And let's be clear: the movie isn't serious! Take the performance of Jon Voight, who some have compared to different characters portrayed by different other actors, one of them being a Robert De Niro role. One thing everyone agrees on though is that he plays it over the top - as over the top as is possible and maybe even further out there. It fits the whole sentiment of the movie.
Then you have some actors that were not as known back then but at least ring a bell now. Now you could blame this movie to have spawned and birthed a lot of bad imitators (even some sequels that are seen as gross and just plain bad by some). But this put a lot of effort in what it did. Not that it all translates well on screen. The CGI effects look weak to say the least, but not worse than the ones used in part 3&4 which were made over a decade later! The model effects (it is not just CGI as some reviewers would like you to believe here) are quite decent, but as the making of reveals, could have worked better if different animatronics would have been used.
Having said all that, the movie deserves to be just seen as entertainment. Try to enjoy it for what it is. Call it guilty pleasure if it helps - just roll, ride - heck swim with it! It's a freaking Anaconda eating people for crying out loud - what do you expect? It's as good as it gets
Then you have some actors that were not as known back then but at least ring a bell now. Now you could blame this movie to have spawned and birthed a lot of bad imitators (even some sequels that are seen as gross and just plain bad by some). But this put a lot of effort in what it did. Not that it all translates well on screen. The CGI effects look weak to say the least, but not worse than the ones used in part 3&4 which were made over a decade later! The model effects (it is not just CGI as some reviewers would like you to believe here) are quite decent, but as the making of reveals, could have worked better if different animatronics would have been used.
Having said all that, the movie deserves to be just seen as entertainment. Try to enjoy it for what it is. Call it guilty pleasure if it helps - just roll, ride - heck swim with it! It's a freaking Anaconda eating people for crying out loud - what do you expect? It's as good as it gets