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Excellent but underrated film

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

I was a fan of the Lake Placid movies and the Anaconda movies ever since I was a young child. I absolutely adore reptiles, and I thought hey, the two are going to battle it out? What a movie this will be!Well, I was wrong. I have never been so disgusted with the characters of a movie in my life. My absolute pet peeve for this movie though? The leader of the college girls group (whatever her name is). This woman is the definition of a b*tch. Not to mention the absolutely obsessive and narcissistic Mrs. Murdoch. I watch these movies because I love the creature action, but the characters make it that much harder to even enjoy the film at all.So let's talk about the actual creatures themselves. The Crocodiles are no larger than perhaps 8 feet. A very small comparison to the original Lake Placid monster. The anaconda does not seem to eat any of the crocodiles, rather it simply squeezes them so hard that they explode. In one scene the snake uses its tail as a whip that cuts a crocodile in half. What on earth was that?This is the first film I have seen that I KNEW would be a cheesy piece of junk, but I wasn't expecting it to be THIS bad!

Jesus Christ, how is it possible that people do offer money to lake this kind of worthless flicks? I only watched it for the name of Robert Englund and face it, it's a downfall for him too.The script is really a bummer. The effects are laughable and it just doesn't work. Well, it works when the crocs are in the lake but once attacking people it becomes a bit dull and when the anaconda arrives it's both creatures against each other in full cheap CGI.The only thing that's worth noticing is the nudity offered for the viewer but even that doesn't add a thing towards the story. I can't say anything more except don't go to the lake because it's boring as hell. Even as they added comedy with the deputy that also didn't work out.Gore 0/5 Nudity 1/5 Effects 1/5 Story 1/5 Comedy 0/5

Years ago, I watched both 'Lake Placid' and 'Anaconda' in the cinemas and, for all my sins, loved them both. Yes, I know a 'good' film when I see one and I knew both of these were definitely not good. They were cheesy B-movies that could only be considered 'good' in a 'so-bad-they're-good' kind of way. But, sometimes I'm in the mood for that sort of film, so that's okay.I seem to remember seeing a sequel to Anaconda (another snake/another jungle) and I'm pretty sure I at least heard that Lake Placid (another crocodile/another lake) had another film out of video (didn't even have DVDs in that day from what I recall!). Now, from what I read online, 'Lake Placid vs Anaconda' is the fifth film in both franchises. I guess some may think that it might be difficult to pick up the story missing 3/5 of the story. Don't worry. I don't think I missed much in the way of story.Scientists (the movie kind, therefore they're evil) are trying to do experiments on the giant anaconda snake and it gets away – right into Lake Placid. And it just so happens that there's a whole group of scantily-clad teenage girls in bikinis running around on that day. And, if you've ever seen a film before, you'll probably fill in enough of the blanks to work out what happens for the next ninety minutes.Lake Placid vs Anaconda is basically a slasher film with monsters who occasionally fight each other in between gobbling up the next cheerleader. The acting is dire (and even the presence of Robert Englund can't elevate it that much), the special effects are about the least special as they could be (seriously, I've seen Playstation 2 cut-scenes that are better than the CGI snake and crocs) and the plot is nothing you haven't seen before. The characters are pretty unlikeable – the 'nice' ones are two dimensional and underdeveloped and the 'bad' ones are even more clichéd (although the token 'mean girl' of the story was actually quite funny!).Therefore, the film is pretty forgettable. I'm writing this review trying to remember as much of it as I can before all traces of it slips from my mind completely. However, as dumb as it is, I didn't hate it. I was actually quite entertained while I saw it. I doubt I'll ever see it again. There are plenty of other monster movies out there that are better and new ones being filmed every day.

This an awesome movie. It has a great story line. It also has great acting. It also has great special effects. This a very scary movie. Anaconda is scarier. Lake Placid is scarier. Anacondas is scarier. Lake Placid 2 is also scarier. Anaconda III is also scarier. Lake Placid 3 is also scarier. But still a very scary movie. Scarier then Anacondas The blood trails. Also it is scarier then Lake Placid the final chapter. Still this a great movie. All the Anaconda movies are must sees. All the Lake Placid movies are must sees. Some mad scientist tap some crocodiles and anacondas. They all get away on them. Very scary. This movie is very intense.