Jaws [DVD] [1975]

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Jaws: The Revenge received largely negative reviews from critics, and earned the lowest amount of money from the series.

As the audience's screams had covered up Scheider's "bigger boat" one-liner, Brody's reaction after the shark jumps behind him was extended, and the volume of the line was raised.

Jaws set the template for many subsequent horror films, to the extent that the script for Ridley Scott's 1979 science fiction film Alien was pitched to studio executives as " Jaws in space". The second sequel capitalized upon the revived interest of 3-D film in the 1980s, amongst other horror films such as Friday the 13th Part III and Amityville 3-D that also made dual use of the number three. As early as October 1974, Zanuck, Brown, and Benchley hit the television and radio talk show circuit to promote the paperback edition of the novel and the forthcoming film. Regarded as a watershed moment in motion picture history, Jaws was the prototypical summer blockbuster, and won several awards for its music and editing.

Yet he observes that, far from the narrative formulas so often employed by New Hollywood filmmakers of the era—involving Us vs. Gottlieb rewrote most scenes during principal photography, and John Milius contributed dialogue polishes. The second half is both a buddy film in the interaction between the crew of the Orca, and a supernatural horror based on the shark's depiction of a nearly Satanic menace. After the medical examiner concludes it was a shark attack, newly hired police chief Martin Brody closes the beaches; Mayor Larry Vaughn persuades him to reconsider, fearing the town's summer economy will suffer.

The sharks were designed by art director and production designer Joe Alves during the third quarter of 1973. Black level is wonderful, adding superb depth to frame while holding shadow detail when required, minor crush on Brody’s black sweater in the Orca cabin at night, but that’s always been the case; but the darkness of the water at night is amazing. Ebert also laments that Michael Caine could not attend the ceremony to collect his Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor earned for Hannah and Her Sisters because of his shooting commitments on this film. Still, the typical major studio film release at the time involved opening at a few big-city theaters, which allowed for a series of premieres.