

 

[Joe Karlosi]

I'm not usually one for double dipping, but we do need a larger and more improved 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition of JAWS. I'd buy it immediately! I've never had a laserdisc player so I missed the "signature collection," and that long documentary and complete set of bloopers sound EXCELLENT! I think Universal skimped the first time around.

 

[Ray_R]

I'd definitely go for a 2-Disc Ultimate Edition of JAWS if it was ever released. I guess only time will tell if we'd ever get what we wished for.

 

[GuruAskew]

Give me the full 2-hour doc and the original mono track and I'll re-buy "Jaws".

 

[Elias A.]

I just re-watched Jaws again a couple of weeks ago. I recently sold my DD version and got the DTS, since the sound is supposed to be an improvement. The soundtrack does sound a bit smoother, with better imaging and tighter bass. However, I still miss the old mono track. For some reason, the part I miss the most is the sound that the shark makes when it moves through the water. It's sort of a hissing sound as the foam in its wake bubbles off. The current versions leave that sound out, and it makes the shark seem less powerful and menacing. Also, the new whale song during the cabin sing-along scene is far less lonely and creepy than the old sound. However, I do like hearing John Williams' soundtrack music in stereo.

Watching the movie for the first time on a front projector, I also realized that the video is a bit soft. It could definitely benefit from some extra breathing room on the disc. I guess cramming over an hour of documentaries and special features onto the disc in addition to the two-hour movie takes its toll. This movie really needs a two-disc special edition, just to raise the bit-rate and allow the video more room to breathe.

Also, Universal needs to fix the cover art and bring back the classic poster image. The new and improved cover art looks like it was finger-painted by a five-year old.

 

[Robert Saccone]

If they can fixup ET with CGI then they should also consider retouching the shark.

 

[Charlie O.]

Oh oh, don't forget... They should pack it together with Jaw 2-40 so we have to buy a whole set to ge it.

 

[Jeff Gatie]

If they can fixup ET with CGI then they should also consider retouching the shark.

Blasphemer!!! Out, you demon hellspawn, out!!!

If you were not kidding (and I hoep you were), I hope my initial response above conveys the level disdain most of us feel for CGI "enhancing" of classic movies. Give me the Bruce, the whole Bruce and nothing but the Bruce!

 

[Robb H H]

I have the "Jaws" DTS disc. At the time I didn't have a DTS (or DD) decoder, but I remember purchasing that version because it came with the original stereo soundtrack, which sounded great.

 

[Douglas Bailey]

Robb, the stereo matrix-surround track on the DTS edition isn't the original soundtrack. It's just a 2-channel version of the new mix, featuring the same new/altered sound effects that appear in the 5.1-channel DD and DTS tracks.

 

[Bill Huelbig]

I really hope there will be a JAWS 30th anniversary edition featuring the original mono soundtrack. It was good enough to win the Best Sound Oscar that year, and why they wanted to tamper with it and mess it up I'll never know. I've only watched the current JAWS DVD once - that's how distracting the new sound effects are. It just doesn't feel like the same movie I saw in 1975.

 

[Andre Bijelic]

If they can fixup ET with CGI then they should also consider retouching the shark.

Yeah, and when the original "Kink Kong" finally gets released, let's hope they replace all that dreadful old stop motion with awesome new CG effects. And colourize it. And remix the sound into 6.1. And make it widescreen!

 

[Geoff_D]

I've got the LD set and the dts DVD, but I'd definitely go for another DVD edition of Jaws if it delivered the goods.

 

[Malcolm R]

They're working on it. In theaters 2005.

 

[EnricoE]

i still have the signitaure laserdisc of this title and when i heared the movie would hit dvd i wasn't far away selling it on ebay. good for me i didn't do it which means i still have the original mono track, all extras and the full docu
i wouldn't mind at all if universal re-releasing this film in a brand new special edition where the film is disc one including original mono track, dd 5.1, dts 5.1 + an audio commentary of the cast. all other extras go on disc two including trailers for spielberg film made under universal flag (schindler's list for example).