Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid

Plot Summary

Scientists discover that a rare flower called the Blood Orchid holds the secret to immortality, and with the key to the fountain-of-youth in their grasp they are guaranteed to make a fortune. The rare orchid only blooms every 7 years and grows in the jungles of Borneo. A group is gathered for an expedition deep into the jungle where they will encounter poisonous spiders, crocodiles, leeches and, of course, snakes. In fact they are about to come face to face with the biggest pythons imaginable.

The members of the expedition hire Captain Johnson (Johnny Messner) and his rickety boat to take them up the river. One things for sure, there will be less of them on the way back!

Review

This sequel to the original movie Anaconda tells a very similar story. In the original an expedition was also going into the jungle for some reason or another. It doesn't really matter why. The thin storyline only provides a reason why this group of people are going to become dinner for some hungry super-sized snakes. The question is who is going to get the chop (or bite) first in this typical monster adventure movie. There are loads of movies of this type and you know what to expect as soon as you start watching. The formula is always the same and the acting doesn't require much talent - look scared, run and scream your head off! Some reviews have described it as a B-Movie. The B-Movie, or B-Picture, got its name when cinemas used to show double features. Quick, cheap movies were made to be shown with the main feature. The description in this case is probably fair but unfortunately there is no A-Picture to go along with it.

Having said that if you watch this movie with low expectations there are some tense "he's-behind-you" moments. There are also a few good action scenes and some beautiful aerial views of rainforests, rivers and waterfalls (the movie was filmed in Fiji). It also has some funny parts, although some of the humour is unintentional!

None of the characters in the movie make any real impact. You can sit back and see who's next without feeling too sorry for them! Some of the computerised snakes have better parts!

The Bottom Line: Weak, cheesy monster movie, we've seen it done before only better.

Reviewed by Niall Quinn, Premier Movie Reviews 2004.

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Genre: Adventure/Scary/Action

Certificate: 12's

Director: Dwight Little

~ Main Cast ~

Johnny Messner

KaDee Strickland

Matthew Marsden

Morris Chestnut

Eugene Byrd

Nicholas Gonzalez

Salli Richardson

Karl Yune

RATING

ONLY IF YOU HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO