Jaws 3 Reviews

• The third dimension is awfulness.

  
  By A319SKSB556033 on 2005-01-11
  Oh dear is this film bad? Jaws is a classic, Jaws II is a strong, worthy sequel but this drek is just so pathetic. Though I must say it's nowhere near as bad as the notorious Jaws The Revenge.
  
  In the space of 5 years the Brody kids have gone from kids to total grown-ups. Dennis Quaid is Michael and he now works at Sea World (one would imagine he would have a fear of the water by now) in Florida. They've just opened up their Undersea Kingdom (y'know those glass tunnels) and ignorant park owner Calvin Bouchard (Academy Award winner Louis Gosset Jnr. at the start of his downward spiral) is so full of himself he doesn't even realise a massive Great White Shark has snuck into the lagoon and plans to munch on divers, swimmers, skiers etc. Luckily for them a renegade naturalist (Simon MacCorkindale from TV's Casuality-looking EX-ACT-LEE like Thomas Jane) is hanging around to convince everyone that getting in the water to torment/trap/catch the poor beast is the best idea. His fate is firmly sealed as soon as he opens his mouth. Which is a bit of rip-off considering he risks his life many times through-out the film and Calvin Bouchard jeopardises so many but escapes un-eaten.
  
  The shark coverage is down right terrible. The underwater photography sucks and is badly spliced with stock footage of sharks that look nothing like the clumsy foam rubber monster in the close-ups. The 3-D effects come off as the WORST you will ever see. Even in plain-old 2-D you can see that they were pretty much the most unimaginative and unsubtle attempts at reaching the audience ever. Even the 3-D tricks in Friday the 13th Part 3 were much more fun and natural than this.
  
  I first saw Jaws III on ITV years ago. It's best to see it on the new DVD as the 2.35:1 picture adds loads to the sides of the frame for those of you who suffered the pan and scan video. Plus there is a few extra gory shots that ITV and some video releases saw fit to censor. But the picture quality is real nasty with some dirty grainy scenes and annoyingly soft focus others. The sound is simple Dolby Stereo but don't expect any Oscar winning sound mixes this time. Even John Williams shark theme is all but vanished and some guy called Alan Parker's score is generic and unengaging.
  
  Extra feature(s) consist of a trailer (methinks originally in 3-D shown before Friday the 13 Part 3 began, in the previous summer). And then there's something Universal call 'Recommendations'. Click on it and what do you get? Still photos of the DVD covers of the other Jaws movies. Duh, thanks! The only interesting thing about this film is the fact that Sea World actually allowed their name and logo to be defamed in such a ludicrous way. Jaws may have been born into greatness but it died very, very quickly as a franchise. Now Jason Voorhees has lasted much, much, MUCH longer and the first Friday the 13th film was hardly a masterpiece.
  
  Never underestimate the underdog.
  
  

• Don't mess with MAMA

  
  By A1TMAVN4CEM8U8 on 2008-02-09
  Jaws 3 DVD
  
  Quite frankly I was disappointed with this movie, but I did not watch it in 3D so that might be part of my problem.
  
  There are more skiers, oh, Yummy.
  
  Even some bumper boats, Yum Yum.
  
  Jaws 3 takes place at a water amusement park with under water glass tunnels,etc. In one shot you can see part of the Orange County, Florida logo on an ambulance so, I would presume it was shot in Orlando, Florida.
  
  Recommended for kids and Jaws completists.
  
  Gunner February, 2008
  
  
  

• What happened to the 3-D?

  
  By ADKA2MJQQCMTO on 2005-08-08
  I never understood why a DVD version of 3-D movies would be released without the 3-D. I mean, lets face it, this was always intended to be much more of a gimmick movie then it was about the continuing adventures of the Brody clan.
  
  I would pick this up in a minute if it was released as (maybe) a "midnight movie" with a pair of glasses and maybe a bag of popcorn or something. For a studio to roll this out there naked and expect people to buy it is just crazy. The movie stinks; it's simply not good enough to stand up on its on merit. Part of the reason people went to the theaters to see this was to catch it in 3-D; to take that away just doesn't make any sense. It was never meant to be without it.
  
  

• Jaws 3 is the Plan Nine from Outer Space of shark movies !!!

  
  By A1D2Z6UOCT9456 on 2004-10-15
  Hands down, this is one of the worst movies I have ever seen, and boy I've seen hundreds of movies. If you thought things went down hill from the nail biting original thriller "Jaws" to the ridiculous teen flick "Jaws 2", then "Jaws 3" plumbs new depths of abysmal film making. Everything about this film is terrible....banal dialogue, overacting by the principal cast, totally absurd & moronic plot and utterly third rate special effects. Dennis Quaid, Louis Gossett Jr., & Lea Thompson should all strike this movie from their resume's as they all contribute shocking performances !
  
  Director Joe Alves ( the production designer for the first two "Jaws" movies ) made his directorial debut with this film, and he hasn't directed another film since...and based on this turkey, I wouldn't put him behind another camera either. The movie lacks any hint of suspense and is nothing more than a stupid 90 minute advertisement for Sea World and flipping dolphins and leaping killer whales. The paper thin plot sees the sons of Amity police chief , Martin Brody, pick up jobs at Florida's Sea World ( why couldn't they get jobs as rangers in the Rocky Mountains....no sharks up there ! ), where once again the Brody clan attracts giant great white sharks like flies to an outdoor picnic !
  
  Pandemonium breaks loose in the acquatic park as a 35 foot great white starts its own show for the tourists by eating the water ski team, shattering undersea walkways imprisoning the tourists, eating more stupid scuba divers and then plowing through a glass wall into the main control room, and nearly makes a meal of Quaid & Armstrong. The special effects with the shark breaking into the control room have to be seen to be believed.....they are so shabbily done it's just a joke. Want to know how bad the shark looks in this movie ?? As a comparison watch a Ray Harryhausen creature film from the early 1960's like "Jason and the Argonauts" or "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad".....and then watch "Jaws 3". Ray was making more lifelike and believable monsters two decades before the rubber sharks in this monster dud. Quite easily "Jaws 3" ranks as one of the worst sequels ever made. Only watchable by masochists and silly children.
  
  

• You're Gonna Need a Better Writer

  
  By A1QA409K66V0CM on 2004-11-24
  Hello, everyone! Welcome to Seaworld! Oh, by the way, I want to mention that there is a man-eating shark in our facilities, and will be dealt with shortly. We have a 3-D attraction today, and-oh...what? It's not in 3-D? Oh well, you all can just sit back, relax and enjoy the show anyway, even though some parts may look stupid without the glasses. Oh, look there! The skiers and other members of our show are being eaten alive! That's ok, the show must go on...Ah, there's Dennis Quaid and Lea Thompson, and ...Lou Gossett Jr.? Really? Wow. What are they doing here? Aren't they afraid of ruining their reputations? I'm sure in the future they will never again mention they were here after this ungodly mess is over. Well, that's it for our tour...I know, it was a pretty crappy tour, wasn't it? Well, what did you expect based on what's going on here?...Enjoy the rest of your visit and don't forget to make a donation on the way out!
  
  
• They should've stopped at Jaws 2....
  By A2JU4FUSW1PBEC on 2001-04-13
  Disgracing the Jaws franchise, this movie was incredibly poor. Jaws 2 was decent, but this movie was trying to milk the Jaws name of everything it had, and it looks like it was already dry. Atrocious special effects and bad acting are abundant in this film. It was meant to be seen in 3d, but since probably 1 in a billion Americans has a pair of 3d glasses, these '3d effects' are just painful to look at. The best that can be said is that it is remotely entertaining to watch if you are feeling lazy and want to stay in bed on a Sunday afternoon and you happen upon it on TBS or TNT.
  
  
• They should've stopped after Jaws 2
  By A2RFR3QSF0VOVG on 2006-03-07
  Just awful. One of the worst movies I've ever seen. Trying to make more money on a name (Jaws) is shameful.
  
  
• Jaws III
  By AP0R9UZK7W5UB on 2000-06-19
  Out of all the Jaws films, Jaws 3 is my third favorite, it isn't as good as Jaws(the best) or Jaws 2 but is better than Jaws 4:The Revenge. Jaws 3 is different from the first two Jaws films because for one the story takes place in Sea World in Orlando and the acting talents of Roy Scheider are missed, as the main characters are Mike and Sean Brody. This film also is a bit more comical and not as dark-edged as its predecessors, which slightly hurts the film. Dennis Quaid is very good as Mike Brody.

  The Sea World setting is nice and I love the Undersea Kingdom, yet I like Amity Island better. John Williams' theme is here, but his whole original score is missed, and the music needs to be better. The cinematography is fairly good, yet the sound and editing of the previous Jaws films is sorely missed (especially in the original, which won Oscars for both sound and editing). The visual effects are cheesey, and though it is fascinating when Jaws busts through the glass, the effects aren't very good. And if you watch films like Star Wars: Return of the Jedi which received a Special Achievement Award at the Oscars for Visual Effects, you'll see that films in 1983 could have good visual effects.

  Also, I think Universal and Steven Spielburg should re-release all the Jaws films on Special Edition DVD and VHS in boxed sets with documentaries and behind-the-scenes looks, remaster the sound and editing,update the visual effects, add new scenes, and re-release them in theatres with 3-D effects the way Lucas and 2Oth Century Fox did with Star Wars( yet lucas and Fox only put out Special Edition VHS and theatres with no 3-D effects). It would be a real treat, since I love the Jaws films (yet Jaws 4: The Revenge is only fair at best).

  Overall, Jaws III has some entertaining aspects such as the Sea World settings, the comical touch, Mike and Sean Brody together, and the TWO sharks, yet is not as good as the first two excellent Jaws films.
  
  

• The third dimension is terror.
  By A25ZVI6RH1KA5L on 2003-05-22
  The tag line listed above relates to the original theatical release of Jaws 3. In the early to mid eighties, there was a mini revival of the 3D format, hence Jaws 3D. The filmmakers, in an attempt to link this wretched sequel to the previous two, bring back Mike and Sean Brody. Apparently, Mike works at Seaworld, in some fashion or other, and his younger brother Sean comes for a visit. Seems to me that if I had a couple of life changing events with enormous man eating sharks, I would be wary of working around the water, but there you go.

  As is common with sequels, this one suffers from a much lower budget than the previous movies, and it seems obvious with the cheesy special effects. Was there hope that the threadbare plot and flimsy connection to the first two movies would be covered up by the awesome use of 3D? Probably, but since 3D is not available on this disc, that makes the movie seem all the more hokey, especially when you see something flying towards the screen for no apparent reason.

  Basically, a baby shark and a mother shark enter a man made lagoon in Seaworld, the baby shark ends up dying due to human recklessness, and the mother shark wreaks all kinds of havoc. That's it. While some of the actors do a very capable job, with Dennis Quaid showing a glimmer of talent, they can't save the movie's poor direction and excrutiatingly bad special effects (with some of the most obvious examples of bluescreen work I've ever seen...did they even watch this movie before releasing it?). This movie was basically made to capitalize on the short-lived 3D fad in the eighties and off the huge and moderate success of its predecessors, Jaws and Jaws 2. On a positive note, at least it's not Jaws: The Revenge.

  My take on this series of movies is the first is not only the best, but one of the greatest movies of all time. Jaws was not about body count (only four people got killed in that one) but about telling a great story, credible characters, the building of suspense, and amazing direction. Jaws 2, lacking the element of surprise and shock of the first, was wholly serviceable and did have it's moments, but ultimately was just an effort to squeeze some more money out of the premise, and it shows. The next two sequels are more of the same, each being shoddier than the next. Hopefully we've seen the end of this series, a series that should have never existed. If you wanna see it, go ahead, but I'd rather just drink out of a bucket of chum....mmmmm, chum.....
  
  

• oh my god
  By A21H7A1MHQWLO0 on 2000-04-13
  ok jaws was cool,jaws 2 was ok,but this is laughable.the 3D is silly and looks funny,no shark can be that smart,the scene where the shark smashes through the glass made me laugh for hours until i thought oh my god i lived through that film.see this if you are a film buff so you can laugh,but if not you will wish to be eaten by a real shark than see this again
  
  
• Not good at all...
  By A34PS6TSNZMPNI on 2000-09-18
  This movie is so awful that you have to see it! The effects are really bad and they used very similar scenes from the original Jaws. Jaws 3 was way to long. The photography was so bad that you couldn't tall if someone was dead or alive. You had to guess. If you don't like blood, don't see this movie. Unlike Jaws and Jaws 2 this movie has the dead people on the screen for a fairly long period of time. After I saw it I was really embarrassed for the director, Joe Alves. The acting was alright, it was just the photography, the plot and the lack of the Jaws theme song (it was only used once) that made the movie so bad. However, I do think you should see it just so you can say you've seen all three Jaws movies.
  
  
• CCCCCRRRRRUUUUUUNNNNNNNCCCCCCHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  By A24GYTKSRBTR7P on 2001-04-13
  Awesome film and best in the series!

  "JAWS III" (aka "JAWS 3-D"), picks up where "JAWS 2" left off, sort of. "2" was originally released in 1978 and this one came out in 1983, so I'm guessing that 5 years has supposedly passed between the two films (no reference in passage of time is mentioned in the movie). Anyway, Mike Brody (older of the two sons, this time portrayed by Dennis Quaid) is now a marine biologist working at Sea World alongside his girlfriend, Catherine (played by the very beautiful Bess Armstrong). Sean Brody (younger of the two sons) decides to come visit Mike and Catherine and, with a little help from park water skier Kelly, attempts to conquer his childhood fear of the water. However, Sean's fears are soon realized as a giant, blood-thirsty great white shark makes its way into the park and begins feeding on its hapless patrons. Eventually, things are brought to a rather "explosive" conclusion when Mike "pulls the pin" from a grenade that's been lodged in the shark's mouth.

  The things that really make this film work are the above average acting by an excellent cast, Alan Parker's exciting score (which actually does rival John Williams' original), and a very clever script written by Carl Gottlieb. Another factor that makes the film so entertaining is simply the fact that it takes place at Sea World.

  Granted the special effects aren't what they were in the first two films, but they're certainly not bad and are much better than those featured in "JAWS: The Revenge", the next film in the series.
  
  

• The Third Dimension Is Not Terror, Not Quite
  By A387PO4MXB2FT1 on 2002-10-17
  I'm sorry to inform the viewer from Texas that there is a JAWS 4, and it's much worse than JAWS III.

  JAWS III, originally JAWS 3-D, is such a wasted opportunity. Joe Alves and the new JAWS producers had conceived a fun, original, and exciting story that takes JAWS and puts it in a disaster movie setting. Furthermore, Chief Brody's charismatic sons, all grown up now, were thrust in the middle of the mayhem.

  Years after another mammoth Great White terrorized the New England island of Amity, two Great Whites swim into the Sea World Amusement Park located off the Florida coast. Chief Brody�s eldest son, Mike Brody, works at Sea World as an engineer and his younger brother, Sean Brody(aged quite quickly since JAWS 2) just happens to visit when the sharks hit.

  All the elements were in place for a smash hit.

  But alas, the JAWS III screenwriters wrote an incomplete script. The terror and excitement wasn't milked as much as should have been and the characters were nondescript and underdeveloped. Strong personalities and relationships, present in JAWS and JAWS 2 just aren�t present in JAWS III.

  The laid back rapport of the Sea World workers during the beginning of the movie is fun, and the reunion between Mike and Sean is heartfelt, but characterization soon fades.

  The least likable characters, Mike Brody and Kathryn Morgan, played by a smarmy Dennis Quaid and an annoyingly chipper Bess Armstrong are wrongly positioned as the heroes while the more charismatic characters, Calvin Bouchard, played by a ghetto accented Louis Gossett Jr., and Philip Fitzroyce, played by a cocky and dashing Simon MacCorkindale, are relegated to supporting roles.

  Ironically the 3D filming process is what killed the film. It was quite draining, and the actors got tired. It shows. The film looks cheap, unlike the Zanuck and Brown JAWS films. Joe Alves, the director(and the production designer for JAWS and JAWS 2) must accept most of the blame for these problems. JAWS III was his first and last directorial assignment.

  Viewers should watch the movie for Alan Parker�s powerful and bombastic score. It�s just as good as John Williams�s scores. Parker even comes up with his own unique variation of the JAWS theme.
  
  

• This movie put the Jaws franchise on life-support
  By A3EW4TUSY1HAXC on 2007-04-23
  This is the point where the Jaws movies officially lost its credibility. It was already pretty shaky after Jaws 2 but this is the moment when the series jumped shark (no pun intended). Through herculian efforts, I convinced myself that what happened in Jaws 2 was possible because maybe the shark in the first one had a girlfriend/boyfriend shark nearby. But a supermassive great white terrorizing the Brody family for a third time?
  
  It's worth noting that this film probably contains a scene or two that have arguably the worst special effects of the whole Jaws series (including Jaws the Revenge). The one that comes to mind is when the shark breaks through the glass and floods the place in the underwater city at the end of the movie. It is not just bad, it is breathtakingly bad. When the shark hits the glass it comes to a complete stop even though the glass it hits has just been shattered into tiny pieces. Imagine throwing a baseball at a window causing it to completely shatter but the ball miraculously does not go through the window. That's the logic that this movie expects you to believe.
  
  One of the few nice things I can say about this movie is that it could have been worse (as Jaws the Revenge proved). And there were some things that I liked: I thought the little (by its standards) baby great white was cute and the dolphins were awesome. But these small elements that I enjoyed are few and far between.
  
  I'll admit that when I was young I must have watched this movie many times. But now that I'm older I've regretted spending so much time watching these movies that made money JUST by their title and little else. They're a waste of time and money and I strongly urge anyone seriously considering buying this to look elsewhere. Stay out of the water and stay away from this.
  
  
• Why did they even make this movie!
  By A1J9K0940RKGKG on 2000-07-21
  For something like a week ago i rented this movie,and thats actully the worst movie i have EVER seen, me and my brother almost laught ourselvs to death.The shark doll they used in this movie can't even be compared with the shark they used in 1975.And all the credit i can give to this movie is the very very cool opening sequence.

  Morten Solberg Norway.
  
  

• I'm amazed
  By A2S4G9OR6FP03B on 1999-10-09
  Jaws 1 was a great movie....Jaws 2 still felt like a jaws movie because all of the original characters are there except for of course Quint and Hooper...But I am amazed at the "good reviews" this movie is getting!! The plot is silly "MAMA IS MAD!!" and the horrible special effects...a shark swimming backwards?? Throw this in the recycle bin and hit delete...this movie was embarrasing!!
  
  
• Simply a crappy movie.
  By A29FF8NM8XWWEY on 2000-10-09
  I did not know that white sharks grow up to 35 feet.DUHH!! They don't! Since when do sharks care for their young? They don't. Baby sharks are on their own since birth and in some cases, the parent tries to eat them. Really fake and cheesy effects. I went back to blockbuster for a $2.14 refund on this movie. Okay for a snowy or rainy day.
  
  
• Very, very bad
  By on 2000-10-24
  Where do I begin? This movie was awful...I had morning sickness that wasn't this bad.

  If being a "ham" were an Olympic event, Bess Armstrong and Louis Gossett, Jr. would sweep the gold medals for this ball of cheese. Dennis Quaid would pull a close second for his amazing performance as a caring boss and drinking buddy/older brother. (Has Dennis Quaid been in a movie in which drinking wasn't his main talent?)

  Anyway, go to the beach, but stay away from this video.
  
  

• 2 Thumbs WAY Down
  By A1BPLB568L0J54 on 2001-07-10
  I'm sorry, but I hate this movie. It's not scarey, the special effects were done to be seen in 3-D and look REALLY bad on a TV, the acting is substandard, and the plot is pretty dumb. If you're a Jaws fan, avoid this film. There is nothing here except an excuse to make a 3-D movie with a shark in it. One positive note for this film. It's not scarey so it's probably the best Jaws movie for kids
  
  
• The most interesting of the movies.
  By A1HETWD3L9ASAD on 2004-03-31
  This film is not the original Jaws, nor is it Jaws 2 or Jaws the revenge. Of the lot of them, this one tries to pass the torch of shark-fighting to Michael Brody, who has even left Amity island. Mike now works at Sea World as the chief engineer, and he is quite proud of his newly created "Undersea kingdom," which is just opening this week.

  This "Undersea kingdom" attracts an experienced Australian shark-hunter (perhaps the Croc-hunter took too many lessons from watching this film) and his assistant.

  It also attracts baby-brother Sean, who has a considerably logical fear of the water. Being trapped on a boat with seventeen teenagers, one of whom is eating while holding you up, would drive anyone to become a cowboy instead of a diver. Sean, however, appears to be an omen of misfortune, for wherever he goes, a shark tends to appear.

  A baby shark swims through the gate which is left open by the rather irresponsible water-skiers. You are set up at the start to think the baby, who detects easy prey, will attack the skiers, but breaking with the tradition of Chrissy and the two rich divers, the skiers survive. If anything, they distract the baby. In a sense, this whole nightmare is partly Kelly's fault.

  Clearly Deep Blue sea stole some ideas from this film, because most of the actual business towards running the park takes place in the underwater control room. It's not merely aesthetics that convinced them to create a gigantic plexi-glass window in front in either film.

  While reunited with his brother, Sean, Mike watches as Kelly hunts Sean like he was a stag. But to Mike, the relationship with senior biologist Katherine is of much greater interest. The only problem I have with Katherine is that her dolphins have a habit of rescuing her. She should be sensible enough to send Dan and Liz, her assistants, into the water instead of her. But, it wouldn't be an action-ATTEMPT (this doesn't succeed, but for farcical horror it is exceptional) if the heroine didn't put herself at risk as well. Besides, the dolphins probably wouldn't rescue Dan or Liz. I assure you it is quite worth it to watch how, just as the shark is about to make a meal of Katherine, her two dolphins show up and start slapping Jaws until she forget about Katherine long enough for her to get away. Biologically, that is how dolphins would put a stop to a shark, because shark cartiledge cannot withstand high amounts of pressure.

  Naturally, Calvin Bouchard, the manager, is far more interested in killing the shark than anything else. At least he doesn't insist on keeping things hushed up. But he doesn't listen to the biologist, period. Had Katherine been able to keep the baby shark herself a bit longer, she might have developed a connection with it. To watch her around animals, even sharks, appears almost druidic in her ability to connect to them. The baby shark attacks her only once, and it soon lets her go.

  And by the way, it is a biological certainty that all great whites, no matter what age, will commit suicide if they are in captivity. They cannot survive without the sea. Ask any icthyologist. Now, bear in mind, they should have realized this. But, hey, a great white is an excellent money-maker, and quite a reputation-builder.

  I love this movie. If you want Jaws to revive itself, you should watch Jaws 2, which is what happens when you lose your supporting cast and have to draw upon pure terror, or Jaws 4, which is what happens when you run out of remaining characters and have to draw on the family. Regretfully, Jaws 4 is how the Jaws situation will ultimately play out, though Ellen's newly developed psychic abilities regaurding sharks mean that the film only makes sense to people who're into that type of thing.

  Possible explaintations for Jaws 4's changes. Clearly between Jaws 3-4, some disconnect has taken place. Mike has obviously become influenced enough by Katherine to abandon engineering and study marine biology, but my guess would be that Katherine decided she should remain with her animals instead of going with him to S. America. Somewhere in this, he meets Carla, an artist and scultress, who obviously has Lea, their daughter, before he met her. Carla is not Katherine! Carla is cruel, and doesn't seem to trust Mike. Katherine is stronger and knows what she wants, but works better with animals than she does with people.
  
  

• One of the worst films of all time.
  By AEGR40GALMDJ4 on 2004-05-05
  Awful. Awful. Awful. Did I say this film was awful. This film is a complete piece of cinema trash. Almost as bad as the fourth installment Jaws 3 is one of the worst animal films ever!!! The film is rediculous. First of all, how does a series of sharks terrorize the same family no matter where they turn. I mean did the great white shark community plant microchips in them or something. This time around "Bruce" makes a trip to Sea World (which by the way is no where near an actual beach) and plans to terrorize all the people who get in it's way. The effects are some of the worst I have ever seen. Ataris have better effects than this film. Do not. I repeat, do not see this movie. It is a total waste of time.
  
  
• Why watch JAWS 3-D without the 3-D?
  By A2K1K7UTD1K75C on 2004-05-28
  JAWS 3-D (that's the actual on screen title of the theatrical version) is a major let down, and the ONLY thing the film has going for it is the 3-D aspect.

  When flattened out and retitled for video, there isn't much left but bad acting, a deadly dull first half and poorly directed action.

  The film was NOT shown in the inferior red/blue 3-D, by the way, but rather in polarized format with clear lens glasses.

  On DVD, Universal could have and should have included a 3-D version along with the modified flat 2-D print. Field Sequential 3-D allows those with a $25 pair of LCD glasses to see a good full color 3-D effect on their home TVs, and one that would approximate the polarized theatrical version fairly well. In fact, such a version of JAWS 3-D was sanctioned by Universal for videodisc release in Japan over a decade ago.
  Instead of remastering it using the latest technology, they stick us with a flat only DVD. Stupid of them, as bootlegs of the 3-D version sell like crazy!

  It's JAWS 3-D, Universal....not JAWS 3.
  
  

• IT'S NOT THAT BAD!
  By AS7SARWT3IKLK on 2007-01-17
  If you don't watch this movie due to the negative reviews then you are missing out on something...not something great but pretty good for a sequel. Some people are just following what others are saying so they won't sound 'uncool' for saying they like it. Let's rewind for a minute or two back to when this movie came out. I saw this in the theatres and I can tell you people jumped during those 3-D shots the same way they did during Friday The 13th part 3 in 3-D! From the chewed off arm to the shark breaking the glass, the effects were not bad at all like most would have you believe.
  
  As for the movie itself, i thought it was pretty good. You have a shark that is in a lagoon that is scary enough. But towards the end when you see the mother shark's tale whip back and forth and break the gate open due to the force of the shark's strength your imagination let's you aleady wonder how big this shark is! You also have the shark hunter in this movie along with his partner that try to cage the shark up to begin with. You have big name stars like Dennis Quaid and Louis Gossett Jr. joining the cast.
  
  Yes you have the stereotype 'must have' in every shark movie guy/girl relationship, the shark hunter, the weak character/brother, the businessman,etc. There are actually to many things going on in this movie in my opinion and I can go into negative things also like anyone else. But the bottom line is this movie has not one, but TWO big sharks. It also has some suspense to it like parts 1 and 2 with the shark coming up on it's victim from behind. And the idea of a big shark swimming around in a sea with an undergound see-though glass structure people are walking in just makes it that much better.
  
  It is NOT Jaws. Nothing will be even close to the first one. It is not Jaws 2 that many would agree is a worthy sequel and the truth is they could have stopped right there and that would be a good set to open/close with. But if you look at Jaws 3 as something other than a sequel and judge it by it's own..heck, pretend it has another name like maybe Shark Attack 5 or something and I am pretty sure you will think this movie is at least better than most have said Jaws 3 is. Not a classic but a good saturday afternoon/night movie.
  
  
• A bomb
  By A1XEEDWWWM1KMT on 2000-07-11
  I loved the first 2 Jaws films. As a child I saw this one also and it scared me, I was in the video saw and decided to rent it. Definatly nott as scary as I remember there were quite a few laughs, unintentially I am sure. the 3D effects were just laughable I had a good time watching it but don't expect to to be horrified.
  
  
• WORST MOVIE EVER MADE A DISGRACE TO THE JAWS NAME
  By on 1998-11-26
  JAWS 3 is the worst film I have ever seen. I even fell asleep watching it. DENNIS QUAID"S acting in this film as well as LOU GOSSETTS JR'S and BESS ARMSTRONG"S acting performances as well leave a lot to be desired. I thought the GREAT WHITE SHAR'KS in this movie looked so fake I couldn't help but laugh at them when I was awake unforunately during the film. I wish that STEVEN SPEILBERG AND PETER BENCHLEY had sued the filmmakers who had made this film which was a disgrace to the JAWS name.
  
  
• If Spielberg were dead, he'd be roling over in his grave
  By on 1999-03-21
  Steven Spielberg's timeless classic "Jaws" made viewers afraid to go in the water for the rest of their lives. It's second sequel, "Jaws 3" will make viewers ashamed and embrassed to admit sitting through it. The acting is terrible, but not half as bad as the idiotic and contrived plot. "Jaws 2" was no gem, but at least it was a tasteful, and mildly stylish outing. Quite honestly, "Jaws 3" is an embrassment to all involved. This is god-awful, but not even HALF as bad as "Jaws the Revenge." Sea World should have sued this movie for representing their employees as arrogant, airhead morons.
  
  
• It's an Abomination Before God and Man! But I Love It!
  By on 1999-07-20
  Hilarious! It's great to watch this on video - you can TELL where the 3-D scares of the theatrical presentation were supposed to be, which makes it all the more humorous. Some of the worst special effects I've ever seen in a movie (and I've seen a LOT of movies). A travesty! Highly Recommended!
  
  
• Terrible. A very cheesy movie.
  By A29FF8NM8XWWEY on 2000-10-08
  Okay, as far as we know, great whites don't grow to 35 feet. Not to mention that the Florida waters are warm and whites don't like warm water. The plot was terrible and the effects were extremely cheesy. If you are into cheep, underwater thrillers, then go ahead and see this movie. I recommend that you do not. Waste of time and money.
  
  
• Still oddly entertaining.
  By A2OXDJP1Z3LNOK on 2001-04-14
  This one is more funny than frightening. Why? It's those ridiculous made for 3D effects that remain long after you lost your cardboard glasses! Again, the Brody clan still gets too close to the water - and Louis Gossett Jr. comes along for the ride! The shark is bigger - and somehow smarter!? The revenge twist shows up - only to be fully envisioned in one of the worst movies ever - Jaws 4.
  
  
• Jaws loses some of his bite
  By A2QRB6L1MCJ53G on 2001-09-04
  I never thought I'd see the day when I would see a Jaws movie that I wasn't that crazy about. Well, "Jaws 3" did just that. This third time around, the ferocious great white shark that has earned a fearsome name called Jaws, is terroizing workers and visitors alike at Sea World, a popular aquatic park.

  As big of a fan as I am of "Jaws" and "Jaws 2," I couldn't even make myself like "Jaws 3" all that much. You might be asking why I think it's so bad, right? Well, really it's not THAT bad, but it's not that good either. I didn't like it much cause it doesn't seem to be related to the first two movies, the special effects are at their worst, and the kills aren't half as exciting or suspenseful as they were in the first two movies.

  Oh yeah, there's even different people this time around. Instead of it having Roy Scheider again, it has Dennis Quaid, Louis Gossett Jr., and several other newbies to the series.

  I recommend anybody who wants to own all the movies in the Jaws series to go ahead and get "Jaws 3," but for anybody else that just wants the best, get "Jaws" and/or "Jaws 2" and skip this third one.
  
  

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• Jaws - The Revenge
• Jaws (30th Anniversary Edition)
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