Piranha 3D Producer Fights James Cameron on Who Makes Better 3D Movies

James Cameron and the creators of “Piranha 3D” are fighting over who makes better 3D movies.

There’s a line in Woody Allen’s “Manhattan” where a woman says, “I finally had an orgasm and my doctor told me it was the wrong kind.” Apparently this is how James Cameron feels about the 3D in the surprise summer hit “Piranha 3D”—it’s the wrong kind.

James Cameron gave an interview to Vanity Fair on Friday in which he chastised the creators of “Piranha 3D” for for making a fun movie:

It just cheapens the medium and reminds you of the bad 3D horror films from the 70s and 80s, like Friday the 13th 3D. When movies got to the bottom of the barrel of their creativity and at the last gasp of their financial lifespan, they did a 3D version to get the last few drops of blood out of the turnip.

This may explain why Cameron’s entire filmography is without a single decent joke, and why he makes such lame, half-assed attempts at humor in real life. The man is humorless. (Remember that creepy “I’m the king of the world” moment in his Oscar acceptance speech?)

In response, the “Piranha 3D”‘s producers issued a statement today to Movieline. There are a lot of great lines (it’s 1,400 words) but this might be the best one:

Jim, are you kidding or what? First of all, let’s start by you accepting the fact that you were the original director of PIRANHA 2 and you were fired.

I have no idea whether this is a fact or spurious claim, and I don’t really care. The point is, it’s fun. It’s choice, grade-A shit-talking.

Clearly “Avatar” was an impressive film. But rather than complaining that the government won’t take his advice on fixing the oil spill and complaining that “Piranha 3D” is the wrong kind of 3D movie, Cameron should probably shut up and let everyone have their fun.

Thanks to [NY Mag] for the tip.