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The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

When flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal. Joe Dante's Piranha tried to cash in on the big success that 'Jaws' was and even tho it's nowhere near as good as that film it's still ok for a Friday night watch. The perfomances weren't exactly anything special but it was nice to see Dick Miller passing threw a few times (he was the Pawn Shop Clerk from James Cameron's The Terminator which also directed the sequel) and the special effects were just ok although i did liked the little nod to Jaws with the video game. Overall if you enjoyed the remake from 2010 you're going to enjoy the original too, it's not great but it's alright. (6/10)

part of a long chain of films about monsters from the same period, it seems far to be special. same story, secrets and ordinary people in middle of dark secrets, same cold danger and a lot of memories about "Jaws". but the virtue of this film is the reasonable and, in few scenes, seductive way , to say the story. the use of suggestion who creates the tension, the inspired music, the simple story and the dramatic moments. a B film who seems be special for the wise way to explore a theme so used. and this fact does it almost a classic film.

It's been a week since I watched the 1978 horror film 'Piranha' and, as I sit down to type, I'm struggling to remember what it was about. Yes, there are killer fish. And they ate people – that much I'm sure. However, besides those two most basic of plot points, I can't seem to think of much else. But I did like it – while I watched it anyway. In fact, I think it was the second time I've seen it, but then it might have got a bit blurred with the more recent remake. Anyway, from the little that is still with me…A swarm of – slightly mutated – killer piranhas gets accidentally released from a Government testing lab and go on the rampage down a stream (luckily they're limited to inflicting carnage on people who have strayed into the water – if you're interested, the sequel takes care of the question, 'What if piranhas WEREN'T limited to JUST the water!). And, what follows pretty much checks off every horror cliché in existence.Character have sex... and then die – check. Evil military – check. Dastardly British villain – check. Beautiful heroine who never succumbs to nudity – check. Official who won't believe what's really happening and puts money before public safety – check. And so on. Then there's the gore. You may be expecting a film about swarms of killer fish to be loaded with the red stuff. Well, it is. The water turns red on many an occasion. However, that doesn't really mean you see anything. Maybe due to budget limitations, 'red water' serves as a way of showing hideous death without ever really showing much of what's really happening.So, all in all, 'Piranha' is pretty underwhelming. And yet I felt quite satisfied while watching it. If you're looking for a cheap 'Jaws' knock-off and don't mind seventies low-budget horror which is there simply to fill an hour and a half in your life, well, here it is. Enjoy. And then forget. In fact, I think I've now completely forgotten which movie I was talking about to begin with! At least the fish don't have wings... you'll have to check out the sequel for that little nugget of gold.

Piranha (1978): Dir: Joe Dante / Cast: Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies, Kevin McCarthy, Keenan Wynn, Dick Miller: While Jaws is an underwater thriller masterpiece. Director Joe Dante presents a miniature version that involves rows of razor sharp teeth. Piranhas are accidentally released and they swarm down river devouring anybody who falls into the water. Thankfully Dante allows for some interesting characters and humour. Bradford Dillman plays Paul Grogan who is perceived as a drunk, which complicates any attempt to warn authorities. Heather Menzies plays Maggie who arrives on the scene to find answers to the disappearance of two backpackers. Viewers are given the answers to this in the film's opening sequence. The chemistry between Dillman and Menzies holds strong due to humour interaction. Kevin McCarthy steals moments as a scientist who contained the piranhas for an experiment that was intended as a war weapon. McCarthy plays a character perceived as being out of his mind until he risks his life to save a boy stranded upon an overturned canoe. Other characters are not as well drawn but well cast with actors like Keenan Wynn and Dick Miller. The piranhas are amusing but a scene where children are mauled in the water is not so fun to watch. It is gruesome but somewhat fun in presenting a less imposing creature than in Jaws, and instead shrinking the viscous scale. Score: 8 ½ / 10