Horror or not ?
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saeulcher — 9 years ago(January 29, 2017 01:54 PM)
.. "Spielberg doesn't consider it a horror film, and he's the guy whoy'know directed it. "
Exactly ! !
I saw the movie when it came out & I was 10 (11?) . . .
AND yes, I'll admit
. . Anytime I've put a toe in the water at the beach, since
that
summer, I've thought (Wayyyy in the back of my mind); "what if.."
Hence: It was/is a GREAT movie. compared to 99.3567168463% of
today's
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pequaboy — 9 years ago(October 22, 2016 05:43 PM)
Way back in 2003, JAWS was genre listed as a horror/thriller. I'm the guy who brought the attention to the IMDB mods that JAWS is in no way, shape or form, a horror. I pushed the adventure, drama, thriller genres. I don't remember what my argument was exactly then, but I will argue it here.
There is no real horror to this film. JAWS is about a shark, a fish that did nothing different than any other shark. Other than it's size (which is fantastic, but not extraordinary), there's nothing more. To quote Matt Hooper, "All this machine does is swim and eat and make little sharks,".
Yes it's scary at times, but scary is a far cry from horror. Perhaps you'd have to be a shark fisherman to understand why. As far as the film is concerned, the scariest scene is Hooper's dive to investigate Ben Gardner's boat.
I would never try to take anything away from this film. It's certainly a thinkers film and one which will always make a 1st time viewer reluctant about entering any large body of water, salt or even fresh. Jaws will always be one of my top 3 films.
But I reiterate, Jaws is not horror
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benGsboat — 9 years ago(October 22, 2016 07:04 PM)
Agreed, pequaboy.
I like the description on the original soundtrack cover:
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americanadian25 — 9 years ago(October 22, 2016 07:03 PM)
Pretend it's 2000, you work at a Blockbuster Video, and you can only put the case in one section.
Comedy
Drama
Action
Suspense
Horror
Sci-Fi
Documentary
Musical
Good way to look at it, obviously its a documentary because of its totally accurate portrayal of shark behavior.
Just joking, based on that criteria, I'd probably put it under suspense, but if I saw it under horror I wouldn't really disagree with it either. -
jmbwithcats — 9 years ago(October 29, 2016 01:26 AM)
If JAWS isn't horror than neither is HALLOWEEN.
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nigelpryor-11440 — 9 years ago(January 09, 2017 08:44 PM)
I think its kind of like an action adventure suspense thriller and drama all mixed together.. But the thing is this movie is responsible for TONS of people being afraid to go in the ocean and afraid of sharks.. So in a way this is a movie that is a REAL horror movie that actually scared tons of people. I mean many horror movies people watch for excitement and stuff and don't really get scared of something in real life from the movie (maybe I'm wrong though) but this one actually created a real fear.
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Negasonic_WoodChipper_Warhead — 9 years ago(January 12, 2017 09:06 AM)
There is nothing to be ashamed of by being labeled "horror." It definitely has that element and lots of others. I even consider it one of the great comedies, the interaction on the Orca is hilarious at times.
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Woodyanders — 7 years ago(January 05, 2019 03:23 PM)
Definitely horror. It's about a shark that eats people and terrorizes a small island community, so it certainly fits snugly into the horror genre.
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AnthonySocksss — 1 year ago(June 18, 2024 01:10 AM)
About 40% thriller, 20 % adventure, 30% suspense, 10% horror
The horror aspect comes from the disturbingly gory deaths, and the shark acting like an unstoppable monster or unnatural force.
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