Who else was affected by the movie 'Jaws'?

[Creamo]

I was affraid the shark would come out of the tub.

That would be no less amazing than someone admitting they thought that i guess.

[fdiron]

My grandfather was stationed on a tiny  island in the Pacific during World War II.  This island had an airstrip so damaged planes could land or refuel here.  Anyhow, my grandfather (Who is 90yrs old now btw) tells about the time he waded out on this coral reef.  At the end of the reef was a huge dropoff, going hundreds of feet into the water.  He said one day he saw an enormous shark swimming in this dropoff so he stood as motionless as possible.  Luckily the shark swam away.  2 days later the local natives caught a 23 foot Great White.  Question-  Do Great Whites live in the warmer parts of the Pacific?  Also, could it be possible that my grandfather confused this shark with a Tiger Shark?

[Naso]

I was shocked aswell by that movie, and for couple of years i resist only some minute in deep waters before jumping back on boat.

Originally posted by Saintaw
I think "Arachnophobia " that came out long after had a much bigger impact on me...I will NEVER go in a tropical forest, EVER!!!

Saw, can you imagine how i was shocked when zapping on TV happen to me to watch for a while that movie??

Knowing i AM arachnophobic????

[Saintaw]

Creamy darling, I was 5 or 6 when that movie came out, I'm sure you already had a PHD by then...

[Furious]

I was 8 and living in Florida when "Jaws" came out.  That movie completely screwed me up.  (although not as bad as when I saw "the Exorcist" when I was 9)

No more swimming in the ocean and I had to sleep with my legs crossed, so that when Jaws jumped up onto the end of my bed he couldn't reach my feet.  Noone could figure out why I was constently suffering from knee pain.

...but, i have seen "Jaws" many times since.  I still don't have the balls to see "the Exorcist" again.



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[SKurj]

Heh I loved Jaws!!  yeah it was frightening at times!

Read the book sometime, its even better.

The only movie that freaked me out since was Arachnophobia!

And well not as scarey.. there is another spider movie coming this summer!!  only these spiders are the size of cars +(

might be good for a laugh anyways.


SKurj

[rogwar]

I have dove with 14' Bull Sharks (those things are huge), schools of hundreds numbering over 100, white tips, black tips, and an occassional Tiger Shark. The only shark I would be concerned of being around in the water while diving are Great Whites and Tigers.

While we are not in their food chain, it would be highly unpleasant even if they wanted a sample to taste.

Couple of guidelines to remember...

1. Don't feed sharks and watch it if spear fishing.
2. Don't frolic in the surf at night (they come to feed then).
3. Don't grab a shark or bother them, just watch.

Sharks have been often misunderstood. They are an important part of the marine ecosystem. Some I believe are threatened.

P.S. Kill every spider you see

Rogue out

[SunKing]

Ah Aquaphobia or whatever you call it .. I have it bad.. I used to ride a jet ski all the time.. not anymore.  I'd ride on Folsom Lake out here in the Sacramento area. Near 5pm the water would be like glass, you could see about 5 ft down inro  the water. Everytime I was out there I'd just stare into the water while riding imagining seeing some Jaws type shark surfacing right infront of me... I'd wipe out fly 5 ft from my ski and in a total panic swim like crazy, hop on and full throttle it back to shore all the time my heart pumping like mad. Even though I knew it was a freshwater lake I couldn't get over my fear. God knows what would happen if I fell out of a boat in the ocean bobbing up in down in a life vest.  ...shiver

[SKurj]

Heh when i was in my teens, we would go down to the pier.  There was a diving board on the pier 20ft high into about 15ft of water.  We spent our summers on that pier!

In the day all was fine...  after dark....  especially when the pier was deserted....  
I can recall jumpin off the board, hitting the water and sinking.. and sinking...  all was black, but where was the SURFACE!!! Swimming up, and up and up it seemed where is it??!!  
Break the surface and swim like a madman, finally relaxing when on the ladder...
I won't forget that, silly yes... worst thing we had to fear was either a snapping turtle or broken glass on the bottom.  It was Lake Huron +)


SKurj

[Nifty]

I was maybe 4 or 5 when I saw Jaws.  It gave me one nightmare.  I got over it.  I've lived here in Florida almost my entire life.  Never been worried about going into the water here in the Gulf.  I know sharks are out there.  I've seen 'em.  Still, I'd be on the board with the feet dangling in the water, goofing off while waiting for the next wave.   Guess I just figured the chances of a hungry shark picking my foot out over some bait fish were basically nil.  A kid got his leg bit off (maybe it was his arm, I don't remember) last August here.  I think I posted on this board about it.  Anyways, the kid is slowly making progress last time I heard, at least showing some slight signs of being aware of his surroundings.  That isn't want keeps me away from the beach though.  It's the frickin' sun.  I'm very fair skinned and I have been sunburned enough in my life.  

as for movies that freaked me out...  Alien freaked me out a lot more than Jaws did while watching it.  I guess 4 year olds shouldn't watch Alien by themselves at night!  Hell, Orca freaked me out a lot more than Jaws did.  I think it was because I had been to Sea World, and those pretty killer whales were supposed to be kind and gentle.  Then I watched Orca and the killer whale eats that guy...  oops, instant nightmares.  (I actually don't remember this directly, but my mom told me about it.  I do remember having the dream about Jaws, but it ended nicely.)  Nightmare on Elm Street gave me bad nightmares (I guess that was the point) for months after seeing it.  Of course in the movies where they die for real when they die in their sleep doesn't help a kid's mentality about having nightmares.  The dreams finally stopped for me when in one, I just got fed up of running from Freddie and waking up scared so I told him "go ahead and kill me!"  He put the knives right between my eyes, everything went red in my dream, then black...  then I woke up and was, of course, completely ok.  Never had a scary dream about Nightmare on Elm Street again.

edit:  oh yeah, I remember as a young kid at the beach here in Pensacola, that we had little tar and oil globules on the beach.  It sucked stepping in them.  I guess they might have come from the spill in Texas.  I always figured they just came from offshore rigs.  *shrug*

[Curval]

Originally posted by Furious
I was 8 and living in Florida when "Jaws" came out.  That movie completely screwed me up.  (although not as bad as when I saw "the Exorcist" when I was 9)

No more swimming in the ocean and I had to sleep with my legs crossed, so that when Jaws jumped up onto the end of my bed he couldn't reach my feet.  Noone could figure out why I was constently suffering from knee pain.

...but, i have seen "Jaws" many times since.  I still don't have the balls to see "the Exorcist" again.



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Furious....ditto on The Exorcist...

I watched it and then went to stay overnight at a friend's house...I was 8 years old.  My friend fell asleep right away....I remember lying there expecting him to sit up and start yelling devil stuff, the way the girl did in the movie.  I couldn't sleep at all and was terrified.  

I woke up his mom and slept with her that night...

For the benefit of Animal and SOB - "SLEPT"...nothing else guys! (I was only 8).

[Sikboy]

Originally posted by rogwar

3. Don't grab a shark or bother them, just watch.

Gee ya think? Man, I'd be too busy trying to deceide whether to toejam or go blind if I saw a shark in the water with me.

I saw Jaws when I was 9 years old.  I was living in the Philipines and a friend of mine's older brother worked at the Video store on base.  Anyhow... That pretty much ended all the fun I was having snorkling, or swiming, or doing pretty much anything at the beach. But it also led to a fascination with Sharks that continues to this day. I read everything I could find about the bastards. Even considered marine biologoy in school. But I never have been able to get comfortable in the water since then. I tried to take up Surfing in Monterey, California. That didn't last more than an afternoon. Just sitting out there waiting for a wave made me want to chew my own legs off to save the sharks the trouble.

-Sikboy

[LePaul]

My reaction to sharks reminds me of that movie where Richard Prior is in the water with the Pirhanna's.....screams, jumps up and runs on the surface of the water!

Up here in Maine, we hear of sharls wandering this far north.  So far, the only really interesting thing that wandered anywhere close to where I live is the Red October.  Its rumored to have been hidden up here in the Penobscot River.  I've asked a lot of the local military officers...blank looks, act like they cant hear me.

Grr

[Elfenwolf]

Jaws??? The EXORCIST??? OK, they were marginally scairy, but the movie scene  that gave me the willies was that Giant Sta-Puff Marshmellow Man in "Ghostbusters." Man I had nightmares for YEARS about that giant fat freak with his freaky-happy smile, slamming down the road bouncing off the buildings, eyes rolling about like they did...(shudder)...

I remember it like it was yesterday. My parents took me to the drive in to see "Ghostbusters." I had an adverse reaction to Mister Sta-Puff and screamed uncontrollably until my parents were forced to leave the movie early. They were pissed off so they stopped at a 7-11 and bought a box of toothpicks and a bag of Sta-Puff Marshmellows and made voo-doo like Sta-Puff Monsters and tormented me for all the way home with their Hellish creations. That was years ago, but to this day when I take my family camping I refuse to allow them to make "Smores" at the campfire.

[Sikboy]

Indeed