Nov 21 2008Three Reasons I'm Lovin' 'Piranha 3D'
1. This concept art (the concept being "a slightly more threatening piranha"):
So carefully straddling the line between menacing and singing ragtime tunes. Classic.
2. This dialogue from the film included in the press release:
"What do they really eat?""You mean besides flesh and blood?"
Clearly just a well-written script. Really makes you ask what could be next. Probably either, "Yes, what else?" or "No, I was just asking if they really eat flesh and blood. Why, do they eat something else?"
3. The studio-released summary:
A new type of terror is about to be cut lose on beautiful Lake Victoria. After a sudden underwater terror sets free scores of prehistoric man-eating fish, an unlikely group of strangers, including hot local cop Julie Forester, must band together to stop themselves from becoming fish food for the area's new razor-toothed residents. But out heroine is seriously outnumbered, and with only one chance to save the lake and her family from totally being devoured, she must risk everything to destroy the aquatic carnivores herself.
Whenever a lead character is described as a "hot local cop", you know you're in for something special. Those "razor-toothed residents" are definitely going to shred her clothes in just the wrong (or right!) places.
Concept Art from Alex Aja's Piranha 3D [Shock Till You Drop]
Reader Comments
1. Ans - November 21, 2008 5:40 PM
Terrible underbite.
2. Beastman AIDS - November 21, 2008 5:51 PM
"Oh noes! The lake is full of man eating prehistoric piranhas! what will we do?"
Pretty sure not going in the lake would be a good start to rendering this movies plot void.
3. bah - November 21, 2008 6:32 PM
Reminds me of the WB frog. Needs more top hat and cane.
4. JSTFU - November 21, 2008 9:26 PM
THIS is the stuff of funny jokes.
Like the line from Forgetting Sarah Marshall that made fun of Pulse. Just hang up the phone.
5. BrandtCooley - November 22, 2008 4:57 AM
It's hard to survive piranha in a lake, it's sooooo tempting to go in the water.
6. Elmo - November 22, 2008 2:51 PM
that thing's kindof cute
7. CaptainMorgan - November 22, 2008 3:36 PM
It would be quite funny if they turned it into a horror-comedy. Why not something original? I mean, why not have them "investigate" and be lowered down in a shark cage for protection? Have it take place down south, add some redneck jokes. Have people stupidly keep going into the water. Do we stop the 'State Water Skiing Championship?" or let it go on? Oo. The drama. Add some incompetent biologist types and a hunky dumb overactor hero and you got yourself a decent b-movie. Maybe they mutate and grow legs or wings? What if they only eat genitalia? So many possibilities!
8. Piggies are so cute omg - November 22, 2008 7:51 PM
Moo!
9. Elmo - November 23, 2008 7:18 PM
I'm bored. why can't it be Monday yet? *cries*
10. Get Your Ex Back - November 24, 2008 12:02 AM
Thats scary
11. fishdinner - November 24, 2008 11:44 PM
mmmm looks yummy. I want to go fishing and catch one for dinner.
12. Ginormagantuan - November 25, 2008 9:25 AM
hahaha this is too funny
13. Ragnarok - November 25, 2008 12:36 PM
I bet at some point during development there was a conversation that went a little something like:
"Should we have a hot local cop named Julie Forester or a hot local forester named Julie Cop?"
"Hmmm... That's a good question - Let's ask Brendan Fraser which one he'd be more comfortable playing..."
14. copper777 - October 27, 2009 9:35 AM
terrible under bite draw better