A military experiment goes wrong? You don't say!?! And when do government experiments ever go wrong? Try always!
The experiment this time was dubbed "Operation Razor Teeth." The government was attempting to develop a fish that would ruin the waterways of Vietnam. When the program was scrapped, they poisoned the fish, but some were resistant to the poison. Those remaining were adaptable to fresh water and saltwater, thereby making them super killers.
I saw "Piranha" 2010 and didn't realize that it was a remake. I actually liked it, especially the scene when Ving Rhames grabbed the outboard motor and started chopping up piranhas. The original isn't bad either. It's no "Jaws" and nor could it be, but "Piranha" gave us what "Jaws" did and some things that "Jaws" didn't.
Like "Jaws," "Piranha" gives us pause about entering the water. Unlike "Jaws," there is no dorsal fin warning and they can lurk in fresh water which makes them even more dangerous in a sense. When the piranhas were released from their containment and allowed to spread throughout the local river they caused a massive panic as they ate people while they swam and drifted in their innertubes. There was screaming, yelling, thrashing, and selfish flight from everyone. And the piranhas didn't do the ethical thing like kill adults only while sparing children. No, they feasted on any and everyone in the water. It was aquatic chaos.
Sharks will always have a certain mystique and luster that other water creatures will never have. They're the biggest, baddest, toothiest predators in the sea, so they deserve their rep. How many shark movies are there? Too many to count. Plus, there's a Shark Week on Discovery channel. Despite all that, I think "Piranha" could've been "Jaws" if it came first and had the same awesome soundtrack.
The experiment this time was dubbed "Operation Razor Teeth." The government was attempting to develop a fish that would ruin the waterways of Vietnam. When the program was scrapped, they poisoned the fish, but some were resistant to the poison. Those remaining were adaptable to fresh water and saltwater, thereby making them super killers.
I saw "Piranha" 2010 and didn't realize that it was a remake. I actually liked it, especially the scene when Ving Rhames grabbed the outboard motor and started chopping up piranhas. The original isn't bad either. It's no "Jaws" and nor could it be, but "Piranha" gave us what "Jaws" did and some things that "Jaws" didn't.
Like "Jaws," "Piranha" gives us pause about entering the water. Unlike "Jaws," there is no dorsal fin warning and they can lurk in fresh water which makes them even more dangerous in a sense. When the piranhas were released from their containment and allowed to spread throughout the local river they caused a massive panic as they ate people while they swam and drifted in their innertubes. There was screaming, yelling, thrashing, and selfish flight from everyone. And the piranhas didn't do the ethical thing like kill adults only while sparing children. No, they feasted on any and everyone in the water. It was aquatic chaos.
Sharks will always have a certain mystique and luster that other water creatures will never have. They're the biggest, baddest, toothiest predators in the sea, so they deserve their rep. How many shark movies are there? Too many to count. Plus, there's a Shark Week on Discovery channel. Despite all that, I think "Piranha" could've been "Jaws" if it came first and had the same awesome soundtrack.