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Danielle Panabaker, Matt Bush, Katrina Bowden, Jean-Luc Bilodeau, David Koechner ... see more see more... , Chris Zylka , Adrian Martinez , Paul James Jordan , Meagan Tandy , Christopher Lloyd , Paul Scheer , Gary Busey , Clu Gulager , Sierra Fisk , Matthew Lintz , Sylvia Jefferies , Jenna Hurt , Rozlyn Papa , Alisa Harris , Stacy Rabon , Nate Panning , Kathy Sue Holtorf , Irina Voronina , Mike Regan , Gary J. Tunnicliffe , Ving Rhames , David Hasselhoff , Hector Jimenez

After the terror unleashed on Lake Victoria in Piranha 3D, the pre-historic school of blood thirsty piranhas are back. This time, no one is safe from the flesh eating fish as they sink their razor sha... read more read more...rp teeth into the visitors of summer's best attraction, The Big Wet Water Park. Christopher Lloyd reprises his role as the eccentric piranha expert with survivor Paul Scheer and a partially devoured Ving Rhames back for more fish frenzy. David Hasselhoff trades in the sandy beaches of "Baywatch" to be a celebrity lifeguard at the racy water park. Prepare for double the terror, double the action and double the D's in this sequel also starring Gary Busey, Katrina Bowden, Danielle Panabaker, Matt Bush, Chris Zylka and David Koechner. -- (C) Weinstein

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Directed by: John Gulager

Release Date: June 1, 2012

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  • mrbungle7821
    November 22, 2012
    mrbungle7821
    Wow, I was not expecting the follow-up to the so-bad-it's-excellent Piranha 3D to pretty much just inhabit the "so bad" spectrum, though I ignored warning signs at my own risk. I found the 2010 Piranha to be a sheer blast of campy entertainment, with some world-class gore effects... read more and a game cast. I was actually terribly excited about a sequel; I'm ashamed to admit it now. Where did things go so horribly wrong? Much like Expendables 2, the movie's tone shifts from tongue-in-cheek 80s throwback to meta self-awareness. The movie becomes more of a lousy comedy with some absurd violence rather than a horror movie with a nasty sense of humor. The entire premise is so labored, that a water park would become piranha-infested, and the characters are so unlikable; to dub them one-dimensional is to be too kind. The acting is abysmal even by bottom-of-the-barrel B-movie standards. The celebrity cameos feel wasted, with David Hasselhoff soaking up every second of desperation. The tension is next to nil and the gore effects are pretty cheesy, trading gallons of blood for ingenuity (many character deaths occur off screen, like Gary Busey's). Then once the piranhas strike, the movie just completely abandons any sense of reality and becomes a gonzo comedy of the absurd, with characters behaving like idiots from another dimension. There's even one character that gets decapitated by a simple string of flags. It's at this point that Piranha 3DD drops any slapped-together sense of purpose. And yet this ghoulish mess can only barely make it to a scant 70 minutes (good luck getting through the abominably unfunny end credits outtakes). Reportedly, 3DD had almost the same budget of 3D. Where the hell did that money go? Piranha 3DD completely misfires on every level, failing as a horror movie, a horror-comedy, a comedy, a gore movie, hell, as a suitable movie. Whatever the metric, this movie blows. If you're hard-pressed for gratuitous nudity soaked in blood, watch the superior 2010 Piranha film instead. I'm going to start drinking heavily and forget I ever looked forward to this monstrosity on taste.

    Nate's Grade: D
  • Deano78
    September 30, 2012
    Deano78
    Really bad and I don't know where the 82min run time is as the credits come up after just 68mins!! The first was quite a good tongue in cheeky, B-movie horror comedy that had some thought put into it. This is a quick cash in, not funny, gory or even sexy considering the title. Av... read moreoid it.
  • jlewis07
    September 7, 2012
    jlewis07
    I actually thought this was about as entertaining as the first one, albeit just a rehash of all the elements that made the original so much fun. That's the reason for the point drop, but I'd still recommend it to anyone who liked the original and waited for the sequel like I did.... read more It's just hilarious and a ton of fun!
  • LorenzoVonMatterhorn
    August 1, 2012
    LorenzoVonMatterhorn
    "Double D's get in for free!"

    After the events at Lake Victoria, the pre-historic school of blood-thirsty piranhas make their way into a newly opened waterpark.

    REVIEW

    Piranha 3DD starts with ... read morea short recap of the disastrous happenings of Piranha 3D before plunging us into the toothsome little devils' latest escapade - mayhem in a water park. There is some backstory, but it really doesn't matter - all that matters are the sporadic chompings of individuals leading up to the wholesale slaughter which comprises the final section. For those who saw the first movie, there is little to surprise them here - a moderate amount of nudity, a huge amount of gore, a cast of unknowns, and a scattering of cameos (Christopher Lloyd and Ving Rhames made return visits). There is an attempt to recapture the gleeful sleazy trashiness of its predecessor, although I felt it tried a bit too hard, and lost some of the innocent sense of fun to be had among the severed penis sequences (and, yes, I am quite aware of how ludicrous that sentence sounds). Making up for everything, though, is a wonderfully funny and self-deprecating performance from David Hasselhoff - the Hoff lampoons his own perceived pomposity mercilessly and with pinpoint accuracy. There are some highly entertaining outtakes scattered through the closing credits.
  • TheDudeLebowski65
    June 16, 2012
    TheDudeLebowski65
    John Gulager's sequel to Piranha 3D is an awful mess from beginning to end. Considering that he helmed the Feast franchise, which was a great horror comedy franchise, this is a dreadful film with no redeeming qualities whatsoever. If you're looking for excessive amounts of nudity... read more with no story, then this is your film. As for me, I'm actually getting tired of these films because there's no real pay off. What this one delivers is a poorly written film with no good plot or acting. This was just made to make money, and the filmmakers clearly didn't care about making a thrilling, consistent film that was loads of fun. If this was supposed to be fun, I wasn't having any. John Gulager should stick to directing his original ideas for films; he succeeded in delivering the goods with the Feast series, which was one of the most original horror trilogies to come out in the genre in quite some time. However, with this, he delivers one of the worst horror films since Shark Night. This film was just awful, and to say that the 2010 remake was better, even though it was a bad film makes you question how bad this film really is. If you're looking for a great nature gone wild film, or a good sequel for that matter; you won't find it here. This is simply put horror at its worst. Don't waste your time on this film, as you'll likely be disappointed. Considering that John Gulager directed this, you'd expect some mindless fun, but it certainly didn't deliver in that department, and I hope that Gulager's next project will redeem himself of this train wreck.
  • fb100000145236770
    June 16, 2012
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    Sequel to the 2010 horror/Comedy, "Pirahna 3D" that takes this to a whole new level with Double D's. Story is the same, just in a water park. Prehistoric piranhas attack a community killing everyone in the water, especially teenagers who like to have sex. Christopher Lloyd and... read more Ving Rhames both return, along with new members David Hasselhoff and Gary Busey. It's absolute bloody, gory, good fun(with lots of boobies). The type of flick you can't take seriously even if you tried. But, it's great for a laugh and to get lost for a couple hours. Also, has a scene that will make you never skinny dip again, I promise. If blood ain't your thing, then stay away.
  • ghostdog86
    June 15, 2012
    ghostdog86
    Topless girls, bad acting and shark jumping. This film is a direct result of Hollywood chewing up the low-budget Roger Corman archetype, chasing it with millions of dollars and defecating on us all. Directed by John Gulager and written by...who really cares, "Piranha 3DD" shows ... read morea return of the Lake Victoria killer piranhas, but this time in a water park. A water park that is, for some reason, ground zero for the spring break crowd. OK, enough of me attempting to make sense of this storyline, I will simply leave it at this; there is a point early in this film when one of the female characters refers to building a nudist section in the water park as a "really expensive joke". And if you are familiar with my writing, then maybe you can see where I'm going with this, because while this line is applicable with the flow of dialogue, after watching "Piranha 3DD" many audiences will find that the particular "really expensive joke" line in question is much more befitting of their own criticism towards this film.

    OK, so this isn't as bad as critics on Rotten Tomatoes are making it out to be, but truth is "Piranha 3DD" just wasn't as funny as its predecessor. The jokes here are mostly poorly written and the cast is pretty awful. There is no Elisabeth Shue, no Jerry O'Connell, no Richard Dreyfuss and not much reason to watch; besides a few vulgar laughs sprinkled throughout. And as much as these writers had tried to incorporate much of the same jokes and wacky cameos (the casting of David Hasselhoff, who plays himself in a mock Baywatch skit) there is not enough here to recommend, even if you enjoy looking at naked women.

    Side Note: So, for some reason this 20 million dollar endeavor isn't opening in many theaters, and in turn is playing mostly on iTunes and undoubtedly On Demand. So, obviously this begs the question, why is this film in 3D?! I don't have a 3D computer, do you? And how many people have gone out of their way to own a 3D television, idiotically perceiving it to be the wave of the future? Hopefully not many. And so, we have yet another reason why "Piranha 3DD" may fall under the "really expensive joke" category.

    Final Thought: No amount of slow motion bouncing breast implants can save this below average sequel. I realize that the entire point of "Piranha 3DD" and movies like it are to be exploitive and extremely knowing of their own campiness, but this one is so self-aware that it has unfortunately become the type of movies it attempts to satire...just with a big budget. So, while I did mention there are some chuckles here and there, some audiences may come out of this with the ill-conceived perception that the film was funnier than it actually was, simply because they went in with rock bottom expectations (much like the mindset of every Adam Sandler fan) but don't be fooled. Let me reiterate, "Piranha 3DD" isn't as dreadful as other critics are making it out to be, BUT, in short, even if you enjoyed the original big budget, comedy-horror remake of 2010, "Piranha 3DD" will seem uninventive or (at times) only mildly amusing, in its cleverest moments.

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  • phubbs1
    June 12, 2012
    phubbs1
    On one front this film does exactly what it says on the tin, its a creature feature boasting no more than soft porn and mindless killing via nasty sharp toothed fish. If you enjoy this type of film then you will possibly enjoy this 'comedy' horror, there is nothing to explain as ... read moreits entirely obvious all the way through.

    On the other front you could also look at this as yet another completely pointless waste of money and time which offers absolutely zilch originality in any department.

    Personally I enjoy creature features but this is pretty much bottom of the barrel stuff that wasn't needed and drags down the genre's good image. Its completely a rehash/rerun of the first film (almost identical for gods sake) that offers terrible effects both real and cgi coupled with lame vanilla 'porn' which only teenagers would find sexy.

    Comedy horror? no, not at tall, not even remotely amusing. Although it does amuse me how the makers couldn't decide what they wanted it to be. It does start off as a reasonably sensible creature horror but totally deteriorates into a spoof towards the end, I half expected Leslie Nielsen to pop up, quite bizarre frankly.

    Yes it delivers more pointless flesh eating goldfish which some may want but ultimately the film is so badly made, so trashy with dreadful...everything! Quite simply if you wanna see tits n ass just watch some porn, why bother watching this nonsense?
    The only half decent thing was Hasselhoff enjoying a laugh at his own expense. The 'Baywatch' spoofing could easily be a fun film on its own, just drop the shitty piranha plot and you could have a winner.
  • kiriyamakazou
    June 9, 2012
    kiriyamakazou
    I expected worse and that's what I got. Luckily for my wonderful self, I had recently watched the likes of 2 Headed-Shark Attack. After that film, this was bound to seem like a classic, so forgive me if I gush. A year after the events of the last film the Piranhas have found ther... read moree way into underground waterways. This leads them to gradually descend upon a recently opened adult swimming pool. The film does try too hard at points. It really attempts to make itself a pastiche rather than just a bit silly. Rhames comes back with metal gun legs, just so he can start shooting. Hasselhoff plays himself, and is actually the runaway star, but what should have been an extended cameo becomes a major role. Piranha 3DD also sets up lengthy jokes, that are kind of funny but not entirely worth the effort. For example a Piranha swims up a girls vagina, and later has sex with her boyfriend, and you can imagine the rest. But this joke is spread out over 20 minutes. Still, I was never bored, I laughed at the absurdity, and it was all harmless fun. Especially at 82 minutes.
  • aquateen2
    June 6, 2012
    aquateen2
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    I eagerly anticipated the release of Piranha 3DD a lot more than most people would, I loved the first movie. The sequel is filled with Piranha's, sex, teenagers and water, and I wouldn't have it any other... read more way. But watching it I found myself wondering why I wasn't enjoying it more. Firstly, if you liked the first one for rampaging piranha's and plenty of blood, guts and gore, you wont get it. The film is cheaper made than it's predecessor by 4 million and their's less blood spilled here than the previous film's attack on Lake Victoria. It's got too much sex in it, which you could actually find in other movies, and the characters are more one dimensional and dislikable. On the plus side, there are some funny moments involving David Hasselhoff and a not so bright fat guy with a piranha up his arse, plus Ving Rhames, with his newly designed machine gun legs, trying to overcome his fear of water after the Victoria disaster. I'm not actually spoiling anything, the charm of the original's self awareness is sucked out in this sequel, and I was moderately let down. But I'd definetely defend it from the amount of panning it's been undeservedly recieving, it's not as bad as it could have been, but it's certainly not good.

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Critic Reviews

Mark Olsen
June 4, 2012
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times

Tacky and intermittently entertaining is all"Piranha 3DD"sets out to be, and that is all this playfully graphic horror-comedy sequel accomplishes. Full Review

Kyle Anderson
June 2, 2012
Kyle Anderson, Entertainment Weekly

The first half of the film merely treads water in anticipation for the eventual bloodbath, and once the teeth start gnawing, it's just one laborious machination after another to get to the end of the ... Full Review

Justin Lowe
June 2, 2012
Justin Lowe, Hollywood Reporter

With most of the running time devoted to setting up and over-explaining the premise, mayhem gets short shrift. Full Review

Neil Genzlinger
June 1, 2012
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times

The director, John Gulager, has no idea how to mix his ingredients to create a savvy self-parody. Full Review

Eric D. Snider
June 1, 2012
Eric D. Snider, Film.com

It's not outrageous enough to warrant a you-gotta-see-this-to-believe-it screening, and the gore is nothing that gore fans haven't seen a hundred times before. Full Review

Alonso Duralde
June 1, 2012
Alonso Duralde, The Wrap

The outrageousness feels calculated and even desperate, with a final ten minutes packed with beheadings in the hopes that audiences will forget how lackluster the previous 73 minutes were. Full Review

Nick Pinkerton
June 1, 2012
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice

The labored spirit of dirty-old-man humor ... prevails. Full Review

Stephen Cole
June 1, 2012
Stephen Cole, Globe and Mail

Like so much adolescent, made-for-guys comedy-horror, Piranha 3DD is so weirdly uptight about women you figure exhibitors should hand out teen health guides as well as 3-D glasses. Full Review

Bruce Demara
May 31, 2012
Bruce Demara, Toronto Star

As one character notes, "there's something in the water" all right, and apparently it's making movies (and audiences) progressively more stupid. Full Review

Nigel Floyd
May 15, 2012
Nigel Floyd, Time Out

Even the gore is sporadic, poorly staged and unimaginative: as a result, this is neither fish nor foul. Full Review

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