Jaws (Blu-ray + Digital Copy + UV Copy)

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but Jaws indelibly established Spielberg as one of the cinema masters of his generation. The film is brisk, brilliantly their luster as the years progress, but Jaws if anything has only grown in stature in the more than 35 years As much attention as image quality typically gets on major Blu-ray releases, for some reason people tend to give the audio Shot anamorphically on mostly 35mm with Panavision Panaflex cameras and lenses, the film has been given a brand new 4K digital intermediate of its new restoration which is what has been used for this release. It houses a native 3840 x 2160p resolution image in a slightly reduced 2.35:1 aspect ratio (notes state that theatrically it was released with a 2.39:1 ratio) that also utilises 10-bit video depth, WCG and HDR10 grading (no Dolby Vision), all of which has been encoded using the HEVC/H.265 video codec. Jaws was shot photochemically on 35 mm film using Arriflex 35-III and Panavision Panaflex cameras with anamorphic lenses and was finished on film in the 2.35:1 “scope” ratio for its theatrical exhibition. As part of Universal’s 100th anniversary in 2012, a decision was made to restore and preserve Jaws for the future. The film’s original camera negative was wet gate scanned in native 4K. The image was then digitally cleaned to remove scratches, dirt, and other age-related artifacts. A new 4K DI was created along with a new film-out negative. For its release on Ultra HD, a new HDR color grade was completed too (and fans will be glad to know that HDR10, HDR10+, and Dolby Vision options are all included). Despite the fact that this restoration was done 8 years ago, the result is gorgeous. Save for titles and transitions done optically (which means you’re looking at internegative rather than the camera neg), and a few shots in which the focus is a little soft, the improvement in fine detailing is very pleasing. Grain is intact, at a light-moderate level, allowing the image to retain all of its original photochemical character. The HDR grade has been done with a light hand, adding just a little pop to the image. Shadows are a bit deeper, highlights are more naturally luminous but never blown out. Only a couple of image tweaks have been done (notably an adjustment to ensure that the brightness levels of the night sky, as seen through the windows of the Orca’s cabin, match at all times) but these were visible in the 2012 Blu-ray as well (reviewed here at The Bits). The film’s colors benefit the most on Ultra HD, exhibiting a richer luster and more nuanced shadings. Yet remarkably, this film still looks like a production of its day—it retains that familiar Eastman color look. This is a very pleasing 4K presentation of a 1970s vintage film.

The Shark is Still Working: The Impact and Legacy of Jaws– In this we get some interviews with the cast and crew as well as director Steven Spielberg. Some other filmmakers such as Kevin Smith and M. Night Shyamalan chime in as well. Broken up into ten chapters, we get a look at pretty much everything that went into the making of this monumental classic and it’s a must see for any fan of the film. From the Set (SD, 9 min) — Originally produced and aired in 1974, this is a British news featurette hosted by Iain Johnstone that functions pretty much like a promotional piece with an interview of Spielberg and BTS footage. his film to look. In my hardly ever humble opinion, this is certainly one of the finest high definition presentations of a

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it never fails to execute a jump; that holding on the hole for a few seconds more than you remember gets you every time – it’s masterful. could he harvested was for this transfer, utilizing a wet gate scan that sought to remove as many scratches as possible sound field. Fidelity is superb and John Williams' towering score sounds magnificent. There's also a new clarity and Very, very good. This is not a modern film with modern technical foundations, but the core film elements thrive on the UHD format. The picture's

this hapless young woman, and soon Amity's medical examiner is chiming in that she was killed by a shark. Thecouldn't get a realistic looking shark to work properly, and so Spielberg had to invent other ways of suggesting menace. white titles are bold and brilliant rather than flat and faded, as on the Blu-ray. The bold red letters revealing the film's title gain significant Is there anyone who actually hasn't seen Jaws? It seems inconceivable, though I've been personally surprised What ensued was a brilliant model of alluding to terror rather than depicting it outright, and Spielberg's "workaround"