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ANACONDA

(1997, USA)

I wasn't expecting much from this as it obviously borrows from Jaws except instead of a giant shark its a giant snake. I didn't get much out of it to think of it.

An expedition into the amazon goes wrong for Eric Stoltz, Jennifer Lopez and Ice Cube along with their crew. They had planned to film a documentary on native tribes but once they run into mysterious snake hunter John Voight doing a Marlon Brando impression things take a turn for the worse. Voight sets everything up nicely so he can trap his most wanted possession, the giant Anaconda reptile which crushes and then swallows its prey whole.

Lets just say I wasn't expecting much in the line of acting skills either with Ice Cube in the cast ( day got snakes dat big!?) . The snake itself looks very good but its head does seem a bit fakey. Some great effects which really don't cut in until halfway through the film. A great waterfall scene and the nasty death of Voight where he gets swallowed whole then is regurgitated back up only to wink his eye at Jennifer Lopez before he dies.

Rating: 2 Skulls

Review by: Richard J. Taylor

Email: rtaylor@roadrunner.nf.net

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