Jaws

Don't know why I've never seen this before. I have the laserdisc, but I've never... Anyway, I watched the Blu-Ray, and had a fun 2 hours or so. The story was good; it's basically Moby Dick modernized, but the original elements are definitely interesting. The leads acted admirably. Loved Robert Shaw's nutty captain, for sure. He definitely stole a few scenes for me.

Steven Spielberg's direction was excellent; he sure knew how to mount suspense. You definitely feel his development as a filmmaker from the somewhat-similar Duel. However, the show-stealer of the film is definitely John William's score. Iconic, arguably more than Star Wars's. The main theme is still effective today.

The Blu-Ray transfer was near-perfect for me. The color timing seemed 70s-esque. Accurate, as far as I can tell. There were some soft shots, but it seemed like they were shot soft focus rather than DVNR'ed. Sharpness was astounding for a film of that era. I wish Star Wars could look like that. Hmm... Aurally, it was acceptable. I was glad to have the mono track in DTS; with the 768kbps, I didn't mind too much that it wasn't DTS-HD. After all, it could have been a 192kbps DD transfer.

10 out of 10 bigger boats