Jaws 3-D

Name: Jaws 3-D
Genre: Adventure, Thriller, Horror
Released: July 22, 1983
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 27
Cast: Bess Armstrong, Dan Blasko, Dennis Quaid, John Putch, Lea Thompson

1983

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Universal Pictures | Release Date: July 22, 1983 | PG

Starring: Bess Armstrong, Dan Blasko, Dennis Quaid, John Putch, Lea Thompson, Lisa Maurer, Liz Morris, Louis Gossett Jr., P.H. Moriarty, Simon MacCorkindale

Summary: The sons of police chief Brody must protect civilians at a SeaWorld theme park after a 35-foot shark becomes trapped in the park with them.

Director: Joe Alves

Genre(s): Adventure, Thriller, Horror

Rating: PG

Runtime: 99 min

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Janet Maslin

It's harmless but unsurprising...Without Steven Spielberg's timing or John Williams's music, the shark's periodic visits become feeding scenes rather than ferocious attacks. It's like watching someone make regular raids on a refrigerator in search of midnight snacks. Read full review

Bill Cosford

Yes, it's all pretty silly. But for those who can stand the annoyance of the cardboard glasses, there are worse ways to kill a hot afternoon. [23 July 1983, p.D6]

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

Although shot well and boasting some effective 3-D work, this is a woefully inadequate effort, and the series began to slip into inadvertent self-parody. Read full review

David Ansen

One can safely doze through the extremely bland first hour, which feels more like an advertisement for marine theme parks than a suspense movie. [1 Aug 1983, p.47]

Gary Arnold

Jaws 3-D makes a conclusive case for terminating further sequels to "Jaws," as if one were needed. It also reinforces the impression that 3-D is unlikely to make a sustained comeback until its optical inconveniences and dependence on hokey scare effects can be overcome. [23 July 1983, p.C1]

Rita Kempley

Jaws 3-D, in which the Amity horror swims south to Florida, looks a lot like a Poligrip commercial, what with its extreme close-ups of the Great White's artificial chompers. [29 July 1983, p.17]

Empire Kim Newman

A toothless, tedious farce which deserves to sink without a trace. Read full review

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AgateGlint

Sep 6, 2022

This is the movie since morbius came out. This gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood

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SaviorGaming

Dec 24, 2017

Jaws 3D is completely unneeded and makes very little sense from a story point of view but had its moments of fun and excitement. The visuals even for its time were horrible the cast was underwhelming. Don't expect to much from this one.

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Computey18

Dec 26, 2022

This Movie is laughably bad. Its full of Wisconsin level of cheese, and very bad 3D and CGI.

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MovieReviewer80

Oct 24, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jaws 3-D was just not a good movie. The plot was pointless, there was no continuity, the music did not match the scenes in the movie and this all in all was just a large SeaWorld advertisement. However, this was better than the subsequent “Jaws: The Revenge.” Here’s why: The acting was much better, at least provided the bad scripts the actors were provided with. Dennis Quaid, Lea Thompson, and the other actors did a good job in acting. The 3-D graphics did not always look good, but with the technology Universal had in 1983, I can tell they tried. Not a good movie, but not a terrible one either.… Expand

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Steven1981

Mar 19, 2020

Never saw Jaws 3-D but I've seen Jaws 3 which is exactly the same film apart from this 3-D nonsense so I'll review Jaws 3 and give you my own personal opinion about the second sequel to the 1975 brilliant original.... The second Jaws movie and first sequel had a great ending with the sharkNever saw Jaws 3-D but I've seen Jaws 3 which is exactly the same film apart from this 3-D nonsense so I'll review Jaws 3 and give you my own personal opinion about the second sequel to the 1975 brilliant original.... The second Jaws movie and first sequel had a great ending with the shark being electrocuted or something was okay but sucked compared to the 1975 original which was faultless besides the ending which was daft..... JAWS 3 however has none of the original characters like Chief Brody from the first two movies but has Dennis Quaid (The Parent Trap)and a bunch of other crap actors. The shark looks fat, fake and pretty hilarious to say the least and if it were a shark who could operate on land instead of in the water I could easily outrun it because it's slower than a snail. All of the characters are unlikeable except Quaid who I like. There is blood and a few deaths and it's done well and the scene where the shark breaks the glass panel underwater and it shatters and makes the humans have to swim for their life is good. Besides that I'd say Jaws 3 is one of the worst movies I've ever seen but better than Jaws 2.… Expand

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hardcorekidd

Jun 22, 2018

After a young great white shark finds its way into a sea-themed park managed by Calvin Bouchard (Louis Gossett Jr.), workers try to capture it. But the facility's attempt to keep the shark in captivity has dire consequences: A much larger mother shark appears in search of its offspring.After a young great white shark finds its way into a sea-themed park managed by Calvin Bouchard (Louis Gossett Jr.), workers try to capture it. But the facility's attempt to keep the shark in captivity has dire consequences: A much larger mother shark appears in search of its offspring. Among those who must battle the angry aquatic killing machine are marine biologist Kathryn Morgan (Bess Armstrong), her co-worker Mike Brody (Dennis Quaid) and a pair of friendly dolphins. Final Grade is an F.… Expand

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alerikanderson

Apr 24, 2023

Jaws 3-D is the worst movie I've watched and is worse that shoving barb wire down my mouth throat pooping it out and keep doing it until you die.

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