Piranha DD

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First time viewed: Yes
Current Release: Yes
Watched With: Jordan, Tyler

Really love the first one. (And the original, which I just got on bluray and can't wait to watch again). But this one misses the mark. Obviously this is a much much smaller budget. It falls into the trap the first film managed to avoid of trying too hard to be stupid exploitation and not succeeding as a sincere film on its own merits too.

Everything here is scaled back. The set pieces, the make up, the fish fx. Unfortunately they didn't make up for it in writing marginally interesting characters. We really don't need much for a film like this but something is better than nothing. Instead they try too hard to up the sex and crass ridiculousness. I think they over-estimate how amusing David Hasselhoff is.

True, some of it is rather amusing, their blatantly scripted exposition being one example. And Christopher Lloyd always makes me laugh. But there was just too much stupidity and wasted opportunity here for me to really enjoy it overall. Damn shame, the first one was so great.

Unfortunately I didn't get to see this in 3DD (hence the DD title on the film), and while I didn't really like it, I still would have appreciated being able to see it in a cinema in 3D, but apparently they aren't allowed to release horror films in Australian cinemas anymore.