Anaconda (second film)

Anaconda: The Hunt for the Blood Orchids is the second film in the Anaconda series. It was released in 2004 & Grossed 71 million dollars worldwide A scientific expedition sets out for Borneo to seek a flower called the Blood Orchid, which could grant longer life. Meanwhile, they run afoul of snakes and each other.

Plot
In New York, the ambitious Dr. Jack Byron and his associate Gordon Mitchell present the research of his assistant Sam Rogers to the CEO and board of directors of a corporation to sponsor a scientific expedition to Borneo. The objective is to find a flower, Blood Orchid, that flourishes for a couple of weeks every seven years and could be a fountain of youth, prolonging the expectation of life of human beings. They are succeeded and once in Borneo, they realize that it is the raining season and there is no boat available to navigate on the river. They pay US$ 50,000.00 to convince Captain Bill Johnson and his partner Tran to sail to the location. After an accident in a waterfall, the survivors realize that a pack of anacondas have gathered for mating and their nest is nearby the plantation of Blood Orchid, which made them bigger and bigger. Can they survive the attack of the super-reptiles, or will they all suffer the same fate as the unwise intruders in Anaconda (1997)?

Cast
Johnny Messner as Bill Johnson

KaDee Strickland as Sam Rogers

Matthew Marsden as Dr. Jack Byron

Eugene Byrd as Cole Burris

Salli Richardson as Gail Stern

Nicholas Gonzalez as Dr. Ben Douglas

Karl Yune as Tran

Morris Chestnut as Gordon Mitchell

Release & Production
This film was released on 27 Aug 2004. Its Budget was 20-25 million dollars. It grossed 71 million dollars, So it was obviously in a massive profit.

Trivia

 * This is the final 'Anaconda' film to be put up in theatres, the rest were premiered on Syfy.


 * It was directed by Dwight L. Little who had previously directed horror films like Halloween 4: Return of Michael Mayers, Marked for Death and more.


 * Rotten Tomatoes reports that the film received a 26% based on 120 reviews, with an average rating of 4.21 out of 10. The site's critics consensus reads, "A cheesy monster B-movie." Yet, the audience reviews are mostly positive.


 * The film was nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst Remake or Sequel, but was thankfully given to Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.


 * KaDee Strickland starred in this film, who had previously been in 'The Sixth Sense'.


 * It is the longest film in the Anaconda franchise, running for 97 minutes (1hr 37mins)

Reception
The film received 26% on Rotten Tomatoes, 4.7 on IMDb and 40% on Metacritic. Though the audience mostly praised it for being a promising follow-up. Domestic gross was around 38 million USD and worldwide gross was 71 million USD. It was released on DVD on 21 Dec 2004.

Overall Review
Because of this film getting mixed reviews, Its average comes out to be 64.7/100, which is good!

Review: Though it is not a great film, it is a good sequel and has many action sequences and fun put in it, the snakes had a great mix of CGI and Animatronics too.