Wuchak RELEASED TO TV IN 2008 and directed by Don E. FauntLeRoy, "Anaconda 3: Offspring" chronicles events in Eastern Europe when two oversized mutated anacondas break free from a pharmaceutical research facility and must be hunt down, caught or killed. David Hasselhoff plays the lead hunter while Crystal Allen appears as the concerned herpetologist (snake expert). John Rhys-Davies is also on hand as the curmudgeon pharmaceutical mogul.This is the first in the franchise released to TV rather than theatrically. To be expected (with the much lower budget), it's also the least up to this point. Yet it still has its highlights for those who enjoy nature-runs-amok flicks. Crystal is the main protagonist and is stunning throughout while Hasselhoff is charismatic as the arrogant "great white hunter," although he doesn't become a prominent character until the second half.There's loads of gory action as the quasi-militarists try to hunt down the CGI snakes, mostly in the woods. Blood spills and heads get bitten off, but the vibe is more cartoony than the first two films. The cast keeps things mostly serious with amusing bits here and there, yet you might find yourself busting out laughing at some of the brutal attacks. The thoroughly ravishing Cristina Teodorescu has a glorified cameo; too bad she didn't have a bigger role.Unfortunately, unlike "Flu Bird Horror," which was shot at the same time and in the same locations, "Anaconda 3" lacks compelling human interest and meaty subtext beyond the hackneyed 'Don't conduct genetic experiments on animals.' Still, it's pretty effective as a simplistic action/gore-oriented creature feature. There are some marking-time moments though, like the tedious barn and factory sequences.THE MOVIE RUNS 91 minutes and was shot in Bucharest & Danube Delta, Romania. WRITERS: Nicholas Davidoff & David C. Olson.GRADE: C+/B-

lois-lane33 I liked the first film & saw the second one on TV a little while ago so I thought I would take a look at the third one (they made a fourth one also). I watched it for free on 'Crackle' and it was interrupted by commercials-often the same commercial running several times in a row which I was irritated by. The film actually stopped running due to the cookies than ran the commercials malfunctioning so I had to struggle around with the computer and find a way to get back to the film. It took me some minutes to figure out how to get it to run again. It was a film you would probably watch more if you are stuck home not feeling well. The CGI for the large snakes was not really believable which more or less skunked the film. The acting was average to poor-action hero stuff-just bearable. I wonder why they bothered to make it-nobody except hard core fans of the first film are going to be into this movie. They might not even be happy about it. They say its a good day if nobodies shooting at you. I agree, but it would be nicer if they spent a bit more time thinking about the films that they produce. This one probably shouldn't have been released as it was basically a substandard film. If I had stock in the company or companies that produced it I would't be pleased-they could be sued for non performance (not trying).

Paul Andrews Anaconda III starts as rich billionaire Peter Murdoch (John Rhys-Davis) gets a guided tour of his multi million dollar investment, a state of the art scientific laboratory where a team of scientists have created a couple of huge sixty foot Anacondas, Murdoch is dying from cancer & using a serum from the Blood Orchid a possible cure has been found. Unfortunately the serum is lethal to all life apart from Snake's, in an effort to understand why they are immune these scientists genetically created two huge Anacondas but the elusive serum safe for humans still evades them. While walking around the laboratory Murdoch uses a flashlight to look into the Anacondas enclosure which annoys them, the Anacondas break out & kill anyone within reach. Murdoch escapes & orders Pinkus (Ryan McCluskey) & Dr. Amanda Hayes (Crystal Allen) to track the Anacondas & recapture them, using big game hunter Hammett (David Hasselhoff) to lead the mission the hunters soon find themselves as the hunted as the Anacondas kill them off...Also known as Anaconda 3: Offspring this American & Romanian co-production was photographed & directed by Don E. FauntLeRoy & originally premiered on the Sy-Fy Channel during 2008 before it was then released on DVD in an uncut gorier version, it's this DVD version that I will be basing my comments on. The second sequel to the truly awful Anaconda (1997) which for me is one of the worst big budget Hollywoof horror films ever made, it's a film that I really despise actually although the direct follow up Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004) was a big improvement & not that bad so how does Anaconda III measure up? Well it depends on how you approach it really, taken as serious sci-fi horror creature feature it's pathetic but as a fun way to pass 90 odd minutes & have a bit of a laugh along the way then it's not too bad at all. Anaconda III is a film that you can laugh at or with, it doesn't really matter one way or the other because if you can get over the terrible script, the vague plot, the awful character's, the bad dialogue & absurd set-pieces then there's a lot of fun to be had here. While Anaconda III is never going to win any awards for, well, anything I did have a good time watching it. The plot is silly, the end has the whole world in jeopardy as the giant Anaconda is pregnant with lots of baby Anaconda but it's never explained how the Anacondas could take over the world in ten hours, the experiments that created the giant Anaconda are vague there's far too much footage of people running through the woods looking for the Anaconda. The big plot twist at the end is easy to see coming.Anaconda III is quite a silly film, these Snake's seem to roar & growl rather than hiss like most Snake's do in reality & why do they have a full set of sharp teeth? I though Snake's just had two large fangs to inject poison? There are some goofy looking CGI shots of a toothy grinning Anaconda, in general the CGI work is poor, the Anaconda seem to slide along the ground rather than anything else & they move a little fast at times. There are some silly looking effects shots that's for sure. There's a surprising amount of gore here, people have their heads bitten off, people are impaled, blood spurts, limbs are severed, various mutilated bodies are seen, a chewed up Goat is seen, various people are eaten, some are shot & some are stabbed. Competently shot but without much style Anaconda III is typical made for television fare.Probably shot on a low budget & filmed in Romania this is maybe slightly better made than the usual Sy-Fy Channel creature feature & certainly gorier. The acting is bad, the main man himself David Hasselhoff is always fun to watch but he surprisingly doesn't feature as much as maybe you may expect. Genre vet John Rhys-Davies turns up in a small role.Anaconda III is not a good film at all, it's silly & unoriginal & makes little sense but it is fun & a lot gorier than I thought. It moves along at a decent pace & while the CGI effects aren't great I did have fun watching it & sometimes that's good enough. Followed by Anaconda 4: Trail of Blood (2009).

swedzin My Lord, I laughed so hard during this film, but I watched it all the way, because it was fun. Other things... Script, story, CGI, acting... forget it! Turn off your brain and enjoy this loser motherf****r! Here's the story... Two big ass snakes escapes from scientific facility and they send a hunting squad (lead by David Hasselhoff) to track them and capture them. Very simple! Hoff is ridiculous as hell in this film. This is just another proof that his career just went straight down to crapper, and it didn't hit bottom yet, apparently. John Rhys Davies? What a hell are you doing here?! But, what a hell, he did few low budget films, it's fine by him, I think. I bet he has to pay some bills. Can't blame him. And a smoking hot Crystal Allen... What to say, she was just hot in the film, nothing else. Don't expect some superb performance from her. These 3 stars are for Hoff, Allen and Davis... No more comment. Watch it with your friends just to get some laugh while drunk. At least that is the only use from this film...