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Mega Piranha (2010)

Director: Eric Forsberg

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From Time Out London

We all know what to expect from Asylum Films by now: poorly rendered mutant CGI sea creatures, thumpingly blunt dialogue (‘It wasn’t an explosion – it was giant piranha!’) and one confused-looking ’80s popstar wondering what she’s got herself into. Following the appearance of Debbie Gibson in ‘Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus’, this time they’ve managed to rope in poor Tiffany, who stands about looking startled as a genetic scientist whose attempts to feed the Venezuelan poor by breeding super-resilient fish (why d’you start with piranhas, Tiff?) have, unsurprisingly, gone slightly off the rails. She’s ably supported by lantern-jawed US agent Jason Fitch (Paul Logan), whom none of the filmmakers seem to have noticed has a name which sounds quite a lot like ‘fish’, leading to inevitable confusion. Bad-movie enthusiasts will doubtless have fun watching these oversized piscine predators leaping from the ocean and laying waste to Florida’s coastal regions, but hasn’t this tiresome, kitschy, so-bad-it’s-good fad run its course?

Author: Tom Huddleston

Time Out London Issue 2082: 15-21 July, 2010

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steve seymour said...

Posted on Sep 04 2011 15:12 virgin media charge for this crap!!thought it came with a free to the door pizza as i was more enthralled with the dominos add pre viewing!!!!unrealistic with maximum cheese!!!excellent trade for indian rubber industry,looks more like tuna got the hannibal lecteur treatment but when they start chompin on cars,bopters and buildings all a bit fishy !!!highly not recommended......

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godfrey said...

Posted on Jul 16 2010 02:09 What is most extraordinary is that this is getting a theatrical release in the UK; here in the US it was aired once or twice on the SciFi channel (now wearyingly called 'SyFy'), and that was it. I believe that real masochists can now find it on dvd. Apart from those home-screening resources, giving you the opportunity to hoot and holler your way through it with a roomful of snack-chomping chums, I would suggest giving it a wide berth.

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