The Nextlander Watchcast 001: JAWS (1975)
Added 2022-07-04 14:00:09 +0000 UTCAlex, Brad, and Vinny have begun their journey into the wild world of media you watch instead of playing, and we're kicking things off with one of Brad's blockbuster blindspots in Steven Spielberg's JAWS!
CHAPTERS
(00:00:00) - NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate in versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening.
(00:00:38) - Intro
(00:03:38) - It's JAWS!
(00:06:23) - Brad's historical factoid, and Vinny's first time with JAWS.
(00:09:26) - A little bit about the novel.
(00:10:06) - The invention of the modern blockbuster, and some trivia.
(00:14:22) - Vinny thought that opening scene was gonna be goofier.
(00:17:40) - Brad's initial impressions, talkin' about the first half and the main characters.
(00:21:27) - The politics of JAWS.
(00:23:20) - How many people does JAWS kill?
(00:25:15) - A few more things about that first half of the movie.
(00:32:15) - A couple of Vinny's favorite lines.
(00:34:01) - The undoing of Roy Scheider.
(00:36:17) - The tiger shark red herring.
(00:37:54) - Break!
(00:38:13) - We're back and talking the killer second half.
(00:42:12) - Just guys being dudes out on the water.
(00:47:02) - The horror of the shark.
(00:47:53) - It all goes to hell.
(00:51:09) - Brad didn't know how the shark gets got.
(00:54:00) - A couple of bits Vinny wanted to touch on from earlier and the ending.
(00:59:17) - If you made JAWS today.
(01:00:20) - Is JAWS still a classic?
(01:02:33) - Vinny asks the most important question.
(01:06:18) - Bold statements are made!
(01:07:40) - Will JAWS ever be remade?
(01:08:37) - Brad's final critical opinion.
(01:11:24) - Taking us out!
Comments
That intro was 🔥🔥🔥
Paul
2023-10-15 01:37:39 +0000 UTCI was hoping for a commentary track, but I know that must be hard with you guys in opposite coasts. But this format is great. 👍 also there are a bunch of 90s movies I watched on tnt/tbs so I've only seen half the movie, or the censored version.
Mari Parker
2022-07-13 15:11:54 +0000 UTCAgreed. I assumed when it was announced that it’d be a commentary track and was ready to “Mark as Played” the Watchcast episodes (which is completely fine. Some love it, commentary tracks just aren’t for me). Ended up loving the episode!
anotherheadforhydra
2022-07-08 13:32:33 +0000 UTCCan I saw how glad I am this isn’t in a film and fourties’ format? I could never seem to line up the movie quite right and it as always so hard to get it right that I just avoided it. This is so much better, thank you.
Andy Claiborn
2022-07-07 14:27:50 +0000 UTC
