release year: 1997
genre: horror
viewing setting: theater 4/17/97 and home laserdisc 11/14/97 and home DVD 6/9/01
what I expected: snake cheese
what I got: a surprisingly well-done monster movie
synopsis: Film crew making a movie sails deep into the Amazon where, unbeknownst to them, a huge hungry anaconda lurks. They'd probably be okay except for the crazed white hunter who wants that snake's skin, and will screw up anything to get it.
impressions: This movie was not that bad. Really! It had suspense, it was entertaining, it had villains to root against, and the snake effects weren't too shoddy.
acting: Jon Voight goes completely over-the-top as a creepy bad guy; they never should have trusted him. Ice Cube...well, as my buddy Kevin said, "Hey, if Ice Cube got crushed by the snake, he'd be Crushed Ice!" Yep, it's true - we ragged on Ice the whole time; however, he actually did a credible acting job. And then there's Kari Wuhrer, who's never difficult to look at. We were hoping she'd quit teasing us and get naked, but it never happened.
final word: Worth watching. Either believe me, or don't.
rating: C+