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Super Speedway (1997)
Great film
Sure, for it's super imagery and awesome sound, it's a great home theater "show off" disk, but this is also a touching drama as well as an informative documentary. The parallel stories that are intertwined throughout this film will keep all viewers interested. Young, old, boys and girls alike will find that deep down, we are all fans of the automobile, especially the high performance indy machines that are the result of generations blood, sweat, tears, ingenuity and perseverance. The Mark Knopfler and Ry Cooder sound track is perfectly matched to the visuals and the content. I don't want to give away the ending, but the final driving sequence to Quincy Jones' "Days Like These" just might bring a tear to your eye. Enjoy it!
Jaws (1975)
Think like a shark
I agree with almost all of the positive comments about this film. The Williams score is near perfect in adding to the suspense and is even better during the less suspenseful if not downright fun and exhilarating scenes. The film is, however, very suspenseful and the relationship story among the three lead characters and how they have to learn to tolerate and work with one another is tremendous. Far better than any other variety of mismatched partner story lines. They all have very different motivations for doing what they are doing. Quint: Revenge. Brody: to protect others. Hooper: to study and understand. Yes, it's scary and largely so because Spielberg cleverly refrains from showing us too much. What is missing from all of the comments that I have read here is that one of the things that the viewer finds himself doing is trying to figure out what the shark is thinking... It's behavior gives it so much personality that we try to understand its motives. It's not a monster. It's the fourth member of the cast and its motivations are not at all clear. That's what makes it so scary. The DTS DVD should be a treat.