Piranha 3D (2010)

Director: Alexandre Aja
Cast:
Elisabeth Shue/Julie
Steven R. McQueen/Jake
Adam Scott/Novak
Kelly Brook/Danni
Ving Rhames/Fallon
Jerry O'Connell/Derrick
Jessica Szohr/Kelly
Christopher Lloyd/Goodman

Plot: Dumb college kids on spring break are being eaten by killer prehistoric piranha. It is up to hot-to-trot Sheriff Julie and her teenage son Jake to stop these killer fish.

Review:
I love gore. Let me restate: I love me some BLOODY BLOODY VIOLENCE =D Hell yeah! This film gave us enough gore to satisfy AND then some! =D
This was a fun film, nothing more and nothing less and it didn't pretend to be anything else! This film was like being on spring break and was the perfect way to end my summer. This and Scott Pilgrim was the most fun I had in theatres ALL summer! Piranha 3D wasn't original and was pretty predictable but it didn't bother me even when I knew what was going to happen next. I was too busy having a good time to care.
The set up was pretty nifty with the spring break and I actually liked a majority of the characters. Usually I would complain about lack of character development, but this film didn't need it. All I needed were some likable characters played by good actors and I was good. That is exactly what we got. Elisabeth Shue as Sheriff Julie is still gorgeous and was great in the film. She really bulked up and got buff for the role. I've never seen her so badass before. Then we got the equally gorgeous Adam Scott playing against type as the cool action scientist hero who got me to have a crush on him. Ving Rhames is ALWAYS awesome and the GORGEOUS Kelly Brook stole my gay heart as Danni, a wild wild girl. She quickly became my favorite and was mighty fine! But it was Jerry O'Connell who stole the movie. He played a seedy director and he had fun with the role! I've never been a fan of his, but he was freakin' AWESOME in this role! But my biggest surprises were the two teen lovebirds Jake and Kelly. Steven R. McQueen and Jessica Szohr were both pretty good and likable. Their subplot was pretty predictable and has been done COUNTLESS times before. He's a hot hip nerd who is in love with the popular cute girl. She obviously likes him but he doesn't see it. It has a very been there-done that quality but for some reason I still couldn't help but get into it. They had great chemistry and I couldn't stop saying aw at some of their moments.
For the straight guys in the audience (which is what the film was aimed at), they'll LOVE the countless nudity from pretty much almost every woman in this film including the drop dead beautiful Kelly Brook. You guys will LOVE the "underwater ballet."
But don't worry the ladies and us gay dudes also get some nice loving from all the hot shirtless guys and we even get to see a couple bare asses. My favorite guy would have to be McQueen as Jake. He was my type =]
Which brings me to my favorite part THE GORE! This is a film where it is all about the red stuff and I was NOT disappointed. Going in I was afraid it'll be all CGI, but THANKFULLY the gore was done MOSTLY practically. YES!!! It was astounding and beautiful. The piranhas were done CGi, but they WORKED. I'm a HATER of CGI, but these piranhas looked awesome! They did great work creating them.
The spring break attack on the teens was a scene for the BOOKS!!! And I cannot wait for the director's cut (if there is one) because I definitely noticed scenes that were not in the film that were in the trailer (I was So looking forward to the jet ski scene with Adam Scott where it flips).
Alex Aja has really been becoming my favorite director and this film is just BEAUTIFUL to look at. He treats every film as art and is the MOST ballsy guy working in Hollywood now! I can't wait to see his next horror film. The cinematography was gorgeous and I just wanted to be on Spring Break there. And Alex Aja was EVEN able to get a LOT of suspense and tension out of this film which is usually absent from horror films of this ilk.
Plus there are the cameos! Richard Dreyfuss plays his character from Jaws, and my mouth FELL open once he came onto the screen and Christopher Lloyd had fun with the role and chewed the scenery and I had a blast watching him. (Plus it made me laugh how he had a random piranha fossil with him).
I can't stop raving about this film. But I do have some issues. First of all, why were those two kids in the film? I could have done with out them. They got on my nerves BIG time! Plus Elisabeth Shue really was badass in this film, but I wanted MORE of her. I felt like they didn't give her a total a lot to do. Plus there was some of the stupid character moves, but this is a horror film so I let it go, and I don't even remember the score...but I did like the techno music I'm not gonna lie.
In the end, I had a BLAST with the film. The gore, the fun characters, the gore, the directing, the GORE! Plus you had some AMAZING stunt set pieces, great tension and suspense, and you got my favorite horror film of the year right along with Shutter Island.

GO SEE IT!

OVERALL GRADE: 9/10