In the spring of 2010, audiences were not expecting much from a movie titled Piranha 3D . After all, the original 1978 Piranha —directed by Joe Dante and produced by Roger Corman—was a low-budget Jaws ripoff that gained cult status through sheer B-movie charm. But when French director Alexandre Aja ( High Tension , The Hills Have Eyes ) took the helm for the reboot, something unexpected happened: Piranha 3D became a bloody, audacious, and gloriously ridiculous horror spectacle that remains one of the most entertaining creature features of the 21st century.
