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Old 06-24-2009, 01:40 PM   #60
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The point wasn't that Tranformers 2 or Terminator 4 should be as good as Jaws or Star Wars -- few films are. The point was that those earlier summer blockbuster special effects extravaganzas were actually made with care taken to characterization and story. They weren't just an excuse to show stuff blowing up real good for two hours.
Jaws was deep on story?? Jaws was huge back then because it was scary as hell and it was something that people hadn't seen before. It still holds up today because of its intensity and and great musical score that still makes going into the water terrifying for some people. Jaws was never big because of its great story.

Shark eats people, scares little town, crew of three go out to hunt and kill it. It was simple and it worked, but I don't know how much time and care was put into the story.
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