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There are loads of documentaries and books that chronicle the making of Jaws [DVD] [1976]. Perhaps The Jaws Log (Newmarket Insider Filmbooks) is regarded as the king above all and justifiably so. Author and screenwriter (and as Meadows, actor) Carl Gottlieb documented what he saw day to day and every other book on the subject rides on its wake.
Until now that is.
Like i said there ARE loads of documentaries and books about the making of Jaws. So many that a Jaws fan probably feels they were on Marthas Vineyard. The problems with the mechanical shark to Robert Shaw's drinking (understandable when his personal life at the time is taken in to account). The documentary The Shark Is Still Working, which promises to be the definitive making of, STILL sits on a shelf somewhere looking for a release but tied up with copyright. Jaws fans are pretty much tired of waiting. At the end of the day it will tell those same stories by those same faces and will then sit on the fans shelf next to Jaws: The Inside Story [DVD] which itself feels pretty definitive.
Jaws: Memories from Martha's Vineyard is like a breath of fresh sea air. There is almost so much to take in that its strangely hard to review. First of all its BIG. It FEELS like you have something before you that you never imagined you ever would. Page after page of rare stills and tales of the Marthas Vineyard locals who accidently ended up in a classic! Even Pippet the dog gets a section! Fans know some of the stories but there is enough here to please even the hardest to please fan. The stills are superb. The text is excellent. This IS definitive. No other book about the making of Jaws could possibly match this. The Jaws Log is what it is and untouchable. An insiders diary of the making of the movie and a classic. Very much one mans take on things. Jaws: Memories from Martha's Vineyard feels like everyone else standing up and telling you it from their, in many cases, never before heard side of things. It feels fresh and new and Jaws fans will LOVE this. So much to read and look at and take in. In the authors foreward he writes that as the book was about to be published so many more stills and memories were STILL turning up that a possible future expanded edition might be a possibility! You couldnt cram much more into this book so a second would be welcome. As Jaws fans will agree a third and fourth instalment may not be such a great idea...
The original hardback comes slipcased with a DVD of unseen footage (bound to turn up on YouTube) and a piece of the ORCA but dont be put off by this edition coming with just what it is because what it is is a Jaws fans best ever Christmas present and like it says on the cover notes "You're gonna need a bigger coffee table..."
Superb!
Until now that is.
Like i said there ARE loads of documentaries and books about the making of Jaws. So many that a Jaws fan probably feels they were on Marthas Vineyard. The problems with the mechanical shark to Robert Shaw's drinking (understandable when his personal life at the time is taken in to account). The documentary The Shark Is Still Working, which promises to be the definitive making of, STILL sits on a shelf somewhere looking for a release but tied up with copyright. Jaws fans are pretty much tired of waiting. At the end of the day it will tell those same stories by those same faces and will then sit on the fans shelf next to Jaws: The Inside Story [DVD] which itself feels pretty definitive.
Jaws: Memories from Martha's Vineyard is like a breath of fresh sea air. There is almost so much to take in that its strangely hard to review. First of all its BIG. It FEELS like you have something before you that you never imagined you ever would. Page after page of rare stills and tales of the Marthas Vineyard locals who accidently ended up in a classic! Even Pippet the dog gets a section! Fans know some of the stories but there is enough here to please even the hardest to please fan. The stills are superb. The text is excellent. This IS definitive. No other book about the making of Jaws could possibly match this. The Jaws Log is what it is and untouchable. An insiders diary of the making of the movie and a classic. Very much one mans take on things. Jaws: Memories from Martha's Vineyard feels like everyone else standing up and telling you it from their, in many cases, never before heard side of things. It feels fresh and new and Jaws fans will LOVE this. So much to read and look at and take in. In the authors foreward he writes that as the book was about to be published so many more stills and memories were STILL turning up that a possible future expanded edition might be a possibility! You couldnt cram much more into this book so a second would be welcome. As Jaws fans will agree a third and fourth instalment may not be such a great idea...
The original hardback comes slipcased with a DVD of unseen footage (bound to turn up on YouTube) and a piece of the ORCA but dont be put off by this edition coming with just what it is because what it is is a Jaws fans best ever Christmas present and like it says on the cover notes "You're gonna need a bigger coffee table..."
Superb!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This was the only thing I really wanted for Christmas and bless the wife, cos she actually got me what i wanted this year. This book is amazing. I'm not the worlds hugest Jaws fan. I don't feel about it the same way i do about Star Wars, but there is more than enough here for the casual observer to the diehard obsessive.
Well written, interesting, fantastic photographs, good anecdotes and a classy product. Satisfyingly heavy as well. I only read it while sitting at the dinner table, its too huge to have on your lap, I'm scared it might slip off and fall on the floor.
I can't say enough things about it. It's a great book which is thankfully now available in the UK.
Well written, interesting, fantastic photographs, good anecdotes and a classy product. Satisfyingly heavy as well. I only read it while sitting at the dinner table, its too huge to have on your lap, I'm scared it might slip off and fall on the floor.
I can't say enough things about it. It's a great book which is thankfully now available in the UK.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Any JAWS lover worth his or her salt NEEDS this book.
Incredible images from behind-the-scenes of one of the greatest blockbusters ever made.
It's a must-have, pure and simple.
Incredible images from behind-the-scenes of one of the greatest blockbusters ever made.
It's a must-have, pure and simple.
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