var SA_Message="SACategory=" + thisNode; Hello Edit Profile Sign Out Sign In Register Now ... Subscribe to SEARCH: News Web var ie = document.getElementById?true:false; ie ? formSize=27 : formSize=24 ; document.write(''); Top 20 E-mailed Articles washingtonpost.com Movies Reviews ... E-Mail This Article RSS News Feeds Top News Reviews What is RSS? All RSS Feeds 'Anacondas': Cold-Hearted Snakes By Jen Chaney Special to The Washington Post
Friday, August 27, 2004; Page WE32 With a cast of attractive nobodies and a flat-out preposterous plot, "Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid" still manages to one-up its predecessor, 1997's unintentionally campy "Anaconda." That's because "Anacondas" embraces its identity. It knows it's nothing more than an instantly forgettable thriller destined to be dumped into Hollywood's late August compost heap, so it figures it may as well have some fun before making the quick trip to DVD. The stars of "Anaconda" Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube and Jon Voight, who was clearly busy working on the much meatier sequel "Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2" are notably absent from this follow-up. The only instantly recognizable face is Morris Chestnut's ("The Best Man"). He plays one member of a scientific group that heads to Borneo in search of an extremely rare orchid that blooms for just one week. If retrieved and brought back to the United States, the orchid could be used to create the pharmaceutical equivalent of the fountain of youth. But before our scientists can feel the flower's power, they'll have to confront massive, human-consuming anacondas. That's how you know this movie is scarier than the original. This time, the title's plural. | |
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