Found A Gem On Demand Last Night!

Thanks for the post, Calvin Roberts

I couldn't sleep last night, so I decided to find a movie to watch. Thanks to satellite TV from Direc4U, I have access to a large library of new and classic movies on demand, so I grabbed the remote and started scanning through the list. I couldn't believe it, though, when I discovered amongst the available films the cult classic PIRANHA!

For those not familiar with PIRANHA, it's a 1970s JAWS knock-off about man-eating fish (bred by the government for use as "natural weapons" in Vietnam!) terrorizing swimmers at a summer camp. Written by John Sayles and directed by Joe Dante, it's a fun, funny, violent bit of camp horror that still makes me timid about going in the water to this day.

Over the years, PIRANHA has gained such a cult following that it was recently remade in 3D, by modern horror master Alex Aja. The new version is a bloody blast, to be sure, but the original classic will always be my favorite. So you can imagine my joy and surprise when I discovered that I could watch it on demand, anytime I want. With popcorn and soda in hand, I selected the movie from the list and sat back for a late night helping of good, old-fashioned celluloid cheese.

The best part about movies on demand is that you can watch them as many times as you like during the rental period. I enjoyed revisiting PIRANHA so much last night that I watched it again this morning!