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trixster
loyalfromlondon
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 6:31 pm Posts: 19697 Location: ville-marie
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Piranha 3DD
Piranha 3DDQuote: Piranha 3DD is a 2012 horror-comedy film and sequel to the 2010 film Piranha 3D. It is directed by John Gulager from a screenplay by Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton. It stars Danielle Panabaker, Matt Bush, David Koechner, Chris Zylka, Katrina Bowden, Gary Busey, Christopher Lloyd, and David Hasselhoff. Production began on April 27, 2011 with a release scheduled for November 23, 2011, but a month prior to release this date was revised to an unspecified 2012 date. The film was eventually released in the UK on May 11, 2012, and is scheduled for U.S. release on June 1, 2012.
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Proud Ryu
Deshi Basara
Joined: Thu Sep 27, 2007 3:36 pm Posts: 5322 Location: The Interstice
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Re: Piranha 3DD
Am curious if people here like it a lot better than the RT critics. Considering a decent drive to go see it...
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Proud Ryu
Deshi Basara
Joined: Thu Sep 27, 2007 3:36 pm Posts: 5322 Location: The Interstice
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Re: Piranha 3DD
I made a field trip to go see it. On the plus side, I got to go to a neat theater I've never been to. The film was playing in a massive, beautiful theater with about 700 seats. There were two patrons in the entire theater. I saw it at 10 pm, and I was told I was the 8th person to buy a ticket the whole day - ouch. This was incredibly bizarre to me. I felt very sorry for the theater, but the 3D was beyond awful - not sure if it were the screen or the movie - probably a bit of both. Was dark and often blurry.
Film was garbage - really disappointing on every level (the first one had the perfect tone and did everything better including t&a). Trailer had literally everything good in the movie in it. Best line in the movie was the very last line after the credits rolled. Cristopher Lloyd was literally the only good thing in the film. Ving's role was remarkably stupid, and even worse was Hasselhoff's - who the director apparently though was the most awesome and funny thing ever, but was dead wrong.
I could go on and on, but don't feel like it. It was a cobbled mess that had no place in theaters, and isn't worth paying money for on VOD either. The extra D in the title is really for the grade it receives, which is generous. Ah what could have been.
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Dr. Lecter
You must have big rats
Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2004 4:28 pm Posts: 92093 Location: Bonn, Germany
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Re: Piranha 3DD
That's sad.
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Magic Mike
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Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2004 4:53 am Posts: 34876 Location: Minnesota
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Re: Piranha 3DD
My expectations were so incredibly low for this sequel that it really didn't end up being as bad as I thought it would be. It is a little too over-the-top for my taste and lacks any real suspense outside of the scene where Danielle Panabaker and Katrina Bowden are attacked on the dock, but it could have been so much worse. I also thought the actual massacre was too short. The first definitely had its over-the-top scenes but was also suspenseful in equal measure. It knew exactly what it was and delivered. This one still has the blood, sex, boobs, etc... but doesn't feel as clever or self-aware. It's more cheap and just too goofy at times. It's also way too short. Some sort of character development would have been nice.
I'm still disappointed they hired the filmmakers behind the "Feast" series for this one. I hate director John Gulager. It's a real shame Alexandre Aja didn't return to do this sequel. If he wasn't going to they could have at least gotten someone with talent. I would be game for a third (and I will not at all be surprised to see a Direct-to-DVD sequel released in the future) as long as they don't bring John Gulager back.
All in all, despite its flaws I enjoyed this enough, but do feel it's a missed opportunity. I probably would have enjoyed it more if the first hadn't already done it better.
On a side note, I've always really liked Danielle Panabaker and hope she continues to get work. She was one of the highlights of this movie.
6/10 (C+)
Last edited by Magic Mike on Sun Jun 10, 2012 4:04 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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The Dark Shape
Extraordinary
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2004 3:56 am Posts: 12119 Location: Adrift in L.A.
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Re: Piranha 3DD
I saw it, but it's not worth talking about.
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David
Pure Phase
Joined: Tue Feb 15, 2005 7:33 am Posts: 34865 Location: Maryland
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Re: Piranha 3DD
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Mister Ecks
New Server, Same X
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Re: Piranha 3DD
Piranha was no Casablanca, but my god it was fun. Too bad 3DD is a wreck.
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David
Pure Phase
Joined: Tue Feb 15, 2005 7:33 am Posts: 34865 Location: Maryland
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Re: Piranha 3DD
I honestly still can't get over what a dire, boring piece of shit this movie is.
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Jmart
Superman: The Movie
Joined: Fri Oct 22, 2004 8:47 am Posts: 21150 Location: Massachusetts
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Re: Piranha 3DD
I liked Ving Rhames and Paul Scheer. That was about it. Any sense of joy that was in the first one is completely sucked out of this one. And one attempt at a scare would've been nice.
½* (D-)
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Mau
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Re: Piranha 3DD
I liked it, it's not as bad as people say, or maybe it's just the lowe expectations that led me to like it.
But no, this isnt nowhere near the amazingness of the first one.
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trixster
loyalfromlondon
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 6:31 pm Posts: 19697 Location: ville-marie
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Re: Piranha 3DD
Yeah, it's awful. And actually has less tits & gore than the first one. So much for upping the ante.
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Algren
now we know
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Piranha 3DD
All involved should be thoroughly embarrassed and ashamed, but none more than David Hasselhoff.
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_axiom
The Wall
Joined: Wed Jan 26, 2005 10:50 am Posts: 16163 Location: Croatia
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Re: Piranha 3DD
Piranha 3D was crazy fun. This one wasn't. It had a couple of fun moments and some nice ideas, but overall it's a real mess.
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Dr. Lecter
You must have big rats
Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2004 4:28 pm Posts: 92093 Location: Bonn, Germany
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Re: Piranha 3DD
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The first film was terrific trashy fun. The second is just trash, but with a large group of friends and a lot of beer, I believe it is fun too (this is the constellation in which I saw it). It looks much cheaper and there is no inspired director like Alexandra Aja behind the wheel, but there is still blood 'n' gore and nudity galore, though it feels more than anything like American Pie with piranhas in it. Katrina Bowden looks so damn fine.
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Jack Sparrow
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Re: Piranha 3DD
After the good first film this is a chore to sit through. No reason for its existence and some decent actors are wasted in here. The stand out scene is where the Piranha comes out from the vagina and chomps the penis like wtf LOL.
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