The new *Anaconda* is perfectly representative of another snake plaguing Hollywood at the moment: the ouroboros. A snake infinitely eating its own tail, trapped in place for all time as it recycles itself over and over again, desperately afraid to alienate audiences by attempting something new. Of the twenty highest-grossing movies of 2025, only two were truly “original” outings: *Sinners* and *Weapons*. (I think *F1: The Movie* counts as IP, since they had to put “The Movie” in the title to differentiate it from every other element of Formula One racing.) We live in an age of reruns and rehashes, an age in which the best many filmmakers can do is weakly gesture toward the self-knowledge that they’re cannibalizing their own industry for parts.
OpusDeiPenguin on
I saw Paul Rudd’s *Anaconda* clip on *Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend*. Exactly what I was expecting.
Difficult_Lecture223 on
The first Anaconda didn’t have campy charm. It sucked.
JonJonJonnyBoy on
This isn’t a remake though. The movie is about a group of friends trying to make a new Anaconda movie but shit goes south.
MDKomaha1 on
…Because we all thought that a Jack Black/Paul Rudd film would be totally serious…are they really trying to compare these two films?
TsunGeneralGrievous on
Its a fucking parody movie innit
BubinatorX on
I thought the movie was pretty funny tbh. I didn’t expect much and quite frankly nobody should.
JayTee73 on
I loved it! Not an Oscar performance but I left the theater happy after laughing and having a great time.
CobraPony67 on
The only good thing about the original is when John Voight gets crushed by a snake.
stateworkishardwork on
The irony is that the new Anaconda movie has better reviews from both critics an audiences.
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The new *Anaconda* is perfectly representative of another snake plaguing Hollywood at the moment: the ouroboros. A snake infinitely eating its own tail, trapped in place for all time as it recycles itself over and over again, desperately afraid to alienate audiences by attempting something new. Of the twenty highest-grossing movies of 2025, only two were truly “original” outings: *Sinners* and *Weapons*. (I think *F1: The Movie* counts as IP, since they had to put “The Movie” in the title to differentiate it from every other element of Formula One racing.) We live in an age of reruns and rehashes, an age in which the best many filmmakers can do is weakly gesture toward the self-knowledge that they’re cannibalizing their own industry for parts.
I saw Paul Rudd’s *Anaconda* clip on *Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend*. Exactly what I was expecting.
The first Anaconda didn’t have campy charm. It sucked.
This isn’t a remake though. The movie is about a group of friends trying to make a new Anaconda movie but shit goes south.
…Because we all thought that a Jack Black/Paul Rudd film would be totally serious…are they really trying to compare these two films?
Its a fucking parody movie innit
I thought the movie was pretty funny tbh. I didn’t expect much and quite frankly nobody should.
I loved it! Not an Oscar performance but I left the theater happy after laughing and having a great time.
The only good thing about the original is when John Voight gets crushed by a snake.
The irony is that the new Anaconda movie has better reviews from both critics an audiences.