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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 338275" data-attributes="member: 23">Oh wow. Jaws 2 is the one that&#039;s eluded me on the big screen (I saw the final two films in cinemas first time round).&nbsp; I suppose Jaws 2 isn&#039;t considered classic enough to be re-released in the same way Jaws was, but I did manage to see Supergirl on the big screen again a few years ago thanks to a bad film club, so never say never. I think the PG rating fooled a lot of people into thinking the films were a lot gentler than they were... especially the first one. I think I&#039;d have been seven when my parents first let me watch Jaws on TV, which I&#039;m sure would horrify parents of more recent times.I&#039;m glad it worked out so well for you. Last year was the first in many summers where I didn&#039;t watch Jaws. I think I&#039;d watched too many reaction videos to people watching Jaws for the first time and was all Jawsed out. Same here. It&#039;s been a thrill for me to see a number of Hitchcock films on the big screen over the years, plus a lot of other classics I never dreamt I&#039;d get to see that way. Agreed. It holds up incredibly well. I did wonder about this, and since it was never intended to be 3D I&#039;d feel the same way. If I were to attend a screening it would be because it&#039;s Jaws on the big screen, not because it&#039;s 3D. Wonderful! The whole thing is brilliantly done, but I got the biggest laugh from Quint&#039;s revised chalkboard doodle at 28 seconds.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 338275, member: 23"] Oh wow. [I]Jaws 2[/I] is the one that's eluded me on the big screen (I saw the final two films in cinemas first time round). I suppose [I]Jaws 2 [/I]isn't considered classic enough to be re-released in the same way [I]Jaws[/I] was, but I did manage to see [I]Supergirl[/I] on the big screen again a few years ago thanks to a bad film club, so never say never. I think the PG rating fooled a lot of people into thinking the films were a lot gentler than they were... especially the first one. I think I'd have been seven when my parents first let me watch [I]Jaws[/I] on TV, which I'm sure would horrify parents of more recent times. I'm glad it worked out so well for you. Last year was the first in many summers where I didn't watch Jaws. I think I'd watched too many reaction videos to people watching [I]Jaws[/I] for the first time and was all [I]Jawsed[/I] out. Same here. It's been a thrill for me to see a number of Hitchcock films on the big screen over the years, plus a lot of other classics I never dreamt I'd get to see that way. Agreed. It holds up incredibly well. I did wonder about this, and since it was never intended to be 3D I'd feel the same way. If I were to attend a screening it would be because it's [I]Jaws[/I] on the big screen, not because it's 3D. Wonderful! The whole thing is brilliantly done, but I got the biggest laugh from Quint's revised chalkboard doodle at 28 seconds. [/QUOTE]

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