Anaconda (2025)★ 5.6/10

A self aware little shrine to the work itself, mostly aimed at the people who treat filmmaking as a daily habit and a minor affliction. It’s properly funny and oddly candid, meta without the self congratulation.

I have never gotten into the ANACONDA franchise. I didn’t even know there are now 7 of them. My first foray into the franchise is the newly released ANACONDA (2025), which is a sequel/reboot/comedic reimagining. In this world, best friends Griff (Paul Rudd) and Doug (Jack Black) are having a bit of a midlife crisis. Griff is a struggling actor while Doug is a struggling director, making wedding videos. They are both huge fans of ANACONDA (1997), so when Griff has the idea to reboot it, they travel to the jungle with their friends Kenny (Steve Zahn) and Claire (Thandiwe Newton) along with a very passionate snake handler Carlos (Selton Mello). I was having fun for quite a bit, enjoying the very meta humour and the “inside baseball” film industry humour that most people might not catch. The movie starts off very self-aware and silly, then it inexplicably peters out. It tries to be more earnest. It adds a plotline that nobody asked for, feeling shoehorned in. The snake kills were bad. The script is all over the place. The dialogue was strange. This was surprising, since it’s directed by Tom Gormican, who previously made THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT, which I really loved. I guess he tried doing what 21 JUMP STREET did, going from semi-serious to comedic. I guess lightning didn’t strike twice for him. Newton is completely wasted here, having almost no personality and having almost nothing to do. I had a few chuckles, but not nearly enough for a comedy. My main problem is this movie knows it’s dumb, thinks it’s smart, then forgets to be dumb at a certain point. It tries to be TROPIC THUNDER but can’t sustain it. I love the concept but the plot gets overcomplicated and it loses its fangs halfway through. Apparently, one of the funniest scenes in the movie was filmed during reshoots. Overall, if you have nothing better to do, at home, feel free to pop on ANACONDA.

Que quisieron hacer estos mamarrachos

Mi problema con esta película es la comedia fácil. Tenían buen material para desarrollar una historia interesante, absurda y graciosa, pero creo que no lo supieron materializar.

La película entiende su legado noventoso, abraza lo bizarro y decide reírse de sí misma. El humor es su mayor acierto y la nostalgia juega a favor. El CGI es muy malo, escandalosamente artificial, pero hasta eso termina funcionando dentro del tono paródico. El elenco acompaña: Jack Black cumple aunque repite fórmula. No es buena, pero es honesta, ligera y bastante más divertida que la original. Ideal para apagar el cerebro un rato y pasarla bien, incluso en familia.

Um dos que mais me fizeram rir esse ano!!

Amei o personagem do Selton! Acabei me divertindo bastante em um dia que precisava disso!

Sem resenhas específicas hoje, apenas sentimento de um bom divertimento no cinema 🫶🏻