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Rating:  - Oh, how the mighty have fallen
I loved this as a kid, in fact, it was my favorite of all the Jaws films. Most of us at a younger age could care less about story and characters, and in this case, want to see some great Shark horror action. The idea behind this film was genious in that sense. What better way to get lots of helpless people within easy grasp of a giant shark? Put them in the undersea kingdom at Sea World, inside underwater glass walkways. The scene scared me nearly to death as a kid, when the crowd is running down the walkway with the shark chasing them and breaking the glass soon after. Though nobody gets near the shark, but the people do get stuck in flooding waters for some time. Today, watching that scene is embarassing to think I used to like it, but we all have to grow up at some point.
Everything from the prior films is lost in Jaws 3. Everything except a few returning characters - Mike and Sean Brody, now young adults, with Mike an employee at Sea World and Sean visiting from Colorado. The actors have changed though, with Dennis Quaid playing Mike. But a fine actor such as Quaid can't save this film. The idea, is teriffic, putting a huge shark in the middle of a tourist trap, but the execution is not quite there. This is supposed to be Sea World in Florida, but it doesn't make much sense to me that it's connected to the ocean in the film. Oh well, one of those things we'll just have to accept. It takes some time (about 40 minutes) for the characters to realize there is a shark in the park, and one of the best parts of the film is that the shark they find is only a baby (though appearing menacing enough). The real shark (mommy!) eventually reveals her 35ft. self, which was a bit ridiculous if you ask me - just too big. The shark moved worse than ever - very mechanical and looked horrible in nearly every scene. And it even growls! Whoah, what kind of shark does that? Even the horror elements aren't very scary, though they easily could be (such as the forementined people in the underwater walkways), but all the visuals look pathetic. Though it was all originally intended for 3-d, we're forced to watch this minus that, resulting in the poor effects. One of the scariest parts of the film for me, or rather more intriguing, is when we get an "in-the-mouth" view of the shark attempting to swallow Philip Royce, almost felt as if the viewer is being swallowed him/herself.
This is a fun movie overall, and even a guilty pleasure and late night popcorn flick - but it just can't be taken seriously. It's a great sequal in the sense to takes things to a completely new setting with Sea World, but everything else makes it sad that they even put the name Jaws on this.
Acting - 3.5
Characters - 3
Horror - 2.5
Story - 3.5
Overall - 3
Rating:  - Don't mess with MAMA
Jaws 3 DVD
Quite frankly I was disappointed with this movie, but I did not watch it in 3D so that might be part of my problem.
There are more skiers, oh, Yummy.
Even some bumper boats, Yum Yum.
Jaws 3 takes place at a water amusement park with under water glass tunnels,etc. In one shot you can see part of the Orange County, Florida logo on an ambulance so, I would presume it was shot in Orlando, Florida.
Recommended for kids and Jaws completists.
Gunner February, 2008
Rating:  - grandson
this is my grandson's favorite out of all of them.. he loves the whole series
Rating: - Actually very entertaining in a comedic sense
I will give this movie 3 stars because whenever I see it on one of my satellite channels I will watch it simply because I find it very amusing. It is not scary at all. The whole movie is just so bad that it's funny and entertaining.
The acting is pretty good, and the characters are okay and somewhat likeable.
The only scary part to me is when the people get trapped underwater in the tunnel and then the watertight doors close and the lights flicker on and off as the water is rising to chest level. Imagine being there! The people really seem terrified, and that is a very scary situation.
Otherwise, the rest of the movie is entertaining in a silly sort of way.
Rating: - Jaws 3 not as good as Part 1 & 2!!
This movie was ok just cause it carried the name Jaws.
But the special effects stunk the 3-D only worked
in the movie theatre.
The story was corny and stupid I'm sorry Dennis Quaid
Couldn't have been in a better one.
I thought the first 2 were great, but this one took a
left turn to the point of no return.
I rate this DVD a 6 from 1to10!!
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