Just ordred the shout Piranha Blu-ray.78

[ronnie21]

so what am i in for? i know its a few years late. never got around to it. Hows the picture look?? is it a good buy? thanks..

[Nailwraps]

This review should give you all the info you need:

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Piranh...y/8890/#Review

[Anthropophagus]

In my opinion, you're in for one of the best and most entertaining films to come out of the JAWS clone era. That one and Humanoids are must buys.
I'm considering Galaxy of Terror, any thoughts on that one? Anyone?

[deepred]

Originally Posted by Anthropophagus

In my opinion, you're in for one of the best and most entertaining films to come out of the JAWS clone era. That one and Humanoids are must buys.
I'm considering Galaxy of Terror, any thoughts on that one? Anyone?

I purchased both Humanoids and Piranha too - loved 'em. I'm also curious about Galaxy of Terror - I've been thinking of getting that for a while. I love the cast.

[dave13]

galaxy of terror is awesome. just plain awesome.

[crikan]

That first year of Shout's Corman line will forever be my favorite time for cult film viewing. I did enjoy PIRANHA very much. It's good campy fun. That said, I enjoyed most the other Corman BD's released around that time just a bit more.

GALAXY OF TERROR is the title I've been most anxious to revist since first seeing it in 2010.


How I'd rank them:
Humanoids from the Deep
Death Race 2000
Forbidden World
Galaxy of Terror
Starcrash
Piranha

[bigdaddyhorse]

Galaxy of Terror is great sleazy low-budget Alien rip-off fun. The blu is a revelation, it looks twice as good as I ever thought it could. After years of a way too dark full screen download, then a couple years with what I thought was a beautiful anamorphic dvd rip from Italy. The blu crushes them both.

Piranha also looks great on blu, but probably not as substantial and upgrade as Galaxy is. I also have Humanoids and Forbidden World, they did a great job on all of them. I think Galaxy stands out so much more for me as all old transfers looked like shit one way or another. I can see things on the blu I thought were always hidden in shadow, the maggot scene stands out most of all for this.

[shape22]

Piranha and Humanoids both represent a quantum leap in quality from the old full-frame DVDs. Shout Factory seems to consistently churn out very film-like transfers. You're going to be pleased.

And I agree with Anthro about the quality of the film. There are lots of Jaws clones--and most of them are terrible. This one is a witty delight. You really can't go wrong with a John Sayles script. Alligator is great fun too.

[Anthropophagus]

Originally Posted by shape22

Piranha and Humanoids both represent a quantum leap in quality from the old full-frame DVDs. Shout Factory seems to consistently churn out very film-like transfers. You're going to be pleased.

And I agree with Anthro about the quality of the film. There are lots of Jaws clones--and most of them are terrible. This one is a witty delight. You really can't go wrong with a John Sayles script. Alligator is great fun too.

Agreed, about Alligator, a childhood favorite-that actor that played the tormented, balding cop was hilarious. It was also great to see a monster movie that featured the titular beast so much.

[shape22]

Originally Posted by Anthropophagus

that actor that played the tormented, balding cop was hilarious.

Robert Forster! One of my favorites. Watching the man act in Jackie Brown makes you wonder how the hell he ended up playing turban-wearing Arab terrorists in 80s Golan Globus films. Thank God QT pulled him out of the slag heap.

[WesReviews]

Originally Posted by shape22

Robert Forster! One of my favorites. Watching the man act in Jackie Brown makes you wonder how the hell he ended up playing turban-wearing Arab terrorists in 80s Golan Globus films. Thank God QT pulled him out of the slag heap.

He was great in The Delta Force, though.

[DVD-fanatic-9]

You know, it's thanks to all this praise from people like you that I saw Humanoids a few months ago.

And do you know what? It was awful. The only thing anyone might have wanted to see the film for was tits. I would have given it some credit for acting if the story had been any good. Or cinematography, since it didn't look bad, but the wretched characters and stupid monsters kept getting in the way of the gorgeous locations. The thing itself might have been a rip-off of Piranha if it weren't for the impregnation shitplot (I mean subplot). I really don't see how they fucked it up so bad after Joe Dante showed them how to do intelligent socio-political horror filmmaking correctly. Except that: who's idea was it to incorporate a parable about racial insensitivity into a movie about fucking RAPE in the first place? Let alone one as one-dimensional, manipulative, and insulting as this one. If the movie weren't aggressively offensive to anyone who isn't white, it would still be offensive to every woman on the planet. And that's saying something since one of the directors was a woman. I have a feeling she was the one who wanted the movie to be about the discrimination plot and the man was the one who filmed all the tits. Wow, how impressive: women used as an upper for a fucking puppet and as cheap props for monsters to play around with like Looney Tunes' Abominable Snowman manhandling Daffy Duck. What a wide world of equal opportunity this film envisioned. Of course, let's take the director at her own word: "Please God, don’t let me die and have this be my epitaph."

[Anthropophagus]

Originally Posted by DVD-fanatic-9

You know, it's thanks to all this praise from people like you that I saw Humanoids a few months ago.

And do you know what? It was awful. The only thing anyone might have wanted to see the film for was tits. I would have given it some credit for acting if the story had been any good. Or cinematography, since it didn't look bad, but the wretched characters and stupid monsters kept getting in the way of the gorgeous locations. The thing itself might have been a rip-off of Piranha if it weren't for the impregnation shitplot (I mean subplot). I really don't see how they fucked it up so bad after Joe Dante showed them how to do intelligent socio-political horror filmmaking correctly. Except that: who's idea was it to incorporate a parable about racial insensitivity into a movie about fucking RAPE in the first place? Let alone one as one-dimensional, manipulative, and insulting as this one. If the movie weren't aggressively offensive to anyone who isn't white, it would still be offensive to every woman on the planet. And that's saying something since one of the directors was a woman. I have a feeling she was the one who wanted the movie to be about the discrimination plot and the man was the one who filmed all the tits. Wow, how impressive: women used as an upper for a fucking puppet and as cheap props for monsters to play around with like Looney Tunes' Abominable Snowman manhandling Daffy Duck. What a wide world of equal opportunity this film envisioned. Of course, let's take the director at her own word: "Please God, don’t let me die and have this be my epitaph."

You are aware of the term 'exploitation film', a term which has been applied to Corman's catalog extensively. It's also called Humanoids From The Deep and the poster art is hardly misleading-were you expecting Fried Green Tomatoes or Driving Miss Daisy? The shit you criticize so vehemently in this post is exactly what most fans of late seventies and eighties horror look for. Aspects the genre has become known for: Silly effects, laughable subplots, excessive T&A, subpar acting, violence, and a degree of unfortunate misogny which is intrinsic to North American society not just horror films. I suppose the woman getting a blade in her vagina in The Mutilator was not misogynistic at all? How about the twenty minute rape scene in I Spit On Your Grave which borders on rape porn not unlike Forced Entry? The woman getting hung up like a piece of meat in Texas Chainsaw Massacre?
'What a wide world of equal opportunity this film envisioned. Of course, let's take the director at her own word'-You were expecting a film with Humanoids in the title to become some sort of beacon for the feminist movement? Is that it?
Really criticizing an exploitation film for being exploitative is akin to criticizing gangsta rap for promoting criminal ideology-moot point-either you can live with it or not, if not don't watch or listen.
You didn't like it, it seems like tons of people on this board did, refer to the recent poll for more evidence. You can always stick to homogenized shit like Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer.

[shape22]

Originally Posted by DVD-fanatic-9

What a wide world of equal opportunity this film envisioned.

Applying silly PC standards to Roger Corman genre films is a losing proposition. It sounds like you'd be happier watching ridiculously manipulative Hollywood "evil white people" propaganda like Haggis's Crash. And were you really expecting something as stately and respectable as Wise's The Haunting from a film called Humanoids From The Deep? I have a tough time believing anyone could approach this film 32 years post-release with expectations as out of whack as yours.

Filmmakers like Corman and Kaufman made films like this to amuse people frustrated by the boundaries of polite society--and to anger close-minded reactionaries. Congratulations for taking the bait.

[bigdaddyhorse]

Originally Posted by DVD-fanatic-9

You know, it's thanks to all this praise from people like you that I saw Humanoids a few months ago.

And do you know what? It was awful. The only thing anyone might have wanted to see the film for was tits. I would have given it some credit for acting if the story had been any good. Or cinematography, since it didn't look bad, but the wretched characters and stupid monsters kept getting in the way of the gorgeous locations. The thing itself might have been a rip-off of Piranha if it weren't for the impregnation shitplot (I mean subplot). I really don't see how they fucked it up so bad after Joe Dante showed them how to do intelligent socio-political horror filmmaking correctly. Except that: who's idea was it to incorporate a parable about racial insensitivity into a movie about fucking RAPE in the first place? Let alone one as one-dimensional, manipulative, and insulting as this one. If the movie weren't aggressively offensive to anyone who isn't white, it would still be offensive to every woman on the planet. And that's saying something since one of the directors was a woman. I have a feeling she was the one who wanted the movie to be about the discrimination plot and the man was the one who filmed all the tits. Wow, how impressive: women used as an upper for a fucking puppet and as cheap props for monsters to play around with like Looney Tunes' Abominable Snowman manhandling Daffy Duck. What a wide world of equal opportunity this film envisioned. Of course, let's take the director at her own word: "Please God, don’t let me die and have this be my epitaph."

All I can say to this is watch the 'making of' from the BD, it will explain why everything you hate about this movie is there. The actors literally thought they were making a drama with a different title, producers came in later with gore and tits add-ins the director hates and no one knew what they were seeing when it premiered. Funny story in many ways, very sad story in many other ways, but certainly entertaining an enlightening in all ways.