![]() The film overall does look nice on the format but there are definitely some noticeable imperfections as well. However, does the video quality help spotlight the excellent cinematography? I would say the Blu-ray video quality is decent, but unspectacular. Visually, Anaconda is impressive due to shooting on location in Brazil. ![]() Ultimately, the film is just a mediocre release that is watchable, but not particularly exciting, memorable, or entertaining to riff on. On the other hand, Anaconda also didn’t deserve the six Razzie Awards it was nominated for. There are so many more riffable films out there than this. There are some campy performances and cheesy moments but at least in my opinion, they are too few and far between to make Anaconda a top choice for riffing. Many people consider Anaconda to be one of those “so bad, it’s good” B-movies. Why else would you cast a well-known voice actor? Unfortunately, Welker only provides sound effects for the snake, which is the biggest disappointment this film provides (at least in my book). Based on this, I thought the snake was going to talk which would up the cheesiness factor significantly. One thing that really disappointed me was the cast list inclusion of Scooby-Doo voice actor Frank Welker as the anaconda. The death scenes are all pretty repetitive though, with many of them feeling almost identical to each other. The special effects aren’t awful (for 1997 at least) but they certainly aren’t anything to write home about. The plot is dull, contrived, and even though the film’s run time is only 89 minutes, it still somehow manages to feel slightly too long. The characters are boring with no real distinguishing features that make them any different than stock characters (outside of Voight’s character of course). Unfortunately, other than those two elements the rest of Anaconda is average or even below average. Between Voight’s campy performance and the excellent cinematography, that’s the start of a great movie. For the armchair explorers out there, Anaconda almost feels like you are actually floating down the Amazon River in search of unexplored terrain. The film was actually partially shot in Brazil and it shows. The other major thing Anaconda has going for it is the cinematography and scenery. One of the reasons he stands out so much is that despite the well-known actors in this film, none of their characters are very interesting, making a campy, cheesy villain like him stand out even more. He’s always been known as an over the top actor and he really chews the scenery in Anaconda. The psychotic character he plays in this film is absolutely perfect for him. Despite a poor reception from critics, Anaconda would go on to be a box office success which has since spawned four sequels and crossovers.īy far the main highlight of Anaconda is the campy performance of Jon Voight. These stars include Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, Owen Wilson, and Danny Trejo (in the opening scene only). Anaconda features several well-known actors in some of their earlier roles. Little do they know but the snake hunter is on the hunt for a giant anaconda and that he will do anything to steer the crew in the direction of his snake (even putting the crew in severe danger to do so). While sailing down the river, they come across and help a stranded snake hunter (Jon Voight), who happens to know where the tribe is located. Anaconda is watchable both as an actual film and a B-movie, but it certainly wouldn’t be one of my first choices for either.Īnaconda is sort of a mix of an adventure film and a creature feature and focuses on a documentary film crew as they head down the Amazon River to try to interview an indigenous and uncontacted tribe known as the Shirishamas. Outside of the performance of one actor, some cheesy special effects, and a few funny moments though, I felt it came up a bit short on the B-movie side of things. Ultimately though, I actually found Anaconda to be a better film than I was expecting it to be (though still slightly below average). While I had never seen Anaconda before I received it on Blu-ray for review, you likely know that I am always on the hunt for hilariously bad B-movies to watch and this film appeared to check all of the boxes for potential riffing greatness. While the reviews for Anaconda on Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB are quite harsh, the film has gotten a bit of a cult following from B-movie fans.
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