Piranha 3DD

It's not yet time to go back into the water....

Everybody thought that the outbreak of killer piranha's at Lake Victoria had been contained and they would never see the horde of pre-historic killer again, but when a new water park opens up ahead of Spring Break, the owners get more than they bargained for.

Between a mad scientist, a crooked cop, an amputee with a shotgun, a celebrity lifeguard and rather crooked park owner, it's difficult to see anybody getting out of this one alive.

The trailer for this film did not promise very much and that is exactly what it delivered. It had some big names (or at least formerly big names) as drawing cards, a fair amount of nudity, some decent special effects of the piranha's and a good few laughs, but there is nothing really concrete to hold this train smash together.

Danielle Panabaker (She of "The Crazies" and "Friday the 13th") fame takes the lead in this one as marine biology student and part owner of a water park, "Maddy". The role is not particularly challenging but she does better than most in this film to somewhat hold up the script. David Koechner brings one of the familiar faces to the screen in the role of "Chet" the corrupt and rather smarmy co-owner of the water park. He is a character you will truly learn to hate and applaud when he reaches his untimely end.

"Baywatch" and "Knightrider" legend David Hasselhoff is the glue which holds this film together and makes the audience wonder, just how much acting he is doing in this film, portraying an egotistical, womanizer who looks down on all of those around him. His one liners are superb and bring some really good comedy value to the film, but it still lacks substance. "Back to the Future" hero Christopher Lloyd almost reprises his role in the iconic trilogy, playing marine scientist "Mr Goodman", his wild eyes and broken speech bring a fair bit of comedy value to the role and his time on screen is enjoyable.

Ving Rhames  reprises his role of "Deputy Fallon" from the 2010 version of "Piranha", his one legged, shotgun wielding character is decent value for his five minutes on screen, adding even more gore to this fest of horror. Gary Bussy is on screen for less than a minute in this one, as "Clayton", but he gives a valuable showing and the director would have done really well to have him on for a lot longer than this short cameo.

If you are up for gore, blatant nudity, bad script and some decent underwater filming with good fishy special effects, then this is the film for you. This movie should be seen by all horror fans, but be warned there is not much to be scared of here. The wounds inflicted by the fish are almost comedic in their effect, but the final scene, despite being harsh, has to be the highlight of the movie, also keep and eye out for the DD's

3.5/10