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’50 Reasons Why ‘Jaws’ Might Be the Greatest Movie of All Time’

February 9, 2011 By Kathy Shaidle

Well, no — too many “dead” spots for modern tastes. Who doesn’t fast forward through that dinner at the Brody house?

But other than that, a very good overview.

After some benign neglect, Jaws has been (finally) showing up on “Scariest Movies” lists, and one day, God willing, will outrank The Exorcist.

If you weren’t around when it came out, you cannot imagine what the summer of Jaws was like: sharks (and parodies of the famous poster) were literally everywhere: from the cover of virtually every magazine on the newsstand (no matter what it was about) to “break in” novelty songs.

Jaws, not Star Wars, was the first blockbuster.

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