The new Anaconda It starts with a similar idea to the 1990s film—a group of people venturing into the Amazon rainforest, defying the dangers of the territory—but completely transforms the original tone. While the 1997 film, directed by Luis Llosa and starring Jennifer Lopez and Jon Voight, aimed to be a horror film (critics labeled it a stupid copy of the masterful... SharkThis humorous review is constructed as a parody not only of genre cinema, but also of the Hollywood industry. Paul Rudd, as a failed actor, and Jack Black, as a frustrated filmmaker, become the perfect duo for this film. buddy movie adventures that keep the pace with gags and jump scaresAs a miraculous antidote to a midlife crisis, a group of lifelong friends decide to dream like children again; that is, to travel to Brazil to film a version ofAnaconda in code indieObviously, shortly after arriving in the tropical paradise, things get complicated, and the small amateur film crew will have to fight not just to finish the damn movie, but for their very survival.