Jaws The Sharksploitation Edit

TMBTM's edits are really quite excellent, aren't they.

I rewatched Jaws the night before watching the Sharksploitation Edit, and was reminded why the original film is so brilliant. But then, along comes this crazy edit and pretty much turns the tone and stylings of Spielberg's masterpiece on its head to great effect.

Congrats TMBTM, this edit was great fun - MOAR SHARK ATTACKS! MOAR BLOOD! And the ending? brilliant work.

10/10

February 23, 2010

Finally watched it and I was very pleased with what I got. Great feeling for what works and how it could play out…just so entertaining. And the fact that this really feels like a new movie is something special. And both this one and the original are worth seeing more times! Won’t give the full 10, as it wasn’t perfect, but a 9 and a work that TMBTM should be damn proud of.

Based on all the reviews glowing about this one, I thought it would be more entertaining, and while the editing is good for what it's trying to accomplish, I found the narrative to be somewhat bland and distracting. I suppose that was the point, because it is meant to be like a D-grade 70's sploitation flick, but taking Jaws and making it less interesting isn't the ideal watch for me, personally. As far as making it seem lower budget, yeah, TMBTM did a good job of that. I suppose I was expecting it to be funny or something. :p