The first half of Jaws–before the boat, when it becomes a different film–might be the most perfectly made film ever. The second half isn’t less perfectly made, but it’s its own thing, not easily comparable to any other film; that first half deals in traditional filmic standards and does so with singular success. Verna Fields’s […]
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Jaws (1975, Steven Spielberg)
April 24th, 2007 No Comments
Recommend on MahaloThe Jerk (1979, Carl Reiner)
March 5th, 2006 No Comments
“Classics.” In the sense, “oh, it’s a classic.” Possibly even, “it’s classic.” “Classic” is a lousy classification for film. It’s applied mostly as if it were a genre, with something like King Kong escaping to the sci-fi section, but A Night at the Opera absent from the comedy one.
The Jerk is considered a “classic” and […]
