Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by jbmcb (A) on December 10, 2005 at 21:00:12

In Reply to: You make it so tempting to agree! posted by Victor Khomenko on December 10, 2005 at 07:18:04:

> Jaws - I can't, but its popularity even among the more educated ones is something I don't understand.

Even if you don't like the characters or plot or anything else, it's a technically brilliant film. Very well put together, with a dozen nods to the great suspense directors in it's construction. Yes, he steals a lot, but also comes up with a lot of original ideas. As tinear said, the proof is in it's impact.

It's a similar phenomenon with Titanic, with it's terrible acting and cheap romance novel plot, it's beautifully shot and masterfully put together.

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