People are voting emotionally.

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

The anaconda series is an interesting one for me. While it's definitely not a good series, it has its moments and is mostly harmless fun. However, in terms of comparing the first film and this one, for all its faults I'd actually say this one is the superior film.Yes, despite being set in Borneo where anacondas don't live, this film takes itself a lot more seriously than the first one. Dwight Little I'm a big fan of, and his style is definitely present throughout. The acting too for the most part is pretty good and it's beautifully shot. I don't think I've ever seen such a rich jungle environment. The snake effects too look so much better than the first one and, admittedly quite shockingly, this movie answers some logic questions from the first movie, the main one being how are these snakes growing so big/killing so many people so quicklyAll in all it's not a great movie, but it's still pretty enjoyable

For all you "Snakes on a Plane" fans, here's one that came out a couple years earlier. I haven't seen the original "Anaconda" flick yet, so I can't make a comparison, but I found this one to be fairly entertaining. It's got a great premise with the Perrinia Immortalis business, and because it only shows up once every seven years, you've got the time pressure element for the lively band of adventurers to 'get in and get out', so to speak. Jin-Soon Bill Johnson (Johhny Messner) even said that at one point, so you had to know that was true.Hey, how about that Man vs. Crocodile battle in the middle of the river. If you've seen any of those Jungle Jim movies from the Fifties, you'll appreciate the realism displayed when Wild Bill takes on the angry croc. You couldn't tell if it was made out of rubber or not, and Johnson came out of the water with some blood on his neck. Jungle Jim never even got a scratch! Although the scientific basis for the stuff going on sounded good, most of it was made up, like the bit with the stone spider. There really are such things, named that way because they're almost always found under stones. Not poisonous either, but give it a name like Laba-Laba Batu and it makes you wonder. The only thing that will paralyze you here is watching the picture.My very best takeaway from the movie was when Cole (Eugene Byrd) went ballistic right after Sam (KaDee Strickland) saved him with the Samurai move on one of the title creatures, stating how she 'Lorena Bobbit-ed his ass'. You really had to be around a decade earlier when Mrs. Bobbit made headlines with her own operation with a knife. If you don't know what I'm talking about, you'll have to look it up. It will be worth your trouble.Best talent in the movie - had to be Kong, who didn't even merit a film credit, but he had the slickest moves and the best reaction shots of anyone in the picture. Just watch his facial expressions, you'd swear he was a natural born actor.

Dwight H. Little took over directing duties of this sequel to "Anaconda" that stars Mathew Marsden as Dr. Jack Byron & Morris Chestnut as his associate Gordon Mitchell, who convince a wealthy corporation to finance a scientific expedition to Borneo to locate an elusive blood orchid flower that blooms only for a few weeks every seven years, and promises the gift of prolonged youth. Once there, their expedition runs into transportation trouble, and anacondas that have mysteriously grown to large size, and it has something to do with the blood orchid they are trying to find... Routine sequel has little to offer, though does have reasonably good F/X at least.

Heavens! This feels like it goes on for more than "Gone with the Wind" did! Lordy!The film (such as it is!) is almost interminable. Just basically a lot of running around the jungle with occasional scenes with one of the snakes. The rest is just goofy melodrama. And, some dude keeps yelling and freaking out constantly like Bill Paxton in "Aliens." Man, can't that guy have gotten eaten? At least Paxton was entertaining.Now, don't get me wrong, this is (amazingly!) better that the horrifically awful original "Anaconda," starring "Master Thespian" Jennifer Lopez and the always-terrible (at least since the 1970's!) Jon Voight. Oh, my, I am having grisly flashbacks just thinking of that!The visual effects are better here, but how could they be worse? The original used CGI in its infancy, and it wasn't a good idea. It came across as really fake in that movie. At least here, they have the good sense to stage the snake scenes at night and in the rain.The film score is the only redeeming thing in the movie. The cinematography is fine, but doesn't help make up for everything else!Do I need to say avoid? I do? Then, avoid!**** (4 Out of 10 Stars)