'Anacondas' a guilty pleasure

Does "Anacondas" incorporate an intricate plot with stellar acting and dynamic special effects? No, but there are some really big snakes. The movie has anything but a slow start, jumping into action with a tiger hunt and snake attack and then begins to reveal the plot. Not that there needs to be a plot, because all that people should really come to see are the big snakes. \nScientists have discovered a flower in Borneo which they believe prolongs life, hence the "Hunt for the Blood Orchid." So they put together a team of scientists, who all happen to be attractive, and send them to Borneo. Of course they need a river guide to take them down the river because it's rainy season, and no one else is willing to make the trip. Enter a Dundee-esque Bill Johnson (Johnny Messner) with his first mate, his boat the Bloody Mary and his capuchin monkey, Kong. The boat barely leaves dock before a crew member falls overboard and a crocodile grabs her. Johnson quickly rescues the girl by wrestling and stabbing the croc in the water and quickly establishes himself as the sexy-rogue hero. He also catches the eye of the beautiful scientist, Sam Rogers (KaDee Strickland) with the feat. \nCrocodiles become the least of their problems when the river floods, the boat becomes uncontrollable and the Bloody Mary, crew and all, is whisked over a waterfall. This tragedy wrecks the boat and leaves the crew in anaconda-infested waters. \nAs members of the crew begin to die in the jungle, a riff develops between Dr. Jack Byron (Matthew Marsden), who wants to continue searching for the Blood Orchid, and the rest of the crew who would like to get to safety as soon as possible. Dr. Byron quickly becomes the story's nemesis on his quest to find the flower, shooting one team member and injuring another with a spider bite. The remaining team members have a lot on their plates, battling big snakes and the evil scientist. \nThere is a ton of action in the film, some new twists on the anacondas and a gorgeous river guide, not to mention a funny monkey. Deliciously-bad performances and blatant stereotyping aside, admittedly in bad taste: I enjoyed "Anacondas"