Holstra Boring, long, and too preachy.

ShangLuda Admirable film.

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

adonis98-743-186503 When flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal. Joe Dante's Piranha tried to cash in on the big success that 'Jaws' was and even tho it's nowhere near as good as that film it's still ok for a Friday night watch. The perfomances weren't exactly anything special but it was nice to see Dick Miller passing threw a few times (he was the Pawn Shop Clerk from James Cameron's The Terminator which also directed the sequel) and the special effects were just ok although i did liked the little nod to Jaws with the video game. Overall if you enjoyed the remake from 2010 you're going to enjoy the original too, it's not great but it's alright. (6/10)

jacobjohntaylor1 This is a great horror film. It has a great story line. It also has great acting. It also has great special effects. 5.9 is underrating this awesome movie. Piranha II the spawning is scarier. But still this one of the scariest movies made before 1981. I give it 9 out of 10. This movie is a must see. The Jaws movie are better. But still this a great movie. This is scarier then The Shinning. And that is not easy to do. But it not scarier then the Jaws movies. Anaconda is also better. But still this a very scary movie. This is scarier then The Omen. I need more lines and I am running out of things to say. 9 out of 10 Great movie great movie great movie. See it.

callanvass Dante's movies are either hit or miss for me. This one was a huge miss. It wasn't that funny or thrilling for me. They were clearly trying to cash in on the Jaws fame by making a spoof, but he fails miserably. Everybody takes everything seriously in this film. I was just completely bored throughout the entire thing. The attacks are dull and lack suspense. There were no interesting characters, even though the actors seemed to be game. Greats like Steele and McCarthy add some much needed class to this movie, but I disliked everything else. If you wanna watch a really fun Piranha movie, watch Piranha 3D (NOT the crappy sequel, Piranha 3DD)4/10

grantss Better than expected.Having seen the 2010 version of Piranha (and the 2012 sequel, which was even worse) I really didn't expect much from this, the 1978 original. Turns out it's not bad, and better than I expected.Starts very well - setting the scene, developing the plot and characters. There is a genuine feeling of intrigue and engagement. You keep thinking "How are they going to stop this?".From a point, however, it does degenerate into a B-grade creature feature, with action, body count and gore being the main drivers. It also feels like a bad ripoff of Jaws.However, for the most part it is reasonably enjoyable and worth the watch.