Film Review – Anaconda (2025)

Sony Pictures has certainly tried to keep the “Anaconda” franchise going over the last 28 years, greatly inspired by the surprising profitability of the original 1997 offering of monster horror and its semi-campy delivery. The film was a hit when nobody expected it to become one, creating opportunities for sequels, though only one (2004’s “Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid”) was made for movie theaters. The corporation tries once again to get audiences excited about watching killer snake action, putting co-writer/director Tom Gormican (“The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent”) in charge of a “spiritual sequel” that plays with self-referential goofiness while also trying to work in some presentations of jungle adventure. The new “Anaconda” is meant to be silly, and it absolutely is, but it could definitely be a bit funnier as it goes about its winky business, often resembling a picture that was made up on the spot. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com