Spielberg peaked with Jaws, it’s been downhill ever since.
So did Dreyfuss.
I don't know--I liked Duel better.
it’s been downhill ever since.
Agreed.
You got that right. And some 30 years later, is it safe to say that E.T. sucked? I never did understand why that movie did so well.
But Jaws was perfection. I think it's a good thing the mechanical shark broke down so much during production because it made the movie that much scarier to only see it a few times.
I never cared much for special effects and the gratuitous drawn-out "action scenes" that dominate so many movies these days. For me, if you don't have a good plot, clever dialogue and appropriate music (soundtrack), you have nothing. No matter how many millions you spend on whiz-bang effects.
I saw that movie in 1975 and it wasn't until around 1982 that I was able to wade out into the ocean over my waist again.