20 Underappreciated Blockbusters That Are Much Better Than You Remember

17. Anaconda

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Named as one of the most enjoyably bad movies ever made by no less an authority than Razzie Awards founder John Wilson, Anaconda is a prime slice of 1990s cheese that is washed down perfectly with a few slices of pizza and even more beer.

Essentially a $45m remake of Jaws with snakes in the jungle as opposed to sharks in the water, even the cast reads as quintessentially 90s; Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, Danny Trejo and Eric Stoltz, with a special mention for Jon Voight on imperious scenery-chewing form as a hilariously creepy South American poacher.

It may have been savaged by critics and is hardly regarded as a classic, but as an unabashedly shlocky B-movie that wears its high concept as a badge of honor, Anaconda is a reliably entertaining 90 minutes.

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