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Post by Broadsword on Feb 12, 2006 18:59:51 GMT -5
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Post by Crowfan on Feb 12, 2006 21:22:06 GMT -5
Bummer. My parents saw "Jaws" in the theater when it came out and that was one movie that they wouldn't let me see as a child. I read the book and when I got older, I did see the movie. Loved both the book and the movie. RIP.
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Post by gihdora on Feb 12, 2006 21:24:59 GMT -5
Damn, well at least we got "Jaws" and "The Deep" to remember. RIP.
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Post by Chuck on Feb 12, 2006 21:58:10 GMT -5
The man who did to the seashore what Bloch and Hitchcock did to the shower. R.I.P.
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Post by Melting Manos on Feb 12, 2006 23:49:38 GMT -5
The author of the book my second favorite movie of all time was made from  R.I.P. P.B |
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Post by colemanfrancis on Feb 26, 2006 0:20:15 GMT -5
I really didn't care for the book. Perhaps it was because I had seen the movie so often, I was expecting about the same story from the book. I don't want to give anything away, but what happens with Matt Hooper (the guy played by Richard Dreyfus) in the book really turned me off on the book. Neverthless, Jaws is IMHO the greatest horror film ever made (just ahead of An American Werewolf In London). I guess benchley's death is why they showed Jaws on the History Channel tonight.
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Post by Shep on Feb 26, 2006 11:45:31 GMT -5
I read several of Benchley's books when I was in the 5th or 6th grade: "Jaws," "The Deep," "The Island," "Girl from the Sea of Cortez," etc. For a kid just getting into reading more "adult novels," his stuff was the perfect fare. He will be missed. |
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Post by Shep on Feb 26, 2006 11:48:11 GMT -5
I really didn't care for the book. Perhaps it was because I had seen the movie so often, I was expecting about the same story from the book. I don't want to give anything away, but what happens with Matt Hooper (the guy played by Richard Dreyfus) in the book really turned me off on the book. Neverthless, Jaws is IMHO the greatest horror film ever made (just ahead of An American Werewolf In London). I guess benchley's death is why they showed Jaws on the History Channel tonight. I agree. The film was better, though Benchley certainly did a pretty good job with those shark attack descriptions. I'll never forget the opening swim/shark attack scene where the girl reaches down to feel her leg and can't find it (!).  Awesome! |
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Post by CBG on Feb 26, 2006 11:58:01 GMT -5
Well, there's the hat trick.
I echo Shep's comment about 'Jaws' being
one of the first 'adult' books I read.
God Bless, Mr. Benchley
Thank You.
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Post by davidbeegah on Feb 26, 2006 13:11:46 GMT -5
RIP Mr Benchley I liked both the movie and book Jaws almost equally. But it can certainly be argued that the movie was as good as the book. Good stuff |
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