"I figured it out! It wasn't an explosion! It wasn't terrorists! It was giant piranha!.....Yes, sir, giant piranha!"The Asylum's shameless low-rent exploitation knock-offs of major studio blockbusters are to be admired in the sense that committed film-makers actually get these films made against the considerable limitations of time, budget and resources, as shown in the DVD's surprisingly upfront 10-minutes 'Making Of' on the DVD. Although the products themselves are lacking significantly in many aspects, ambition is always evident, and Mega Piranha tries very hard indeed. There are some attractive location shots and competent chase sequences, with the repetitive structure of the film compensated for by its sheer energy. Pacing goes off-kilter in some poorly-edited dialogue scenes, and one glorious montage uses all manner of wipes and zooms which raises a smile. 80s pop-star Tiffany proves that she is no Debbie Gibson (similarly used in Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus), and the astonishing Paul Logan's acting is so tightly-focused on-screen that you fear he might explode at any moment. There is no real sense of terror generated by the film, and a lack of script polishing is very apparent, but in spite of the very low-end CGI, there are a lot of visually-imaginative shots attempted. You cannot fault the creativity behind seeing our hero fight off a shoal of killer fish with a knife or using his kickboxing skills on the leaping fish at the quayside. Mega Piranha is not up there with The Terminators, but it is a much more lively affair than Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus.
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