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HAUTE TENSION and HILLS HAVE EYES director Alexandre Aja pays homage to the films that made him fall in love with the horror genre by helming this comedic remake of director J...Read more
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Piranha (DVD, 2011)
Piranha (DVD, 2011), The Remake of the old one from the director Joe Dante is not much better than the old was. I will say this kind of movies is little bit history for horror...Read more
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LOVE this movie soooo much!! The director got everything right in this modern classic B horror/comedy!!;) The Lake Victoria massacre scene is in my opinion one of the best hor...Read more

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HAUTE TENSION and HILLS HAVE EYES director Alexandre Aja pays homage to the films that made him fall in love with the horror genre by helming this comedic remake of director Joe Dante's 1978 JAWS parody. Lake Victoria may look peaceful, but beneath the placid waters of this painterly lake lurks a deadly menace. A powerful underwater tremor has released scores of man-eating prehistoric fish into the waters, and now it's up to a group of unlikely heroes to band together and defeat the razor-toothed predators. With time running out and the aquatic carnivores taking over, one brave heroine (Elisabeth Shue) will risk everything to save the lake and prevent her family from becoming fish food. Richard Dreyfuss, Ving Rhames, Jerry O'Connell, and Adam Scott star in the Dimension Films production.

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  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Rating: R (MPAA)
  • Film Country: USA
  • UPC: 043396356146

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Genre:Horror/Suspense
Format:DVD
Region:Region 1

eBay Product ID: EPID96968269
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3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]here's a very funny turn by Christopher Lloyd, who does piranha risk assessment for the sheriff in his best Doc BACK TO THE FUTURE style."
Los Angeles Times - Betsy Sharkey (08/20/2010)

3 stars out of 5 -- "Ruthless and ridiculous, Aja's horror comedy has a purity of vision."
Box Office - Amy Nicholson (08/20/2010)

"The movie should have been called JAWS GONE WILD....This MTV apocalypse delivers the goods." -- Grade: B-
Entertainment Weekly - Owen Gleiberman (09/03/2010)

"[A] pitch-perfect, guilty-pleasure serving of late-summer schlock that handily nails the tongue-in-cheek spirit of the Roger Corman original."
Hollywood Reporter - Michael Rechtshaffen (08/19/2010)

"[S]hamelessly entertaining....Aja tips his hat to Steven Spielberg and then it's off to the low-rent races."
Rolling Stone - Peter Travers (08/26/2010)

"Ah, the pleasures of unapologetic, good-natured exploitation....Aja gets the tone just right..."
Movieline - Stephanie Zacharek (08/20/2010)

"The top joke for film fans is Richard Dreyfuss' cameo as a fisherman....This is a spirited, hard-to-hate hackwork from Alexandre Aja..."
Sight and Sound - Andrew Osmond (11/01/2010)

3 stars out of 5 -- "Sheriff Elisabeth Shue does one great stepping-from-one-upturned-boat-to-the-next stunt..."
Empire - Kim Newman (01/07/2010)

3 stars out of 5 -- "[With] some fun cameos and imaginative splatter..."
Total Film - Matt Glasby (02/01/2011)

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Piranha (DVD, 2011)

Created: 30/01/11
Piranha (DVD, 2011), The Remake of the old one from the director Joe Dante is not much better than the old was. I will say this kind of movies is little bit history for horror fans today. Thin story some scenes was ok but overall is this a bad movie. Rent or buy another one!!!
Janne/Sweden
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Piranha

Created: 06/03/11
LOVE this movie soooo much!! The director got everything right in this modern classic B horror/comedy!!;) The Lake Victoria massacre scene is in my opinion one of the best horror movie massacre's ever!!! Very unique and creative deaths;)
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 | No, I would not recommend this product.
Created: 17/06/11
So, so disappointed with this one. Everywhere I read reviews, it was claimed that it was good campy fun, and to be honest, it was. So why was I expecting more? I dunno, I guess I just was. I mean, this was a good enough film. It was full of blood and guts (but NOT that much nudity - topless woman count = 6, yes I counted) and I did watch the non 3D version, so maybe that was it, although missing out on the 3D vomit was probably a good thing.

A lot of the movie made no sense at all, and the first two thirds of the film is to be honest a little boring, but once the fish hit the spring breakers, THEN it picks up no end. Be warned, this movie is VERY bloody (although not as gory as you would imagine) and is worth a look, but just don't expect too much (like me - damn me and my high expectations!!!)
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Plenty of T&A in Piranha 3D!!!

 | No, I would not recommend this product.
Created: 21/08/11
When I first purchased this movie I went into it with low expectations & that was a good thing b/c I got what I expected.Cheesy acting & unbelievable horror scenes.To me the onl;y thing that saved this movie was the gratuitis T&A provided by Gianna Michaels & company.Overall not a good animal attack movie.
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Best viewed when drunk...

 | No, I would not recommend this product.
Created: 19/09/11
I watched Piranha for the first time a few nights ago on cable. I remember seeing the trailer and thinking, "I will catch this one when it hits HBO." Piranha in my opinion is meant for the teenage, early 20s viewer.. (i.e. wet t-shirt contest, parties on the lake, and more but I would spoil the film). If you are looking for something classic like the Jaws collective, Piranha isnt it. I cant say this film is scary, nor thrilling..especially when the fish are CGI. There is a bit of blood and gore that kept me from falling completely asleep.
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