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Summary: James Cameron's first movie...Like who cares?
Review: If I can be just a bit skeptical here for a moment, I have never thought much of Jim Cameron as both a writer and director. I find all his movies to be weakly written, somewhat mis directed, and often relying on some pretty second rate production values to tell a story. This movie was his first effort, and it's not much to talk about. It's a Roger Corman movie, so the budget was low. The effects are rather plainly put into the movie and they look fake. When the people get chopped by the pirana, it takes forever for them to either die or someone pulls them out of the water at the last moment. I think all his movies have been like that. He took it from the business as he learned from Corman films and just appiled them to movies that had bigger budgets, but the script writing was not better and the charecters were just words on paper. You see this in the Terminator movies, the Titanic, and True Lies, and The Abysess. Aliens only worked because it was a world that had been established by film makers working at Pinewood Studios in England. People who know how to make movies, a craft that Cameron has never had.
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Summary: James Cameron's first movie...Like who cares?
Review: If I can be just a bit skeptical here for a moment, I have never thought much of Jim Cameron as both a writer and director. I find all his movies to be weakly written, somewhat mis directed, and often relying on some pretty second rate production values to tell a story. This movie was his first effort, and it's not much to talk about. It's a Roger Corman movie, so the budget was low. The effects are rather plainly put into the movie and they look fake. When the people get chopped by the pirana, it takes forever for them to either die or someone pulls them out of the water at the last moment. I think all his movies have been like that. He took it from the business as he learned from Corman films and just appiled them to movies that had bigger budgets, but the script writing was not better and the charecters were just words on paper. You see this in the Terminator movies, the Titanic, and True Lies, and The Abysess. Aliens only worked because it was a world that had been established by film makers working at Pinewood Studios in England. People who know how to make movies, a craft that Cameron has never had.
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Summary: Interesting trivia facts
Review: James Cameron only worked on this movie for one week before he was fired (and then replaced) by the producer, Ovidio G. Assonitis. Ovidio wasn't satisfied with James' progress, for some reason (can't imagine why). Cameron did most of the camera work, but Assonitis did the editing, cutting Cameron out of the loop (as it were). Cameron actually broke into the editing room once to try and repair the damage (to his reputation, if nothing else). Alas, he was caught...just like the fish in this movie!
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Summary: Flat out moronic, and that's being kind!
Review: Long before "The Terminator", "Aliens", and "Titanic" came along, James Cameron cranked out this unforgivably godawful turkey. A sequel to Joe Dante's far superior original, this one gives wings to the toothy little terrors as they launch an all out assault on dry land.What may have seemed a neat idea on paper just smolders onscreen like a cheap cigar. You'll find yourself laughing in a puddle of tears more often than not. At the very least, the script could have provided Lance Henriksen a stronger supporting role -- I still can't understand why he bothered with this movie. Oh well, live and learn.
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Summary: Pirahna 2 : The Yawning......( Aaron & Michael)
Review: Michael: How can fish mudder in a noisy way that sounds like a flock of pidgeons......Wrrrrrrrrr.....and when they are attacking a human, all they can say when they get attacked is :Ow! My toe/foot. Aaron: And the fakeness is that they hold these wind up prop fish to their necks like they're getting eaten!" Oh, ow...aieee....help! Pull THe ... fish away,oh its the script...right
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Summary: Fair early effort for James Cameron(Terminator 2,Titanic)
Review: Piranha 2 is one of James Cameron's earliest efforts.The story is about flying killer fish,how stupid is that? I guess this is a decent time waster if you don't have anything elso to do. Hell I'd rather watch this than Cameron's huge hit Titanic.If you're into cheesey 80's horror flicks check this out,others beware!
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Summary: Appalling
Review: Really bad. Piranhas cross with flying fish so now they fly onto the beach to eat people? Who thought this thing up? I never thought much of James Cameron as a director (The Abyss? Titanic??) and this just sealed my opinion. This movie would be prime fodder for MST 3K.
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Summary: thank god this is finally on dvd!
Review: the legendary JAWS was speilberg's 2nd effort, & in his footsteps is cameron's masterpiece softmore work. starring lance henriksen(aka bishop of aliens) in his best role. brilliant screenplay, grossly under-rated acting & full of unpredictable twists & turns--this film is better than terminator, aliens, jaws, & the godfather pt2 combined. buy this dvd!
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Summary: Tim Correll's Piranha 2: The Spawing Review
Review: This has to be one of the worst movies I have ever seen. What's up with the flying piranhas? I can't believe James Cameron directed this turkey when you consider he also directed The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgement Day and Titanic (which were first rate movies). Lance Henriksen was much better in Scream 3 (a slasher flick directed by Wes Craven) and The Terminator. This sequel is so bad it make other bad sequels (such as Jaws 2, Jaws 3 and maybe even Jaws: The Revenge (big maybe) look good. Skip this loser of a movie unless you find the concept of flying piranhas either scary, funny or both.
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Summary: James Cameron Defender
Review: True, this movie is not very good and it does have much cheese in it but you must remember that this movie is one of his first and almost every filmaker has a flop or two so give james a brake.
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