-The film is a lean 82 minutes and doesn't waste any time on explanation or character development. We have a few character introductions, gratuitous nudity and public drunkenness, and then the bloodbath.
-Gratuitous is actually the best word to describe the film. The makers go out of there way to just make every aspect over the top and ridiculous. This is of course the perfect approach for a film about prehistoric piranhas attacking spring breakers, and it actually has a fairly light touch.
-Now I will say that this is the sort of film I have a soft spot for. Much like Lake placid (and to a lesser extent Eight legged freaks) before it, Piranha 3-D embraces the ludicrousness of its premise and just runs with it. Any sort of self-seriousness is death for a film like this, and Piranha studiously avoids it.
-Its always good to see Christopher Lloyd working.
-The way Ving Rhames goes down is perfect.
-The detail on the piranha attacks is actually one of the weaker aspects of the film. There's plenty of blood, but I would have appreciated more detail and not just a whirlwind of activity on the closeups.
-Another reviewer noted that we should forget Avatar and realize that Kelly Brook was the reason 3-d was invented. I won't say that its a completely incorrect sentiment.
-The ending cut is phenomenal
-Its interesting how all the films of this ilk use the casting of well known but past their prime actors as shorthand for any kind of character development. For instance the minute we see Christopher Lloyd show up as a fish expert we can already fill in his back story. Same for Jerry O'Connell as the doppelganger for joe francis. Thus ends the only legitimate film analysis in this review.
Its not a great film, but its a satisfying one that fully embraces what it is and revels in its excess. You could do much worse.
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