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Summary: From Ari Shmary, your crazy Young & Restless Fan.
Review: A classic B-movie with Nikki Newman in it (Melody Thomas Scott). She looked wonderful as usual wearing her cute cut jean shorts & sweet shoulder-exposed ruffled halter top. 1978 when Nikki was how old? The minute she stepped on the summer camp scene in the beginning, I knew it was her & prayed they wouldn't kill her off. She had many lines & all of them were with her natural-born flare & her cute facial & lips expressions. Blond, young and as sweet as the day Victor Newman met her as a stripper. But she wasn't stripping here, she was an innocent camp supervisor and played it super well. Her first part was small, and I was pleasantly surprised later when she appeared again & again. Screaming with everyone but of course like Nikki, she's so concerned about everyone she barely has time to save herself. If you're a Y& R fan like me & love to see the characters in the show, on other movies when they were younger, then I think you'll love this one. Enjoy it.
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Summary: Piranha has Bite
Review: After the smashing success of "Jaws", B-movie producer Roger Corman delivers plenty of blood and gore in the Sci-Fi thriller "Piranha". A young detective and an antisocial mountain man freed a school of genetically-enhanced piranha upon a quiet mountain community. Now, both race to stop the beasts from chomping unsuspected bathers. Roger Corman's "Jaws" clone is a surprising and effective B-movie thriller. Director Joe Dante (The Howling & Gremlins) adds clever campiness and dark humor to this blood and gore tale. This cult gem contains some good scares and rather impressive visuals. The cast includes Kevin McCarthy (The Invasion of the Body Snatchers), Barbara Steele and Dick Miller as a greedy amusement park entrepreneur. This "nature gone badly" film is presented in full screen format. The DVD contains a fine picture quality and a pleasant Dolby Digital sound. The animated menus are great. The DVD includes a behind-the-scenes featurette, commentary by director Joe Dante and producer Jon Davison, theatrical trailers and outtakes. Overall, "Piranha" gets a pleasing "B".
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Summary: One of my all-time favorite cult horror films!
Review: As a kid growing up on all the classic monster films on TV, this low-budget Roger Corman creature feature was always one of my favorites. As a teenage video collector in the 90's, I found this to be nearly impossible to find on VHS. Now as an adult in my early 20's, I own not only the video but have recently picked up the DVD and what a trip down memory lane, this "special edition" was for me. "Piranha" is Corman's answer to "Jaws", a bad genre film that takes joy in being a bad genre film. When a private investigator goes looking for two missing kids at an old army test, she unwittingly releases a school of mutated killer piranha into the town's river system. With the help of a local mountain man, the two try to warn everyone from the military to a local resort. As is always the case in these films, the military has another agenda and they don't want the truth revealed. Over the years, "Piranha" has earned a reputation as a true cult classic. With a great script from John Sayles, an amazing musical score from Pino Donaggio, and tremendous performances from underrated actors like Dick Miller, Keenan Wynn, Paul Bartel, and horror legend Barbara Steele, "Piranha" is the ultimate "nature goes wrong" B-movie. My only real complaint about this DVD is that it is presented in a full-frame format (though the opening credits are finally presented in widescreen as the other way cuts the names pretty badly). Well, that and the fact that they didn't include any of the added footage from the original network TV version. Those complaints aside, it is good to hear director Joe Dante (who went on to direct "Gremlins") and producer Jon Davison reminisicing on the filming of this movie. Not to mention, the added value of seeing lots of never-before-seen footage from the making of the film. If you loved this movie growing up or are just a fan of the classic "creature feature" titles, this is a must-have.
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Summary: Something To Sink Your Teeth Into
Review: As far as 80's horror sci-fi, I can't recommend much better. This movie has a pretty predictable, though well paced plot left over from the 50's, updated for the 80's. Scientist creates a species of super piranha, funded by the military, and they escape into a North American river system. The special effects range from okay (the underwater scenes of the school of piranha moving by) to the exquisitely grotesque (close-ups of the piranha feasting on human flesh while victims scream and flail hopelessly). It is at times an edge of the seat thriller. This early film of Joe Dante (The Howling and Gremlins and Gremlins 2) is cut and paced perfectly for the scares and thrill ride it offers. Bradford Dillman makes a strong, believable hero, and Heather Menzies a tough and resourceful leading lady. There are some wonderful appearances by Roger Corman favorites Barbara Steele and Dick Miller, and a standout performance by Kevin McCarthy (Invasion of the Body Snatchers) as the "mad scientist" who has a heart in the end.
The Special Features includes a commentary by director Joe Dante and producer Jon Davison. I was not sure how to take their comments, as at times they seemed humble and appreciative of the experience, and at other times seemed embarrassed by this early B-grade production. And yet, it all seems pretty laid-back and fun, and in the end they both seemd to appreciate what they had accomplished. I found myself laughing outloud at the circumstances they found themselves in while trying to put this complicated production together, both novices in movie-making. In any case, I love the movie, and I'm very glad they made it. If your hesitant to buy the dvd because you think of it as an obvious rip-off of "Jaws", you are absolutely correct; it was. However, the film is also a homage to "Jaws" as is evident right from the first scene, when leading lady Heather Menzies is playing an early primitive computer game called, what else, "Jaws".
Don't let the full-screen format bother you, as the film was originally filmed in a 4 x 3 format for eventual release to the television audiences.
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Summary: Lost River is Lost No More
Review: First I read the book. Then I saw the video. Now I have the DVD. Why? Because this is an above average B-movie. A military lab is the home of deadly and intelligent piranha. But when a tracker releases them into the Lost River, the waters run red. Downstream from the river are an old man, a dam, a summer camp, a new resort and the ocean. The hungry fish are making their through each of these and if they reach the end they can terrorize the country. One of the nice things about this film is the way people show remorse when their bad decisions/greed/arrogance lead to death by fish. This is true except for the hero who released the fish in the first place. I could really see the military spinning the ball into her court and making her take the blame for the whole fiasco (but it doesn't happen, she just goes about her way). The other problem involves geography. The new dam has created Lost River Lake, said to be the site of the resort. But the resort is downstream from the lake (which looks no wider than the river) and there is another stream that bypasses the dam but doesn't have an increased flow from the now deeper river. While I think the hero should have shown some acknowledgment of her part in the horror, her involvement is eclipsed by the evil Barbara Steele. With more obvious villains to hate many viewers miss the true culprit. Fun and well done. Even the effects are pretty good. You may not look at rivers the same way again.
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Summary: Lost River is Lost No More
Review: First I read the book. Then I saw the video. Now I have the DVD. Why? Because this is an above average B-movie. A military lab is the home of deadly and intelligent piranha. But when a tracker releases them into the Lost River, the waters run red. Downstream from the river are an old man, a dam, a summer camp, a new resort and the ocean. The hungry fish are making their through each of these and if they reach the end they can terrorize the country. One of the nice things about this film is the way people show remorse when their bad decisions/greed/arrogance lead to death by fish. This is true except for the hero who released the fish in the first place. I could really see the military spinning the ball into her court and making her take the blame for the whole fiasco (but it doesn't happen, she just goes about her way). The other problem involves geography. The new dam has created Lost River Lake, said to be the site of the resort. But the resort is downstream from the lake (which looks no wider than the river) and there is another stream that bypasses the dam but doesn't have an increased flow from the now deeper river. While I think the hero should have shown some acknowledgment of her part in the horror, her involvement is eclipsed by the evil Barbara Steele. With more obvious villains to hate many viewers miss the true culprit. Fun and well done. Even the effects are pretty good. You may not look at rivers the same way again.
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Summary: a great bloody flick
Review: I don't know why people think this is silly while i thought it was pretty good, i bought it on dvd and i liked it very much, if you like to watch movies with a lot of blood than see this one.
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Summary: Low-budget trash 'B' movie mayhem!
Review: I love these kinds of movies, especially whenever they turn out to be low-budget 'B' movies from the 70s-80s genre. Though they may lack excellent acting and special effects like many others, they are sometimes still the BEST! I first saw this movie a long time ago in the sixth grade and though the acting was quite atrocious and the special effects were very cheesy, it STILL horrified and shocked me to watch innocent civilians become lunch meat to a pack of flesh eating piranhas! "Piranha" is an effective rip-off of the more higher-budget Steven Speilberg classic, "Jaws" only with very little suspense and more gore to go around and be served again for seconds! The storyline sometimes drags a little and the pacing is rather slow, but it all starts to pick up near the end where everything gets totally out-of-control CRAZY! (But kind of laughable to watch at times!) If you're looking for a horror movie that's BOTH scary and hilarious to watch at the same time, jump into the water and brace yourself for "Piranha", the PERFECT example of a FUN filled nail biting black comedy! TRUST ME! This makes a good Saturday night movie rental! DON'T miss out on this so-bad-it's good turkey! This would probably be considered as Ed Wood's favorite movie EVER!
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Summary: "THE PIRANHAS, THEY'RE EATING THE GUESTS, SIR..."
Review: I LOVE THIS MOVIE. IT MANAGES TO HAVE A FEW SCARY MOMENTS WHILE LOADING UP THE CHEESE. THERE ARE SO MANY FUNNY LINES IN THIS MOVIE, AND WE CAN'T FORGET THE MAN WHO HOLDS HIS BREATH UNDERWATER FOR WHAT HAS TO BE 5 MINUTES. I SMILE JUST THINKING ABOUT IT. THIS IS ONE OF CORMAN'S BEST EFFORTS AND A MUST FOR FANS OF CHEESY HORROR. NOW, IF ONLY WE COULD GET THE MST BOTS TO DO A VOICE OVER.....
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Summary: Piranha is a classic!!!
Review: i never would have thought that they would release the 20th anniversary edition of Piranha, but they did! and it's GREAT! if you thought you were safe in the water by swimming in rivers, think again! Piranha's might be near you. they actually did a very good, two thumbs up job on cleaning and sharpening up the movie for your DVD viewing pleasure. when shown on TBS, it tends to be very blurry, but WOW, they really did an excellent job in sharpening the image and quality of the this all time cult classic. i haven't seen all of the special features, but it has plenty. for those who grew up in the late 70s or early 80s and liked cheesy horror films, or grew up to the films shown on TBS, then Piranha is your film!!!
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