gavin6942 A scuba diving instructor, her biochemist boyfriend, and her police chief ex-husband try to link a series of bizarre deaths to a mutant strain of piranha fish whose lair is a sunken freighter ship off a Caribbean island resort.This is just classic Italian-American horror sequel-making at its finest. We have a round table of directors, with James Cameron getting stuck with his name on the picture. This brings the film more attention in retrospect as Cameron has become huge. But the truth is that the "real" director, after Cameron was forced off, was really the producer.I don't care how cheesy the fish effects are. I thought this was classic 1980s horror and I loved it. The silliness, the cliché plot and obvious death scenes. And Lance Henriksen before he really took off? This is must-see.

James McKnight I can remember first coming across the first piranha, as it was on a VHS tape in my mother collection that only bore the first title. I remember watching it as a kid and being absolutely terrified as a child because up until that point a kid could never comprehend the local terror of something invading a lake to kill children and counselors alike. I remember catching Piranhas II briefly when I was a bit older and had a very vague idea of what it was about. So I decided to revisit it and see if it had any of that classic quirky charm that made the first Film directed by Joe Dante, a rather charming knockoff with just a bit of its own magic that so many jaws rip offs lacked. I can say this film doesn't really have any of the charm or interest of the original,but still tries to up the ante in terms of creativity. The plot seems less connected to the first title as it really tries to shoehorn in the connection via a mention and it seems less than interesting. The cast is pretty standard as far as most 80s casts go(keep an eye out for a really young Lance Henriksen). I wouldn't recommend this as a first choice, or a last choice,but I would say that if you have braved more than a few average horrors and are craving some more aquatic terror than this one will more than easily fill that void since it is still heaps better than the rather dismal new films which lack the charm of being an 80s movie and try to replicate bad on purpose.

nicknearmiss As a fan of the original Roger Corman classic, Piranha i just had to check this one out.the names of Lance Henriksen and director James Cameron (terminator, Aliens, the abyss) attracted me to the title. it cost me a pretty penny as the DVD is hard to find in Canada, but i got it nevertheless and was entertained for an hour and a half. while not of the humorous caliber of the original, i still enjoyed the campy quality of it. the film appears to have many flaws with acting, plot, direction and obviously budget, but if you enjoy a mind numbing, silly good time with cheesy effects, and a healthy amount of nudity you won't be disappointed with Piranha 2: the spawning.

BA_Harrison By genetically splicing together DNA from piranha with that of the harmless grunion and the flying fish, biochemists working for the military have created a strain of flesh-eating fish not only capable of living in the sea, but also of launching itself out of the water to attack on land. Doh!When will people understand that not every film-maker wants their work to be the next Citizen Kane? Believe it or not, some directors deliberately cater for movie fans who enjoy schlock entertainment. Piranha II: Flying Killers, for example, is a film that has received an awful lot of flak here on IMDb for being cheap and trashy, when as far as I can see, that was exactly how it was intended. The silly concept, camp performances, and iffy effects are precisely what makes this film such a blast, and the fact that it was directed by the man who eventually gave us Avatar is just the icing on the cake.I'm just glad that I'm one of those able to enjoy Piranha II for what it is—an unashamedly silly, tongue in cheek B-movie featuring some effective gore (courtesy of Gianetto De Rossi), quality T&A (in the form of MILF diving teacher Anne, a pair of sexy topless babes on a yacht, and busty jail-bait Allison) a cool soundtrack (love those opening credits), lots of flying fish suspended on wires or stuck on the end of poles, and quality underwater action from a director whose confidence working 'in the drink' would serve him well in years to come.