Review of Anaconda (1997) by Shawn T — 19 Jun 2012

A fun and amusingly cheesy thriller with some huge digital snakes. A great cast from back in the day when J-Lo was still kinda hot.

This review of Anaconda (1997) was written by Shawn T on 19 Jun 2012.

Anaconda has generally received mixed reviews.

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