Mega Piranha 2010 |link| (BEST | Report)

In the years since its release, has not received a sequel, unlike its cousin Mega Shark . This may be because the film essentially kills off its own premise (the mega piranha explodes in the final act due to a "frequency device" – don't ask).

The plot of Mega Piranha 2010 is refreshingly simple. A secret agent (or rather, a "Special Agent") named Fitch, played by the stoic Paul Logan, is dispatched to Venezuela. Why Venezuela? Because a group of terrorists (led by a villain with a laughably inconsistent accent) has unleashed a school of genetically engineered piranhas into the Orinoco River. mega piranha 2010

As the body count rises and the piranhas continue to grow and multiply, Jack and Nya must use all their wits and cunning to outsmart the deadly creatures and restore order to the town. Along the way, they encounter a range of colorful characters, from a bumbling but lovable fisherman to a sinister and ruthless businessman who will stop at nothing to cover up the disaster. In the years since its release, has not

Rather than fading into obscurity, Mega Piranha earned a permanent spot in the "so bad it's good" cinematic hall of fame. It features an aggressive disregard for physics, wildly uneven acting, and some of the most hilariously ambitious low-budget CGI ever broadcast. The Absurd Plot: Mutation, Multiplications, and Mayhem A secret agent (or rather, a "Special Agent")

In an era of stressful, complex television (think Breaking Bad or The Wire ), there is a soothing quality to watching a film where a man punches a fish in the face. Mega Piranha 2010 requires zero emotional investment. You can laugh at it, you can mock it, or you can watch it with a few beers and cheer for the fish. It is democratic entertainment.

Mega Piranha is not a movie you watch; it is a movie you survive. It lacks the ironic wink of Sharknado (which came later) and instead plays its absurd premise completely straight. That sincerity is its superpower.

★☆☆☆☆ (as a film) / ★★★★★ (as a reason to drink with friends)