As someone who has worked on documentaries, I dream of the job the characters have in this film. Apart from the jungle creatures trying to kill everyone, it's gotta be a pretty sweet assignment. You get to ride a pleasure barge through Brazil, drink expensive wine all day, drive some golf balls, play a few hands at cards, listen to gangsta rap, and chat up a half-naked Kari Wuhrer. The pay has to be pretty good for the company to…

I remember this movie being utterly terrifying as a child...

Now, without shame, I can admit its one of the most fun movies I've ever seen. Is it good? Hell no. Can anacondas get that big? Nah. Can they swallow food that fast? Nope. Can they eat multiple people and still come back for food the next scene? Haha. No. Do snakes scream? Yeah you get my point.

Is it atmospheric? Yes. Does it have good music? Yes. Do the…

Flicking through the movie channels on Wednesday evening, I came across a film I haven't seen for years. I used to think this film was excellent. I probably had certain scenes in this and Aracnhophobia pressed into my brain (*cough*Voight*cough*one eye*cough*). Every so often, if I'm walking past a body water, there's still this nagging voice saying "what if there's a huge snake in there? Better be careful." Ridiculous, I know. But that's the effect this film had on me.…

I had heard so much about this movie, and it seemed like a lot of people liked it. I especially kept hearing about Jon Voight's great performance. Um, really? Who thinks Voight does a good job in this movie? His accent is crazy! No one talks like that!

Anyhoo, I suppose this is a perfectly acceptable example of the giant monster kills lots of people movie genre. I just don't particularly care for that genre, and this entry into it…