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<em>'Piranha'</em> is a waste of time, unless you haven't seen the 1978 original I guess. It's a shot-for-shot remake, more (a bad) reenactment really, aside from a few strange changes; no spoilers, but one involving an animal and one invol...


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Doctor Baines has been conducting genetic experiments on piranhas and has made them virtually unstoppable. Unfortunately, his assistants, Maggie and Paul, accidentally release the hybrids into the Lost River Lake threatening to destroy everyone in their path. Can they prevent the flesh-eating piranhas from escaping into the ocean and spawning?
A group of college students on spring break in the Florida Everglades find themselves terrorized by swarms of mutated, predatory piranhas. These genetically engineered fish, originally created for military purposes, have escaped into the local waterways and are rapidly multiplying. As the death toll rises, a local sheriff and a biologist must race against time to stop the deadly creatures before they reach the ocean.
The 1995 film 'Piranha' is generally considered a low-budget B-movie that leans into its campy premise and gore. While it doesn't aim for high art, it offers a fun, albeit schlocky, viewing experience for fans of creature features. Critical reception was largely dismissive, with reviewers often citing its predictable plot and over-the-top violence, though some acknowledged its B-movie charm.
Relies heavily on gore and jump scares.
Offers a fun, campy B-movie experience.
Plot is predictable and characters are underdeveloped.
Google audience: Audience reviews are mixed, with many enjoying the film for its campy nature and creature-feature thrills, while others found it to be low-quality and predictable.
The film was part of a revival of Roger Corman's 'Piranha' franchise, following the original 1978 film, and was produced by Corman's company, Concorde-New Horizons.
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<em>'Piranha'</em> is a waste of time, unless you haven't seen the 1978 original I guess. It's a shot-for-shot remake, more (a bad) reenactment really, aside from a few strange changes; no spoilers, but one involving an animal and one invol...

Good watch, might watch again, and can recommend for horror / thriller fans. This is almost beat for beat the 1978 movie with some unecessary nudity and explosions thrown in, and just a little gore as the original was surprisingly absent...

**_Inferior imitation of the 1978 original_** Genetically-enhanced piranha are accidentally released into a river system in the wilderness north of Los Angeles, which threaten kids & counselors at a Summer Camp and vacationers at a lake ...

It's tough to commend any actual parts of the '95 remake of Piranha, but it's actually quite fun to group watch purely because it's so dated. Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.