Jaws (1975)

Jaws (1975)
Rating: ★★★★★
Feb 15, 2001Killer Shark
The killer shark film that became the No 1 box-office hit of all time and put Steven Spielberg's name on the map, not to mention led to an entire genre of imitators. A powerhouse of seat-edge tension, filled with great performances, this shows the young Spielberg with an incredible grasp of his craft

Jaws 2 (1978)

Jaws 2 (1978)
Rating: ★★
Sep 30, 2001Killer Shark
The best of the mostly worthless Jaws sequels. With a bigger budget, the shark attacks are more spectacular but there is nothing akin to the sustained suspense of the first film's climax. At its most inventive, this suggests for a time it is all in Roy Scheider's imagination

Chain of Command (2000)

Chain of Command (2000)
Rating: ★★★
Apr 19, 2007Action/Hijacking of Presidential Nuclear Codes
Halfway reasonable action film in which US President Roy Scheider is taken hostage by Taiwanese terrorists who want to use the nuclear launch codes against China. The surprise about the film is how political it is willing to get