Product Details

• Actors: Tiffany, Paul Logan, Barry Williams
• Directors: Eric Forsberg
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Surround Sound, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: The Asylum Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: April 27, 2010
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0036BRBOS
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #125,960 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Megapiranha" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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MEGAPIRANHA - DVD Movie

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant Parody! (I hope), May 31, 2010

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Thomas M. Clark (Tiverton, RI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Megapiranha (DVD)

After watching this a second time, I cannot sit silent any longer. If you like bad/funny (as opposed to bad/boring) movies, Mega Piranha must be seen! This is either a brilliant parody or a totally inept effort (I think both), but it is fun.

Ten things I find great about this movie:

1) The hero, Jason Fitch, steps off the plane, a scientist (80s pop star Tiffany) stops him and explains the danger of the Mega Piranha, and he believes her!

2) The hero: He never changes his expression, and always wears black. Even when he is sneaking around in broad daylight he is wearing black! There is a montage of him sneaking into the government base in daylight, and at one point he is about ten feet up, straddling the pathway (and dressed in black), and the guards do not even see him.

3) Fitch lying on his back and using bicycle kicks to fend off the attacking Mega Piranha.

4) Another reviewer noted the inconsistancies of the background shots from out of the car windows, but what about the jungle? The river where the Mega Piranha live is surrounded by dense jungle; but when the two scientists visit it it is scrub and looks like the hills surrounding Los Angeles.

5) Regarding the two scientists, I love the part when they watch a Venezuelan soldier being eaten by the Mega Piranha. There are several cuts between the attack and one horrified scientist trying to run and help while being restrained by the other scientist. The acting and the length of the scene make it hilarious. Did they just repeat the shots of the scientists?

6) Another gaffe I did not notice reviewed is the US naval ship. From far away it looks like some kind of frigate, but when it fires, and later when it sinks, it is obviously a battleship. And why is it that in these Sy Fy movies naval personnel are allowed to have long hair (the captain has it slicked back) and no insignia on their uniforms?

7) The MEGA PIRANHA! They change size from scene to scene, they can jump out of the water and travel quite a distance (which is how they escape into the Gulf of Mexico), and they explode when they hit something! Among the delights of the movie are the shots of the Mega Piranha which did not explode: they stick out of the buildings with their tales wiggling. And of course, like its cousin the Mega Shark, the Mega Piranha can leap out of the water and grab a passing aircraft (in this case a helicopter).

8) The characters: I was rooting for the bad guy Venezuelan officer, because I don't blame him for wanting to get rid of the scientists. They caused the whole problem and we are supposed to side with them? I think Barry Williams is supposed to be the Secretary of State. I did not know that the Secretary of State micro-managed such operations. He walks around without aides or secret service and actually travels to the most dangerous area (although he is protected by the SUPER BUNKER). I can't imagine Hillary Clinton doing that.

9) The many other things: The bad guy's helicopter flys away and then, after an interval of hours, reappears out of nowhere at the end. Doesn't the helicopter need fuel? At one point the heroes do not notice Venezuelan soldiers with guns attacking them until the soldiers are about three feet away, but in the next shot the heroes have gotten away. And there is so much more...

10) Finally, there is a SUPER BUNKER on a US government oil rig type base. It is written on the screen a few times so we know that this is not just any US government bunker...it is a SUPER BUNKER!

This is so bad that it had to be made with tongue in cheek. Perhaps Paul Logan is acting that way as a parody of that type of character, and why, after casting 80s pop star Debbie Gibson in Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus, cast Tiffany in another Mega fish movie unless it is intentional? (Hey, how about Paula Abdul in Mega Barracuda?) But then there are those moments which seem legitimate, such as when Tiffany is in shock, chanting that they can't stop the Mega Piranha; her acting seems unintentionally funny. Regardless, it is fun!

I bought Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus and I can't wait to buy this to have a mega double feature with mega female popstars from the 80s.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Big B-A-D-UH fishies, May 4, 2010

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TastyBabySyndrome "Matthew Lewis, author of M... ("Daddy Dagon's Daycare" - Proud Sponsor of the Little Tendril Baseball Team, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Megapiranha (DVD)

Fish with teeth that seem to be doing a few things they aren't supposed to. growing, attavcking boats, not obeying the laws of dynamite fishing - will the insanity never end!

When you look at this movie, you have to know from the beginning that this is not supposed to be taken serious. It is made by SyFy pictures, and that should say something by itself. what's more, the storyline and the acting are jumbles that tell you about things that seem to make sense in some way until you get to the ending. When you get there - then it really doesn't make sense.

All this said, i knew what I was getting into before I watched it. I knew I would see stock footage, CGI attacks, bubbles that are supposed to be fish and their predatory "boomph," and so on. I also figured on the sotory and acting bit, but I chose to go that route because they are funny a lot of the times. This was funny, too, but only for a select audience that likes bad films.

If you like bad films and fish that have some fight scenes, blow up like dynamite sometimes when they hit things (that still weirds me out), and other oddities, then check it out. Otherwise, take my 3 and take off 2, knowing you'll hate every moment of it.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funniest thing I've seen in a long time!!!, April 27, 2010

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tkabuddy "T-ka" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Megapiranha (DVD)

The Sci-fi movie channel has out done itself with this one!!! My friends and I laughed so hard we were crying and gasping for breath! I dare you to watch this movie and see if Special Forces Jason Fitch actually has a facial expression in any scene! Barry Williams was probably the best actor in this movie, and that ain't saying much! Tiffany plays some chick with Italian heritage for all hand waving she did. And having a Toyota Camry as a get away car was genious! Be sure to look closely at the torture scene for some amazing special effects!