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‘Anaconda’ reboot with Paul Rudd and Jack Black sets Christmas 2025 release date

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  1. anbe
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    Anaconda was my go-to VHS as a child when I wanted to watch a quick, stupid action movie. I loved that movie more than most, I think. I’m excited about a remake!

    Anaconda was my go-to VHS as a child when I wanted to watch a quick, stupid action movie. I loved that movie more than most, I think. I’m excited about a remake!

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    babypuncher
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    This is actually a good candidate for a reboot. A movie with an interesting premise but an execution that just wasn't there. The original is hardly a classic so if this one is bad too, nobody will...

    This is actually a good candidate for a reboot. A movie with an interesting premise but an execution that just wasn't there.

    The original is hardly a classic so if this one is bad too, nobody will really feel offended. But since the bar for success is low, there's a decent chance they make something that surpasses the original and actually justifies its existence.

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    1. anbe
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      Exactly. I’ve never met someone in real life who really had any idea about the original other than “is that the movie with the really big snake?” If people are offended by a reboot, I think it’ll...

      Exactly. I’ve never met someone in real life who really had any idea about the original other than “is that the movie with the really big snake?”
      If people are offended by a reboot, I think it’ll be a very small number of people in this case.
      It was a success if you check the numbers, albeit most of it seems to have come from at-home video sales like VHS… And that’s even though the movie kinda sucks, haha.