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Article: Fearless hunt for merit in 'Anacondas'; Rainy season in Borneo pours cliches on actors.(SHOW)(MOVIES)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- August 27, 2004
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Byline: Scott Galupo, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
"Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid" is so bad, its acting so rotten, its dialogue so puerile, I think it cured me of my fear of snakes.
The slithery, computer-generated creatures in this seven-years-after sequel to "Anaconda" are as big as CSX boxcars and pack as much scare-punch as a puppet show.
It's mating season for these giants on the Southeast Asian island of Borneo, unbeknownst to a team of pharmaceutical researchers in search of rare orchids that may yield life-span-extending applications for the human body. (The last person who attempted a movie involving orchids was Charlie Kaufman. He ...