'You don't know shit about the shit we're in here!' Gary Dixon (Owen Wilson) in Anaconda. That sentence pretty accurately sums up most people's appreciation of both the movie Anaconda, life in general and the state of the Universe. When you've finished reading this article, you will know some shit.
Anaconda is an action-packed thriller starring JENNIFER LOPEZ (The Wedding Planner), rap superstar ICE CUBE (XXX: State of the Union), Academy Award®-winner JON VOIGHT (1978 Best Actor, Coming Home) and ERIC STOLTZ (Almost Famous).
Do you remember Anaconda? The 1997 killer snake film starring Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube and Jon Voight? It had the tagline 'When you can't breathe you can't scream'? It got nominated for six Razzies but, in spite of such ignominy, went on to become a cult hit and spawned three sequels? Until a couple of weeks ago I didn't remember Anaconda because I'd never seen it. Somehow this pleasure had passed me by, and it existed as a sizeable hole in my pop cultural consciousness - a hole the size of 'the world's biggest snake'.
I don't know how I managed to miss Anaconda or just never cross its path but there you go and that was the situation. Then recently - fortunately - that changed and it was all thanks to social media pressure. Twitter - which I sometimes feel should be called 'Hisser' - is only really useful for two things: one, enthusing about your favourite films; and two, engaging in geek conversation and trading obscure in-jokes with others who have similar sympathies and get your references.