Reviews (Horror Movies)

1. The film “Jaws” is the thriller directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Peter Benchley’s novel of the same name. The picture takes place in a small resort town on the Amity Island. Terrible events happen in this calm and peaceful place: in the morning a young woman’s body is found on the beach – she becomes the first victim of the white grate shark. The group of three “volunteers” is organized for catching the man-eater: Amity’s police chief, a shark hunter and a marine biologist.

There is nothing worse, than uncertainty! For the whole two hours the film “Jaws” keeps you in suspense, and all this time, despite of the horror, you can’t tear yourself away from the screen. I’d like to say thanks to the composer John Williams. During the film different music sounds which makes you shudder. And of course thanks a lot to Steven Spielberg, he’s the greatest director and “Jaws” is a remarkable film.

2. “Jurassic Park” was directed by Steven Spielberg and based on the novel of the same name by Michael Crichton, who then adopted the book. A rich man and a professor created a park on the Isla Nublar near Costa Rica, where animate dinosaurs lived. He invited several scientist-paleontologists to investigate the park before its opening. But because of the treachery one of the park workers, who tried to steal several test tubes with germs of a dinosaur, who had disconnected the protection system, everybody looked death in the face. That time when nothing restrained predators, following their instincts, they broke loose.

Steven Spielberg could create real dinosaurs – all the reptiles looked as alive. Of course after watching films like “Avatar” or “Transformers” we can see the computer graphics here or there. But it was a lag for those times. Nowadays not every director can show extinct animals so realistically, but Spielberg could. Besides, I suppose this film is right for children, as it will be very interesting for the young generation to learn all the information about the dinosaurs. 

3. The film “Gremlins” can be carried in “Steven Spielberg’s film list”, though here he’s represented as an executive producer. A gremlin is an imaginary creature commonly depicted as mischievous and mechanically oriented, with a specific interest in aircraft. The film tells us about a lovely and fluffy animal named Magway. But there are three exceptions: he can die from the sunshine, it’s forbidden to splash water on him, and to feed him in the midnight as something terrible happens with this animal.

Loe Dante is the film’s director. “Gremlins” is among horror films, but under the pressure of Spailberg’s “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial”, it turned into the comedy of horrors.