Anaconda | | Cast : | Jennifer Lopez, Jon Voight, Eric Stoltz | | Director : | Luis Llosa | | Studio : | Columbia/Tristar Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | April 11, 1997 | | DVD Released Date : | September 03, 2002 | | Language : | French (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 01, 2005 | | Summary | Not the 2nd thankfully!! | Content
 | I liked this movie because it wasnt like movies like boa and python and all them creature cgi flicks that are dumb.But this movie I like because it had a good cast.It could really happen because in the movie boa the boa is like 5,000 feet long!!!It was sooo dumb.And i liked that the whole movie wasnt all cgi like anacondas which was a dumb movie. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 10, 2005 | | Summary | John Voight's jungle madness | Content
| There are two films here, both of them pretty awful.
Of the two, the one with all the young Hollywood types in their Gap clothes that never get dirty or even wrinkled in the Amazon is the less mildly offensive.
The other apparently stars John Voight, but what this second movie is about, it's hard to say. Voight acts a bit like he was hoping he was taking over for Marlon Brando in "Apocalypse Now," but mostly, he says all sorts of mysterious nonsense in a made-up accent and makes bug eyes.
Ironically, the titular star of the movie, the anaconda itself, is barely in this film. The filmmakers seem to have heard that the shark rarely appeared in "Jaws," but don't seem to understand that the unseen presence of the monster is necessary to build suspense. In the absence of said snake, viewers mostly get to watch Voight having a very good time in whatever movie he thought he was making.
Not worth a rental -- catch this on free TV, preferably when you've got a sense of humor and two hours to kill. |
| Rating | | | Date | April 04, 2005 | | Summary | Watchable B movie junk. | Content
| This movie should only be watched on a Saturday night, because that's the only way that you're going to fully enjoy watching this B movie. The special effects are B movie type,the story is B movie type,and the acting is B movie type, with Jon Vioght giving one of the wierdest performances of his career. Jennifer Lopez is servicable, and Ice Cube could've been funnier than they protrayed his character. Overall, a good piece of junk that can be watched and enjoyed followed by another piece of junk sequel. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 28, 2005 | | Summary | THIS IS ONE OF THE WORST MOVIES EVER MADE! | Content
| WHEN I CONSIDER THAT THE REVIEWERS WHO GAVE THIS MOVIE POSITIVE REVIEWS ARE, NOT JUST OPERATING VEHICLES ON PUBLIC STREETS, BUT POTENTIALLY HAVING CHILDREN AND THUS, CONTAMINATING THE REST OF THE WORLD, I SHUDDER AND QUAKE. IF YOU THOUGHT THIS WAS A GOOD MOVIE, PLEASE: REMOVE THE MAYONAISE SANDWICH FROM YOUR MOUTH, TURN OFF JERRY SPRINGER, AND START READING A BOOK, ANY BOOK. IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO TURN THAT 3 POUNDS OF GREY MATTER INSIDE YOUR SKULL INTO A FUNCTIONING ORGAN. |
| Rating | | | Date | January 13, 2005 | | Summary | Don't watch alone. Don't eat during this. | Content
| After originally seeing the second first, and then borrowing the superbit of this to watch, I'm actually glad I did it that way. That way, I didn't have to compare the sequel to the original if I'd seen it the right way round. Despite reading other reviewers bad reviews, I quite liked it. It dragged a bit in the middle, but the cast were excellent.
With stars like Jennifer Lopez, Eric Stoltz, Owen Wilson, Jon Voight, Ice Cube and the fabulous Jonathan Hyde, it worked. Some of the plotlines were only hinted at, and could have been expanded if it had been rated a 15 or an 18. (Particularly the 'love' story between J-Lo & Eric - there seemed to be stuff missing from that whole sub-plot.) I loved how Jennifer (as she now wishes to be known) looked in this movie - the hair was naturally curly, and really nice, rather than straightened within an inch of its life. If you compare her here, to now, you'll notice she's become very Hollywood over the last few years. The hair's blonder, and she's skinnier too - and has noticeably given her Latino roots up. I didn't like Jon Voight's character very much - I found why he did what he did was never really explained, and one of his final scenes will either make what you're eating get thrown in the air, or you'll choke on it. Plus, he had a really dodgy Steven Segal-esque ponytail. Ugh. Most particularly, I loved Jonathan Hyde. I've never liked him much in the other movies I've seen him in (Dr Allen Chamberlain in The Mummy, and J. Bruce Ismay in Titanic - I didn't even realise it was the same actor from the latter!), but his character in this was really nice, and even funny.
Although some of the CGI snake scenes were slightly dodgy, especially when they spun their victims in the air - if they were still, it wasn't that bad - they were still good, and effective scenes. They were just as cute as they were in the sequel, and had lovely big eyes. I was particularly impressed with the detail that went into the close up shots, and a shot near the end, of a character (I won't ruin it) getting swallowed whole, and the camera actually appears to be inside the anaconda. Very funky - although a little too pink.
Eric Stoltz seemed to have an easy ride during the movie, as he spent most of the movie in bed, after receiving a quick, probably not very well done, tracheotomy.
This probably isn't the best movie for hard-core, serious moviegoers to see - they'll rip it to shreds, rather than just appreciate it. And what guy is not going to want to see Jennifer bra-less and running around soaking wet, and screaming her head off? Probably the same guy who doesn't want to see Elektra, with a very lovely Jennifer Garner, going commando. I liked this movie. The sequel was slightly better, darker, but similar in some points. |
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