Friday, August 20, 2010

They took my penis!


Had to screen Piranha 3D at work last night. I love a good bad horror movie and this was one of the best of recent years. It was even more fun than My Bloody Valentine 3D and almost as crowdpleasing as Snakes on a Plane. The film doesn't really take much from the original Joe Dante version apart from the basic impression of piranha eating everyone in sight. It's a return to old school cheesy horror, with copious amounts of boobs and blood and little logic (apparently everyone can hold their breath underwater for 20 minutes or more).
Aside from the spectacular 3D gore and self-mocking humour, the film's main draw is the surprisingly solid cast, which includes Elisabeth Shue, Christopher Lloyd, Jerry O'Connell, Ving Rhames and Richard Dreyfuss (in a cameo that will make any Jaws fan smile). Every horror fan needs to see it, if only to witness the piranha attack that results in the line quoted above. Highly recommended trash.

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