Alexandre Aja and Dimension films announced their intention today to remake Piranha. Huh? Piranha is the eighties semi-franchise that is best known for having a really good batting average when it comes to launching improbably great careers with movies about mutant fish.
The first Piranha movie launched the career of, still a genius despite Looney Tunes Back In Action, Joe Dante, while the second launched the career of Jesus hating, cinema changing, sub atomic physicist, and I don’t know, um wizard James Cameron. These movies are also known for being completely fucking ridiculous. The Cameron one is subtitled The Spawning for the love of Chri… um Buddha.
Aja remaking this film is completely loony. Say what you will about Aja but one of the things you cannot call him is campy. Yet he actually seems to believe that giant mutant fish who fly can actually be scary. Well more power to him. I think the film will be a train wreck but the carnage will definitely be interesting.
