What a
great way to start out this classic! After a night of beach front
drinking, a pretty gal flirts with a way too drunk dude and runs off
into the water as she strips off her clothes. He's so blitzed he
can't follow her out there, and just passes out in the sand. While
she plays around in the gentle night ocean, something grabs her
foot. Soon she's pulled under water, then chomped to bits, as bloody
goo froths to the surface. The shark is barely seen, but it sets the
tone for the rest of the film wonderfully. This scene may have
scared more swimmers than any other moment in film history. Taking a
cue from some of the great films of the early 50s, sometimes it's
what you don't see, that's the scariest.
