Review of Piranha 3DD (2012) by Tyler W — 12 Jun 2012

Ever since it was announced, I was looking forward to "Piranha 3DD". The first one, I enjoyed because it was campy, had loads of awesome gore and death, and a lot of pointless and beautiful nudity. So any more of that had me signed up. But it seems like the producers lost sight of what made the first movie so great, because it shows in "Piranha 3DD".

So the plot of "Piranha 3DD" is as simple as its predecessor. It's been a year since the first movie, everyone knows now that there are a species of prehistoric piranhas running lose, and now they've invaded a water park. From there, we have our movie. Or at least the last half an hour. Aside from a few great moments, until the piranhas get into the water park, nothing really happens in the movie. It's just a few good one-liners and one or two hilarious deaths.

There are only three characters worth mentioning in this entire film. The first of which is Christopher Lloyd as Dr. Goodman. He is just great. In the first movie, I was really disappointed he had such a boring role, but now, he is developed into comic gold. The whole scene he's in, you can't help but be transfixed on him. You're gonna be laughing through all the plot points in this scene, but let's be honest, you didn't watch this movie for the plot.

Ving Rhames is also back as Deputy Fallon. I don't care what your movie is about, if you need a badass black actor, just get Ving Rhames to swear and shoot and he immediately makes your movie awesome. Again, his one scene is just great. You will die laughing to see what Fallon has been reduced to in this movie, and then as you saw in the trailer, shogun legs. Enough said.

And finally, David Hasselhoff, my favorite aspect of this movie. He plays himself in this movie, and it seems like he meant this to apply to real life, but there's a scene where he goes to the water park's grand opening and he says to himself "So this is rock bottom". And right there I was like, "well at least he can admit it, unlike some people". Hasselhoff has some of the most priceless lines in this movie. If for nothing else, I say watch this movie just for him. He makes it.

The only negative about this movie is that it seems they tried to mainstream the film into a horror, with only a few comedic moments, whereas in the first movie, there were tons of comedic elements sprinkled throughout. It just felt like they were actually going for scares this time instead of mocking the scares.

It's not as good as the first one, but "Piranha 3DD" is still a really fun time. I personally watched it with three chicks, at their request, and had a great time. Because I'm that awesome. I say get this movie for Hasselhoff alone, but don't buy it for more than $15 max. Gore, Boobs, and Hilarity. Always a good time.