I like this retrospective of the formats. I’ve watched the blu-ray version that came with the 4K package in my 65” X90J. I don’t see why people think the 4K loos better, I’ve “A’B’” stills from both discs on separate players, the colors pop and contrast more on Blu-Ray. Am I the only one who thinks this way?
Jaws I've owned on so many different formats not only because it's a great film but also because it's always one of the standout examples of a film that showcases the upgrade quality of each & every new format. I'm always impressed with how it looks.
LotR could have been the same, but they somewhat botched the 4K release by DNR-ing the shit out of it. At least the HDR and 10-bit are well-applied, and not every scene has critically suffered from the DNR, but still...
I like this retrospective of the formats. I’ve watched the blu-ray version that came with the 4K package in my 65” X90J. I don’t see why people think the 4K loos better, I’ve “A’B’” stills from both discs on separate players, the colors pop and contrast more on Blu-Ray. Am I the only one who thinks this way?
The CED is one of the most fascinating failed formats of all. If you're curious, there's lots of videos about it. One of the best is from Techmoan, and if you're in for the long haul Technology Connections did a set of videos covering its complete history and how it's tied to the downfall of RCA. So glad to see it on this list because CED releases are usually forgotten!
@@crazydave333 I currently have A Clockwork Orange, Cruising, and La Cage Aux Folles on CED. To call it an interesting format is an understatement. They were literally vinyl records with a movie on them instead of an album. The format would have been groundbreaking in 1964, when it was conceived, but it was old hat in 1981, when it finally came out. Also RCA, who manufactured all the discs and parts, refused to read the writing on the wall regarding the format. They would manufacture players and discs no one wanted, and this left thousands of copies of movies unsold, sometimes even millions of certain titles. Gone With The Wind is a good example. Over 5 million CEDs were made. The first 105,000 were destroyed because of a mastering problem, and had to be replaced. Out of the 5 million made, less than 500,000 actually sold. That was an extreme scenario, but similar things happened with other titles. The studios took a major loss, and one by one they all bailed. RCA eventually pulled the plug over 1986-1987, losing $600 million and going bankrupt in the process. CED is one of the only format failures in history to also sink the company that made it. On a lighter note, the caddies usually had unused pictures on them, film reviews, and write-ups that went beyond the usual description on the back that every movie has. In multi-disc sets (Scarface, A Clockwork Orange, Jesus Of Nazareth, etc) there were multiple sets of these images and reviews, a different set on each disc, so you wound up with almost a scrapbook of that particular movie. And in Jesus Of Nazareth’s case, that’s still the only unedited copy of that movie. So at least CED has that going for it. :)
This was a great idea whoever suggested this. I'd like to see you do classics like Frankenstein, Psycho, Gone with the Wind, The Wizard of Oz and Halloween. Great video, Jeff.
I remember renting that Widescreen VHS from my library. That edition is what made me hip to how widescreen worked and I had watched the movie countless times on full screen by that point so it was jaw dropping.
Hey great Video Jeff! This brought back memories big time. My dad in the 70’s worked for DiscoVision before he worked as an engineer for Pioneer, and I used to sneak a peak at some of the Laserdiscs he collected while he was at work, such as Alien, Smokey and the Bandit, some behind the scenes footage of the TV series Star Trek(bootlegged) to name a few, however, Jaws was the only disc he let me watch as a kid. Jaws to this day is one of my top 5 favorite films.
Love this video. Can you please please do Disneys Fantasia? Its my favorite of the Disney legacy films and would love to see you do a history on it. Thanks again for the work you do.
I was born in 1978. Sometime in the mid 1980s, my family taped on vhs an ABC TV broadcast of Jaws. That tape had a version of the movie ive never seen since. They edited-in many of the deleted scenes we later got on dvd, bluray and now 4k. It was great. More Quint, more of the initial conversation between Brody and the summer dink who lost his girl to the shark in the opening scene. It was a longer cut. Much like the Godfather Saga which took place in sequential order with deleted scenes added in. I wish i still had it.
Sometimes they did that. Hope I can find the lost cut. It’s definitely out there somewhere, no way you were the only household taping Jaws. I just watched a recording tape of The Ten Commandments over the last few days. Nothing’s added, and tons of stuff is deleted. Sometimes the TV cuts are better, sometimes they’re not. You got lucky, and I’m keeping my eyes open for this tape of Jaws now.
Jeff, absolutely GREAT video. The type of deep dive into a movie’s physical media release history that collectors like me love to see. Keep up the great work.
I used to have a laserdisc machine, I had quite a few movies. I had all the Back to the future movies and the Batman movies. Back to the future 3 was a two disc with three sides, Back to the future 1 & 2 was a single disc with two sides. I sold them when I bought a DVD machine in 1997.
Great video! I'm always interested by Terminator 2 on home video. It has releases on a lot of odd formats, like HD Laser Disc, VCD and that digital copy you got to play on your PC. There is also the controversy around DNR (going back a long time) and the changes made recently.
I absolutely love this idea Jeff !!! thank you so much. I’m a fellow New Englander (I’ve lived my whole life in Rhode Island), and like yourself, Jaws is one of my favorite films. I both loved to see a focus on the film, but the history of home media for the film. I am older (52) , and honestly, never knew there were this many types of home media on Jaws (despite being an avid movie collector, and owning not only many films, but having had a few versions of this film.) My parents took me to see Jaws at the drive in, back in the 70’s, in it’s initial run….. this along with Boston MA based UHF signal channel 56’s “Creature Double Feature”, helped to fuel my love of both horror , sci fi and suspense films (in a historical sense) and a love of 70’s cinema. It is great to see a focus on individual films, and any part of their history (even a release of home media formats.) I have subscribed to you, from watching Heath , at Cereal at Midnight (Heath’s show has been my “gateway” to so many excellent film fans-turned educators)…. You, Heath, Mixed Media report, Daiske Beppu and Vanessa Buttino have become my “go to” teams for film history, new releases, and with yourself, even tech sugggestions. Thank you so much and keep up the super work. Could you consider reviewing next: Star Wars, The Exorcist, Phantasm, and Salem’s Lot ? Quick question: being a Jaws fan, can you answer me a question: do you have any idea if there were alternate edits of the film, from the 70’s, that no longer exist ? either an 80’s tv edit, or 70’s only edit, that had additional scenes…..even minues or seconds of extra footage. I seem to remember an extended version of the “Estuary attack” sequence, where a young Mike Brody was seen from a different camera angle, next to the shark, and with the adult, spewing blood from his mouth as he was dragged under the water. I could swear this was from a theatrical edit I saw in the RI, at the drive in….. it’s a version I have only seen once, and I’ve never read anything about it being used. The only mention of it, is that Steven Spielberg attempted to film this, and it landed on the cutting room floor. I am almost positive I remember this from the 70’s when I was a little kid. Might alternate edits / versions of movies be another angle for you (or others ) to attempt ? I’ve viewed the Halloween home media history too….. AWESOME !!!! Thanks and keep up the superb work ! Best, Chris Mosca Johnston, Rhode Island
I ❤️ this video.I ❤️ to learn about the history of releases of home video releases. I remember Beta,CED,& Laser Disc when they were new when I was a Kid.Movies to purchase back then we’re expensive! Thanks again for this fantastic video!
I rewatched this video like 2 months ago and now I have 300 movies on laserdisc and two laserdisc players. Jaws looks awesome on disc from 1978! Crazy that it existed so long ago
John Carpenter's The Thing would be an interesting one. There are versions with different music due to licensing issues. Also, that's how The Thing was able to become the cult success story that it has become.
That's cool I didn't know there were other releases with different music. I owned the original DVD. And now I just purchased the 4k a couple of months ago. Thanks for sharing 👍
@@ForEternia Some video releases of Jaws had the music changed as well. I think all video releases from ca. 1983-1995 were like this. For The Thing, all video releases from ca. 1985-1996 were where the music was changed. The Signature Collection laserdisc/DVD was the first since the 1982 video release to restore the original music. With Jaws, I think the first DVD release was where the music was restored. The early Discovision and VHS/BETA releases keep the original music.
@@RumourdProd Stevie Wonder's Superstition during the rollerskating scene was replaced with music made by MCA session musicians. Some versions of Jaws remove (You're) Having My Baby and replace the music. However, all releases since DVD have the song as presented theatrically. One way to note if the music was replaced would be to look on the back on the box or jacket. It will say "Home video version, some music rescored" on the info. Other movies that were like this were Sixteen Candles, Weird Science, Cheech & Chong's Next Movie, Where the Buffalo Roam, and Nighthawks. All listed movies now have their music restored.
I can’t wait til you cover Morbius! Great video man. It’s content like this and the 4K restoration that really make you stand out way above the other 4K reviewers on here.
Jaws was re-released in Canada on VHS a year earlier in 1986. I distinctly remember this because I found it in a store along with The Sting. The two of them were my first purchases of pre recorded media in any form.
Thanks, Jeff. You've covered all the releases well. I also find it interesting that the now defunct format, HD DVD, didn't get around to putting out their own release of Jaws before going belly up.
I began collecting LD's somewhat near the end of it's desirability. A market that appealed only to a small percentage of home theater enthusiasts . I purchased my last LD (Dances With Wolves Limited Collectors Edition) in 1997. However I never did get JAWS. DVD technology was about to hit the consumer market and I was excited as hell. Now so many years later, home theater systems are extremely popular and I believe that it'll never loose interest in the consumer market. I'm fairly new to the 4K market and my modest collection of 4K movies is slowly beginning to increase; yes, I do have JAWS and I love it. I saw it in the movie theater. I was just 7 years old. Because of 4K technology, I decided to purchase an entire home theater system to replace my dated one. I spent a lot of $$ but it was well spent. The 4K player I got was the UB9000.
Love this series of videos! Psycho series 1-4 would be nice to see. Psycho 4 was an incredibly long hold out on DVD until 2005 when released as triple feature for the first time. Not to mention getting it on VHS before that wasn’t easy either.
This was so interesting.I was a kid when Laser Disc,CED & when the VHS & Beta war was going on.I hope u do more of these.I love these “History Lessons”You & Your Family Have a Merry Christmas!
Yea I do have the Jaws Definitive laser disc box set. Now I need the 4k release. You should have mentioned that when 1st released it wasn't letterbox and half the movie was missing from the screen. You should do a side by side to show how much was missing from the non letterbox version. It's a totally different movie. I watch your site and enjoy it very much. I also have the Special Edition of Aliens o. Laser disc when it had the extra 20 minutes of footage. Take care.
I remember when star wars wouldnt come out on dvd for a while. So i bought a used laserdisc player and the definitive laserdisc trilogy. It was awesome
Oh Jaws, my favourite movie! I have an original Australian daybill poster hanging up on my wall. Incredible movie and the story of the making of the movie is amazing too
Yeah, this is a great series idea! Super entertaining. Wouldn’t mind hearing a Wizard of Oz history - one of my fave 4Ks so far. Gonna have to pick up Jaws, I’ve been putting it off long enough!
Love love love this idea for a series. Might be cool to add a comprehensive graph at the end or even just a date at the top for the duration of you talking about it. Amazing
I still own the 2 tape 25th Anniversary VHS I had when I was 6 in 2000. I also have the 25th anniversary DVD, 30th Anniversary DVD, the 2012 Blu-Ray and the 45th Anniversary 4K Blu-Ray. I don’t have any of the laserdiscs or other releases of the film, but Jaws has had so many home videos releases and it’s fantastic. I love going through the various releases for films like this. Thanks for the video man!
Ironically, CED is the one I most remember of the disc formats. We were VHS at home, but the Video Station next to my dad’s barber shop had a bunch of movies on CED. The cover of “Escape from Alcatraz” still stands out to me
This is a brilliant addition to your channel. Seeing all the different releases and hearing all the release info is what is physical media collectors love to hear. You should definitely make this series a regular on the channel
I got the two tape vhs 25th anniversary edition for my birthday. It was the first time I was aware of people making movies because of the great making of documentary on the 2nd tape. Still my favorite film of all time.
I actually had that disc and the CED Player!! Also, I had "Rocky III" and quite a few other CED docs like "Star Trek - The Motion Picture" and some other movies as well. Glad to see that player here in the pictures.
I love the letter Steven wrote to George regarding star wars being the first to beat jaws at the box office. Really shows their lifetime friendship starting off respectfully and with creative ambition to drive.
Loved the video! Would have liked to have heard more about when the Letterbox editions first showed up. For the longest time, pan-and-scan was the norm for TV and Video releases, and the average consumer argued against Letterbox because they thought the black bars were cutting the top and the bottom off of the picture. As late as 2000, the used record store that I worked at in the L.A. area was still selling used Laserdisc because it was the only format that you could get the letterboxed edition for many great films. Also, the release history of Close Encounter of the Third Kind would be cool, as the terribly-thought-out Special Edition was the only one that you could get your hands on for a very long time.
Jaws, baby! This was the first movie that scared the shit out of me. The film is an absolute classic. I grew up in the 70's & 80's in southern Rhode Island & JAWS was a such a huge hit in the state. The film was released in the summer of 1975, but, I remember the film being re-released quite a few times, especially in 77 & 78. I remember, in the summer of 78, my parents almost taking me to the drive-in to see "Buck Rogers In The 25th Century" the co-feature? JAWS, & it showed first at 8:40pm! I screamed, "No way!" & ran down to my room, shutting the door. 0:56 1970 MCA DiscoVision? 2:06 JAWS was also re-released for the drive-in crowd in the summer of 1978 for the release of JAWS 2 & Buck Rogers. 2:44 JAWS also may have been released in 8mm projector formats for home viewing. Highlight reel of the movie that lasts about 4 minutes. 4:10 that box art is horrible. In 1984 MCA Home Video re-did the box w/ just the close up of the shark. 5:09 back in the late 70' & early 80's in Warwick, RI, there was s department store called Apex, & in the stores TV department the RCA VideoDisc was on display & Jaws was one of the discs used to highlight the format.
Great video Jeff. Id be interested to see more like this. Jaws is probably my favourite film, i grew up reading my dads copy of the Jaws log and watching the film. It was a favourite of his too. It led to a lifelong fascination with sharks and I was lucky enough to tick one off the bucket list and go cage diving with great whites in South Africa. All because of Jaws
My all time favorite movie. It was the first one I ever rented and owed, it was on beta. Later I got it again on VHS, and I also had one on tape but it was in widescreen, then DVD and now I have it on blue ray it does look great, it's good enough for me.
Thanks Jeff this brought back a lot of memories. Seeing the old pics of the lines. I was in those lines in 1975. As a 10 year old. And like you Jaws will always be my favorite movie of all time. I was thinking of. Indiana Jones for the next one 👍
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@@PhilBaxter interesting. Was that in the US?
You should do 2001 a space odyssey over the years
I like this retrospective of the formats. I’ve watched the blu-ray version that came with the 4K package in my 65” X90J. I don’t see why people think the 4K loos better, I’ve “A’B’” stills from both discs on separate players, the colors pop and contrast more on Blu-Ray. Am I the only one who thinks this way?
Oh hellz yeah!! I'm down for physical media! For me, home video will never die. Streaming services are just not my thing.
I first watch this movie when I was nine and spending a summer in Hawaii. Lol. I was a little freaked out by the ocean after that.
Jaws I've owned on so many different formats not only because it's a great film but also because it's always one of the standout examples of a film that showcases the upgrade quality of each & every new format. I'm always impressed with how it looks.
LotR could have been the same, but they somewhat botched the 4K release by DNR-ing the shit out of it. At least the HDR and 10-bit are well-applied, and not every scene has critically suffered from the DNR, but still...
I like this retrospective of the formats. I’ve watched the blu-ray version that came with the 4K package in my 65” X90J. I don’t see why people think the 4K loos better, I’ve “A’B’” stills from both discs on separate players, the colors pop and contrast more on Blu-Ray. Am I the only one who thinks this way?
I'm aging well.
Wizard of Oz probably has a loooong history of releases you could cover like this. Really enjoyed this feature, a very interesting look
This was brilliant. Such a good idea for a series too. Would love to see you do The Thing next.
Much appreciated. I’m working on more! Also - your channel is great. Congrats on all the growth
Y’all are both great. Keep it up.
@@JeffRauseo Can you do the home video history of Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983), please?
The CED is one of the most fascinating failed formats of all. If you're curious, there's lots of videos about it. One of the best is from Techmoan, and if you're in for the long haul Technology Connections did a set of videos covering its complete history and how it's tied to the downfall of RCA. So glad to see it on this list because CED releases are usually forgotten!
I have about 10 CED platters of stuff like The Wrath of Khan and My Fair Lady. Never had a player though. I'd like to watch them someday.
@@crazydave333 I currently have A Clockwork Orange, Cruising, and La Cage Aux Folles on CED. To call it an interesting format is an understatement. They were literally vinyl records with a movie on them instead of an album. The format would have been groundbreaking in 1964, when it was conceived, but it was old hat in 1981, when it finally came out. Also RCA, who manufactured all the discs and parts, refused to read the writing on the wall regarding the format. They would manufacture players and discs no one wanted, and this left thousands of copies of movies unsold, sometimes even millions of certain titles. Gone With The Wind is a good example. Over 5 million CEDs were made. The first 105,000 were destroyed because of a mastering problem, and had to be replaced. Out of the 5 million made, less than 500,000 actually sold. That was an extreme scenario, but similar things happened with other titles. The studios took a major loss, and one by one they all bailed. RCA eventually pulled the plug over 1986-1987, losing $600 million and going bankrupt in the process. CED is one of the only format failures in history to also sink the company that made it.
On a lighter note, the caddies usually had unused pictures on them, film reviews, and write-ups that went beyond the usual description on the back that every movie has. In multi-disc sets (Scarface, A Clockwork Orange, Jesus Of Nazareth, etc) there were multiple sets of these images and reviews, a different set on each disc, so you wound up with almost a scrapbook of that particular movie. And in Jesus Of Nazareth’s case, that’s still the only unedited copy of that movie. So at least CED has that going for it. :)
This was a great idea whoever suggested this. I'd like to see you do classics like Frankenstein, Psycho, Gone with the Wind, The Wizard of Oz and Halloween. Great video, Jeff.
I remember renting that Widescreen VHS from my library. That edition is what made me hip to how widescreen worked and I had watched the movie countless times on full screen by that point so it was jaw dropping.
Jaw dropping lol 😆
Same. I also rented a widescreen version of Star Trek IV & Leonard Nimoy did a little intro explaining the letterbox format & I was hooked.
Given the recent 4K remaster of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, that is one I would like to see reviewed like this.
I feel deep dives in other Spielberg movies and Kubrick films would be super fascinating. Love this idea!
Ditto on that, especially Kubrick's films! Also would love to see one on the original Star Wars trilogy.
This is a great idea. I have a few suggestions. The Shining, Willy Wonka, Star Wars trilogy, or Halloween.
Hey great Video Jeff! This brought back memories big time. My dad in the 70’s worked for DiscoVision before he worked as an engineer for Pioneer, and I used to sneak a peak at some of the Laserdiscs he collected while he was at work, such as Alien, Smokey and the Bandit, some behind the scenes footage of the TV series Star Trek(bootlegged) to name a few, however, Jaws was the only disc he let me watch as a kid. Jaws to this day is one of my top 5 favorite films.
Love this video. Can you please please do Disneys Fantasia? Its my favorite of the Disney legacy films and would love to see you do a history on it. Thanks again for the work you do.
Guess not lol.
I was born in 1978. Sometime in the mid 1980s, my family taped on vhs an ABC TV broadcast of Jaws. That tape had a version of the movie ive never seen since. They edited-in many of the deleted scenes we later got on dvd, bluray and now 4k. It was great. More Quint, more of the initial conversation between Brody and the summer dink who lost his girl to the shark in the opening scene. It was a longer cut. Much like the Godfather Saga which took place in sequential order with deleted scenes added in. I wish i still had it.
Sometimes they did that. Hope I can find the lost cut. It’s definitely out there somewhere, no way you were the only household taping Jaws. I just watched a recording tape of The Ten Commandments over the last few days. Nothing’s added, and tons of stuff is deleted. Sometimes the TV cuts are better, sometimes they’re not. You got lucky, and I’m keeping my eyes open for this tape of Jaws now.
I love this idea. Do more!
Jeff, absolutely GREAT video. The type of deep dive into a movie’s physical media release history that collectors like me love to see. Keep up the great work.
I used to have a laserdisc machine, I had quite a few movies. I had all the Back to the future movies and the Batman movies. Back to the future 3 was a two disc with three sides, Back to the future 1 & 2 was a single disc with two sides. I sold them when I bought a DVD machine in 1997.
Good episode. Good the Bad and ugly has a storied history of releases.
Great video! I'm always interested by Terminator 2 on home video. It has releases on a lot of odd formats, like HD Laser Disc, VCD and that digital copy you got to play on your PC. There is also the controversy around DNR (going back a long time) and the changes made recently.
There’s no real controversy about the DNR or the changes. Controversy implies disagreement, and we’re all in agreement that the changes suck.
Laser disc were so cool back in the day, the artwork on a lot of them are worth collecting alone.
Jaws is as close to a perfect film as I can think of.
Next to Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Wizard of Oz
Bravo Jeff on the new series - catching AVGN vibes with the 'old tech'
man i love the 4k Jaws package with the booklet , when you watch it its so amazing how it looks .
I absolutely love this idea Jeff !!! thank you so much.
I’m a fellow New Englander (I’ve lived my whole life in Rhode Island), and like yourself, Jaws is one of my favorite films. I both loved to see a focus on the film, but the history of home media for the film. I am older (52) , and honestly, never knew there were this many types of home media on Jaws (despite being an avid movie collector, and owning not only many films, but having had a few versions of this film.)
My parents took me to see Jaws at the drive in, back in the 70’s, in it’s initial run….. this along with Boston MA based UHF signal channel 56’s “Creature Double Feature”, helped to fuel my love of both horror , sci fi and suspense films (in a historical sense) and a love of 70’s cinema. It is great to see a focus on individual films, and any part of their history (even a release of home media formats.)
I have subscribed to you, from watching Heath , at Cereal at Midnight (Heath’s show has been my “gateway” to so many excellent film fans-turned educators)…. You, Heath, Mixed Media report, Daiske Beppu and Vanessa Buttino have become my “go to” teams for film history, new releases, and with yourself, even tech sugggestions. Thank you so much and keep up the super work.
Could you consider reviewing next: Star Wars, The Exorcist, Phantasm, and Salem’s Lot ?
Quick question: being a Jaws fan, can you answer me a question: do you have any idea if there were alternate edits of the film, from the 70’s, that no longer exist ? either an 80’s tv edit, or 70’s only edit, that had additional scenes…..even minues or seconds of extra footage. I seem to remember an extended version of the “Estuary attack” sequence, where a young Mike Brody was seen from a different camera angle, next to the shark, and with the adult, spewing blood from his mouth as he was dragged under the water. I could swear this was from a theatrical edit I saw in the RI, at the drive in….. it’s a version I have only seen once, and I’ve never read anything about it being used. The only mention of it, is that Steven Spielberg attempted to film this, and it landed on the cutting room floor. I am almost positive I remember this from the 70’s when I was a little kid.
Might alternate edits / versions of movies be another angle for you (or others ) to attempt ?
I’ve viewed the Halloween home media history too….. AWESOME !!!!
Thanks and keep up the superb work !
Best,
Chris Mosca
Johnston, Rhode Island
I ❤️ this video.I ❤️ to learn about the history of releases of home video releases.
I remember Beta,CED,& Laser Disc when they were new when I was a Kid.Movies to purchase back then we’re expensive! Thanks again for this fantastic video!
I rewatched this video like 2 months ago and now I have 300 movies on laserdisc and two laserdisc players. Jaws looks awesome on disc from 1978! Crazy that it existed so long ago
Please keep on doing this! I love film history
John Carpenter's The Thing would be an interesting one. There are versions with different music due to licensing issues. Also, that's how The Thing was able to become the cult success story that it has become.
That's cool I didn't know there were other releases with different music. I owned the original DVD. And now I just purchased the 4k a couple of months ago. Thanks for sharing 👍
@@ForEternia Some video releases of Jaws had the music changed as well. I think all video releases from ca. 1983-1995 were like this. For The Thing, all video releases from ca. 1985-1996 were where the music was changed.
The Signature Collection laserdisc/DVD was the first since the 1982 video release to restore the original music.
With Jaws, I think the first DVD release was where the music was restored. The early Discovision and VHS/BETA releases keep the original music.
@@unconditionalprong like what. Examples?
@@RumourdProd Stevie Wonder's Superstition during the rollerskating scene was replaced with music made by MCA session musicians.
Some versions of Jaws remove (You're) Having My Baby and replace the music. However, all releases since DVD have the song as presented theatrically.
One way to note if the music was replaced would be to look on the back on the box or jacket. It will say "Home video version, some music rescored" on the info. Other movies that were like this were Sixteen Candles, Weird Science, Cheech & Chong's Next Movie, Where the Buffalo Roam, and Nighthawks. All listed movies now have their music restored.
@@unconditionalprong Where is Having my baby in Jaws?
Glad to see that DIscoVIsion Jaws I sent you got some headline Love :)
Yes! One of the best gifts I’ve received!
Fantastic video!! I will 100% watch every video you make in this physical media history series!
I can’t wait til you cover Morbius! Great video man. It’s content like this and the 4K restoration that really make you stand out way above the other 4K reviewers on here.
Jaws was re-released in Canada on VHS a year earlier in 1986. I distinctly remember this because I found it in a store along with The Sting. The two of them were my first purchases of pre recorded media in any form.
I saw a guy on RUclips a while back who did this with ‘THE THING’ and it was so informative. Love these style of videos.
Great look at the history of Jaws on physical media very very interesting !
This is my favourite film of all time and my first 4k purchase for my collection no matter how many times I never get sick if it 👍
What a terrific video. Thank you for this, it’s certainly provided me with a shopping list of Jaws things to add to the collection
This was absolutely AWESOME and super interesting. Thanks for taking the time to put this together. Bravo!
Thanks, Jeff. You've covered all the releases well. I also find it interesting that the now defunct format, HD DVD, didn't get around to putting out their own release of Jaws before going belly up.
I began collecting LD's somewhat near the end of it's desirability. A market that appealed only to a small percentage of home theater enthusiasts . I purchased my last LD (Dances With Wolves Limited Collectors Edition) in 1997. However I never did get JAWS. DVD technology was about to hit the consumer market and I was excited as hell. Now so many years later, home theater systems are extremely popular and I believe that it'll never loose interest in the consumer market. I'm fairly new to the 4K market and my modest collection of 4K movies is slowly beginning to increase; yes, I do have JAWS and I love it. I saw it in the movie theater. I was just 7 years old. Because of 4K technology, I decided to purchase an entire home theater system to replace my dated one. I spent a lot of $$ but it was well spent. The 4K player I got was the UB9000.
I love the work of Peter Benchley. Not just Jaws but books about squids, crocodiles, etc.
I love this format. Would love to see one of these for Batman 1989, or (of course) Star Wars / A New Hope.
Great video, watched Jaws tonight on 4K followed by the documentary, absolute classic film with a classic backstory!
I have - and still watch to this day - the DTS Anniversary Edition DVD, and it looks and sounds fine to me.
2:57 VHS was introduced in Japan in 1976. U.S. in 1977. Beta was introduced in 1975. Both pre-date Laserdisc.
Love this series of videos! Psycho series 1-4 would be nice to see. Psycho 4 was an incredibly long hold out on DVD until 2005 when released as triple feature for the first time. Not to mention getting it on VHS before that wasn’t easy either.
This was so interesting.I was a kid when Laser Disc,CED & when the VHS & Beta war was going on.I hope u do more of these.I love these “History Lessons”You & Your Family Have a Merry Christmas!
Ive been waiting for a long time for this type of episodes. Thank you very muck . Im very excited about the format history of films
Yea I do have the Jaws Definitive laser disc box set. Now I need the 4k release. You should have mentioned that when 1st released it wasn't letterbox and half the movie was missing from the screen. You should do a side by side to show how much was missing from the non letterbox version. It's a totally different movie.
I watch your site and enjoy it very much.
I also have the Special Edition of Aliens o. Laser disc when it had the extra 20 minutes of footage. Take care.
Bloody brilliant video! Jaws and Alien are my favourite films. I’d love to see a mini doco video on Alien.
Awesome idea for a series, and what a fantastic film to start with! Excited to see what you do next.
This is a great idea. Your going to get a lot more movie fans to the channel with this series!
Well done. I fully enjoyed this. Please make more of these.
I remember when star wars wouldnt come out on dvd for a while. So i bought a used laserdisc player and the definitive laserdisc trilogy. It was awesome
would love to see one about Halloween 78, we all know you’re a big fan🔪
What a fantastic idea for a series. This video went by in like a minute. I can't wait for the next ones :D
Great video and great history on this release. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Bill!
@@JeffRauseo you’re welcome….maybe a video on Star Wars’ history next? Just a thought
Fantastic video. What a great idea for a new series. I look forward to more of these. Keep up the great work!
Oh Jaws, my favourite movie! I have an original Australian daybill poster hanging up on my wall. Incredible movie and the story of the making of the movie is amazing too
Yeah, this is a great series idea! Super entertaining. Wouldn’t mind hearing a Wizard of Oz history - one of my fave 4Ks so far. Gonna have to pick up Jaws, I’ve been putting it off long enough!
Love love love this idea for a series. Might be cool to add a comprehensive graph at the end or even just a date at the top for the duration of you talking about it. Amazing
As a fellow New Englander and Jaws fan. This was one of your best videos Jeff. Nice work
I still own the 2 tape 25th Anniversary VHS I had when I was 6 in 2000. I also have the 25th anniversary DVD, 30th Anniversary DVD, the 2012 Blu-Ray and the 45th Anniversary 4K Blu-Ray. I don’t have any of the laserdiscs or other releases of the film, but Jaws has had so many home videos releases and it’s fantastic. I love going through the various releases for films like this. Thanks for the video man!
Ironically, CED is the one I most remember of the disc formats. We were VHS at home, but the Video Station next to my dad’s barber shop had a bunch of movies on CED. The cover of “Escape from Alcatraz” still stands out to me
Great new series!
Would love to see more such episodes
This is a brilliant addition to your channel. Seeing all the different releases and hearing all the release info is what is physical media collectors love to hear. You should definitely make this series a regular on the channel
I got the two tape vhs 25th anniversary edition for my birthday. It was the first time I was aware of people making movies because of the great making of documentary on the 2nd tape. Still my favorite film of all time.
I still have my Jaws: Signiture Edition laserdisc set I bought when it came out. I wish I had more space to put it on display in my home somewhere.
Great Video! I'm going to have to watch my 4k copy one of these evenings.
that's a great idea for a series. As a long time movie collector, old enough to have known VHS, I love it. Keep them coming.
I love this idea - I've got most of these versions and i've kept them all
Best physical media channel on RUclips. By far.
I actually had that disc and the CED Player!! Also, I had "Rocky III" and quite a few other CED docs like "Star Trek - The Motion Picture" and some other movies as well. Glad to see that player here in the pictures.
I love the letter Steven wrote to George regarding star wars being the first to beat jaws at the box office. Really shows their lifetime friendship starting off respectfully and with creative ambition to drive.
Hey that was my suggestion! thanks for doing this! This was a really great video and I look forward to seeing more.
Love Jaws and looking forward to more videos like this. Well done
Great video Jeff! I would love to see something similar for Alien and Aliens.
This is a really interesting type of video, would love to see more on classic movies!
Loved the video! Would have liked to have heard more about when the Letterbox editions first showed up. For the longest time, pan-and-scan was the norm for TV and Video releases, and the average consumer argued against Letterbox because they thought the black bars were cutting the top and the bottom off of the picture. As late as 2000, the used record store that I worked at in the L.A. area was still selling used Laserdisc because it was the only format that you could get the letterboxed edition for many great films. Also, the release history of Close Encounter of the Third Kind would be cool, as the terribly-thought-out Special Edition was the only one that you could get your hands on for a very long time.
The 1992 laserdisc was the first Letterboxed edition.
Jaws, baby! This was the first movie that scared the shit out of me. The film is an absolute classic. I grew up in the 70's & 80's in southern Rhode Island & JAWS was a such a huge hit in the state. The film was released in the summer of 1975, but, I remember the film being re-released quite a few times, especially in 77 & 78. I remember, in the summer of 78, my parents almost taking me to the drive-in to see "Buck Rogers In The 25th Century" the co-feature? JAWS, & it showed first at 8:40pm! I screamed, "No way!" & ran down to my room, shutting the door.
0:56 1970 MCA DiscoVision?
2:06 JAWS was also re-released for the drive-in crowd in the summer of 1978 for the release of JAWS 2 & Buck Rogers.
2:44 JAWS also may have been released in 8mm projector formats for home viewing. Highlight reel of the movie that lasts about 4 minutes.
4:10 that box art is horrible. In 1984 MCA Home Video re-did the box w/ just the close up of the shark.
5:09 back in the late 70' & early 80's in Warwick, RI, there was s department store called Apex, & in the stores TV department the RCA VideoDisc was on display & Jaws was one of the discs used to highlight the format.
Great video Jeff. Id be interested to see more like this.
Jaws is probably my favourite film, i grew up reading my dads copy of the Jaws log and watching the film. It was a favourite of his too. It led to a lifelong fascination with sharks and I was lucky enough to tick one off the bucket list and go cage diving with great whites in South Africa.
All because of Jaws
I love you, too.
Love to hear about the 1978 Halloween on home media format. I know there's alot from that that fans might enjoy
Keep these coming! This is a great idea.
What a splendid idea for a segment!
Universal needs Summer dollars!
Awesome video, Jeff! Looking forward to more of these!
I’d love to hear you talk the home video history of Superman: The Movie (1978). Love the channel!
Awesome video Jeff! Great concept covering the history of Jaws on physical media. 👍
This was a great video. Really well put together.
LOVE this kind of content!!
I loved this video please make more of these
It would be interesting to know what the "Some music rescored" note refers to for the laser disc release at 7:00
My all time favorite movie. It was the first one I ever rented and owed, it was on beta. Later I got it again on VHS, and I also had one on tape but it was in widescreen, then DVD and now I have it on blue ray it does look great, it's good enough for me.
YOU, SIR...get a shiny new like from me. What a debut episode topic!
Thanks Jeff this brought back a lot of memories. Seeing the old pics of the lines. I was in those lines in 1975. As a 10 year old. And like you Jaws will always be my favorite movie of all time. I was thinking of. Indiana Jones for the next one 👍
This is a awesome idea!! Please make more
I love this as a series idea, super interesting. Please make more!
This was fantastic i gotta say. If you do another one id recommend the history of terminator 2 as that one has also had a wild ride
Really enjoyed the video! I'd love to see a history of Star Wars physical media releases
Great history lesson. I like the in-depth information. Let’s have more!
Love this format, please do more!
I'd love to see one on Star Wars, I know thats had an interesting format release life