There's an earthquake below Arizona's Lake Victoria and it opens a rift to an underground lake inhabited by thousands of vicious prehistoric piranha's. Their first victim is an old man (Richard Dreyfus of JAWS) fishing. His rowboat is capsized because of the ensuing whirlpool and he's partially devoured by the fish. His body is found by sheriff Julie Forester (Elisabeth Shue of LINK, HOLLOW MAN), whose inclination is to close the lake down while she investigates the cause of his demise. However, it's Spring Break and the lake is overrun by thousands of teenagers. This is good for the piranha's but very bad for the hundreds of eaten victims. This movie has some of the goriest deaths I've seen in quite a while, made even more gruesome by the effective 3-D. In fact, this is probably the best 3-D horror film to date. The main character of the movie is Forester's son, Jake, who is coerced to being the local guide for a sleazy T & A video producer (Jerry O'Connell). The only reason he's doing the job is because his would-be girlfriend is aboard. Their boat gets stranded on some rocks and slowly sinks while the piranhas circle. So it's up to the sheriff and her companions to rescue them.
This intense, relentless remake delivers the goods on all levels. It is definitely one of the best horror flicks of 2010. Of course, the sequel will be released in 2012...
There's an earthquake below Arizona's Lake Victoria and it opens a rift to an underground lake inhabited by thousands of vicious prehistoric piranha's. Their first victim is an old man (Richard Dreyfus of JAWS) fishing. His rowboat is capsized because of the ensuing whirlpool and he's partially devoured by the fish. His body is found by sheriff Julie Forester (Elisabeth Shue of LINK, HOLLOW MAN), whose inclination is to close the lake down while she investigates the cause of his demise. However, it's Spring Break and the lake is overrun by thousands of teenagers. This is good for the piranha's but very bad for the hundreds of eaten victims. This movie has some of the goriest deaths I've seen in quite a while, made even more gruesome by the effective 3-D. In fact, this is probably the best 3-D horror film to date. The main character of the movie is Forester's son, Jake, who is coerced to being the local guide for a sleazy T & A video producer (Jerry O'Connell). The only reason he's doing the job is because his would-be girlfriend is aboard. Their boat gets stranded on some rocks and slowly sinks while the piranhas circle. So it's up to the sheriff and her companions to rescue them.
