An ocean-themed Florida amusement park comes under attack from an angry Great White shark in this third installment of the horror series. The film maintains only a loose relationship to the original Steven Spielberg hit, centering on Mike (Dennis Quaid) and Sean (John Putch), the sons of police chief Martin Brody (originally played by Roy Scheider). Mike works at Sea World, where a baby Great White shark has accidentially been let into the park. Soon, the baby's vicious and extremely powerful mother comes in search of her child. The film focuses most of its attention on the series of tense shark attacks that follow, as tourists run for their lives while the park workers struggle to destroy the sharp-toothed beast. The suspense sequences were made somewhat more memorable during the film's original release with 3-D photography, an attribute lost on video, thereby removing the most distinctive element of an otherwise run-of-the-mill sequel.
Customer Rating
4
Oldie but Goodie
on May 22, 2010
Posted by: Amy1074
from Millbury, MA
Jaws 3 was a little off the beaten path of the Jaws series, but the actors made it memorable. The fact that it was filmed at Sea World was fantastic, because it makes you think, 'could something like that really happen at Sea World?' The only thing I don't like about it is that it was originally released in 3D, and now when I watch it, it's just not the same experience. The movie itself, however will always be listed as one of my "Cult Classics," even if no one else thinks it is.
What's great about it: Dennis Quaid!
What's not so great: Originally 3D, just not the same.