Anaconda
There are two films here in “Anaconda
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.
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