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Gemini Cricket · 10-22-2009, 12:23 PM

Examining the remains scene.

A scene in Silence of the Lambs looks a lot like this one. Don't know if it was influenced by it but I'm reminded of it.

What sells the scene is not the quick shot of gore that we see. It's all Dreyfuss. If he was a bad actor, the scene would have landed flat.

Even this scene has a funny bit in it. Hooper is expecting to see a body bag and gets presented with a small bin with the remains in it. His reaction is pretty danged funny.

Gemini Cricket · 10-22-2009, 12:26 PM

The scene goes for a bit without us seeing what he's looking at. Again our imaginations fill in the blanks thus making it even more gruesome.

Odd note, this is the second time in a scene in Jaws where someone is not allowed to smoke. Anti-smoking message? Maybe.

Gemini Cricket · 10-22-2009, 12:28 PM

The next scene we finally get to see a real shark. Not the shark but a real one. The tiger shark shown is huge, but the stakes go even higher when we learn that the one killing people is even bigger.

Nice red pants!

Gemini Cricket · 10-22-2009, 12:34 PM

Hooper tells us that this isn't the shark. Sorry no dice. The mayor still wants to be idealistic and upbeat.

All the frenzy and happy doings are brought to a crashing halt by Mrs. Kitner's slap. It's a great moment given to an unknown actress. To me, that lends credibility to the story. If Adrienne Barbeau had played her it would have been cheesy to me.

innerSpaceman · 10-22-2009, 12:37 PM

Pfft, I had to leave the room to get some, ya know, work done while I'm at work.

And I'm SOOOO Hooper (except, of course, I can't grow a beard to save my life vest).

innerSpaceman · 10-22-2009, 12:39 PM

Ooooh, I can't wait till Gemini Cricket gets to my favorite shot, coming up soon I think, and what - if anything - he will say about it.

Gemini Cricket · 10-22-2009, 12:48 PM

Shark autopsy scene. Again the grodiness of the scene is amplified by Dreyfuss's reaction to what he's doing.

Again, more humor thrown in for good measure.

No Alex Kitner. There's still a shark problem.

Night hunt for the shark. Brody mutters on about how dangerous New York is. Fish Finder sees something. Hooper is going to go scuba diving when they get to Ben Gardner's boat.

There's a great shot of the spotlight on Gardner's boat. It has the fog and the streaks of light. Really wonderful. But the most important thing shown is the piece of the side of the boat missing. We see it quick, but it might explain what happened to the fisherman.

Scuba diving at night. Not so smart. But to Hooper, it's not all about fear it's about finding out what's what.

One of the best jump scenes ever in filmdom is the head poking out of the hole in the boat. Nice. It's kind of confusing what happened tho. Did the shark bite through the boat and then through his face?

innerSpaceman · 10-22-2009, 12:52 PM

I have half a mind to pull this same "stunt" while watching Close Encounters. Spielberg is a super-genius in that one (he wrote a good deal of it, though stole the writing credit form many writers who contributed far more).

And I'm a thousand times more Dreyfus' Neary than I am Dreyfus' Hooper.

Gemini Cricket · 10-22-2009, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

I have half a mind to pull this same "stunt" while watching Close Encounters.

I think you should. That would be supercool.

Gemini Cricket · 10-22-2009, 12:52 PM

Defaced billboard scene. Again more humor to let us breath a little after the jump scene.

More info on the shark. True info. Again the spewing of these facts makes the whole movie believable.

10-22-2009, 12:23 PM	#1
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Examining the remains scene. A scene in Silence of the Lambs looks a lot like this one. Don't know if it was influenced by it but I'm reminded of it. What sells the scene is not the quick shot of gore that we see. It's all Dreyfuss. If he was a bad actor, the scene would have landed flat. Even this scene has a funny bit in it. Hooper is expecting to see a body bag and gets presented with a small bin with the remains in it. His reaction is pretty danged funny.
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10-22-2009, 12:26 PM	#2
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	The scene goes for a bit without us seeing what he's looking at. Again our imaginations fill in the blanks thus making it even more gruesome. Odd note, this is the second time in a scene in Jaws where someone is not allowed to smoke. Anti-smoking message? Maybe.
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10-22-2009, 12:28 PM	#3
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	The next scene we finally get to see a real shark. Not the shark but a real one. The tiger shark shown is huge, but the stakes go even higher when we learn that the one killing people is even bigger. Nice red pants!
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10-22-2009, 12:34 PM	#4
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Hooper tells us that this isn't the shark. Sorry no dice. The mayor still wants to be idealistic and upbeat. All the frenzy and happy doings are brought to a crashing halt by Mrs. Kitner's slap. It's a great moment given to an unknown actress. To me, that lends credibility to the story. If Adrienne Barbeau had played her it would have been cheesy to me.
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10-22-2009, 12:37 PM	#5
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Pfft, I had to leave the room to get some, ya know, work done while I'm at work. And I'm SOOOO Hooper (except, of course, I can't grow a beard to save my life vest).
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10-22-2009, 12:39 PM	#6
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Ooooh, I can't wait till Gemini Cricket gets to my favorite shot, coming up soon I think, and what - if anything - he will say about it.
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10-22-2009, 12:48 PM	#7
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Shark autopsy scene. Again the grodiness of the scene is amplified by Dreyfuss's reaction to what he's doing. Again, more humor thrown in for good measure. No Alex Kitner. There's still a shark problem. Night hunt for the shark. Brody mutters on about how dangerous New York is. Fish Finder sees something. Hooper is going to go scuba diving when they get to Ben Gardner's boat. There's a great shot of the spotlight on Gardner's boat. It has the fog and the streaks of light. Really wonderful. But the most important thing shown is the piece of the side of the boat missing. We see it quick, but it might explain what happened to the fisherman. Scuba diving at night. Not so smart. But to Hooper, it's not all about fear it's about finding out what's what. One of the best jump scenes ever in filmdom is the head poking out of the hole in the boat. Nice. It's kind of confusing what happened tho. Did the shark bite through the boat and then through his face?
	Submit to Quotes

10-22-2009, 12:52 PM	#8
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I have half a mind to pull this same "stunt" while watching Close Encounters. Spielberg is a super-genius in that one (he wrote a good deal of it, though stole the writing credit form many writers who contributed far more). And I'm a thousand times more Dreyfus' Neary than I am Dreyfus' Hooper.
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