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Joe Karlosi		#381	[-]
Mar 1 13 12:55 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	That's the way I've always taken it. The mayor is reacting to the deputy going off to post signs closing the beaches. It seems pretty self-evident in the movie. "Guy named Squeamy got thrown from the fifth floor. He's deader'n a mackerel."
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strangenstein		#382	[-]
Mar 2 13 2:15 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Rakshasa wrote: Doesn't the Mayor run into Hendricks in the street in the midst of the parade and Hendricks yells to him "We had a shark attack Mayor, on South Beach! I gotta get these signs up to close the beaches!" or something very close to that? I thought that was how the Mayor found out Martin was going to close the beaches. In fact, the very next scene is the confrontation on the Chappy Ferry, where they question Martin's authority to close the beaches. I'll have to watch it again, but my take was they're shown coming out of their offices almost immediately. Makes me wonder if some of the phone-tapping stuff was going on, like in the book. Or did the coroner get on the phone, pronto, and inform the Mayor? There's no doubt the Mayor has exerted some influence over him, hence his change-of-mind regarding the manner of death.
Rakshasa		#383	[-]
Mar 3 13 1:23 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I suppose you can assume all kinds of off-camera stuff happening, but really I just think Spielberg was trying to propel the story forward and keep things moving. I never even gave any of this a second thought, to be honest. Links To All The Classic Monster Stills I've Posted: http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/30758
flashback		#384	[-]
Mar 3 13 7:27 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	not everything in the story happens on camera in movies.in this case it being offcamera moves the story better.
Rakshasa		#385	[-]
Mar 4 13 8:45 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	flashback wrote: not everything in the story happens on camera in movies.in this case it being off-camera moves the story better. Agreed, Flash. Expanding upon that, exactly what happens off camera is what Strangenstein was pondering. Strange wonders if maybe some plot elements from the book are being hinted at (i.e. phone tapping of the Chief's phone by the Mayor or his mafia cronies). I personally don't think that there's any reason to believe that any of that is going on, but it's off-camera, so who knows? Perhaps Carl Gotlieb (the screen writer) would have an emphatic answer. Links To All The Classic Monster Stills I've Posted: http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/30758
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crissrudd4554		#386	[-]
Mar 28 13 6:21 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Despite the claims that the Blu-Ray/DVD is 'unaltered' I've noticed one change. The wire in the opening scene has been removed. No biggie, just thought I'd mention it. Image is a bit fuzzy but you can vaguely see it. Last Edited By: crissrudd4554 Mar 28 13 6:25 AM. Edited 1 times.
Rakshasa		#387	[-]
Mar 28 13 7:44 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The scariest way to watch JAWS? Why, in a swimming pool movie theater, of course: http://metro.co.uk/2013/03/27/swimmers-to-watch-jaws-at-a-pool-3562085/ Links To All The Classic Monster Stills I've Posted: http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/30758
Rakshasa		#388	[-]
Mar 28 13 7:45 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	@ Crissrudd - I did not notice missing wire on the Blu-ray. Nice catch! Links To All The Classic Monster Stills I've Posted: http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/30758
crissrudd4554		#389	[-]
Mar 28 13 8:55 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Rakshasa wrote: @ Crissrudd - I did not notice missing wire on the Blu-ray. Nice catch! No prob!!!!!!
Justbec		#390	[-]
Apr 13 13 3:56 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	That screen capture above is why I can not swim in the ocean anymore. When I was a kid I grew up in in Houston. My grandparents lived in Corpus Christi and I was there all the time. Spent so many hours in the ocean there I lost count. And a LOT of it was at night, swimming. When Jaws came out I was screwed for life. Not long after seeing it we went to C.C.. I couldn't ever walk out on the break water walls. Come visit us!
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