Piranha: A Movie About Tits, Made By Tits

Being the director of the low-budget, trashy Feast franchise, director John Gulager seemed like the ideal choice to take of the rebooted Piranha series following the departure of the ace Alexandre Aja. Alas that was not the case as Piranha 3DD (as the title suggests there are lots more boobs) misses the point of exploitation films by having the sequel lack the necessary fun and silliness to qualify. The sequel feels smaller and less imaginative from the get go and is lumbered with a dire, tired script which never really gets going. Although a few exploitation moments are littered throughout the first hour (sex/severed penis/loads of titties) it lacks the self aware ridiculousness that makes real exploitation films irresistible.

It’s only in the last 15-20 minutes in a manic piranha strewn climax does the film finally kick into gear with a hilarious display of self parody, ultra-violence, outrageousness, bad taste and, most importantly, imagination. David Hasselhoff is brilliant sending himself up in a brief cameo while Ving Rhames kicks ass by stealing from Rose McGowen in Planet Terror.

Mostly boring that worth a view on DVD only so you can skip through to the final act.