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Jaws 3-D (1983)
Director: Joe Alves
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Bess Armstrong, Simon MacCorkindale, Louis Gossett Jr, Leia Thompson
Genre: Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Mike Brody (Dennis Quaid) now grown, runs into shark problems at Florida's Sea World theme park. Along with his girlfriend...marine biologist (Bess Armstrong) they must stop a 35-foot Great White shark that has become trapped in the park's artificial lagoon.
Not as bad as you might think...This third installment in the Jaws franchise is often panned as being really, really bad...but guess what? I liked it. The key is knowing that the 3D effects on a 2D TV are going to look silly! But back in the day this was cutting edge for 3D and when properly viewed in the theater the 3D effects were pretty cool.
That's a 3D severed arm.
Jaws 3D is a fun film, that in some ways isn't as tense as the first two. What it does right is give us some believable characters filmed on location in Florida at Sea Word.
I really liked Dennis Quaid paired with Bess Armstrong, they made a good team and along with other 80's greats Lou Gossett Jr and Leia Thompson, we have an interesting cast, that truth be told is more interesting than the shark itself.
The good guys: Dennis Quaid and Bess Armstrong.
The bad guys...munch, munch, munch.
Jaws 3D feels like one of those fun 1950s monster movies, more than a thriller-horror. Adding to the feel is that only the bad guys & jerks get eaten by the shark. Which is very different than the first movie and made this more of a popcorn flick where I'm rooting for the shark!
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Bess Armstrong, Simon MacCorkindale, Louis Gossett Jr, Leia Thompson
Genre: Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Mike Brody (Dennis Quaid) now grown, runs into shark problems at Florida's Sea World theme park. Along with his girlfriend...marine biologist (Bess Armstrong) they must stop a 35-foot Great White shark that has become trapped in the park's artificial lagoon.
Not as bad as you might think...This third installment in the Jaws franchise is often panned as being really, really bad...but guess what? I liked it. The key is knowing that the 3D effects on a 2D TV are going to look silly! But back in the day this was cutting edge for 3D and when properly viewed in the theater the 3D effects were pretty cool.
That's a 3D severed arm.
Jaws 3D is a fun film, that in some ways isn't as tense as the first two. What it does right is give us some believable characters filmed on location in Florida at Sea Word.
I really liked Dennis Quaid paired with Bess Armstrong, they made a good team and along with other 80's greats Lou Gossett Jr and Leia Thompson, we have an interesting cast, that truth be told is more interesting than the shark itself.
The good guys: Dennis Quaid and Bess Armstrong.
The bad guys...munch, munch, munch.
Jaws 3D feels like one of those fun 1950s monster movies, more than a thriller-horror. Adding to the feel is that only the bad guys & jerks get eaten by the shark. Which is very different than the first movie and made this more of a popcorn flick where I'm rooting for the shark!