# Jaws - 1975 Original Summer Blockbuster- 3D - Imax **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [August 1, 2022, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaws-1975-original-summer-blockbuster-3d-imax/968907 "2022-08-01T06:47:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaws-1975-original-summer-blockbuster-3d-imax/968907/1 "2022-08-01T06:47:00Z")
Trailer! Eeeeeee! Best ever! ! [jaws labor day imax trailer - Google Search](https://www.google.com/search?q=jaws+labor+day+imax+trailer&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:684379f0,vid:USYjnkBBNSc,st:0) ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaws-1975-original-summer-blockbuster-3d-imax/968907/2 "2022-08-01T06:48:48Z")
Yum-dum… Yum-dum… yumdumdumdumdum dumdumdum… ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaws-1975-original-summer-blockbuster-3d-imax/968907/3 "2022-08-01T07:25:29Z")
You’re gonna need a bigger screen. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaws-1975-original-summer-blockbuster-3d-imax/968907/4 "2022-08-01T08:18:29Z")
Some scenes will be extremely intense in 3d. I’m curious how the effect can work without scenes that were shot for 3d? The classic example is \*\*\*throwing a tomahawk at the camera. It looks like its coming through the screen in 3d. \*\*\*A 1950’s western was shot in 3d. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaws-1975-original-summer-blockbuster-3d-imax/968907/5 "2022-08-01T15:14:17Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > You’re gonna need a bigger screen. Cage gets put in 3D you get put in 3D, shark gets put in 3D, our shark. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaws-1975-original-summer-blockbuster-3d-imax/968907/6 "2022-08-01T15:29:08Z")
Eh, probably just a boating accident. Seriously, this is awesome. I rewatch Jaws every summer - last time in the theater was [7 years ago.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaws-on-the-big-screen/722711/14) ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaws-1975-original-summer-blockbuster-3d-imax/968907/7 "2022-08-01T15:31:49Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > I’m curious how the effect can work without scenes that were shot for 3d? The classic example is \*\*\*throwing a tomahawk at the camera. It looks like its coming through the screen in 3d. They’ve been [converting](https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/124965-titanic-how-do-you-convert-a-movie-to-3d-anyway/2) 2D movies to 3D for at least 10 years now. Most of the 3D movies these days (like the MCU movies) aren’t shot natively shot in 3D, it’s all conversion. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaws-1975-original-summer-blockbuster-3d-imax/968907/8 "2022-08-01T15:33:04Z")
That’s interesting. I’m going to try and see Jaws at Imax. The beach scene when people run should be much better in Imax 3d. I watched Jaws last week on tv and it definitely isn’t as impressive. It needs a giant screen. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaws-1975-original-summer-blockbuster-3d-imax/968907/9 "2022-08-01T16:25:22Z")
As I remember reading, the production team had problems getting “Bruce” (what they called the mechanical shark) to work, so it was largely kept off-screen, and that helped. I saw it as a kid in the theater when it was first released and it was a really good, scary movie. I think this was the first inkling that Spielberg was going to be a major director. (And wasn’t it the first summer blockbuster?) ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaws-1975-original-summer-blockbuster-3d-imax/968907/10 "2022-08-01T16:57:27Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > They’ve been [converting](https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/124965-titanic-how-do-you-convert-a-movie-to-3d-anyway/2) 2D movies to 3D for at least 10 years now. Thanks for the info on how this is done. Seems like a daunting effort to really get it right. I was originally under the impression that _Gravity_, which I saw in 3D and thought was incredibly impressive, was natively filmed in 3D. In fact most of it was, but 25 minutes of it was shot in 2D and converted, because of the weight and bulk of the 3D camera rigs that made them impractical for some of the tricky shots. All of it was equally impressive. > [@aceplace57](#): > > The beach scene when people run should be much better in Imax 3d. I believe that the IMAX release of _Jaws_ and the 3D release are two different things. The 3D release is supposed to be in RealD 3D, a digital format for conventional screens. And I’m pretty sure that the IMAX releases of both _Jaws_ and _ET_ will be only in digital IMAX. Which personally I think is a terrific medium, but purists (including Christopher Nolan) feel that the 70mm horizontal film format is far superior. But digital IMAX is pretty sophisticated and impressive, using two advanced projectors operating in parallel to produce an image of stunning brightness and resolution compared to any other digital format.\* \* To be completely accurate, it’s not that digital IMAX looks exceptionally sharp or exceptionally bright, it’s just that it looks like a good ordinary theatrical image while also being VERY VERY LARGE! ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaws-1975-original-summer-blockbuster-3d-imax/968907/11 "2022-08-01T17:34:59Z")
I’ll be the one sneaking fake body parts into the theatre, and when gore starts flying out in 3-D I’ll pull out a fake foot or hand, hold it up and scream. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaws-1975-original-summer-blockbuster-3d-imax/968907/12 "2022-08-01T19:29:57Z")
There were scenes in _Gravity_ that honestly made it seem like objects were flying out of the screen into the theater. The 3D effects were not overdone, and just seemed like a natural course of the action, and the sophistication of the technology plus the refined and restrained direction of Alfonso Cuarón along with the fact that this was the first 3D movie I had ever seen is what impressed the hell out of me! ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaws-1975-original-summer-blockbuster-3d-imax/968907/13 "2022-08-01T20:00:57Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > Cage gets put in 3D you get put in 3D, shark gets put in 3D, our shark. Here’s to swimmin’ with three-dimensional women. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2022, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaws-1975-original-summer-blockbuster-3d-imax/968907/14 "2022-09-05T19:02:58Z")
I did see the Imax version of Jaws (non-3D) over the weekend at Jordan’s furniture in Reading MA. It was amazing. As I said before, I watch Jaws every summer, and this one just blew me away. The visuals were stunning, but the sound was simply unbelievable. The music, the sound effects, the actors - everything was crystal clear and astonishingly precise. I swear I heard and saw things I never noticed before in 30+ viewings. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaws-1975-original-summer-blockbuster-3d-imax/968907/15 "2022-09-06T19:03:41Z")
Just posting to share [this.](https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1975/11/09) If the link doesn’t work, it’s November 9th, 1975. Because of this strip, Mr. Rilch and I call that movie “Elbows”. And as long as I’m rambling, I may have posted about this before, but here goes. Back in the 2000s, Mr. Rilch had some 8mm reels filmed during his family vacations Down the Shore. He had them converted to DVD, and was playing them back. “Looks like Amity Island,” he said. “You know, back when movie extras looked like people, not professional actors/models?” A few minutes later, our friend/neighbor came in, glanced at the TV and said “Oh cool – Jaws!” ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2022, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaws-1975-original-summer-blockbuster-3d-imax/968907/16 "2022-09-07T04:15:16Z")
Link works perfect, and that’s really a funny sub reference! Saw RealD 3D on Sunday. Holy crap. It was perfect. No “extended” or”expanded” scenes. Same movie, start to end, reverted to 3D. I have bad vision. Horrific vision, in fact. The glasses over my glasses were perfect. The splashing of the water was a couple feet in front of me. I pulled my legs off the floor when Chrissy was being eaten. So well done. Crowd was calm, didn’t shout out lines. (Thank fuck). Going to see again on Thursday. So fantastic,I’ll never see it the same way again. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2022, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaws-1975-original-summer-blockbuster-3d-imax/968907/17 "2022-09-07T13:48:29Z")
Damn, now I might have to go again this weekend to see it in 3D. I was avoiding it, because I’ve got awful memories of the third movie - “Jaws 3-D” from 1983, but based on your recommendation I’ll see if I can grab a showing. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2022, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaws-1975-original-summer-blockbuster-3d-imax/968907/18 "2022-09-07T15:06:14Z")
> [@Locrian](#): > > Link works perfect, and that’s really a funny sub reference! What, precisely, is a sub reference? I googled it, but I’m still not quite sure. Anyway, glad you’re amused! ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2025, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaws-1975-original-summer-blockbuster-3d-imax/968907/19 "2025-06-16T18:25:21Z")
In case anyone is interested all 4 Jaws movies are now screening on Peacock to celebrate its 50th anniversary: > **[When and Where to Stream the Jaws Movies for the 50th Anniversary](https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/how-and-where-to-stream-the-jaws-movies-on-peacock)** > > It’s been 50 years since Steven Spielberg made us all a little scared to get in the water with the first Jaws film, and to mark the occasion it’s a great time to binge the ultimate summer movie — plus its sequels. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2025, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaws-1975-original-summer-blockbuster-3d-imax/968907/20 "2025-06-17T13:41:15Z")
Earlier this year – and in honor of the 50th anniversary of the release of **Jaws** – we saw **The Shark is Broken** , a play by Ian Shaw (Robert Shaw’s son, and who played his father in some of the stagings) and Joseph Nixon. The show has already had a Broadway run, and is now touring in the US (It’s in Pittsburgh this month) and in the UK and Ireland. Worth seeing – it’s a somewhat comedic take on the dynamics between lead actors Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, and Roy Scheider. Scheider acts as peacemaker between the feuding Dreyfuss and Shaw (Dreyfuss sees Shaw as pretentious, Shaw sees Dreyfuss as undertalented. Dreyfuss, the only survivor of the three, isn’t happy with his portrayal, thinking they made too much of the feud, and made him too much the Fool.) Definitely worth a look. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaws-1975-original-summer-blockbuster-3d-imax/968907.md?page=2)