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#142: (Pt. 1) Jaws / The Meg
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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Aug 21, 2018
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Podcast episode
Description
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 comments@nextpictureshow.net, or leaving a short voicemail at (773) 234-9730. Show NotesWorks 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 TobiasOutro Music: Dwight Twilley Band, “Shark”Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Aug 21, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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