it not often i give two star to a horror movie because horror be my favorite genre . a movie can be bad in that it isn not a masterpiece but can be enjoyable on the basis of unintentional humour and bizarre character and etc . a case in point be a great number of horror or sci fiction movie from the 1940s to 1980s era . they be enjoyable for genre buff and guilty pleasure seeker because their badness be entertain . however and this movie have none of the humour or effective gory scene of the piranha ( 1978 ) original . i suppose in 1995 it be the heyday of political correctness so gore on tv be at a minimum . now in the mid 2000s with the c. s. i. show and tv an absolute blood fest . ( good for u horror fan . ) william katt and alexandra paul be no bradford dillman and heather menzies ( the original 1978 star . ) it not katt and paul fault but the writer and director who create this tepid turkey . how the main character interact be the main flaw of this movie . i would not say how because that be part of the plot . this tv movie probably have a big budget than the original but flop a good horror and a can be see from the user vote here . stick with the 1978 original if youre in the mood for a killer fish movie .