"It's a good thing Anaconda isn't meant to be a horror movie, because the few times it tries for such moments, it's not great at it. The first reveal of the titular giant snake feels like an afterthought. The jump scares, while certainly startling in the moment, are pretty well-telegraphed in advance. However, the end result is a movie far less scary than its campy 1997 predecessor, but far funnier - on purpose."
"Anaconda begins with Griff ( Paul Rudd) hitting a new low point in his career as a struggling TV actor - despite looking like Paul Rudd, he can't stop getting in his own way, and maybe lacks the talent to realize that. So he comes up with an idea, inspired by the sight of a "classic" movie poster he spots on a studio lot: Remake the original Anaconda with his childhood best friend Doug ( Jack Black) on a tiny budget."
"However, after Griff manages to find a copy of the horror movie they made together as 13-year-olds, some encouragement from his family leads Doug to sign up for Griff's adventure, with their childhood best friends Claire ( Thandiwe Newton) and Kenny ( Steve Zahn) joining in to star and shoot, respectively. With relative ease, this amateur crew is able to get together a bare-bones five-figure budget, book themselves a cruise down the Amazon on board a small boat,"
Anaconda reboots with a comedic tone, delivering fewer scares than the 1997 original while leaning into intentional humor. The plot follows Griff, a struggling TV actor, who convinces childhood friend Doug and their old collaborators to remake their teenage horror film on a shoestring budget. The amateur crew secures a five-figure budget, books a small Amazon boat, and enlists a local snake handler and his large snake. Their shoot becomes complicated when Ana, a mysterious woman fleeing pursuers, joins and the production becomes entangled in a local crime story, escalating into chaotic setbacks.
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