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The unrealistic parts?


...and you cannot say "the whole thing".

Just post what you think were some of the most unrealistic scenes of the entire movie, piranha's or no piranha's.
Mine would have to be when the piranha's somehow manage to pull the girl out of the hoop, which is pretty impossible. Piranha's in no way could abide that much force...

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Perhaps that both the army and paul come up with a plan the poison/pollute the piranhas, despite the fact that the army already tried to poison the fish when the project was scrapped, and some survived.

You'd think they'd remember this and at least consider the idea that not all the piranha would be killed.

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The military-industrial complex cop a real rogering in this one. Let's give a bit back on their behalf.

As if they'd shut down funding to Operation: Razorteeth, then go off and leave the facility completely unguarded with heaps of mutated specimens like the mutated piranha still hanging around, as well as one half - potty scientist overseeing things.

One more.

Grogan the lay around drunk, suddenly becomes Aquaman and is capable of swimming underwater for close to 2 minutes, whilst attempting to open the smelting refuse tanks and being savaged by piranha. This is something only the best free divers would pull off.🐭

LOL! Apparently the original script had Maggie counting to 300! That's 5 minutes! Apparently this was deemed too ridiculous.🐭

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If I'm not allowed to say the whole thing how about the part where the guy who has a child at a camp on the water finds out that there are killer piranha in the water and instead of getting to help and alerting people he says I'll get a shovel and he stops to bury a guy.

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