Piranha (1995)

I didn't know they remade this movie! I reanted it thinking it was the 1978 version that Joe Dante directed, but instead I got this 1995 remake. Te story and scripts were nearly identical, with the exception of a few things. Some things were better, but some weren't. I liked the characters in the original better. They had more personality. However, the effects in the remake were 100% better. The scenes were much better lite in the remake as well. The close-ups of the piranhas looked much more believable. I like the original because it had kids being eaten in mass, and most of them survived in the remake. All in all, I give this one a 3 out of 5.

Characters

• Paul: Recluse that lives in a cabin in the woods.
• Maggie: Private Investigator.
• J.R.: Business owner: Tries to cover up the piranhas. Shoots himself.
• Dr. Leticia Baines: Helped raise the piranhas.
• Susie: Paul's daughter.
• Jack: Old man who lives in the woods. Chomped.
• Laura: Nice counselor.
• Gina: Bitchy counselor.
• Governor: Has really bad teeth.
• Barbara: Chomped.
• Dave: Chomped.
• Sheriff: Helps try to cover up the piranhas
• .Terry: The director.

The Totals

• Body Count: 12
• Weapons used: An aquarium, fish, and a gun.
• Random Breast Shot: 2
• Moments where characters are mysteriously unable to run from certain death: 1
• Ominous thunderstorms: 0
• Explosions: 1

Random Thoughts

• You know the river is filled with killer piranhas and you stay on the raft?!
• What a wild party/
• These people are pretty calm for a piranha attack.
• The director lived?
• Paul is going to be hurting in the morning.