I suppose Alligator will be the next victim of this recycling effort. Though not an Academy Award winner, Henry Silva deserves a mention for all the sleazy, but quirky, bad guys he played. Besides Alligator, a fine example is The Bronx Warriors 2. Also called Escape From the Bronx. Just don’t put sugar in his coffee!!
Seems like a streamer and do appreciate your takes. Another unique data nugget here might be Snakes on a Plane … was “young enough” then to be more online behind the build-up and the marketing and figured that in no way might that movie would bomb relatively as it did.
It’s just tough to hit gold on such films - and like you said you can’t “engineer a Voight” performance like the first one did.
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It was a little depressing reading an interview with one of the writers of this film talking about the challenges of getting a comedy made in 2025 that wasn't based on existing IP.
I saw the line up and thought what? No comparison to the original, which was good and worth watching over and over again.
Jon Voigt's performance in Anaconda is soooooooooooo good
I suppose Alligator will be the next victim of this recycling effort. Though not an Academy Award winner, Henry Silva deserves a mention for all the sleazy, but quirky, bad guys he played. Besides Alligator, a fine example is The Bronx Warriors 2. Also called Escape From the Bronx. Just don’t put sugar in his coffee!!
Or Lake Placid?
Ohhhh man!
Oliver Platt's character? 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻
Seems like a streamer and do appreciate your takes. Another unique data nugget here might be Snakes on a Plane … was “young enough” then to be more online behind the build-up and the marketing and figured that in no way might that movie would bomb relatively as it did.
It’s just tough to hit gold on such films - and like you said you can’t “engineer a Voight” performance like the first one did.
This is why you throw a couple million at an Oscar winner in a B-movie and let them do their thing!
A former colleague and I used to break ourselves up by trying to mimic Voight's accent in thr original "Anaconda".
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I loved the original Anaconda because it is such a hoot, and it keeps you entertained.
I will probably love the new one for the same reason you mention. I love the actors involved.
I've been catching up on "Chad Powers," the TV show on Hulu starring Glen Powell, and Zahn is just delightful in it.
It was a little depressing reading an interview with one of the writers of this film talking about the challenges of getting a comedy made in 2025 that wasn't based on existing IP.
I thought it was good fun with a few nice surprises near the end. I wasn't looking for it to be anything more than a popcorn movie.
It's not an unpleasant watch!