A group of scientists travel down a river in the Borneo jungle looking for a rare orchid that can help create a youth-preserving formula. Instead, they end up encountering a bunch of deadly giant snakes protecting their prize.
Anacondas is a fun movie to watch as long as you have your brain turned off. The original was a pretty corny horror film with a few entertaining moments. The sequel is more or less the same except no one from the first movie is back. I was actually a little disappointed with Anacondas. It wasn't as scary or funny as I thought it was going to be. The movie carried the same serious tone throughout the entire film and this got a little annoying. It could have had more fun with its premise but it followed the original. The story is very weak which is kind of weird since there were a bunch of writers working on it. Apparently they were all lazy since none of them bothered to look up where anacondas really live. This huge and noticeable geographical error was the most entertainment I got from the movie.
The acting is a non-issue but lets just say no one is going to be winning an Oscar anytime soon. The only person to give an okay performance was KaDee Strickland though that's not really saying much. All the characters are really bad stereotypes and not a lot of thought went into them. Actually, not a lot of thought went into anything. Nothing in this film really stands out. The death scenes are pretty lame and the special effects are really weak. The scenery is nice to look at though and the monkey is pretty funny. The movie is pretty short so it wasn't too much of a pain to sit through.
The best way to approach Anacondas is to regard it as a cheesy monster movie. It may not be very entertaining but there were a few fun scenes. In the end, Anacondas isn't really worth watching unless you are in the mood for a really cheesy and bad movie. Otherwise, approach with caution. Rating 5/10
Anacondas is a fun movie to watch as long as you have your brain turned off. The original was a pretty corny horror film with a few entertaining moments. The sequel is more or less the same except no one from the first movie is back. I was actually a little disappointed with Anacondas. It wasn't as scary or funny as I thought it was going to be. The movie carried the same serious tone throughout the entire film and this got a little annoying. It could have had more fun with its premise but it followed the original. The story is very weak which is kind of weird since there were a bunch of writers working on it. Apparently they were all lazy since none of them bothered to look up where anacondas really live. This huge and noticeable geographical error was the most entertainment I got from the movie.
The acting is a non-issue but lets just say no one is going to be winning an Oscar anytime soon. The only person to give an okay performance was KaDee Strickland though that's not really saying much. All the characters are really bad stereotypes and not a lot of thought went into them. Actually, not a lot of thought went into anything. Nothing in this film really stands out. The death scenes are pretty lame and the special effects are really weak. The scenery is nice to look at though and the monkey is pretty funny. The movie is pretty short so it wasn't too much of a pain to sit through.
The best way to approach Anacondas is to regard it as a cheesy monster movie. It may not be very entertaining but there were a few fun scenes. In the end, Anacondas isn't really worth watching unless you are in the mood for a really cheesy and bad movie. Otherwise, approach with caution. Rating 5/10