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The new Jason Statham late-summer vehicle THE MEG, like so many middling shark movies before it, can trace its lineage directly to the 1975 film that made us afraid to go into the water: Steven Spielberg’s JAWS. In this half of our sharktastic discussion, we’re diving in (cautiously) to what your NPS crew considers a perfect movie, considering what gives JAWS its hidden depths, what it told us about the director Spielberg would become, and whether its impact on the blockbuster model is a net positive for movies. Plus, some feedback on our recent MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE and SORRY TO BOTHER YOU episodes.
Please share your comments, thoughts, and questions about JAWS, THE MEG, or both by sending an email to [email protected], or leaving a short voicemail at (773) 234-9730.
Show Notes
Works Cited:
• “The great lost Jaws rip-off” by Keith Phipps
• “The men, monsters, and troubled waters of Jaws” by Noel Murray, Keith Phipps, Nathan Rabin, Tasha Robinson, and Scott Tobias
Outro Music: Dwight Twilley Band, “Shark”
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By Genevieve Koski, Keith Phipps, Tasha Robinson & Scott Tobias4.6
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The new Jason Statham late-summer vehicle THE MEG, like so many middling shark movies before it, can trace its lineage directly to the 1975 film that made us afraid to go into the water: Steven Spielberg’s JAWS. In this half of our sharktastic discussion, we’re diving in (cautiously) to what your NPS crew considers a perfect movie, considering what gives JAWS its hidden depths, what it told us about the director Spielberg would become, and whether its impact on the blockbuster model is a net positive for movies. Plus, some feedback on our recent MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE and SORRY TO BOTHER YOU episodes.
Please share your comments, thoughts, and questions about JAWS, THE MEG, or both by sending an email to [email protected], or leaving a short voicemail at (773) 234-9730.
Show Notes
Works Cited:
• “The great lost Jaws rip-off” by Keith Phipps
• “The men, monsters, and troubled waters of Jaws” by Noel Murray, Keith Phipps, Nathan Rabin, Tasha Robinson, and Scott Tobias
Outro Music: Dwight Twilley Band, “Shark”
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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