Gang of sharks' kills Australian

[€uroMeinke]

I saw this and thought imediately of Flippyshark - this link (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4591878.stm)is for him.

Noteworthy quote:


The attack happened at Amity Point, which shares a name with the fictional setting for the film Jaws.

[Not Afraid]

So, where were the Jets?

[flippyshark]

Flippyshark only eats swimmers who have been coated in corn batter and deep fried.

Apparently, this was a gang of bull sharks, now thought to be responsible for more human fatalities than the great white.

Wild about the name coincidence with Amity. By coinkydink, I have a friend coming over tonight to watch JAWS. He has never seen it. Whee!

[wendybeth]

Flippy, I don't know if I've ever told you this, but I love your avatar.

I've also decided I am never going in the ocean again.

[CoasterMatt]

Going swimming in murky shark infested waters is about as smart as trying to swim from Tom Sawyer's Island to New Orleans Square...

[Gemini Cricket]

I always thought it was Amity Island in 'Jaws'.
???

[flippyshark]

Yep. The town and island are simply called Amity, no Point.

[innerSpaceman]

And the locale was meant to be an island off the south shore of Long Island, but was named after the slightly inland Long Island town of Amityville.

[Not Afraid]

Amnityviller is a HORRORible place.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Is that the same Amityville from The Amityville Horror?

[innerSpaceman]

Yes, NA's typorer notwithstanding, it is indeed one and the same.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Remind me to name a child "Amity"

[Capt Jack]

By coinkydink, I have a friend coming over tonight to watch JAWS. He has never seen it. Whee!


ok, lemme get this straight...

never...as in ever
seen, as in viewed for purposes of...well, viewing?
Jaws (1975) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073195/) THE shark movie of all time?


wow.....I'm sorta like....y'know....in awe of that. I'd love to see it for the first time again. :eek: one of a very small handful of movies Ive seen at least a hundred times and the only movie that ever gave me nightmares. enjoy

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I can't remember seeing Jaws all the way through and barely remember bits of it

[Prudence]

I've never seen even a little bit of Jaws.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Jaws rules.

http://www.supanet.com/media/00/05/60/bond5_210.jpg

[Prudence]

Okay, that Jaws does rule. Best movie couple ever.

[flippyshark]

For you JAWS slackers out there, what are ya waiting for?! It's a great movie, even thirty years later. (Give me a clunky mechanical shark over CGI any day.) For my money, it's Stevie Spielberg's best movie, though some of its best qualities were happy accidents.

By the way, my friend Terry was unable to make it, so we are postponing the viewing for a few more days. I really love watching JAWS with folks who have never seen it.

[Ghoulish Delight]

...though some of its best qualities were happy accidents.True of most good movies. The creative process is always aided by limitation. Witness the absolute piles of garbage on George Lucas churns out when he answers to no one and has limitless resources vs. the brilliance he produced under a disappearing budget and technical impossibilities.