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Debating the merits of Piranha 3D, director Alexandre (Mirrors) Aja's testosterone-driven valentine to Joe Dante's 1978 original and the excesses of '80s genre films in general, is a fool's errand; it is, after all, a movie about prehistoric fish preying on hormonal partygoers in various states of undress--and in 3D, mind you--so any review must answer the question--does it deliver what its key audience (young men, ages 14 to 24) require? On that front, the answer is an unequivocal yes. Special effects creators Greg Nicotero and Howard Berger present a veritable buffet of gruesome ways for the thinly drawn characters to die, from a piranha burrowing through a swimmer's head to the horrible encounter between a boat propeller and a longhaired victim. The sheer amount of nudity on display rivals a week's worth of Cinemax late-night screenings, rendered all the more excessive in 3D; as for the gimmick itself, it lends some unsettling depth to the underwater attacks. In short, if one attends Piranha 3D for grindhouse-style yucks, it's bound to be a rollicking good time. All others may find its relentless, Red Bull drive wearying; the whole affair is clearly meant to be a goof, just as Dante's original (produced by Roger Corman and penned by John Sayles) was, but where Dante's target was monster movie camp of the '50s and '60s (as well as Jaws), Aja and writers Peter Goldfinger and Josh Stolberg take aim at either cynical zeitgeist elements like the Girls Gone Wild series (with Jerry O'Connell striking the right tone as its craven creator) or hapless partygoers, which leaves an unpleasant aftertaste of misanthropy. Where the film does succeed is in its supporting cast, which strikes the same winking tone as Dante's version; Richard Dreyfuss and Christopher Lloyd poke fun at their Jaws and Back to the Future roles, while Adam Scott, comic Paul Scheer, and Eli Roth give appropriately broad turns. Elizabeth Shue, of all people, is the sheriff hero and acquits herself well to the absurd story line, as do Steven R. McQueen (yes, Steve's grandson) and Gossip Girl's Jessica Szohr as the film's Young Lovers. Again, taking issue with Piranha 3D is like finding fault with a cheeseburger for being greasy, but for those expecting a full-course meal, the fish get all the big bites here. --Paul Gaita
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
By B. McFarland
Firstly, I am reviewing the 3D blu ray version of this movie, therefore the 3D quality, NOT the movie. You watch the movie and decide if you like it or not.
I wanted to review the 3D because those of us who have dropped the dough for the sets, and the equipment, expect quality in the 3d content released on blu ray. I chose the Panasonic Plasma REALD 3D HDTV (65") because after carefully reviewing and watching various manufacturers' LED's, LCD's, etc, this was the only one, where 3D looked like it should, crisp, clear, no image overlapping, and looked like what you would see in IMAX 3d. There have been some good 3d releases so far (Disneys Christmas Carol, IMAX Under The Sea 3D, Coraline to name a few) and some not so good ones (Avatar which you can get only from Panasonic for purchasing their unit - sucks, the biggest let down ever...they've done almost nothing with the 3D - it looks nothing like the quality of the 3D version we saw in theatres.) Well this is right up there in the crappy department with Avatar 3D in that I cannot believe the suits behind the studios releasing this 3d bluray let it ship as a quality product. The 3d is terrible through 3/4 of the movie, either almost non existent at all, or terrible image overlapping, blurriness etc (and i know my equipment and how to manipulate settings). The last quarter of the movie appears like suddenly in post production on the 3D version they realized that they had been doing the first 3 quarters wrong, corrected the mistake (the last quarter of the flick's 3D content is quite good) but left the rest before it, to avoid taking a bath on the money required to go back and fix it all. Not sure what the deal is. But for the price we are paying to enjoy the new 3D in our homes, better quality must be demanded if studios are just going to release garbage. It will be the death of 3D if they dont clean up their collective acts.
At any rate, I hope this helps someone save almost $40 of their hard earned money. Oh and as another precautionary measure - when you are purchasing 3D blurays, ensure that you are getting bluray 3D not just the version of something on bluray, in 3d. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE. One requires your new battery operated / rechargeable glasses, the latter uses the old school blue and red lens style. If you purchase Final Destination 3D on blu ray, you will cry when you open the package, two tiny pairs of cardboard blue and red lens glasses drop out - and youve already opened the package, so congrats you own a crappy movie, thats even crappier on 3D. buyer beware.
I wanted to review the 3D because those of us who have dropped the dough for the sets, and the equipment, expect quality in the 3d content released on blu ray. I chose the Panasonic Plasma REALD 3D HDTV (65") because after carefully reviewing and watching various manufacturers' LED's, LCD's, etc, this was the only one, where 3D looked like it should, crisp, clear, no image overlapping, and looked like what you would see in IMAX 3d. There have been some good 3d releases so far (Disneys Christmas Carol, IMAX Under The Sea 3D, Coraline to name a few) and some not so good ones (Avatar which you can get only from Panasonic for purchasing their unit - sucks, the biggest let down ever...they've done almost nothing with the 3D - it looks nothing like the quality of the 3D version we saw in theatres.) Well this is right up there in the crappy department with Avatar 3D in that I cannot believe the suits behind the studios releasing this 3d bluray let it ship as a quality product. The 3d is terrible through 3/4 of the movie, either almost non existent at all, or terrible image overlapping, blurriness etc (and i know my equipment and how to manipulate settings). The last quarter of the movie appears like suddenly in post production on the 3D version they realized that they had been doing the first 3 quarters wrong, corrected the mistake (the last quarter of the flick's 3D content is quite good) but left the rest before it, to avoid taking a bath on the money required to go back and fix it all. Not sure what the deal is. But for the price we are paying to enjoy the new 3D in our homes, better quality must be demanded if studios are just going to release garbage. It will be the death of 3D if they dont clean up their collective acts.
At any rate, I hope this helps someone save almost $40 of their hard earned money. Oh and as another precautionary measure - when you are purchasing 3D blurays, ensure that you are getting bluray 3D not just the version of something on bluray, in 3d. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE. One requires your new battery operated / rechargeable glasses, the latter uses the old school blue and red lens style. If you purchase Final Destination 3D on blu ray, you will cry when you open the package, two tiny pairs of cardboard blue and red lens glasses drop out - and youve already opened the package, so congrats you own a crappy movie, thats even crappier on 3D. buyer beware.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By F. Bidrangi
i own the UK (not from sony) 3D blu ray and must say that this 3D blu ray title suffers from many ghosting problems, right from the beginning with the dimension logo, i have the brand new full HD 3D pojector from JVC (X3) and on many films like AVATAR or ALICE ON WONDERLAND have none ghosting effects at all, i think the US 3D blu ray from sony has the same problems, now i live in germany and will hope that the upcomming german 3D blu ray is well produced and it will hopefully ghostingfree 3D blu ray as it sould be. and what is about the canadian blu ray 3D version?
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