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humanities quest for knowledge never ends .
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so a team of scientists and film-makers travel to the amazon to search for a legendary indian tribe .
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the party consists of anthropologist steven cale ( eric stoltz ) and the camera team consisting of terri flores ( jennifer lopez ) , danny rich ( ice cube ) , gary dixon ( owen wilson ) , denise kahlberg ( kari wuhrer ) and warren westridge ( jonathan hyde ) .
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early on their journey they meet paul sarone ( jon voight ) whose boat is stuck on the shore .
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they agree to give him a ride to the next village .
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he claims to know the area well and can be useful locating the native tribe .
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very soon their friendliness backfires on the group because sarone turns out to be a snake hunter without scruples who only wants to catch a giant anaconda and sell it to a zoo .
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we don't have to wait too long for the giant snake .
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she just had a panther hors d'oevre and now is looking for the main course .
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our heroes paddle around in the amazonas as if it were the pool in their own backyard .
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no wonder giant animals mistake their splashing for a dinner bell .
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our anaconda is a polite one and swallows the first victim in one big gulp .
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enjoy !
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so much for the first attempt to catch her .
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but who would want to catch a giant snake with a fishing pole ?
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our villain sarone shows his soft side when he stops terri from shooting the snake .
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too bad that anaconda is just about to strangle another member of the expedition .
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one by one she goes after the others .
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eric stoltz is stung by a giant wasp right in the beginning and is mercifully unconcious for the rest of the adventure .
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the rest of the crew keeps entertaining the viewer although not the way the makers of the movie had planned .
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however the scenes without the anaconda are rather boring .
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whenever the leading lady shows up we're in for a laugh .
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the snake reminds us of a favorite character of a famous animated movie even if she should be an awe-inspiring monster .
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her attacks always follow the same plan : one last hypnotic look - she's looking at you , kid - then she speedily wraps herself around her victim and starts to gush it down .
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mostly we don't see the act of devouring .
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but she looks nice when she wiggles away with her bulging middle part .
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whoever did the special effects on this movie may have wanted to go to a zoo first and study some real snakes .
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maybe then the anaconda model would have looked more real .
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the animatronics are somewhat more believable .
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but that didn't work for the strangling scenes .
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don't go see the movie for the f/x .
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they are everything but up-to-date .
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the viewer who likes to watch the end credits will see to his/her surprise that a snake expert was a consultant for the team .
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we may doubt though that he has ever seen the final result of his work .
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a well known american science magazine is also mentioned in the credits , but i will refrain from naming it here to avoid further damage to its reputation .
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the majority of viewer will have left the theater as soon as the credits start rolling , anyway .
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what kind of audience is the target group for this movie ?
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hard to say .
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this can't be a serious horror movie , or can it ?
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see for yourself .
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