Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid Critic Reviews

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Los Angeles Times | Kevin CrustAdd Critic to Favorites

A highly entertaining movie assured of its genre-jumping potential. Read the full review

Variety | Scott FoundasAdd Critic to Favorites

Sublimely trashy, this conceptual sequel to 1997's surprise hit, "Anaconda," doesn't expect to be taken any more seriously than its schlock predecessor, and keeps its tongue-in-cheek thrills flowing rapidly.Read the full review

Washington Post | Stephen HunterAdd Critic to Favorites

It's one of those "I-can't-believe-I'm-enjoying-this" kind of things.Read the full review

The Hollywood Reporter | Michael RechtshaffenAdd Critic to Favorites

Sufficient cheap thrills and enough of the prevailing camp quality. Read the full review

The New York Times | Dave KehrAdd Critic to Favorites

A programmer that once upon a time would have played on the bottom half of double bills, Anacondas has no pretensions and gets its little job done effectively, providing some small-scale laughs and chills for the late summer season. Read the full review

Washington Post | Jen ChaneyAdd Critic to Favorites

Still manages to one-up its predecessor, 1997's unintentionally campy "Anaconda." Read the full review

USA Today | Mike ClarkAdd Critic to Favorites

At least director Dwight Little (Free Willy 2) gives us enough B-movie speed to keep Orchid from becoming a fountain of aging. Read the full review

Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

Competent formula entertainment, but doesn't make that leap into pure barminess that inspired "Anaconda."Read the full review

Boston Globe | Wesley MorrisAdd Critic to Favorites

There's nothing really wrong with it -- it's bad, but no worse than it needs to be, which is the problem.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Lisa SchwarzbaumAdd Critic to Favorites

There's no enjoyably outlandish hiss to this variation on the formula, and no Ice Cube or Owen Wilson, either. This time, a ship of capitalist fools (and no movie stars, unless you count utility player Morris Chestnut as a headliner) steams along the river in Borneo.Read the full review

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