Extra-terrestials, aliens, otherworldy beings – however ... JJ Abrams’ homage to the 1980s Amblin movies is equal parts Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T., Jaws and The Goonies, and every bit as ...

Star Wars and Jaws defined the 1970s so much they directly paved the way for Alien. Alien was even pitched as a knock-off of one of those movies. Interestingly, Alien‘s impact on cinema was ...

In fact the film Alien was pitched as 'Jaws in space ... simple phrasing has become an iconic musical signature. Jaws is a tightly constructed movie, concentrating on one enemy.