Wonderful character development!
This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.
View MoreEasily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.
View MoreI enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.
View MoreI will start by saying, I was anticipating worse. Any low-budget film that has vs in the middle of its title, and I know from experience from watching the likes of Dinocroc vs Supergator, leaves me dubious. While not a good or great movie, there is something watchable about it. Visually, it actually doesn't look all that bad, the photography and editing are quite good, quite a remarkable feat seeing as I saw several low-budget movies in a row where they were problematic, and the effects, excepting the ridiculously over-sized python, while not great as such are a cut above the cheaply rendered ones I've seen recently. The locations are also quite striking. However, the script reeks of cheese and is incredibly amateurish, the story is illogical and sluggish complete with unconvincing action scenes and one underwhelming and tension-less battle between the snakes and the characters are stereotypical and made to do moronic things. The acting is also pretty poor, some of the actors are attractive but not much is done to go beyond that. In conclusion, a bad movie but not quite bad enough to be a terrible one. 4/10 Bethany Cox
View MoreBoa vs. Python is the kind of movie the term B-movie was invented for. Its title is absurdly evocative, low brow and basic. It's also obviously exploitative, cashing in on a trend for big snake movies and franchise crossovers. Made around the time of Freddy vs. Jason (2003) and Alien vs. Predator (2004) and Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004).Bearing little connection to its predecessors, Boa (2001), Python (2000) and Python 2 (2002), Boa vs. Python is appropriately tongue-in-cheek and well made within its limitations. It's ambitious too, the casting, cinematography, editing and music imitate Michael Bay's blockbusters, but this is strictly in the tradition of the cheapest and simplest of monster movies.Despite the presence of a nerdy good guy scientist and a macho playboy, the instigator of the carnage, this is classically sexist filmmaking. The duo of scaly stars may be the selling point but two female stars are just as important to the movie. Displaying their charms to keep things interesting until it's time for the chaos to begin. Playboy playmate Jaime Bergman leads the cast in the role of intelligent but non-threatening blonde heroine, a marine biologist introduced wearing a bikini. While her opposite is a tattooed bad girl (Angel Boris). Both characters are lifted straight out of the James Bond formula and invite a good deal of attention from male onlookers both on screen and off. Of particular note is an extended nude scene, in which the villain's girlfriend takes a bath, then performs a full-frontal dialogue scene (carefully shot to avoid being overtly sleazy). Perhaps it's appropriate that a film about phallic figures objectify women so blatantly. Unfortunately the novelty of the sexy casting, flashy camera moves and militaristic score wears a little thin after a while. When the snake vs. snake set-pieces take centre stage things start to deflate just when they should be getting good. The computer generated "stars" are far too poorly rendered and too briefly seen, it becomes a touch tiresome and their all too brief final showdown leaves us disappointed. Although certain moments stand out, such as a risqué scene in which a young woman is orally pleasured by a giant snake.With its cast of beautiful people, bikini-clad extras, an emphasis on style over substance and a rock soundtrack - this is modern American genre filmmaking at its most formulaic. But when judged against films such as it's own predecessors, Boa vs. Python is to a certain extent a triumph. Exceeding expectations if even for a short while. It's certainly better than either Snakes on a Plane (2006) or Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus (2009).
View MoreI could say that this film isn't rubbish, but then I'd be a liar. Boa vs. Python is one of those 'Sci Fi Original' films that I usually avoid; but for some reason I decided to give this one a go, and it turned out to be a completely pointless endeavour. It's a sad state of affairs when it's been seventy one years since the release of the groundbreaking monster movie 'King Kong' and the special effects have actually got WORSE; but unfortunately that is the case here as this film features CGI that looks like it cost just a few pence to put together, and the result is completely condemning for the film as it is both impossible to take seriously and impossible to admire. If the filmmakers had spent time making real effects and the result was poor then you could at least have given them marks for trying; but when all they've done is just plant some CGI into the film, then there's just no way to respect the effort. Of course, you'd have to be a fool to go into this film expecting anything else, really.The plot is both thin and stupid and simply follows a great big python on the lose, and a pea brained Government plan to release a giant Boa (which just happens to exist) in order to track the giant python. There is some justification in that the Government uses other animals (e.g. sniffer dogs)...but clearly this 'plan' was put into place simply to get two big snakes in one stupid movie. The stupidity doesn't end there, however, as we are also 'treated' to a barrage of ridiculous characters and an even worse script that includes a boatload of painful one-liners. Despite having two big snakes in the film; director David Flores somehow manages to miss the opportunity to make things entertaining. There's a scene that sees a couple in a car come a cropper of the snake and a nightclub scene that went wrong somehow. This film will probably be a target for anyone that enjoys bad films; and I wouldn't recommend this film to anyone who doesn't. Even so...there are 'better' bad movies out than this one.
View MoreBoa vs. Python starts as rich casino owner & big game hunter Broddick (Adamo Palladino) has a huge 80 foot Python imported from South East Asia with the intention of staging a one of a kind hunt, however just outside Phillidelphia the snake breaks free & disappears into some underground tunnels. FBI Agent Sharpe (Kirk B.R. Woller) is on the case, this guy has a pretty wild imagination because he flies in Monica (Jaime Bergman) from the Miami Marine Research Institute to help fit a huge 80 foot Boa with special monitoring equipment because they intend to release the Boa which will hunt down the Python & bingo job done. However the FBI has more to worry about than just 80 foot snakes as Broddick still wants his hunt & Pillidelphia is as good a place as any, I mean so what if innocent people lose their lives...Directed by David Flores this is quite simply an incredible film, an incredible film for all the wrong reasons of course & one that you have to see to believe. The script by Chase Parker & Sam Wells is absolutely preposterous from start to finish, this really is one of the dumbest & stupidest films I've seen & it wouldn't surprise me if the filmmakers took that as a compliment. At least it doesn't take itself seriously & I'm convinced the humour & silliness on show here is deliberate although I admit I didn't find any of it particularly funny. For a start the character's are awful, from dumb local cops to incompetent FBI agents to heavily armed soldiers who just stand there while some guy with a flame thrower turns them into human toast without firing a single shot back. The dialogue is terrible, people reactions & decision making is awful & you know your in trouble when they cast the likes of Playboy Playmate January 1999 Jaime Bergman as a brilliant marine scientist! You can't take the film seriously for a second, it's just so ridiculous & the basic premise is totally moronic. To it's credit it moves along like a rocket & provides some entertainment on a so bad it's good level.Director Flores does OK I suppose, it looks nice enough although it does resemble flashy music videos & commercials at times. There's a surprising amount of female nudity on show here, it certainly outweighs the gore side of things which is low as there's a couple of bitten in half bodies & that's it. There is also one priceless moment in Boa vs. Python the likes of which will probably never be repeated again, while having oral sex with his girlfriend a guy is dragged off & killed by the Python which then goes back & finishes the job off for him with it's slimy forked tongue! The snakes themselves aren't really in it enough & when they do eventually get to fight for all of 30 seconds at the end it's rather pathetic & poorly animated. There are numerous classic bad film moments throughout this that will go down in cinematic history & really do have to be seen to be believed.Technically the film is alright, the snake CGI computer effects aren't too bad generally speaking although some bits here & there are terrible. Set in Phillidelphia but actually filmed in Sofia in Bulgaria. The less said about the acting on show here the better I think.Boa vs. Python is just one of those cinematic experiences which almost defies explanation, it really is as ridiculous & dumb as it sounds but if you turn your brain off it might provide a few decent laughs. Impossible to recommend as it's terrible but there's a bit of fun to be had here if you look hard enough. Follows & brings together Python (2000), Python 2 (2002) & New Alcatraz (2002) which featured the 80 foot Boa.
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