Piranha 3D (2010) User Reviews

Mindless gore and entertainment

[Aaron1375 · 6/10 · 29 May 2018]

This film is a rather cheesy film, but sometimes a bit of cheese is a good thing. In fact, I enjoy cheese so to a point I enjoyed this film. It had some great gore in it and it was just a mindless movie where you shut off your brain and enjoy an hour and a half distraction. The film was a modest hit, making its budget back in the states and making an additional 55 million with its worldwide gross, but not a super hit by any stretch of the imagination.

The story has a earthquake that unleashes an underwater cavern where there are apparently thousands upon thousands of flesh eating piranha residing. One would think that if these fish were living in an isolated cavern where food was not plentiful they would evolve needing less food, but like I said it is mindless fun as they come out hungry and their victims? A bunch of annoying teen spring breakers, so you are going to enjoy watching them get killed. A teen whose mom is a sheriff goes with this guy shooting a girls gone wild type video (why the heck were those things popular?) and we meet a few people before the fish go on their super kill spree!

The film features quite a number of actors such as Richard Dreyfuss who gets credited and I never really noticed him, then figured out he was the fisherman at the beginning of the film. Then there is Christopher Lloyd who was not listed in the credits, but who is in the film a lot more than Dreyfuss. Ving Rhames also plays a role in this one and there are a couple of others of note.

They seem to be just having fun with this one and as I said, just don't take it too seriously and it is enjoyable enough. Nothing great, but I could think of worse movies to waste and hour and a half with. The gore effects in places are great and the film leaves off clearly with a sequel in mind. Just one question, how did those two chicks stay underwater for so long without drowning?

Bad Movie, But I Am Fairly Sure That Was The Goal

[gavin6942 · 6/10 · 15 March 2011]

A group -- a very large group -- of college kids are having spring break at Lake Havisu in Arizona (called Lake Victoria in the film). A small earthquake unleashes an underwater tunnel where thousands of hungry piranhas wait.

This film marks the third time that director Alexandre Aja has directed a horror film remake. He previously directed "The Hills Have Eyes" (2006) and "Mirrors" (2008), also remakes of earlier horror films. I want to say this disappoints me, because Aja has some of the best talent in the business today, but frankly he makes remakes worth watching. "Hills" may have trumped the original.

Having ten times the budget of a SyFy film, with only a marginally better outcome. The effects are still pretty cheesy in most scenes, leading me to believe the money went to the decent cast, with the two best actors (Christopher Lloyd and Richard Dreyfuss) only having a few scant minutes on screen.

The cast? Elisabeth Shue (looking good for her age), Jerry O'Connell (usually annoying but works in this film), Ving Rhames (who we do not see nearly enough of in the theater these days), and Eli Roth as a guy with a thousand one-liners about wet breasts. In fact, the film as a whole has more bare women than piranhas.

Empire gave the film three out of five stars, saying "Remember the film you hoped 'Snakes on a Plane' would be –- this is it! By any sane cinematic standards, meretricious trash ... but thrown at you with such good-humored glee that it's hard to resist." I agree. This is the cheese I wanted from "Snakes", but unlike that film, it is not a pile of dog excrement.

And did you hear? There is a sequel on the way... I almost suspect it will be better than this one.

well made sexploitation horror

[SnoopyStyle · 6/10 · 25 March 2015]

It's spring break at Lake Victoria and kids have gathered for their annual drunken party. Deputy Fallon (Ving Rhames) and Sheriff Julie Forester (Elisabeth Shue) are trying to keep the peace. Kelly (Jessica Szohr) has come home from college and Jake Forester (Steven R. McQueen) is still pinning for her. Derrick Jones (Jerry O'Connell) hires him as a guide for his video shoot. He has to babysit his siblings and recent earthquakes have released a school of prehistoric piranhas. Julie takes out a group of scientists to investigate the tremors. Jake ditches the kids and Kelly comes along for the shoot.

It's fun to have Richard Dreyfuss killed off in a fish horror movie right off the bat. It sets the right campy tone. It's sexploitation horror. It knows exactly what it is and doesn't try to be more. It's got blood, gore and hot bods. The acting isn't too silly even with Jerry O'Connell. There are some good actors in this functional horror.

This is trash, but I like trash

[hankychan · 7/10 · 5 November 2019]

Alexandre Aja makes trash, this movie is trash, it's also immature, has quite a bit of dodgey CGI and has some not so amazing acting.

What makes it amazing is the fact thy Aja is aware of these things and he's laughing at them too, he also has style, at no point does this feel generic, it is always very clear that you are watching an Alexandre Aja film.

He also really knows how to pace horror, one kill at the beginning, then about an hour of buildup (with only 1 obnoxious fake out scare)

Would I prefer if Aja used his talents to make something other then trash? Yeah, but I also like trash.

Give it a shot

[sophiadesantis · 7/10 · 15 September 2020]

Piranha 3D is better than it should be. I see it bc I'm a fan of Alexandre Aja (The Hills Havs Eyes, Mirrors) & Greg Nicotero (Walking Dead). Putting aside the to-be-expected B-movie antics like excessive boobage & some bad CGI (which admittedly is a large chunk of the movie) there's something elevated about it. Nice shots on the water, it's funny enough, Elisabeth Shue's badass. Ya know, it's campy! For what it's worth, critics actually liked it. Surprisingly good time.

The Best movie about Killer Piranhas ever made.

[Loving_Silence · 7/10 · 20 August 2010]

I thought this movie was going to be just AWFUL. However I was mistaken, it was actually pretty good. The acting, as I would've expected was mediocre, but no one in the cast was destined to shine in this film. I also had a good time watching the film, I was really happy how the Piranhas looked. Don't go in expecting a masterpiece like Citizen Kane or Schindler's List, cause you'll definitely be disappointed, but with a movie title like this, who would? Just go in expecting some laughter and have some fun with it. Also there's a lot of nudity and gore, so I don't advice parents to take your kids in theater to watch this film. Piranha 3-D lived up to its title, featuring Killer Piranhas with 3-D. It isn't in any way perfect, but then again, it doesn't need to be.

7/10

Boobs, Blood & Doc Brown.

[Matt_Layden · 7/10 · 21 August 2010]

An underwater tremor unleashes thousands of hungry Piranha that have thought to have been extinct for millions of years. Bad timing, because it's Spring Break.

Piranha was, what some people called, a rip off of Jaws. Another person wanting a piece of the pie. It went on to have a sequel, to be directed by the now famous James Cameron and it seems that it is time for a remake, in 3D no less. Do we need a remake? Probably not, but the film is fun and excessively violent, which makes for a good time for those looking for b- movie horror goodness. Piranha delivers on the levels it aims for, take that as you want to.

Alexandre Aja directs this film, let's just forget he did Mirrors okay? He gets the bloody mess off to an interesting start by having Richard Dreyfuss in the film. A nod to Jaws no doubt, but one can only assume that he had him in here to say that this film is either a: More scarier or B: More dangerous. I'd go with the latter because the film isn't scary. What's more dangerous though? One shark, or thousands of Piranhas? You pick.

So it's Spring Break, so the fish have hundreds of young drunk teenagers to eat, and boy do they eat. The film doesn't shy away from the bloody truth. Piranha's can strip a cow to it's bones in minutes, these guys are more aggressive. They've been feeding off each other for millions of years and now they have a variety of meat to pick from. Yummy. So people die in bloody, over the top, funny ways. The film is one for the people who cheer when someone has their legs torn off. If that's not you, you might want to stay away from this one.

Also, if you're not a fan of naked women, you might want to stay away from this one. This film is full of naked women, left right and centre. There is even an underwater naked swimming dance sequence set to opera music. It's weird and funny at the same time because it comes out of nowhere.

The film could have used more of it's cast. We have Richard Dreyfuss, Ving Rhames, Christopher Lloyd and Eli Roth. All of them are underused. Rhames, I thought was going to have a more hero type role, he doesn't. Roth has a total of maybe two scenes as does Lloyd. Dreyfuss only shows up at the beginning of the film. Once again, an interesting cast that is not put to good use. The film decides to stick with the blood and boobs.

The film is in 3D. I expected to have more fun with it than I did. Although I did enjoy it more than other 3D films I've seen. It has a more gimmicky feel to it and it actually fits with the film. Seeing bits of Piranha fly up at you is fun. Boobs in 3D, fish in 3D but the things that were used the most were the underwater coral reefs.

The theatre lost power near the end, so the last 3 or so minutes of the film we saw with no sound, but I could tell what was going to happen, even with the lack of audio. I'm not letting that affect my review for the film, but I can sense that the film was going to go for one of those jump-scare-abrupt endings.

Piranha 3D is a hoot, for those who know what they are getting into. In my theatre there were children, this is NOT A KIDS MOVIE!!!! This is more bloody and violent than any SAW film. Piranha is full of cheesy moments, and it works.

Aja delivers all the blood, camp and boobs you could ever ask for

[DonFishies · 7/10 · 21 August 2010]

Films rarely deliver on the promises of their trailers. Even their synopses can indicate a promise of something the final film has a problem making truly happen. Some movies come close, others fail miserably, and others deliver a different experience entirely. Piranha 3D is the rare film the delivers exactly what the trailers, synopses and every ounce of marketing promises – buckets of blood, campy humour and boobs – lots and lots of boobs.

The plot, or what little semblance there is, revolves around the small town of Lake Victoria, which explodes with activity every Spring Break. An earthquake tremor shatters the lake's floor, and lets loose hundreds of prehistoric piranha. And as the trailer suggests, not even local Sheriff Julie Forester (Elisabeth Shue) can stop the mayhem in store for the unlucky college students and residents who venture into the water.

Despite a rather threadbare plot, Piranha 3D survives on an alternating scale of maniacal destruction and sheer glee. It is clear from the opening moments of the film that Alexandre Aja is having loads of fun creating this throwback monster movie. And in a year where just about everything seems like a nostalgic reference to films from other decades (specifically the 1980s), Piranha 3D fits right in. It makes no argument about the type of film it is at any point. It knows it is not going to be the next Schindler's List, and it knows it has no chance of even remotely being a "good movie". What it strives for, especially if you are the right audience for it, is to be the funnest film of the summer. After all, this is a movie that makes a joke about a severed CGI penis.

The film is fun for the sheer fact that Aja does not seem to care about the line between good and bad taste. The aforementioned severed penis aside, there are quite literally hundreds of people who are murdered by these prehistoric killers by the time the film reaches its credits. And Aja just seems to revel in the destruction he creates at every turn. I lost count of how many people perished in one grisly attack near the beach that makes Jaws look about as menacing as Bambi. And somehow, the attacks even vary at how successful they are, and just what gets attacked. Various body parts are ripped out and eaten in detail, and many people end up more mangled than the trailers suggest. Aja has a go-for-broke style that we rarely get a chance to see in modern horror, and pushes the limits of what he can show at any given moment. I have heard there were cuts made to the film, but as it is, I cannot even fathom what could have possibly been chopped out in comparison to what they left in.

But the buckets of blood are only the beginning. This is also a film that revels in having bare breasts appear almost every five minutes. Hell, there is an entire five minute underwater ballet-like scene that borders on soft porn. But again, it does not seem like Aja cares. He just wants to revel in how much he can possibly get away with, full frontal nudity and all. It almost feels exploitative at times with just how much these female actresses show off, specifically Kelly Brook and Riley Steele (who is just one of a handful of porn stars who appear in the film). Aja knows his audience, knows his genre, and knows the films that inspired it. It almost comes off like he wanted to ensure he had enough bare breasts so he knew he did not do a disservice to all of those expecting gratuitous amounts of nudity.

The film's ultimate success comes from its humour though. With just how ridiculous the film quickly becomes, it never loses sight of its tone and lack of seriousness. It may get extraordinarily gruesome, but it is never serious or horrific enough that you will have trouble laughing at what is going on. The campy one-liners are all very effective, as is the film's nostalgic sensibilities. Even better are the cast members who provide them: Christopher Lloyd as an aquarium owner two steps short of Doc Brown; Jerry O'Connell as a coked out porn producer; Ving Rhames as a bad ass deputy; Eli Roth as the host of a wet t-shirt contest. Everyone brings their A-game, and maintain their deadpan humour throughout. They all look to be having just as much of a blast as Aja is.

But there are issues with the film. For one, some of the special effects are lacking. The explicit shots showing the piranha destroying their victims all seem to look awful, as do the piranhas themselves (3D effects do nothing but make them look even worse). The makeup effects are working at full throttle in every single case, but the effects of how these people are being ripped limb from limb seems to have not been too much of a concern for anyone. I realize the campy style of the film, but its style does not excuse its shoddy special effects. The character development is also a little stilted, much like the performance of main star Steven R. McQueen. Had Aja sacrificed the thirty to forty minutes of "development" and just added more mayhem, this would not be nearly as much of an issue. But looking at the movie and its style, I doubt Aja was going for perfection here.

Granted you are the audience for buckets of blood and gratuitous amounts of nudity, Piranha 3D delivers on all counts. It has some problems and is far from a great movie, but its campy and nostalgic style more than forgives any issue. The film exists solely to be gleefully destructive. And as long as you realize that going in, you will not be disappointed.

7.5/10.

(This review also appeared on http://www.geekspeakmagazine.com).

Chomp...

[repojack · 7/10 · 19 October 2020]

Spring-breakers (or Girls Gone Wild?) get eaten by prehistoric piranhas. Viewers won't feel too bad as these airheads get spectacularly chomped.

Expect the Expected

[moviemaniac008 · 9/10 · 30 August 2010]

For those of you who saw the trailer, you can already expect loads of nudity and gore. And if you walk in Piranha 3D (do yourself a favour and watch it in 3D, it's definitely worth it) expecting these things, then you'll have a good time. Maybe it will go down in history as being a cult favourite within 10 or 15 years from now, but it probably won't be nominated at the Golden Globes or the Academy Awards, and that's fine because the crew know that and only want to offer a really great time. Piranha is a film that won't please to everyone: After all, it's sort of meant to laugh of other horror movies that use huge chunks of blood and gore to ''scare'' you, without exactly being a parody.

All in all, I was pleased with what I got. Some scenes had me laughing quite hard while in others, I literally jumped out of my seat. The acting was good, with no one really acting great, but everybody, from Elisabeth Shue to Jerry O'Connell, while going through Kelly Brook, Porn Star Riley Steele, Ving Rhames and small-time actors Jessica Szohr and Steven R. McQueen, everybody seemed to be having fun while shooting this movie. The CGI effects weren't as bas as expected and frankly, I didn't notice one scene featuring some cheesy dialogue. Blood and Gore is served in buckets and litres, so you might want to be prepared for that, and there's a lot of nudity as well. Maybe not a safe bet for young children but teens will have probably seen worse movies.

Story: An earthquake liberates thousands of bloodthirsty, prehistoric piranhas during the same week Lake Victoria is celebrating the annual spring break, where hundreds of teens come to party every year. Sheriff Julie Forester (Elisabeth Shue) tries to keep some order until she discovers about the piranhas and tries her best to close the lake with her deputies. Meanwhile, her son Jake (Steven R. McQueen) is asked by the Derrick (Jerry O'Connell) and his Girls Gone Wild stars Danni and Crystal (Kelly Brook and Riley Steele) to show them the nicest places in town to start filming their next porno film, even though his mother had clearly told him to stay home to babysit his younger brother and sister.

Of course there's much more to it than that but if I were to write too much about the plot I would probably write a full-length spoiler. All in all, expect what you expect from the trailers and definitely sit back with your popcorn and drink and get ready for a hell of a ride. Definitely one of my top 10 films of the year so far.

Entertaining

[jd_movie_luver · 7/10 · 15 May 2012]

At first it seemed like it would just be another "spring break shark attack" or something; and it is somewhat. It has lots of boobs and butts and bare skin, but because of the character Jake (Steven R. McQueen) was so likable and normal, i kept watching. Once the action started, I laughed at the terrible cgi, but at the same time was literally on the edge of my seat and my legs were moving and my heart was racing. It definitely kept my attention.

As for an overall movie, its not that great, but if you're looking for a sexy, bloody, entertaining flick, this is it!

(i hope there will be a sequel!)

just how old is the director?

[Mystical_lonewolf · 1/10 · 15 August 2012]

This film is without a doubt the most dumbest film ever made in the world. Just how old is the director? Is he 13 years old or something? That'll explain his weird, sick fascination with T&A with gory scenes. This film produces nothing but porno with gore. There is no storyline, no character development, and most certainly, no plot. All i can say to the people who made this film is this; you have the maturity of a teenage pervert with no sense of directing a film.

If your idea of a horror film is T&A, gratuitous sex, and lots of gore, then i'm sorry your mother never loved you. I can do a whole lot better job in making a horror film involving piranhas and it doesn't involve stupid stuff like those. Sure it may have a little gore, but my idea is for psychological scare, not porn with gore.

Gory, Disgusting, Offensive...But all in Fun

[seraphino · 6/10 · 20 August 2010]

So I just got done seeing this movie and the first thing I have to say is "Wow!" That wow is good and bad; firstly, parents should really make note of what people are saying here, this is definitely NOT for KIDS!! I would even go so far as to say that it is not for adults with a weak stomach. The amount of gore, nudity, and disgusting content in this movie shouldn't have warranted an R-rating in my opinion; it was quite possibly the grossest movie I have ever seen; and I have seen some pretty disturbing movies.

On top of that, the acting was fairly sub-par, but, what can you expect from a movie filled with d-list cast members? While some scenes were very convincing, other scenes were so fake and unrealistic that this film could even be considered a dark comedy. This goes for some of the scary sequences too, because they looked so forced in order to make the viewer jump, it was very unconvincing.

The second "Wow!", I say because while this movie is disturbing it is all in fun. The movie is gross, yes, it is terribly acted, yes, and some people would say that this film is not a film that shouldn't have ever been made by mankind. But, for those attracted to gore and extremely gruesome creature horror/comedies. This is right up your alley.

Stylish, and creepy

[jaredlove · 27 November 2019]

For one, the only other films with fish that scared me was jaws, this one is like jaws had babies and went mad. this film is definatly a modern day horror classic, and stands out around many other films, around this era 3/4

Hilariously gory and absurd

[marrowmovies · 7/10 · 10 February 2019]

This movie is full of absurd kill scenes, blood, and everything a horror junkie loves. It's not meant to be taken seriously, so watch it with that in mind. Lots of laughs from start to finish.

Absolutely Terrible

[kriskoppy1961 · 1/10 · 28 August 2010]

Evidently, movies have become so pathetic that the "F" word has to be used in excess, nudity has to be splattered all over the screen, and well known, decent actors have to debase their talents by "acting" in this crap. From the very onset, this film attempts to lure the viewer with stupid naked women. Evidently, women can't lure a man anymore without showing all they have in public. Again and again, and again. I was hopeful that this film would be a decent remake, but in fact, it was pathetic. I found myself hoping the piranha would start chewing on people so I didn't have to see their fake boobs and listen to the overuse of the "F" word. Surely people don't actually talk like that in public, around elementary school children as portrayed in the "film?" Please, don't waste your time or your money. This is a plot less, pointless, soft porn blunder that fails to produce even the smallest drop of tension, drama, or fear. I miss the days when women had some self respect and men treated women with dignity. I guess this film demonstrates that all women are is meat to sleep with and all men are is brainless, sex starved idiots. YUCK!

Fun! 3D fun! Bad CGI!

[gregkae · 7/10 · 7 November 2018]

I was laughing from the beginning right to the end.

Camp does not begin to cover it. Alex Aja knows what he is doing and is doing it well. The movie does not drag at all and it does not take itself seriously at all, so bear that in mind going into it.

Bodies get ripped to shreds, blood by the buckets, you are cheering the piranha on throughout. The only disappointment is the CGI but if you told me it was on purpose I would totally believe you.

Watch with an open mind and you'll have one hell of a ride.

Without any other movie to come close, this is the worst film ever!

[mike-5324 · 1/10 · 27 August 2010]

This film is so bad; it makes me want to write reviews all over the net telling everyone. (Something I don't usually do let's just say)

When I saw Kill Bill, I felt truly robbed of 2 hours of my life, I have seen some utter sash, especially as I live in France (you should see the TV here) and I have seen just about every horror film ever made; but this... this film is amazing at being awful. You know, there are some films that are bad, and then you get other rare films that are so bad it's funny, but oh my god... This will make you want to hurt yourself. It's a whole new level of ****

Awful & cheap CGI effects, stupendously bad acting, and possibly the worst story ever. But to cap it all off, no-where near as 'good' as the original. This garbage is neither funny, scary, inspired, artsy, it can't even manage to be bad. This is a whole new beast people!

This makes me depressed about mankind, I know many children who would find this rubbish and yet the score is currently over 7!!!???

To summarise... Transformers 2 is an Oscar-winning masterpiece next to this.

This was GREAT!

[VeganVag · 10/10 · 26 June 2020]

This is one of the sexiest blood bath horror flicks ever! I really enjoyed all the well known actors in this, and also seeing one of my favorite nearby lakes throughout this, as well was really cool. Everything looked real, especially the boobies, and the gore, wow, really wild, scary and tense. Thanks!

Fun, cheesy , bit too bloody but oh the 3d!

[drpainters · 7/10 · 12 February 2020]

Must have for all 3d movies. Looks great , funny stuff, too bloody but whatever ,most of these type movies are nowadays. Not as good as original movie but a fun watch in 3d or otherwise. But really meant for 3d..wait for 3dd

Too much blood and T&A, no suspense or good action.

[fisherbee1-1 · 4/10 · 28 August 2010]

To start, I must say that some of the acting was good, as I expected it would be. Christopher Lloyd was, as always, fantastic, and Elisabeth Shue, Ving Rhames, and Jerry O'Connell were also good. The kids (Proulx and Ryan) were awesome. The performances by young McQueen and Szohr were far better than the script warranted. These actors, and some others, saved what could have been an abysmal failure. Most of the rest of the acting was mediocre at best.

The visuals could have been far better. Beautiful blue water, clear skies, and so forth, but instead we had to watch a virtual parade of topless coeds. Now, I am sure some young guys won't mind this, but what about the rest of us? I wanted a creature feature, not a soft porn film with some critters tossed in for interest. Some of what occurred had no place in a regular theater at all.

The story and direction started off fairly well, but soon deteriorated. Loved the Dreyfuss scene (and his character's choice in music), and the basic idea of how the fish got into the lake in the first place. However, beyond the basics, that was virtually ignored for the rest of the movie, which was spent on gratuitous nudity, gore, and overuse of the 3-D technology. I had hoped, since the 80's, we would have outgrown that sort of thing. Plus, many of the scenes looked far too familiar to any seasoned viewer of this sort of movie. Time that could have been spent building suspense was wasted on cheap thrills.

Overall, this could have been a LOT better. Sadly, the creators of this movie chose titillation over substance. When the movie relies too much on that, there is a problem. The worst part is that some viewers seem to like this, and even expect it. Such lowered standards mean we all get less quality in the movies. Give me Jaws, or Lake Placid, or the original Piranha, any day over this. As a long-time fan of creature features, I found this one a huge disappointment. First time in awhile I was strongly tempted to demand my money back.

Finally, A Remake Done Well.

[greybro · 7/10 · 20 August 2010]

Like others who've reviewed this film, I too had low expectations but was pleasantly surprised. The action was fast paced, the acting was suitable and propped up a few standout actors. The cinematography mess well with the subject matter. It was at times really in your face but without the god awful shaky cam effect that has been so popular in recent cinema.

I say as far as fun Summer horror fare employing the so overplayed 3D gimmick, Piranha 3D goes down as an instant classic. Most fun I've had in a theater this summer and some of the best looking creature oriented 3D I've ever seen. Go see this film now!

Piranhas in the house, y'all.

[Someguysomwhere · 6/10 · 7 October 2010]

They took my pen!s.

Well who could be happy under those circumstances. Prehistoric piranhas are released thru a fissure created under the sea after a earthquake or something. I'm not usually keen on a lot of gore but even I recognize well done, entertaining gore when I see it. There was a good party atmosphere in this movie with wanton, beer-driven, music-driven and ultimately "partay" driven young people on spring break. This aspect of the movie could have, I believe, stood on it's own without those mean, toothsome, party crashers butting in. I guess even piranhas know a good party when they see one.

The movie has the same basic premise as most films of this genre of horror, most notably Jaws. The threat in the water occurs during a big event that draws a lot of visitors to the water. There are people who know whats going on before everyone else; and who recognize the potential difficulty of trying to stop a profitable event. The proverbial sh!t has to hit the fan before direct action can be taken. You know the deal.

Along with the gore there is some nudity that maybe I should alert you about in case you neither like gore or nudity, or like both; or like one, but not the other. So an entertaining movie if you're not too squeamish and/or prudish. My favorite character was the guy who said my intro above. He said it more than once too. We all have our priorities. Love, Boloxxxi.

Made me feel hungry......;)

[chaithuishere · 5/10 · 5 September 2010]

I can surely say that this is the birth of 3D era in the movies. A time will come where people will own their personal set of 3D glasses or get themselves fitted with 3D contact lenses for the movies. I am proud to be breathing in this period of time. Like we have PIRANHA 3D, in the near future there will be ads depicting "Love in London -2D" only 2D flick in town.

First impression, this is just another creature-feature movie where the director has no other motive than scaring the hell out of audience to his best. Piranha has some new angles too. Like the skin show in 3D which i am sure most of us hasn't seen before. Film is definitely not for all eyes including the ones aged below 18.

Script is as simple as the golden rule like the 1.Problem 2. Explanation of problem 3. More problems 4. More & More problems. 5. Hero and all his family are safe. and 6. A twist in the end. Come on, how many movies we have seen of those kind. However, PIRANHA-3D has some scenes which are worth half of your money at least. Visual effects are totally convincing. Sound department went easy on the audience not to scare too much.

Its very ironic that a few minutes before the movie i was at my friend's place admiring the beautiful, calm fish in the aquarium there. I wonder how people who love fish will react to this movie?

The fish weren't just savage creatures in this movie. They were given character like in movement, hunt and choosing their kill. You see, they always find their way to most "beautiful spots".

I ended up with mixed feelings during the movie. Tell me how would you feel when you see a hot chick with nothing but little things on getting munched by violent beasts under water .....and in 3D....??...May be its a question only for the "gentlemen"?

Strange thought that one might end up feeling hungry during the movie. Even better if you have some fish food handy. All in all i would give a 2.5 on 5 to this horror or blood (may be i should add a new genre for these kinda movies) flick from Alexander Aja.

bloody bloody fun

[jhobbs123 · 7/10 · 1 September 2010]

I didn't have high expectations for this film when I first saw the trailer. I thought it would just be another waste of time movie that I wouldn't pay money to see. As time progressed, I thought more about the movie and realized that it would actually be pretty fun to see. I was definitely right about this. I'm not pleased with the 3D in the movie but I was pleased with the amount of action the movie contained. Nonstop girls and violence is a great combination. This isn't exactly any Oscar winner production but it definitely earns it's place on the list of most entertaining 90 minute movies. The massive amounts of gore may be a little much for some, but it also plays its comedic effect. This film is in my opinion quite hilarious and worth seeing.