Piranha 3DD
Director: John Gulager
Starring: Danielle Panabaker, David Hasselhoff, Katrina Bowden, Ving Rhames
Details: US/82mins 18
Boasting more gratuitous tit shots than your average episode of Tonight with Vincent Browne, this hastily assembled sequel has come along at warp speed after the enjoyable original surprised us all last year. Essentially that film regurgitated (from the sloppy end), everything here is bigger - especially the boobs. On a side note, you know you're getting old when you find yourself wondering about the back problems some of these ladies will have later in life.
The last film centred on a bunch of teenagers getting horny, wet and indeed wild at a picturesque lake during Spring Break - then being eaten by fish. They've upped the ante here, folks; a bunch of horny, wet and wild teenagers hit up a WATER PARK in summer - then get eaten by fish. Whilst naked, mostly. Inexplicably, Gary Busey and David Hasselhoff turn up, all be it for a mercifully short space of time. But y'know, Water Park, boobs etc.
A self-aware turd is still a turd. The makers of Piranha 3DD might know exactly the type of film they're flogging and potential punters might know the type of film they're paying for, but that doesn't make it good or even necessarily watchable. What it is, unequivocally, is dumber. That happens when you lazily slap together a film while probably chugging down on vast amounts of energy drink.
I like silly monster movies as much as anyone; but the first flick (also a remake) was a stretch. Piranha just aren’t that scary so naturally the film will fall into camp territory, which needs to be witty to work - which it was. 3DD feels cheaper, ups the gore and the nudity and Forest Gumps' the characters - who were hardly Aaron Sorkin-like to begin with.
Not without its chucklesome moments, it's simply not worth the premium bobs you'd pay to see in 3D. The best thing about this sloppy sequel is the title.
Review by Mike Sheridan
Your Comments
Ben
Mike you're so funny.
Posted 11/05/2012 17:23:32
FilmBuff76
The amusingly-titled Piranha 3DD is very much like its 2010 predecessor - cheap, sleazy, silly and not to be taken seriously at all. It's essentially more of the same, with a bit of Jaws III thrown in for good measure. The pesky little critters are back again, this time heading for a newly-opened water park "where DD girls swim free". The 51% owner of the water park refuses to acknowledge the threat with the 49% owner (!) and all mayhem breaks loose when the piranha hear the dinner bell ring. Christopher Lloyd and Ving Rhames return from the first film for some brief cameos, but the key guest star here is David Hasselhoff. Gleefully sending up himself and his Baywatch days, Hasselhoff steals every scene he's in. Admittedly, it's not a great film. It's dumb, very predictable and doesn't offer anything new beyond its basic plot thrust of blood, babes, boobs and killer fish. If it's a guilty pleasure you're looking for this week, this is it. Stay for the end credits too, as there's some extra stuff thrown in. Otherwise, you might want to stay out of the water for this one.
Posted 11/05/2012 23:15:38
hellcat1983
Excellent movie. It is what it is and what a movie is supposed to be (and very rarely is nowadays), highly entertaining! The pretentious reviews on here are ridiculous, especially from somebody who praised The Inbetweeners movie which WAS a turd!
Posted 14/05/2012 17:55:35
Linda
s**t film really thought it was the same as the rest wouldn't pay to see this
Posted 18/05/2012 16:21:55
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