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This giant-man-eating-snake-in-the-jungle thriller definitely scores points as a guilty pleasure, especially with Jon Voight hamming it up as the monster-poacher. He makes life miserable for a team of documentary filmmakers on the Amazon river. Anaconda is one of those movies that exists for no other reason than to give computer animators a chance to strut their stuff with a new digital beastie, and they don't disappoint. It's a lot of fun to watch the mega-snake scarf down its victims and--in the case of Voight--regurgitate him right back up again, all covered in gooey digestive juices. You might wonder why Eric Stoltz, who plays Dr. Steven Cale, showed up for a role that requires him to be off-screen for most of the movie,but hey--when it comes to big snake movies, you might as well put your brain on hold and sitback for the slimy ride. --Jeff Shannon
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A documentary crew are travelling down the Amazon to hopefully film a mystical tribe. On the way they rescue a stranded man, unaware of the trouble that his being on board will bring. As they get deeper down river his ulterior motives surface, he's a snake trapper and has his heart set on capturing a giant Anaconda snake. A beast that can grow up to 40 feet long.
Ah, creaky creature features, how I love them. Days of old when budgets were minimal and the makers of such pictures just wanted to entertain and hopefully give the discerning viewers a jolt or two, and yes, with the odd giggle thrown in on purpose. Enter the modern day creature feature, where budgets have considerably improved along with the advent of special effects. Where does this leave Anaconda you ask? Is it a modern day homage to the "good old days," or is it a genuine attempt at making a horror film for the modern audience? How you answer that will probably determine how, or if, you enjoy the film.
The cast list suggests that the makers thought they were making a great movie, while some of the attempts at a serious performance also lend weight to that theory. John Voight on the other hand clearly knew what was needed and gives a sneering, leering ham sandwich performance befitting those creakers from days of yore. If only the likes of Jennifer Lopez, Eric Stoltz, Owen Wilson and Kari Wuhrer had followed suit, we may have been sitting here with a creature feature to rank alongside the marvellous Tremors, or at the least an equal to the funny Arachnophobia.
It's not a desperately bad film by any stretch of the imagination. It's fun playing the "guess which name actor is going to be snake food next" and "who will survive come the end" While iffy effects aren't really an issue, hey this is a film with gigantic animatronic snakes in it! And for sure some scenes are pure horror hokum delight, watch out for a John Voight wink scene, it's Z movie legend now. But it's neither homage or good horror fodder. Enjoyable enough as an appetiser to far better genre pieces, but ultimately it's very forgettable. 5/10
Ah, creaky creature features, how I love them. Days of old when budgets were minimal and the makers of such pictures just wanted to entertain and hopefully give the discerning viewers a jolt or two, and yes, with the odd giggle thrown in on purpose. Enter the modern day creature feature, where budgets have considerably improved along with the advent of special effects. Where does this leave Anaconda you ask? Is it a modern day homage to the "good old days," or is it a genuine attempt at making a horror film for the modern audience? How you answer that will probably determine how, or if, you enjoy the film.
The cast list suggests that the makers thought they were making a great movie, while some of the attempts at a serious performance also lend weight to that theory. John Voight on the other hand clearly knew what was needed and gives a sneering, leering ham sandwich performance befitting those creakers from days of yore. If only the likes of Jennifer Lopez, Eric Stoltz, Owen Wilson and Kari Wuhrer had followed suit, we may have been sitting here with a creature feature to rank alongside the marvellous Tremors, or at the least an equal to the funny Arachnophobia.
It's not a desperately bad film by any stretch of the imagination. It's fun playing the "guess which name actor is going to be snake food next" and "who will survive come the end" While iffy effects aren't really an issue, hey this is a film with gigantic animatronic snakes in it! And for sure some scenes are pure horror hokum delight, watch out for a John Voight wink scene, it's Z movie legend now. But it's neither homage or good horror fodder. Enjoyable enough as an appetiser to far better genre pieces, but ultimately it's very forgettable. 5/10
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Okay, it's not going to be winning any awards for script writing, plotlines or even CGI effects but as guilty pleasures go, this is right up there! The snake itself its a little over the top to say the least, including the scene when it starts flying vertically upwards out of the water. If you expect nothing from this film and just sit back and prepare to laugh at it's unuintended comic genius, you'll be a happy customer.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I have had 2 copies of this movie Anaconda on DVD from Amazon, Region 2, PAL. The DVD is encoded in an uncommon standard and therefore is not recognised by many DVD players. A DVD player from around 2001/2002 seems to play the disc perfectly, it does not play on computer DVD drives. I have sent both copies back to amazon. I suppose Anaconda is a film I'll never be able to have on DVD or maybe not for a while. I have a big DVD collection and everyone plays perfectly on players of all ages. All round this film is excellent, just don't buy it on DVD unless you have a player purchsed in 2001/2002.
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Really cool creature feature flick with great actors!
Loved this one for a long time and finally got round to buying it. Still just as brilliant. A group of people set out into the jungle in search of an ancient tribe when they come... Read more
Published on 13 April 2009 by Mr. Per A. Edwards
Awesome
I love Anaconda, I understand that it isn't that brilliant a few. However, it is a fun and easy watch, which requires no thinking, with brilliant effects, which are more successful... Read more
Published on 14 Oct 2008 by A. Hislop
Laughably Lame Film
I should have known better than to make myself comfy and get ready for a little Channel 5 Film known as "Anaconda". Read more
Published on 1 May 2008 by Tom Cat
An ok film
The film is ok not one of the best films i watch. The more i seem to watch it the less scary the snake seems to become. Only watch it if you like j'lo.
Published on 27 Aug 2004 by "gem_gemma"
Why even bother wasting money on this terrible film?!?!?!?
From the moment i switched on this film i new it would be dreadful. i can't say how deeply disappointed i am. Read more
Published on 22 Dec 2003 by Charles Callaghan
waste of time and money
This film has to be one of the worst films i have ever seen. There is not one part of it that was actually scary. Read more
Published on 23 Feb 2003 by Simon Griffiths
I couldn't give it 0 stars
I couldn't let that last review stand. This is a dreadful movie - there is not one aspect of it which deserves any sort of praise. Read more
Published on 14 Oct 2002 by jon@jon-evans.co.uk
exellent!
This is a classic monster type film, the way the carachters are portrayed is very intresting, although through out the film things can become perplexed. Read more
Published on 25 Nov 2000
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