2. Samuel L. Jackson – Deep Blue Sea
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This 1999 film was an interesting take on the classic “giant beast” idea. Jackson is the millionaire financier of a scientist (Saffron Burrows) who’s conducting research in curing Alzheimer’s. She takes him to her research facility in the ocean where she’s been harvesting the brain matter of sharks for her cure and pushing the idea of growing them larger in order to harvest more which means making them smarter. It backfires spectacularly as the sharks gets loose and start rampaging around the base, picking off the staff one-by-one. It builds up to the survivors stuck in a small pool chamber as Jackson does a major speech on how he survived an avalanche against all odds, that fighting among themselves does nothing and they need to hold together and…
With absolutely no warning, the shark leaps out of the pool, clamps down on Jackson and bites down, dragging him into the pool. We see the sharks pairing up to literally rip Jackson in half as they swim off, leaving the characters staggered. It’s a moment that elicits both screams and laughter, totally unexpected as the supposed big star of the movie is taken out so suddenly. It’s the most memorable moment of the movie and a fun turn by Jackson to keep you off balance.
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