please do n't mind this windbag letting off a bit of steam .
.. i just want to warn all of y' all not to waste your hard - earned $ $ $ on anaconda .
it 's not even worth a 99-cent video rental .
do n't listen to ebert on this one ( he has no clue what he 's talking about ! )
btw i accompanied my friend to this one because she was * required * to watch it on assignment ( she reviews movies for a local paper ) .
now i 'll actually back up my huffing and puffing .
here goes : movie : anaconda rydain 's bottom line : wait for it to come on usa up all night .
even then , i doubt it 's worth the price of jolt ( to help you stay up that late ! )
why do i hate anaconda ?
let me count the ways .
..
first of all , this movie gets way too many snake facts wrong .
as an ophiophile ( snake lover ) , i can tell you that a ) anacondas would never reach a length of 40 feet , b ) they 're scared of people , c ) cases of snakes eating adult humans are extremely rare because human shoulders are too wide to fit in a snake 's mouth , and constrictor snakes do n't kill what they ca n't eat , d ) people can outrun snakes with no trouble , especially heavy ones like anacondas , e ) if an anaconda did eat a human , it would need at least 6 months of sitting on its butt to digest the huge meal , therefore it could n't run around gobbling up everybody else in the cast , and f ) snakes have no vocal cords , so they ca n't make funny squealing noises .
whew .
i was prepared to suspend reality if the movie would have been worth it .
unfortunately , anaconda was about as suspenseful and exciting as watching paint peel .
my friend and i even successfully predicted who would live at the end .
anybody can tell the bad guy is going to die eventually .
that was a pity because his character was one of the few reasons
my friend and i did n't give up and fall asleep .
he was the most likable character in the movie .
who would n't enjoy somebody who looks like a deranged walt whitman ?
anaconda did have its cute moments : arguments between ice cube 's character and the british guy , for instance .
however , those small flashes of wit were not worth the other hour and twenty - eight minutes of boring schlock .
the writers had - and blew - a multitude of opportunities to insert funny lines .
i was quite disappointed with a scene where a young guy tells a young lady that the jungle makes him horny .
did she retort with a clever , ego - withering comeback ?
of course not !
"
i 'm trying to work !
" gee
, that 's even dumber than the crap comebacks
i come up with .
she could have told him to go find a knothole or something .
.. ; p
but i will admit , there was just one scene where i was surprised at the outcome ( hint : it involves the evil guy and miss crap comebacks ) .
as for the plot , i 'm still trying to find one .
this movie was basically an excuse to get a boatload of people into dangerous territory where they could get snarfed by ridiculous , computer - generated anacondas with the eyes and fangs of vipers and the faster - than - gravity downward acceleration of a harrier jet .
( harrier snake ? ) not to mention instant digestion so they could go snarf countless other victims .
the writers tried to throw in some sort of plot twist ( should i call it a plot knot because it made no sense ? ) in which the sick guy 's g - friend kisses the evil dude and suddenly everybody hates said evil dude and starts trying to kill him .
that was about as clear and understandable as mission : impossible .
( if someone could explain that movie to me , i 'd be most grateful !
all the old - guy double agents looked the same ! ! )
i was n't inspired by the acting , save for the evil dude .
i ca n't blame the actors , though .
it 's not their fault they had a cruddy script to work with .
this concludes rydain 's diatribe on a shameless exploitation ( and perpetuation ! ) of public fear of snakes .
comments , flames , anyone ?
-rydain the atomic cheese , fresh from chernobyl dairies !
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