The 1975 film, Jaws, has been called by some a masterful, visceral and realistic science-fiction suspense/horror-disaster film that taps into the most primal of human fears.

Which is the unseen creature that lurks below the dark surface of the water beyond the beach?

I know what you’re thinking.

Ooooh, scary! (Said very sarcastically.)

Of course, by today’s standards, no, but back in 1975 this was some scary shizit!

Even the tagline for the film was aptly, “Don’t go in the water!”

And this brilliant tagline kept alot of people out of the damn water in the summer of 75′.

Including this back then 5 year old.

Right now, I know that I got alot of you out there thinking, Jaws, 1975, tagline, WTF! What in the hell is this woman talking about?

Well, calm down and i’ll tell you in a second if you would give me a chance!

Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!

Just kiddin’ everybody!

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What really “bites”....................................

Well, at least in my and Jaws opinion, is all of the kudos that back then little known director, Steven Spielberg received.

Don’t get me wrong, alot of it was warranted but the WRITER of the book, Jaws, Peter Benchley only got a fraction of the kudos that Spielberg did, not to mention a fraction of the gross of the film as well.

And he wrote the damn thing!

Even though Steven Spielberg wrote most of the screenplay for the film adaptation of Jaws, I still feel that more credit, kudos and dollars should have went to the WRITER of the book, Jaws, Peter Benchley.

Because let’s face it, if it wasn’t for him, Steven Spielberg and all of the other directors in Hollywood who make blockbuster books into movies and get the majority of the credit while the blockbuster book’s author gets the leftover scraps wouldn’t have those big fat balances in their bank accounts if it weren’t for the blockbuster book’s author, now would they.

P.S. WRITERS rule, even Steven Spielberg but writer’s block suck!