A remake of Joe Dante's 1978 film for the Showtime network. With the exception of some added nudity it follows the original to a tee, even reusing some of its footage at points. So you're basically just watching the same movie with different actors and made-for-TV special effects. This kind of raises the question of why does this exist at all if they weren't going to put their own unique spin on things? Because without anything new having been brought to the table this is a rather pointless feeling retread. Yet, it's not a lesser version. The original Piranha was a decent little Jaws rip-off and that hasn't changed here. The new cast is solid and the gore actually looks a bit gnarlier in my opinion. The only complaints I have are the exact same ones I had the first time around. Namely never getting a chance to get a good look at the titular fishies and there not being enough blood or mauled body parts for my liking. So it's not like this is some Cabin Fever 2016 style debasing or anything. In fact, if you've never seen Piranha before this is a perfectly viable way to do so. It just doesn't offer anything for those who have already experienced the cult classic, as this is nearly identical to it in every way. They're better off checking out Alexandre Aja's modernized "3D" instead. So while this may be a complete rehash, the fact that it does nothing to diminish what was already a good movie to begin with means I can't really find any fault with it.