50 Reasons Why Jaws Might Just Be The Greatest Film of All Time

26. Amity Island Poster Vandalism

"Now why don't you take a long hard look at that sign. Those proportions are correct". €”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€“

27. Masters Most Genres

Jaws works equally as a suspenseful thriller, terrifying horror movie and riveting seafaring swashbuckling adventure. €”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€“

28. Painfully Funny Moments

From a close up glimpse of old man tits, to Brody pouring himself a pint of red wine to Hooper's aforementioned "...she broke my heart" chestnut and subsequent snarky Quint impersonation "Eye, eye capan!", Jaws has moments to rival the classiest comedies. €”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€“

29. Sound Design

Rightfully winning an Oscar! €”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€“

30. The Orca

Quint's vessel perfectly reflects his character: old, worn out but still chugging away. Those cool guys at McFarlane Toys actually released an awesome toy celebrating The Orca and poor Quint's gruesome demise!
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Oliver Pfeiffer is a freelance writer who trained at the British Film Institute. He joined OWF in 2007 and now contributes as a Features Writer. Since becoming Obsessed with Film he has interviewed such diverse talents as actors Keanu Reeves, Tobin Bell, Dave Prowse and Naomie Harris, new Hammer Studios Head Simon Oakes and Hollywood filmmakers James Mangold, Scott Derrickson and Uk director Justin Chadwick. Previously he contributed to dimsum.co.uk and has had other articles published in Empire, Hecklerspray, Se7en Magazine, Pop Matters, The Fulham & Hammersmith Chronicle and more recently SciFiNow Magazine and The Guardian. He loves anything directed by Cronenberg, Lynch, Weir, Haneke, Herzog, Kubrick and Hitchcock and always has time for Hammer horror films, Ealing comedies and those twisted Giallo movies. His blog is: http://sites.google.com/site/oliverpfeiffer102/