Luis Llosa
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…he threw this one at me about the OG “Anaconda," released in 1997…
The 1997 “Anaconda” starred Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, Ice Cube, and Jon Voight.
Griff’s revelation that he has somehow acquired the rights to remake their favourite 90s creature feature, Anaconda, is treated with just the right mix of disbelief and excitement.
…prompted me to check out the original Anaconda with J Lo, Ice Cube, and Jon Voight in preparation for this new one…
…when Griff supposedly acquires the rights to remake 1997’s giant snake horror Anaconda…
An entirely original comedy that’s merely inspired by the cult cinematic classic “Anaconda,” the film knows the reputation of its source material and leans into it with affection rather than irony.
Because there is no serpentine equivalent to the legit, era-defining masterpiece that is Jaws, I’ll propose Anaconda, in which Jon Voight promised that “the jungle can kill you in a thousand ways” and proceeded to illustrate several of them, as a Pretty Good Bad Movie, a creature feature with a good ratio of future stars (Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson) to slumming character actors (Ice Cube, Eric Stoltz, Danny Trejo) to pretensions (absolutely none), as the ideal model for The Meg. Whereas the post-Anaconda Snakes on a Plane, which tried, unsuccessfully, to transubstantiate its Badness into So-Good-It’s-Badness, would be a worst-case scenario.
Furthermore, Wahlberg is so unconvincing here that he makes Tom Berenger's performance in the three Sniper films seem positively Oscar caliber.
The sniper has been portrayed in other films from Mark Wahlberg’s “Shooter” to Tom Berenger’s “Sniper” and “Sniper 2.” Chris Kyle was real and his story was told in his autobiography, “American Sniper,” adapted here by Jason Dean Hall, plus directed by Clint Eastwood.
…even brings to mind the unrelated Anaconda (minus the camp factor)…
The film has a carefree nature, much like Anaconda did in 1997.
…in the same way that the cast of something like JurassicPark or Anaconda leaned all the way into their respective animal predicaments…
Stiller, Owen Wilson and Christine Taylor ably carry much of the story load, assisted by some good supporting actors, headed by none other than Jon Voight ("Anaconda").
The screenplay by Michael Frost Beckner ("The Agency" TV series and "Sniper") is compelling, if a bit formulaic.
His credits include "Prince Valiant" (1997), "Cutthroat Island" (1995), "Sniper" (1993) and TV's "The Agency".
After all, I did admire films like "Congo," "Batman And Robin," and "Anaconda."
Also on hand are Jonathan Hyde as an Egyptologist modeled after the actor?s smarmy roles in Titanic and Anaconda, and Kevin J. O?Connor as Beni, a dentally-challenged Arab guide who provides adequate comic relief as Imhotep?s Renfieldesque sidekick recklessly searching for gold treasures when he instead should be on the lookout for a good dentist.