A big part of the story is how Quint says he'll never wear a lifejacket again. He does later, that clues us in to how bad the situation is getting.

The whale song almost pushes the scene over the top. Almost. It's haunting.

Before getting waterlogged, the scene gets fun with the them singing. And, of course, as soon as Brody gets happy, the sh!t hits the fan again.

"He ate the light."

I never liked the animated glow that they added to the barrel. It doesn't work.

The 2 animated shooting stars never worked for me either. The sky wasn't dark enough.

Trivia:
What was the name of Quint's boat?


Another jump scene with the shark. I remember jumping at all three of them in this movie.

The second barrel

When Quint shoots the dart for the second barrel, the barrel goes sailing off the ship. The next shot if of Brody watching the event through a window. We can see the barrel and shark in the reflection. That's the second shot I love on the boat.

I love how when the sh!t hits the fan, Brody and Quint's impulse is to shoot at the shark. Bang bang. Straight guys...

The third barrel

One of my least favorite shots is the close up of the shark as the 3rd barrel is attached. It's one of the fakest shots of the shark. Yikes. I almost wish for a Special Edition treatment of Jaws. Almost. (I hope that never happens.)

Again there's another shot of Brody enjoying the whole thing. It's a wonderful 2 sec shot that's classic Spielberg shmaltz that I love.

The barrels are tied off on the stern cleats

It may have been mythbusted but this shot is great. The shark turns the ship. I forget how they did this, something about a tow hitch or something but it's quite effective. Strong shark!

A quick shot of the scuba tanks for foreshadowing purposes.

When the shark starts to pull the Orca and the waves hit it, it actually does look like they are close to shore. I think it's the color of the water. It doesn't look that deep.

So far, the three men have been in the shark's territory but they are still dry on the boat. When that changes, the suspense goes through the roof. I love that. One of the morals of the story, we may be pretty badass on land, but when we're in the water we're on someone else's turf. Beware.

Quint slams the machete into the railing of the boat. Another classic shot. Reflection of the sun in the water. Priceless.

"Not with three he can't."

He can.

The barrels disappearing just as they near the boat is such a badass shot.

Brody giving up on the pump is pretty hysterical.

I think Spielberg liked the shark going under the boat shot too. So much so that he basically repeats again it going off in a different direction and framed in a sort of Batman angle.

Quint starts to overheat the Orca.

There's a shot where they are on the bridge and Quint shoves Hooper. It looks like it was not scripted. Dreyfuss looks like he's going to fall from the bridge and the line he delivers after is quite choked up. I think he was truly scared of Shaw.

The shark follows the boat towards the shallows. Quint wants to lure him there and drown him.

You're fired. ;)