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Seeing this blockbuster again, on the 30th anniversary of its release, is to be reminded how important character and dialogue used to be, even in monster movies. For all the fabulous shark battles, Jaws is essentially three guys on a boat, talking out their fears. The extras here include a new-to-DVD documentary on the film's troubled production--its own kind of behind-the-scenes disaster movie. As for the film itself, it's still chatty and teeth-chatteringly suspenseful...
...Monster-movie parables were the Pop Art of the early nuclear age. Japan got its cinematic revenge for the A-bomb with the story of a prehistoric monster (called Gojira at home, Godzilla abroad), its eon-long sleep disturbed by an A-blast, that rises from the depths to stomp on Tokyo. In dozens of sequels, the beast devolved into a toy or a clown. But here, just nine years after Hiroshima, Gojira is a political metaphor that roars majestically to life...
...from his debut feature Piranha Part Two to his recent marine documentaries. Oh, and Titanic. Cameron's ultimate sea adventure, surely his wettest, is this aquanautic journey leading to the discovery of a new species. There's a whirling wonder in this confrontation. And a sobering message: sometimes the monster on the ocean floor is man. --By Richard Corliss
...food-industry analyst for Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB). "It took them out of their game." McDonald's launched a line of salads, preaching a newfound concern for health. Burger King and Hardee's took the low road, heavily promoting gut-busting sandwiches like the Enormous Omelet and the Monster Thickburger--names that only hint at the fat and calorie content between their buttered buns. Burger King also upgraded its chicken sandwich, a move McDonald's will make this summer. KFC has added a 99¢ chicken sandwich. The situation got so bad that Wendy's had to launch its latest...
Consultants from McKinsey & Co. recently predicted that newspapers could lose $4 billion in classified-ad revenue by 2007 because of the rise of websites like eBay, Craig's List and Monster. How threatened do you feel...