Tuesday, March 15, 2005

!st Movie review!

Hmm... as far as movies go, Boa vs Python wasn't the worst. Not if you can turn your brain off, and just watch like a zombie, ignoring the many nonsensical turns the movie takes.

Don't ever think about what is happening, or else you will start to get annoyed. The underlying premise is that a huge snake escapes, so in order to track(?) it down, the government decides to use, (what else?) another huge and unpredictable snake. Why not? It's not like this other giant snake is dangerous or anything. Oh wait. It is. It isn't as if it cost any more money to have 2 snakes. Nope. Not when the second is the exact same snake, but with a different colour skin. That way, you only have to pay the Mr. Halbrook's nephew for one 3d snake, and not 2.

While the government chases their snake (we'll call it Tonto) into some sort of tunnel system, a rag-tag team of misfit big game hunters hunt it from the other end. Fearless leader, the infamous and annoyingly arrogant Broddick, some guy with a crossbow, a couple of dorks from Cabela, the token Texan, some dude that only carries one bullet, and Broddicks girl, who carries dual pistols. (Why, I don't know. It's cool and all, but those Glocks aren't going to be much use against a giant snake.) There isn't anything about this team that makes them likable, which is good, because (spoiler!) they all die. You almost feel sorry for them, but only for a second, because it's got to be pretty humiliating to lose to such a pathetic 'monster'. I was rooting for this team, since they at least had the foresight to bring a lot of guns along and want to kill the snake, but what are you gonna do.

On the government's side, there a a few soldiers of some sort, which are hopelessly inept. They are lead by some guy from the government, and a couple of Hollywood nerds with a tricorder.

In the end, something happens to the snakes, the nerds survive, Broddick gets to use a flamethrower (which doesn't ham the snakes at all,) and the whole thing is left open for a sequel for some reason.

Oh yeah, there are a few spots of pointless nudity too, so you can feel even more ashamed for watching this thing...

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