AVQ&A: mandatory pop-culture tattoos
18.05.12
Of all the golden moments of pop culture’s rich history that I’d consider having indelibly inked onto my skin, there is one that stands tall above all would-be usurpers: the shark-vs.-zombie scene from Lucio Fulci’s
Zombie . The movie itself is a favorite of mine, and I am an absolute zombie fanatic in general. I’m also a huge fan of the sadly underappreciated sharksploitation genre. (Seriously, if you’ve yet to see
Shark Attack 3: Megalodon , get thee to a Netflix queue and rectify that failing.) That makes it a triple, right there. Throw in the fact that the proper rendering of it would include the lovely, topless image of Italian actress Auretta Gay, which would tie it to the rich history of nudity in tattoos, and it’s a straight-up home run. Or it would be if my wife didn’t give me an unequivocal “no chance” when I broached the subject with her. Seems she doesn’t care to stare at a shark battling a zombie underwater every time I take my shirt off. Some people just have no appreciation for art. (By the way, this scene was filmed with an actual shark…)
Source: A.V. Club