Will Jaws in 3D be coming to Bluray?

Go on, be honest, you never thought that you needed to see Jaws in 3D, but now that has all changed.

Now you need it on your shelf next to your 12 other copies of the film on Betamax, VHS, laser disk, DVD, Bluray or 4K.

For many, Jaws and 3D uttered in the same sentence was rarely a conversation badge of quality -  whether that was about the content of the film or the quality of the 3D film.

The third Jaws instalment – released in 1983 and directed by Joe Alves - was shot in 3D, but the 3D process is different now than it was back in 1983, for starters there are none of those red and green cardboard glasses and 3D done well looks far better than it ever did.

Sadly, it remains to be confirmed if the 3D version of Jaws for home purchase will ever see the light of day, but with 50th anniversary just around the corner you never know your look, although Universal we’d love to see it in our stockings this holiday season if you please.

And Jaws isn't the first Steven Spielberg monster hit to get the 3D conversion treatment, that almost touchable prize goes to Jurassic Park (1993). It was reported that Spielberg was so impressed with James Cameron's post conversion of Titanic (1997) that he greenlit the same company to take on the dinosaurs of Isla Nublar. Although remember it’s only an Isla if you look at it from the water.

That was another Universal picture and E.T. - The Extra Terrestrial has also benefitted from a transfer to IMAX or Real D 3D just like Jaws.

Perhaps those successful transfers could pave the way for other older Spielberg projects from other studios, such as Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) or Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) to get the same treatment. The latter perhaps making the most commercial sense with Indiana Jones 5 on the horizon.

Jaws getting a release in 3D almost 50 years after it was first released is just following in the tradition of another Universal creature feature, Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954).

That was originally released in 3D and, according to IMDB, its Director Jack Arnold claimed that his main goal in the making of this film was to create a sense of dread. Arnold said: "It plays upon a basic fear that people have about what might be lurking below the surface of any body of water. You know the feeling when you are swimming and something brushes your legs down there - it scares the hell out of you if you don't know what it is. It's the fear of the unknown. I decided to exploit this fear as much as possible."

Sound familiar to anyone? Both films also have an old sea captain joining the crew in their quest. the monster is not shown until the middle of the movie, and Creature and Jaws have a beautiful woman who goes swimming and is stalked.

The scene where Kay is treading water near the surface of the lagoon and entices the creature is similar to the opening attack scene of Chrissie Watkins.

And, it turns out Ingmar Bergman watched Black Lagoon every year on his birthday, here he is taking a closer look at Bruce the mechanical shark.

Words by Dean Newman

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