Last night, we watched the movie, Piranha. It is a 3D movie about prehistoric breed of piranhas finding their way in a lake, thanks to an earthquake. The piranhas create a havoc among the hundreds of young women (ya, there were some men too) partying at the lake.
It is a typical "formula" movie targeted primarily at the male audience. Hundreds of wet, bikini-clad women, some horrific gory scenes.....typical entertainment stuff for men!!!
The film reminded me of the several similar formula movies that I have watched alone at Ranchi. English movies find not many takers in Ranchi. At least that was the scenario back in late 90s and earlier in this decade. Movies like Anaconda, Deep Blue Sea, Lake Placid, Crocodile, Komodo are similar to Piranha. Of course, Anaconda was much better thanks to Jon Voight, huge snakes and Jennifer Lopez (not in that order). To an extent, movies like Deep Impact, Armageddon, 2012 etc are also similar formula movies.
In terms of goriness, Piranha is in the league of Final Destination....though Final Destination is 'class' apart in its genre.
Overall, Piranha is a one-time watch, if you have nothing better to do. Certainly not a movie for romatic dates. Do not watch it with your family as the party scenes are like soft porn (thats a friend's opinion, I do not know anything about porn!!!) And ya, do not watch the movie if you are planning to catch a meal immediately after the movie!!!
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