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Jaws - 50th Anniversary Limited Edition Steelbook 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (Bilingual)

Roy Scheider (Actor), Lorraine Gary (Actor) Format: Blu-ray
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Product Description

Directed by Academy Award? winner Steven Spielberg, Jaws set the standard for edge-of-your-seat suspense, quickly becoming a cultural phenomenon and forever changing the movie industry. When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police (Roy Scheider), a young marine biologist (Richard Dreyfuss) and a grizzled shark hunter (Robert Shaw) embark on a desperate quest to destroy the beast before it strikes again. Featuring an unforgettable score that evokes pure terror, Jaws remains one of the most influential and gripping adventures in motion picture history.


Bonus Content:

  • Features Dolby Vision and HDR10+ for Brighter, Deeper, More Lifelike Color
  • The Making of Jaws
  • The Shark is Still Working: The Impact and Legacy of Jaws
  • Jaws: The Restoration
  • Deleted Scenes and Outtakes
  • From the Set
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of Jaws
  • Storyboards
  • Production Photos
  • Marketing Jaws
  • Jaws Phenomenon
  • Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
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Special Features

  • Features Dolby Vision and HDR10+ for Brighter, Deeper, More Lifelike Color
  • The Making of Jaws
  • The Shark is Still Working: The Impact and Legacy of Jaws
  • Jaws: The Restoration
  • Deleted Scenes and Outtakes
  • From the Set
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of Jaws
  • Storyboards
  • Production Photos
  • Marketing Jaws
  • Jaws Phenomenon
  • Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
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Product details

  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Parcel Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 17.2 x 13.8 x 1.6 cm; 200 g
  • Canadian Home Video Rating ‏ : ‎ Ages 14 and over
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC, Subtitled, 4K
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 4 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ June 17 2025
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary, Carl Gottlieb
  • Language ‏ : ‎ French (DTS 5.1), Spanish (DTS 5.1)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ David Brown
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0F6VQWL29
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ Peter Benchley, Carl Gottlieb
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Customers are satisfied with the quality of the movie. They mention it's incredible, awesome, and one of their favourite movies of all time. Some say it's not bad for movie night, fantastic for fish lovers, and a great collector video.

"Great Thank you!! One of the greatest films of the 1970"s" Read more

"...If you're already a fan of this incredible movie than this edition is truly a must to add to your collection as you have never experienced Jaws..." Read more

"AMAZING MOVIE! I¡¯m a a 41 yr old horror fan, I¡¯ve never seen Jaws until now lol. Wow so good, how I let this pass me by I have no idea...." Read more

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Customers are satisfied with the appearance of the Blu-ray. They mention it looks fantastic by comparison, has an amazing picture and superb sound effects. Customers also say it's a classic summertime viewing and a cool product.

"Jaws 2 best it¡¯s looked to date beautiful 4K upgrade . Comes with original art work on an outstanding looking slipcover !!..." Read more

"...The transfer is great. Very nice looking on my Sony X800...." Read more

"Such a good sequel...underrated in my opinion...and looks amazing in 4k now" Read more

"...For a movie made in the 70's it looks and sounds fantastic...." Read more

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Customers are satisfied with the picture quality of the Blu-ray movie. They mention the 4K transfer looks great and the image is great.

"...expecting it to be a good, i'm actually blown away by the quality of both the picture and sound!!..." Read more

"...Wow so good, how I let this pass me by I have no idea. Picture quality GREAT, sounds GREAT and tons of special features. THANKS AMAZON!" Read more

"I have always loved this film. And now to watch it on 4k is sublime!! It comes with a booklet about the movie as well. Great purchase" Read more

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Customers are satisfied with the quality of the movie. They mention it's an excellent set, the best in the Jaws franchise, and the ultimate version of JAWS yet.

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"Loved getting this one in the mail. Classic. Had to double (or maybe triple?) dip this one. Nice presentation box with lenticular cover...." Read more

"...One of Roy Scheider's best films. It's a fantastic movie, a true classic, infinitely quotable and worth a watch at least once a year...." Read more

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"It's a great movie, a well known classic that you can enjoy many times. The film is worth owning and I won't waste any more time on the film itself...." Read more

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"...however I put it through my receivers dts neural x function which sounded great! Jaws 2 was an excellent sequel to the original in my opinion ...." Read more

"...Picture quality GREAT, sounds GREAT and tons of special features. THANKS AMAZON!" Read more

"...Colors pop. Sounds are great. This is a classic movie. Great price." Read more

"...pop, sharpness and clarity have to be seen and it also has Dolby Atmos soundtrack. For a movie made in the 70's it looks and sounds fantastic...." Read more

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"...how terrible the third and fourth Jaws films are, this one is surprisingly effective." Read more

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JAWS 2 SIMPLY AWESOME!!
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JAWS 2 SIMPLY AWESOME!!
Jaws 2 best it¡¯s looked to date beautiful 4K upgrade . Comes with original art work on an outstanding looking slipcover !! I like the 45th anniversary sticker although I dunno why it wasn¡¯t bilingual which I would have preferred . Ah well still a fan! Blu ray included is the same one from 2016. Dts 2.0 is not my favourite track but it¡¯s a classic & acceptable however I put it through my receivers dts neural x function which sounded great! Jaws 2 was an excellent sequel to the original in my opinion . What¡¯s not to love about JAWS ! Definitely recommend! I¡¯ll give it 5 ?????????? thank you Â鶹Çø ?
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  • Mark Stanton
    5.0 out of 5 stars quality and style that i like .........
    Reviewed in Canada on June 17, 2025
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    Great Thank you!! One of the greatest films of the 1970"s
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Parfait
    Reviewed in Canada on April 27, 2025
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  • Jamie Dixon
    5.0 out of 5 stars Stellar remastering of a classic!
    Reviewed in Canada on September 10, 2012
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    I'm not going to bother reviewing the movie Jaws itself, but rather just comment on how absolutely astounding that the remastering of this classic movie truly is. While i was expecting it to be a good, i'm actually blown away by the quality of both the picture and sound!! The movie itself was shot in 1975, but with the meticulous care that went into this restoration one would never know (other than the 70's styles of course) as even when comparing it to the recent remastering of other major movies filmed just in the 90's such as Jurassic Park and The Lost World (filmed 18 and 22 years after Jaws) which indeed have quite a bit of grain to their picture to which there unbelievably isn't any here.
    Universal is doing some wonderful remastering this year on account of their 100'th anniversary, but here they've really outdone themselves with this true classic for every frame has been lovingly restored to practical perfection in a process which had taken over 5000 hours to do. Jaws is one of my all time faves and i've seen it at least 20 times in 30 years, but i've already seen this edition on bluray 4 times in less than a month. If you're already a fan of this incredible movie than this edition is truly a must to add to your collection as you have never experienced Jaws like this and if you haven't seen it yet then now is the time and this is indeed the way. Jaws (1975) (Universal's 100th Anniversary Edition) [Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy]
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  • timvallillee
    5.0 out of 5 stars Jaws bites again
    Reviewed in Canada on October 30, 2024
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    My Jaws shower curtain was 95% perfect. I just wish it had the word ¡°Jaws¡± about the swimmer. But the quality was still top notch!! I love it!!
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  • VINCENT69
    5.0 out of 5 stars JAWS 2 SIMPLY AWESOME!!
    Reviewed in Canada on July 12, 2023
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    Jaws 2 best it¡¯s looked to date beautiful 4K upgrade . Comes with original art work on an outstanding looking slipcover !! I like the 45th anniversary sticker although I dunno why it wasn¡¯t bilingual which I would have preferred . Ah well still a fan!
    Blu ray included is the same one from 2016. Dts 2.0 is not my favourite track but it¡¯s a classic & acceptable however I put it through my receivers dts neural x function which sounded great! Jaws 2 was an excellent sequel to the original in my opinion . What¡¯s not to love about JAWS ! Definitely recommend! I¡¯ll give it 5 ?????????? thank you Â鶹Çø ?
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    JAWS 2 SIMPLY AWESOME!!

    Reviewed in Canada on July 12, 2023
    Jaws 2 best it¡¯s looked to date beautiful 4K upgrade . Comes with original art work on an outstanding looking slipcover !! I like the 45th anniversary sticker although I dunno why it wasn¡¯t bilingual which I would have preferred . Ah well still a fan!
    Blu ray included is the same one from 2016. Dts 2.0 is not my favourite track but it¡¯s a classic & acceptable however I put it through my receivers dts neural x function which sounded great! Jaws 2 was an excellent sequel to the original in my opinion . What¡¯s not to love about JAWS ! Definitely recommend! I¡¯ll give it 5 ?????????? thank you Â鶹Çø ?
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  • Warren Ketter
    4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent 4K transfer on the only Jaws sequel worth watching.
    Reviewed in Canada on September 2, 2023
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    Given how terrible the third and fourth Jaws films are, this one is surprisingly effective.
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  • Robichaud Ronnie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Films
    Reviewed in Canada on November 18, 2024
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    Tres satisfait du produit, merci
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  • Alan Martel
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Movie
    Reviewed in Canada on October 25, 2024
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  • AGD
    5.0 out of 5 stars WE'RE GOING TO NEED A BETTER MEDIUM...
    Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2012
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    YOU'RE GONNA NEED A BETTER MEDIUM..., 2 Sep 2012
    JAWS THE BLU RAY
    "What we have here is a perfect movie, all it does is entertain, terrify adults and give little kids nightmares all night long..."
    Like most people from my generation, I have a strange but very personal history with this movie. When it first came out I was not able to see it, I think I was thought to be too young. (The Poster did after all warn that this movie might be a bit too intense for little kids). My older brother saw it when it first came out and being a kid who lived inside his own head most of the time; he was able to remember every single line in the movie.
    I come from the Bogside in Derry of Northern Ireland and I had absolutely no idea what a shark was, no concept at all - my brother Paddy, told me it was like a goldfish that was grey, that it was about the size of a bus and that it had rows of teeth the size of steak knives, oh yeah, and it also could bite a man clear in half below the waist - Yikes!.
    One Halloween's night, a very stormy night if I recall correctly, in a friend's house, we sat, three friends and I, (all of us thought too young to see the film), under the kitchen table in the dark with a candle, and line by line, doing incredibly accurate impersonations of all the characters, the sound effects, the music, the screams from the onlooking bathers as people were eaten alive, my bother created out of the darkness of our overactive imaginations the entire 2hour plus movie and we were rooted to the spot and terrified beyond belief for every minute of that tale. When the shark was about to attack my brother did the two note music and that just built the tension even more than his vivid depictions of the mayhem off Amity.
    When I finally saw the movie for the first time it was as a double bill with Jaws 2, - How lucky was I!!! - (which I think is still a pretty decent sequel but could have been better if Spielberg had a hand in it).
    Needless to say, Jaws blew me out of my seat and when I had my first glimpse of what a grey goldfish the size of a bus with knives for teeth looked like up close on the big screen I told myself never ever to set foot in the ocean.
    When Ben Gardener made his unexpected appearance from the jagged hole, I shot clear out of my seat as my heart jumped right out of my shrieking lungs; the timing, o boy, the timing of that appearance was sheer brilliance and from that moment on, whenever there was water on screen, even a slither of it, I was all bunched up in tension with my eyes darting all over just to make sure that monster was not about to suddenly pop from out of the screen to chomp on me.
    As a kid from a slum, when I first saw the Chief's car driving along the beach road at the beginning of the movie I turned to my friend watching with me and told him that one day I would get out of the ghetto and live in a place just like Amity Island and strangely enough, I happen to live now in the very place where the underwater shots of the real shark attacking the cage was shot - Port Lincoln South Australia - a place that looks quite a lot like ole Amity - Weird or what, right?
    I loved the movie and still consider it to be one of the most perfect movies ever made, great, mind blowing opening, and great pace, characters you care about, funny, frightening, and suspenseful with a great ending that makes you want to jump up and down on your chair and cheer.
    I later read the novel in school, the version without the steamy affair between Hooper and Ellen Brody, and I loved that too. I went on to read Jaws 2 by Hank Searle and that was even better than the sequel movie, (I recommend it).
    Over the years I have watched Jaws a number of times in different mediums, the last time being the DVD 2 Disc Edition and I have to say it is still one of my favourite films.
    I have ordered it on Blu Ray and although it has still to arrive, I know it will be money well spent because Spielberg has had a hand in the restoration and if there is anything evident about this man when it comes to movies it is he is a perfectionist so I know I am going to have my socks blown off when I finally get to see my favourite film in HD for the first time.
    I am already planning a Jaws fest with my eldest daughter, Storm, who also loves Jaws, she has yet to see Jaws 2, and so it is going to be great to watch the first one on Blu Ray and the second one on DVD. I have also ordered the Jaws Novels, 1 & 2, and the Jaws Log by Carl Gottlieb; maybe I should try and get a poster too!
    I would like to say thank-you to all the people involved in the making of this movie and to those responsible for bringing it on to Blu Ray because even when we first watched it on video and DVD we all knew the makers were going to need a bigger boat to do this movie justice.
    There I got in the best line in the movie.
    Great novel, great story, great actors, Roy, Richard & Robert, great screenplay, great cinematography, and brilliant directing from a guy young enough not to know the difference between courage and stupidity.
    Can't wait to get back in the water...
    UPDATE...
    Just received the blu ray and watched it immediately and I suppose the question on everyone's lips is does this transfer deserve me updating from the 30th Anniversary 2 Disc DVD Edition and the answer is YES-INDEEDYDOODY, YOU CAN BET YOUR GRANDPA'S BACK MOLARS AND YOUR GRANDMA'S PRETTY GREY HAIR - That is if he still has them and she isn't as bald and wispy as a China Man's chin -
    The images are crisp on this baby now, I noticed things I had never noticed before and I loved that fact, the colours are glorious, the night time water shots are stunning, the blue skies oh so blue, the aqua waters crystal, the sheen of sweat on skin so clear you can see the pores on Chief Brody forehead, all of it wonderfully upgraded. This movie looks even better than it did when it first screened, and let's not forget, this is a 36 year old movie we are talking about. The underwater shots of the shark are especially good and one has to include the eeriness of the SS Indianapolis scene with the whales singing to each other in the background; which brings me to the sound, oh dear me, the sound, when that shark is on its way and the music tells you so, the sound in 7.1 is spine tingling, the hairs on your neck stand up, absolutely brilliant.
    And as for the extras, well, we still get all the extras from the 30th Anniversary Edition, including the great Making Of, which ran at 1 hour and 40 minutes and I thought when I first saw that that it was brilliant, I loved all the behind the scenes information; however, the Blu Ray goes even further with another feature length doco called The Shark is Still Working. I thought it would be just more rehash from The Making Of; but oh how wrong I was - this doco alone is worth the upgrade, we get to see a lot more behind the scenes as well as getting to hear some current directors talk about how much of an impact this movie made on them and their careers; wonderful stuff.
    So, as good as the DVD was; this Blu Ray treatment blows the DVD clear out of the water, it is most definitely worth the upgrade, it will be the best $20 you will ever spend on a movie and it is a movie that you can now introduce to the younger generation and do it some justice this time round.
    Buy it, buy it now, tell all your friends to buy it, if you haven't got the money, go rob a bank, take hostages at gunpoint, do whatever you must do to own this amazing movie in this format; even go tell that old git down the road none of us can stand to go out and buy himself a copy today.
    "Show me the way to go home; I'm tired and I want to go to bed; well, I had a little drink about an hour ago and it's gone right to my head, no matter where I roam, through land or sea or foam; you will always hear me singing a song; show me the way to go home..."
    Jaws has just arrived.
    Finally, she's home!
    Shalom
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  • michael howard
    5.0 out of 5 stars JAWsS is alway JAWS
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 2, 2023
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    What more is there to tell? Exactly as expected, spine tingling from start to end. A true classic from the year I was born.
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  • Mr Robinson
    5.0 out of 5 stars 4k Teeth Marks
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 16, 2024
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    is a 1975 American thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the 1974 novel by Peter Benchley. It stars Roy Scheider as police chief Martin Brody, who, with the help of a marine biologist (Richard Dreyfuss) and a professional shark hunter (Robert Shaw), hunts a man-eating great white shark that attacks beachgoers at a summer resort town. Murray Hamilton plays the mayor, and Lorraine Gary portrays Brody's wife. The screenplay is credited to Benchley, who wrote the first drafts, and actor-writer Carl Gottlieb, who rewrote the script during principal photography.

    Shot mostly on location at Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, Jaws was the first major motion picture to be shot on the ocean and consequently had a troubled production, going over budget and schedule. As the art department's mechanical sharks often malfunctioned, Spielberg decided to mostly suggest the shark's presence, employing an ominous and minimalist theme created by composer John Williams to indicate its impending appearances. Spielberg and others have compared this suggestive approach to that of director Alfred Hitchcock. Universal Pictures' release of the film to over 450 screens was an exceptionally wide release for a major studio picture at the time, and it was accompanied by an extensive marketing campaign that heavily emphasized television spots and tie-in merchandise.

    Regarded as a watershed moment in motion picture history, Jaws was the prototypical summer blockbuster, and won several awards for its music and editing. It was the highest-grossing film of all time until the release of Star Wars two years later; both films were pivotal in establishing the modern Hollywood business model, which pursues high box-office returns from action and adventure films with simple high-concept premises, released during the summer in thousands of theaters and advertised heavily. Jaws was followed by three sequels (none of which involved Spielberg or Benchley) and many imitative thrillers. In 2001, the Library of Congress selected it for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.

    The 4k transfer is brilliant and watched with a proper sound system really adds to the experience.

    As for the film the first of many Blockbuster from Spielberg and started what would become the Summer season of big films.
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  • Julian
    5.0 out of 5 stars A masterclass in transfers !
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 7, 2012
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    I've broken a golden rule with myself as I vowed never to buy a Blu-ray at its full price if I'd already owned the film on a multitude of different formats before (VHS , Laserdisc , DVD) , but some films are just worth paying that extra for and I honestly couldn't wait for the price to drop as this is one of my all time favourite films.
    Its going to be hard not to quote lines from the film or make any corny puns writing this review , so will do my best not too.

    After the disappointing picture quality of Spielberg's Jurassic Park box set on Blu-ray , I was more than a little wary of this transfer , but I'm pleased to say that all is excellent with Jaws.
    The 7.1 remastering is just incredible through my AV receiver! It was like being sat in the middle of a 94 piece orchestra and has now topped the best sound on any of my Blu-rays.
    The scene where the shark attacks the guy in the estuary is a good example of a subtle change in sound. There's a nice deep bass thud through the subwoofer when he is pulled underwater from his upturned boat , and although its a tiny tweak to the sound , it really makes all the difference and now that scene appears more violent than it already was.
    The night time attack on the Orca has a similar effect of making a scene more potent , with more bass thudding punch to the sound coming from every direction around your front room when the shark repeatedly hits the boat , and by NO means is the new sound overpowering to these scenes , its just the right touch.

    The picture restoration is just fantastic , although I nearly spat my drink out at one point ! Not through being made to jump at a scene but at one stage , I thought Mr Lucas had broken into the editing lounge with his trusty laptop and tweaked about with Spielberg's masterpiece... Thankfully , I wasn't in for a world of hurt , pain and misery , and when I compared the DVD to this Blu-ray , it was more down to the new colour restoration and new clarity that I was unused to with this film. The scene in question is with the two shooting stars , which now appear to have more of a reddish hue making them look more vibrant , and not down to Mr Lucas's destroy, destroy , destroy mentality... PHEW !

    Some excellent documentaries with this Blu-ray which is around 4 hours worth , some of which have been transferred straight from the Laserdisc and DVD with a couple of new ones. Notably , The Shark is Still Working documentary , which is a brilliant addition to the extras , but all the features are worth watching again and again.
    It just doesn't matter how many times I see the deleted scene of Quint in the music shop , it cracks me up every time and its a shame that actually got cut from the film.
    There's also a short documentary on the restoration process , which Mr Lucas might find helpful as to what is appropriate and WHAT ISN'T ! Can't help but think that Spielberg is sending a subtle message to Mr Lucas in one of his interviews by saying that 'less is more' and if he had the technology of CGI back when he was filming Jaws , it wouldn't be as good !

    I do know some people who spend vast sums of money on the latest TV to ensure they're getting the best quality picture , but then still watch a film with the sound through their TV speakers , with the attitude of "so long as I can hear it , it doesn't matter" and just don't realise what a dramatic impact or difference a good sound setup can do to any film and can cost as little as ?50 for a basic system.
    Anything is better than standard TV speakers and really are only getting half of the whole Blu-ray experience without a good home cinema system.
    For me , and this is a personal preference , sound is the most important element that I look for when upgrading a film to Blu-ray , picture quality a very close second and the amount of extras comes third.

    This Blu-ray ticks all the right boxes and more and with the new picture and sound it really feels like your watching this film for the very first time , which I know sounds a little clich¨¦ , but just can't recommend this Blu-ray highly enough.
    All in all I'm ecstatic with this upgrade and hope that the Blu-ray box set of Indiana Jones due out next month , is as good in quality as this JAWSome film... Sorry , couldn't resist.
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