Article: MONKEY OUTSHINES HUMANS IN 'ANACONDAS'.(Living)(Movie review)(Review)

Byline: David Germain AP Movie Writer

The 1997 snake tale "Anaconda" was bad but turned a respectable profit. Its 2004 sequel "Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid" makes the first movie seem like a horror classic.

"Anacondas" has not the pleasant fragrance of a rare orchid but the stink of something digested and expelled by a snake with an intestinal disorder. The movie's only achievement is that it's so stupidly plotted and badly acted, it becomes unintentionally funny here and there.

Other than the big snakes, the only notable connection between "Anaconda" and the sequel is producer Verna Harrah. The three "Anaconda" screenwriters ...

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