First off i loved the 1980 original low-budget Horror Gem & i also totally enjoyed this 90's t.v movie remake.
There's a few good & probably better changes to the story here & this version feels cleaned-up & polished with the script, Dialogue & acting. This was made by the same Roger Corman production company that made the excellent remake of Piranha & again the quality is abit better than it's original. Now there is some footage used from the old movie just like they did with Piranha but again it's fine & doesn't look out of place or anything. The performances are good here too with a rugged turn from Robert Carradine as our main hero lead Wade Parker, a father who loses his daughter to some water mutant creatures. There's also Emma Samms as Dr.Drake who comes to the little fishing town to investigate & we have Justin Walker as Matt, a young guy who was dating Wades Daughter & is also trying to uncover a local conspiracy of Toxic waste dumping in the ocean & then there's the sort-of Bad guy Mark Rolston as Bill, (Best known as Drake from Aliens) so it's a good solid little cast in a great little creature feature. The mutant creatures look Awesome, great practical Effects & some very bloody & gory attack scenes. The music is good too & i loved the pure 90's look & cinematography & the film definitely doesn't look cheap or tacky. The events are nearly the same as the 1980 original but with just enough bits & bobs changed to better the story for the 90's & to give a bit more back story to the Monsters & some more depth to the characters just like they did with Piranhas. Makes a great Double Creature Feature with Piranhas for a fun B-movie monster night.
Not sure if it's Better than the Cult Classic original? Probably, but it's definitely a great remake & good film on it's own, thinking about it yeah it's better, especially the performances. I did like the Piranhas remake more than the Joe Dante Directed original. I loved the music score more in the 1980 original but the acting, although sometimes Cheesy as it's a 90's t.v flick, is mostly better here & the drama is upped to more serious level & this Remake feels more violent & has a fantastic "Alien" inspired chest burst scene in a local bar. This flick is so much fun. A great B-movie flick & is a better quality film than the original in it's nice 90's time Capsule way!!! Loved it.
There's a few good & probably better changes to the story here & this version feels cleaned-up & polished with the script, Dialogue & acting. This was made by the same Roger Corman production company that made the excellent remake of Piranha & again the quality is abit better than it's original. Now there is some footage used from the old movie just like they did with Piranha but again it's fine & doesn't look out of place or anything. The performances are good here too with a rugged turn from Robert Carradine as our main hero lead Wade Parker, a father who loses his daughter to some water mutant creatures. There's also Emma Samms as Dr.Drake who comes to the little fishing town to investigate & we have Justin Walker as Matt, a young guy who was dating Wades Daughter & is also trying to uncover a local conspiracy of Toxic waste dumping in the ocean & then there's the sort-of Bad guy Mark Rolston as Bill, (Best known as Drake from Aliens) so it's a good solid little cast in a great little creature feature. The mutant creatures look Awesome, great practical Effects & some very bloody & gory attack scenes. The music is good too & i loved the pure 90's look & cinematography & the film definitely doesn't look cheap or tacky. The events are nearly the same as the 1980 original but with just enough bits & bobs changed to better the story for the 90's & to give a bit more back story to the Monsters & some more depth to the characters just like they did with Piranhas. Makes a great Double Creature Feature with Piranhas for a fun B-movie monster night.
Not sure if it's Better than the Cult Classic original? Probably, but it's definitely a great remake & good film on it's own, thinking about it yeah it's better, especially the performances. I did like the Piranhas remake more than the Joe Dante Directed original. I loved the music score more in the 1980 original but the acting, although sometimes Cheesy as it's a 90's t.v flick, is mostly better here & the drama is upped to more serious level & this Remake feels more violent & has a fantastic "Alien" inspired chest burst scene in a local bar. This flick is so much fun. A great B-movie flick & is a better quality film than the original in it's nice 90's time Capsule way!!! Loved it.