Boa

Rating:
Summary: The big Squeeze
Review: I saw the made for television version of this on Scifi Channel. I thought it was a great move better than King Cobra and a lot better than Anadconda. A giant snake get loose in a prision facility in Alaska and begins kill the inimate. Scientis are flown in to help them elimate the menace.

Why not as big as the snake form python it is equaly strong and fierece. Cheesy parts at the end when the Plan take of the boa Is wraped around it. Saw it as a cheesy react mean of Sterling Horr from 20 thousand feet

Rating:
Summary: Disappointed
Review: It could have been better than Anaconda. BOA ( R ) a movie I picked up thinking it would have some Sci-Fi value. I was disappointed. The film takes place 12,000 feet below the earth's crust in the South Pole. A team of engineers are building the next Alcatraz to house the badest of the very bad. I guess the governments of 30 plus nations thought this is the best place to build it. The movie stars Dean Cain (TV's Superman) and he gets no help for an unknown supporting cast. Although I don't think a cast of Oscar winners could have kept this movie off the B list. Compare it to Alien, there is no comparison. If you're in the mood for a movie of big snakes, Anaconda with Jon Voight and Jennifer Lopez is a better choice. Or switch to big Crocks in Lake Placid staring Oliver Platt and enjoy a good laugh.

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Summary: Even the Name is Wrong
Review: It is hard to imagine a monster movie that goes so wrong in so many different ways. BOA would have the viewer believe that a ten million year old huge reptilian-like snake could emerge from a nitrogen induced suspended animation to wreak havoc on the inhabitants of an Antarctic prison. Now I have no problem accepting the scientific implausibility of its sleeping for ten million years, after all, was the cloning of JURASSIC PARK any less believable? The problem with audience involvement is that the cast and crew show little respect for anyone's intelligence. The criminal residents of the prison were supposed to be the 'worst of the worst.' Yet, as I got to know them as individuals, they seemed a rather likable bunch. In fact, one of them, a nuclear missle smuggler, correctly identified himself as a political prisoner, a not inaccurate label since he intended to use that missle in defense of his homeland of Chechnya. Further, when he was released rather unwillingly by the warden to help fight the snake, it is he rather than the titular hero (Dean Cain) who emerges as the go to guy who has guns and guts. Cain, by contrast, seems wimpy and decidely uneager to tackle the snake, which, by the way, no one refers to as a boa. As for the snake itself, you would think that the advertised monster of any monster film would get plenty of screen time. This snake is seen slithering around mostly in the shadows and only parts of its anatomy are revealed. Rarely does the viewer get the snake's full monty. Much of the dialogue is predictably banal and heavy-handedly foreshadowing. When one of the criminals, an attractive IRA woman, tells Cain that because of her Irish fear of snakes, he should shoot her if the snake should capture her, then you know that is precisely what will happen. Most of the movie borrows shamelessly from other 'big snake' movies like ANACONDA and PYTHON. I have no problem with that either so long as the director does something novel with the borrowing. Not so in BOA. The best part was the grand finale, which involved the one who should have played the hero, the Chechnya missile smuggler. Here the director did something right. Rather than rip off snake movies, he rips off AIR FORCE ONE with the smuggler taking the Gary Oldman role. I am still trying to decide if the climax were dramatic or purposefully laughable. And this might be the underlying problem of BOA: modest laughter or even more modest shuddering.

Rating:
Summary: CONSTRICTED THRILLER
Review: It's hard to believe while watching BOA That Dean Cain once played Superman. Here he is supergeek, pathetically underacting a role that wasn't even needed in the film. Ditto to Elizabeth Lackey's lackluster performance as his obsessed paleontological wife. Only Mark Sheppard as the Chechyan prisoner brings life into a role that should have been expanded. His heroics at the end put Dean Cain in his place quite properly.
Now as for the snake, there were times it looked frighteningly real; other times it was quite obvious the movie's budget constricted its monster. Craig Wasson who was so good in "Body Double" and "Ghost Story" horribly overacts his role as the Warden. The finale is quite good, and unexpected compared to the movie itself.
All in all, it's nowhere as awful as "Tail Sting", but it's not as good as it could have been under different guidance.

Rating:
Summary: CONSTRICTED THRILLER
Review: It's hard to believe while watching BOA That Dean Cain once played Superman. Here he is supergeek, pathetically underacting a role that wasn't even needed in the film. Ditto to Elizabeth Lackey's lackluster performance as his obsessed paleontological wife. Only Mark Sheppard as the Chechyan prisoner brings life into a role that should have been expanded. His heroics at the end put Dean Cain in his place quite properly.
Now as for the snake, there were times it looked frighteningly real; other times it was quite obvious the movie's budget constricted its monster. Craig Wasson who was so good in "Body Double" and "Ghost Story" horribly overacts his role as the Warden. The finale is quite good, and unexpected compared to the movie itself.
All in all, it's nowhere as awful as "Tail Sting", but it's not as good as it could have been under different guidance.

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Summary: Yummy Yummy! MORE bad actors in my tummy ^^
Review: Okay, lets get one thing strait - the acting made me fall over laughing...Dean Cain and the girl playing his wife did a good job but the prisoners were terrible...Also, there wasn't enough time for the snake...I am a die hard animal-eating-people fan and I think that all the savage beasts should have a reasonable amount of time. It thought Anaconda was better than this one personally...If you expect lots of blood and guts, don't count on this one!

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Summary: another snake movie
Review: probably about as good as it's going to get for a giant snake movie. fairly entertaining movie that keeps going pretty good till the end. pretty darn cool looking snake too that has a fair share of victims to devour. not as much blood and guts that i was hoping for but i'd say it's worth renting. especially if your a giant snake fan.

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Summary: Horrible acting, okay movie.
Review: These snake movies are gettin' old fast! The snake was sorta cool and the kills were alright. But the ACTING...OH MAN! So weak...so weak... Giant snake! What will we do? Well, Dean Cain, I'll tell ya what ya do: ya stand there, mouth hangin' wide open, and scream, sounding like [an] [idiot]!

But the movie isn't so bad. The plot is okay. A little silly, but okay. What do you expect from a B horror snake movie?

The DVD isn't bad either. It gives you a TEASER TRAILER, AUTO COMMENTARY, and some more stuff. I guess if you're lookin' for cheese city you can rent this. Because if you're lookin' for cheese city (that's just a term I use for a real cheesey horror film) you've reached your destination. (13 year old viewer)

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Summary: A snake in the snow? Cool!
Review: This is the first time I have ever written a review here, so I will try to make it as clean and clear as possible.

I personally think that Boa is a good action thriller with some horror themes. It is about a large multi-national prison 20 kilometers north of the South Pole, built to house at least 25,000 prisoners! The people at the prison are drilling deep down into the ice and snow when they drill through a rock chamber containing nitrogen gas and, more importantly, a 100-foot long pre-historic boa constrictor.

The snake is still alive after 65 billion years because the nitrogen gas in the rock chamber stopped the beast's aging process completely. When the snake is released, it begins to kill devour people in the prison. I should note that the snake uses some very skillful methods in killing its victims. For example, not only does it constrict and bite its prey to death, it also has a sharp, deadly blade on its tail which it uses to stab and hack its victims to death. As you can see, not only is the snake deadly, but it is also very smart!

What I liked about this movie is the concept of a snake living in the snow. It is very a unique concept and I just think that it is so cool!

I don't know much about Dean Cain, but he did a really great job in this movie. His acting really shows us what its like in a cold, snowy world where you're being hunted by a giant snake.

Overall, I really enjoyed this movie. I'm thinking about buying it soon! I first saw it on the Sci Fi channel and I was inspired to think about buying it. If you like a giant snake in the snow, get this movie!

I hope this review was helpful to you. The trick to this movie is to just watch it yourself and see what you think. Don't just listen to what other people say about it.

Rating:
Summary: A snake in the snow? Cool!
Review: This is the first time I have ever written a review here, so I will try to make it as clean and clear as possible.

I personally think that Boa is a good action thriller with some horror themes. It is about a large multi-national prison 20 kilometers north of the South Pole, built to house at least 25,000 prisoners! The people at the prison are drilling deep down into the ice and snow when they drill through a rock chamber containing nitrogen gas and, more importantly, a 100-foot long pre-historic boa constrictor.

The snake is still alive after 65 billion years because the nitrogen gas in the rock chamber stopped the beast's aging process completely. When the snake is released, it begins to kill devour people in the prison. I should note that the snake uses some very skillful methods in killing its victims. For example, not only does it constrict and bite its prey to death, it also has a sharp, deadly blade on its tail which it uses to stab and hack its victims to death. As you can see, not only is the snake deadly, but it is also very smart!

What I liked about this movie is the concept of a snake living in the snow. It is very a unique concept and I just think that it is so cool!

I don't know much about Dean Cain, but he did a really great job in this movie. His acting really shows us what its like in a cold, snowy world where you're being hunted by a giant snake.

Overall, I really enjoyed this movie. I'm thinking about buying it soon! I first saw it on the Sci Fi channel and I was inspired to think about buying it. If you like a giant snake in the snow, get this movie!

I hope this review was helpful to you. The trick to this movie is to just watch it yourself and see what you think. Don't just listen to what other people say about it.