Amazon.com video review:
This giant-man-eating-snake-in-the-jungle thriller definitely
scores points as a guilty pleasure, especially with Jon Voight hamming
it up as the monster-poacher. He makes life miserable for a team of
documentary filmmakers on the Amazon river. Anaconda is one of
those movies that exists for no other reason than to give computer
animators a chance to strut their stuff with a new digital beastie,
and they don't disappoint. It's a lot of fun to watch the mega-snake
scarf down its victims and--in the case of Voight--regurgitate 'em
right back up again, all covered in gooey digestive juices. You might
wonder why Eric Stoltz, who plays Dr. Steven Cale, showed up for a
role that requires him to be off-screen for most of the movie, but
hey--when it comes to big snake movies, you might as well put your
brain on hold and sit back for the slimy ride. --Jeff Shannon
