http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFhSogGnu4I
Based on the Trailer I'd say Mega Piranha is an instant classic. Any of you guys catch this on TV? If so, please post your thoughts :)
In that trailer at about 0:19... "It wasn't terrorists, it was giant piranha." You know when you hear a quote like that, the movie must be good! :teddyr:
I really want to watch this now.
This scene from the movie is already making its rounds on the internet:
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With Barry Williams, Tiffany and a pile of huge fish, how can Asylum possibly go wrong? :wink:
I watched a bit of it on SyFy, just enough to marvel at the CGI. I, I...am at a loss for words. My only thought was "They actually broadcast this on TV?"
Quote from: claws on April 13, 2010, 02:27:15 AM
This scene from the movie is already making its rounds on the internet:
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Well I was going to see it anyways, but the picture really just sells it even more for me! I so got to see this. I need a taste of Piranha before I see third movie this year.
A friend of mine caught it this past Saturday night and said that he feels stupider now for watching it.
The trailer looks good, this movies seems like a bunch of 7th grade boys would sit down and write.
I'll have to see this... :)
:cheers:
Maybe that's what Hollywood needs instead of remake after remake. A bunch of 7th graders could hardly do worse, and they don't have to be paid very much, maybe some gift cards for iTunes or Abercromie and Fitch, or whatever these kids are into now.
Thank god someones exploiting the new direction of b-movies!
I like it already.
The only weak point is the name. Used to be B-movies would go out of their way to make a movie sound more interesting, something like "Flesh Eating Fish from Hell". Mega Piranha just sounds so generic.
Quote from: Chainsawmidget on April 13, 2010, 04:49:00 PM
I like it already.
The only weak point is the name. Used to be B-movies would go out of their way to make a movie sound more interesting, something like "Flesh Eating Fish from Hell". Mega Piranha just sounds so generic.
I like that title, Chainsawmidget. As long as it's written by a group of 7th graders, I think we've got something.
For some reason seeing "The Asylum Presents" before a movie triggers my fight or flight reflex. I watched most of it but but the fun just wasn't there this time. You expect scientists and the military to be foolhardy in this kind of flick but the sheer stupidity exhibited here topped even my high suspension of disbelief.
"Hurr hurr, let's make something deadly more deadly!"
...minutes later...
"Oh noes!"
:lookingup: I can go along with that only so many times in one month!
Quote from: InformationGeek on April 13, 2010, 07:48:20 AM
Quote from: claws on April 13, 2010, 02:27:15 AM
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They even manage to make him look added in over the background, weird. :bouncegiggle:
Quote from: claws on April 13, 2010, 02:27:15 AM
This scene from the movie is already making its rounds on the internet:
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from this GIF, I hope he doesn't get Neutered :buggedout:! anyways, I'ma cathin' it!
Quote from: claws on April 13, 2010, 02:27:15 AM
This scene from the movie is already making its rounds on the internet:
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Dude, I could
totally make that scene with After Effects here in my living room and it would be just as convincing.
I loved how Barry Williams' character was named Bob Grady, a slight reversal of Greg Brady.
What's with The Asylum hauling out these former teen pop stars to feature in their films? First Debbie Gibson was in Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus and now Tiffany was in Mega Piranha. Maybe we can get them both back for Mega Shark, Mega Piranha, Giant Octopus: Giant Monsters All Out Suck. :teddyr:
Quote from: akiratubo on April 15, 2010, 06:21:42 PM
Quote from: claws on April 13, 2010, 02:27:15 AM
This scene from the movie is already making its rounds on the internet:
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Dude, I could totally make that scene with After Effects here in my living room and it would be just as convincing.
Yep. It really baffles me where they spend $500,000 on these films. I mean, Mega Shark VS Giant Octopus had like 1 minute of bad CG (which was constantly reused from different angles), and only like 5 or 6 locations with about 8 actors. I suspect a lot of their "budget" ends up being pocketed by Asylum.
I have to say, it also really makes me miss the bad old school effects in older creature films. Yeah, they sucked, but a guy in a suit or puppets, etc, can be on screen with the actors for a long time without destroying the budget. Made for much more entertaining films.
I kind of enjoyed this film, not because it's good, in fact it's pretty stupid, but my wife, who is a captive audience for my play by play descriptions and improvised dialogue was actually laughing, so she at least found the film mildly amusing, and I was very pleased that my attempts at humor were so well received.
Oh Tiffany, thou has cheapened oneself more than I could possibly have imagined... :bluesad:
Quote from: Shadow on April 16, 2010, 12:11:41 AM
What's with The Asylum hauling out these former teen pop stars to feature in their films? First Debbie Gibson was in Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus and now Tiffany was in Mega Piranha.
What? Are you afraid the movie roles are going to distract them too much from their music careers? And Debra Gibson looked good in MS vs GO.
Sadly I missed Mega Pirranha when it first aired, but I am determined to to see it. It looks awsome in the way only a b-movie can be.
Tiffany was actually pretty dang hot a few years back when she posed nude in Playboy. I was really surprised. She got breasts implants that looked really natural.
But now, in Mega Piranha, she just looks like a soccer mom.
Quote from: Torgo on April 19, 2010, 01:28:30 PM
But now, in Mega Piranha, she just looks like a soccer mom.
Hey man! Soccer moms are hot. :wink:
I know another film I'm throwing on my must see list. :teddyr: It looks like Asylum may have found a better calling than ripping off blockbusters.
Quote from: claws on April 13, 2010, 02:27:15 AM
This scene from the movie is already making its rounds on the internet:
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:bouncegiggle: :bouncegiggle:
I think our national soccer team could use this guy. :teddyr:
Quote from: Circus Circus on April 19, 2010, 01:29:12 PM
Quote from: Torgo on April 19, 2010, 01:28:30 PM
But now, in Mega Piranha, she just looks like a soccer mom.
Hey man! Soccer moms are hot. :wink:
(http://5g8.net/uploader/12720166854734_blog_hulu_megapiranha_tiffany.jpg)
I can't stop....
I just can't stop....
I just can't stop laughing !!!!!! :teddyr: :teddyr: :teddyr:
Oh, man, I love this place !!! Another film to look out for !
Quote from: Skull on April 13, 2010, 02:04:44 PM
The trailer looks good, this movies seems like a bunch of 7th grade boys would sit down and write.
I'll have to see this... :)
:cheers:
Hey, does Sy-Fy know their audience mental state or what?
yeah...I'd watch it....and riff like theres no tomorrow!
GGRRRRRR!!!!
I rented this one to watch tonight, and the stupid DVD would not play in my machine!! I kept getting the "Disk Error" message. Curses!! I was ready for some giant pirhanna foolishness!
This was by far the DUMBEST film I've seen in quite a while.
Things I learned from MEGA PIRANHA:
*The State Department doesn't consider knowledge of Spanish to be a prerequisite for a diplomatic mission to Venezuela.
*Piranhas are cannibalistic, flying, amphibious hermaphrodites that explode when they contact building materials.
*Genetic mutations are always favorable.
*In the navy, you can wear whatever hairstyle you like.
*Steering a helicopter makes the veins in your neck stand out.
*Nuclear weapons have no effect on large fish.
*Piranhas will attack boats and submarines because they know there's meat inside.
*There's nothing to eat in the ocean, so sea predators need to attack the coast.
*Fat girls can be love interests, but not until the very last scene.
Ah, yes... Asylum studios.
Asylum is a company that cashes in on whatever is popular.
They made Mega Piranha in responce to Piranha 3-D's popularity.
Their sole mission is to make rip-offs. Here is a list of their knock-offs.
Name the rip-offs.
Transmorphers
Snakes on a Train
I am OMEGA
Pirates of Treasure Island
AVH: Aliens vs. Hunters
The Day The Earth Stopped
The Da Vinci Treasures
And the last one,
King of the Lost World. If you can guess what THAT one rips-off. I will give you a karma point!
Actually if I recall Mega Piranha came before Piranha 3-D.
That's a first!
Quote from: Nukie 2 on October 09, 2010, 12:17:44 PM
Actually if I recall Mega Piranha came before Piranha 3-D.
That's a first!
Yep, MEGA PIRANHA came first. They rushed MP out to beat P3D.
I finally got around watching this. Actually I was waiting for the Blu-ray price to drop, and it did :teddyr:
Fun flick. One of the few movies that live up to its trailer hype. Highly recommended, I had a good time watching :thumbup:
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It has just been released here............should I pay SARand 40 (about $3 US) for it?
Quote from: Trevor on December 21, 2010, 04:02:46 AM
:buggedout: :buggedout: :buggedout: :buggedout: :buggedout: :buggedout:
It has just been released here............should I pay SARand 40 (about $3 US) for it?
Absolutely! I'd pay up to 80 Rand for it!
Old thread revival! I watched this today on Netflix. And without reading this thread, I told my daughter this movie seemed like it was written by a group of junior high boys. Glad to see I'm not the only one who thought so. It had its fun moments, but overall, it was just plain dumb. It wasn't even consistent in its own world--the writers just seemed to pull out whatever new carp (fish joke! Whee! :twirl:) they could think of whenever it was convenient. The results are funny to talk about, but just a little painful to actually watch. And Paul Logan apparently has only one expression, and I think it's supposed to be "intensity." Or maybe constipation. It could be either; I don't think he ever drank the water, which would take care of the latter...
And Rev, I'll add one more to your list of things learned: Helicopters have unlimited fuel (unless they're hit by a bullet), easily flying from Venezuela to Florida without running out of fuel, and if a helicopter IS hit by a bullet, a small oxygen bottle will give it several more minutes of flight time.
Oh yeah this movie. I have the thing on Blu-Ray (I hear you laughing already), but haven't watched it yet. I'm hoping for something completely crappy, but yet so funny and entertaining.
Quote from: InformationGeek on November 14, 2011, 11:14:31 PM
Oh yeah this movie. I have the thing on Blu-Ray (I hear you laughing already), but haven't watched it yet. I'm hoping for something completely crappy, but yet so funny and entertaining.
Watch it now, today. Don't do anything else before you watch this movie.
I got this movie in a 12 movie set of action movies (okay, pretty much all disaster movies in it) at Kmart for $7.50; the set also includes Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus and interestingly enough the Piranha movie from 1972 with William Smith in it.
I think you may be able to find like a 6 or 8 movie set in the Walmart $5 bins with Mega Piranha and Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus in it.
Actually these multi-movie sets on DVD, though they might be cheaply done SyFy channel b-movie fare, they are a hell of a lot of fun for little investment. They have other multi-sets as well.
Looking forward to the next ex-teen idols movie Asylum wants to put out. :teddyr:
I liked it. It delivered what it promised.
My god Tiffani got fat. I think of this as another round of the Tiffani VS Debbie Gibson war since the 80's. Teen songs, Playboy then Mega fish. Movie is fun but there is no naivete in it so it can o0nly take you so far.