Review of Piranha (1978) by Nickthecritick — 04 Nov 2021

Joe Dante shots this B movie that turns out to succeed in its main aim : entertaining. This is the best of all the Piranha movies.

This review of Piranha (1978) was written by Nickthecritick on 04 Nov 2021.

Piranha has generally received positive reviews.

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