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Python is a film that is very reminiscent of those classic *B* horror films of the 1950's. It's a film that you know from the start won't win any awards for acting, directing or writing, but you find yourself unable to turn it off. You can't blame anyone but yourself for watching this film for the simple fact, you knew what to expect before you even began watching it. The star of the film is a HUGE python, genetically engineered to be almost indestructible, the characters are never fully developed, but overall, the film is fun to watch and if you can call this film a guilty pleasure, then no need to hang your head in shame, I found it hard to turn away, too!

An airplane carrying a huge snake crashes in a forest nearby Ruby town, where two lesbian lovers are camping. The python eats both women and leaves their remains destroyed by its acid. The animal moves to the town, threatening the population and leaving the local sheriff and his team astonished. Meanwhile, Dr. Anton Rudolph (Robert Englund), who was developing a weapon based on the acid of the python, discloses to agent Bart Parker (Casper Van Dien) how powerful the reptile is.

"Python" is a terrible movie, indeed pure trash: the story is very silly, with many flaws and the dialogs are ridiculous. However, there are reasonable special effects and somehow the movie becomes funny and entertains. The name of Robert Englund is the greatest attraction of this flick. If the viewer liked "Anaconda", he or she will certainly enjoy "Python". My vote is four.

Title (Brazil): "Python"

Note: On 25 June 2023. I saw this film again.

If you are looking for a good Sci-Fi or Horror film, this is not the movie to see. If you are looking for a stupid, low-budget film to mock (like MST3K fans), then this is your movie.

The low budget is very evident in the scenery, or lack thereof. The acting is atrocious, and that is surprising considering the talent involved in this project. Casper Van Diem is horribly miscast as a southern business executive that works in Washington state. Casper's accent is beyond fake and his lines are delivered way over the top! Robert Englund must have needed the money...enough said.

The effects are pretty good, considering the budget. The computer generated effects seem to be top notch, but the snake moves too fast to be believable. The fx guys do use a prop snake tail in some scenes and it is very noticable in every scene it is used.

Granted, the director did use tongue-in-cheek humor in a self-mockingly way throughout this film. However, the viewer will have the impression that the director wasn't entirely sure he was making a comedy or a horror movie after seeing this film.

If a cheesy film is what you're in the mood for tonight, see this movie. Otherwise, stay clear.

*SPOLIERS* Okay I saw this at the video store, and chuckled at it.

I read it and chuckled again. Horror? This is not a horror movie. This a comedy! It's so bad in some parts that its funny! Don't get me wrong, this movie wasn't HORRIBLE. It wasn't a very good horror movie though. Some things that are disappointing: The snake looks so fake. You can tell it's computer. The snake at the start seems to have trouble w/ the wooden wall, but breaks down walls and a steel door in one hit elsewhere The snake on Robert Englund's finger reamins stiff throughout and looks fake. Good things: Jenny McCarthy (The funniest sequence in the movie! That song!) Robert Englund Casper VanDiem (however the hell you spell it) Lesbian Sex

Other things about the movie: The movie wasn't scary. But it was funny as Hell! Like the ending! "I killed a giant python, and all I got was this lousey t-shirt" Again, not a good horror film but excellent comedy! Horror rating: 3/10 Comedy rating: 8/10 Overall, good movie to watch if your in for a good laugh at pathetic filmmaking.

There are good animal-horror movies like the first class movie Jaws. There are other animal-horror movies that are not first class but still entertaining enough, like They Nest, Slugs and Anaconda.

But most of the animal-horror movies are bad and Python is one of the worst.

Some movies have a predictable plot, but can still be exciting, because they are well made and make you nervous as you wait for something expected but terrible to happen. Python is certainly predictable, but it is not well made and it never gets exciting. The only entertainment you can get is to marvel over how bad it is.

The snake itself doesn't look bad, but it doesn't look like it fits into the movie. It looks computer generated and it is so big that it is laughable.

There are no gore scenes to compensate for lousy and exaggerated acting. Van Dien has never showed good acting but here he is so bad that it is obvious that he got instructions from a director without talent.

Some of the roles seem to be created for comical relief (the stupid cop and the unbelievable woman that is buying a house) but they are not funny, only irritating, unconvincing and exaggerated.

The plot is not only predictable, it´s also full of logical errors such as: Why would the government leave explosives in an abandoned laboratory? If the snake is so big and powerful, why keep it in a box of wood? If the snake can move with the laughable speed of 50 mph and you can see that it moves fast (although not that fast), why is it so slow when it is chasing people that it seems to take forever for it to catch up? If you are chased by a gigantic snake would you stop to check out what looks like a small house? If you went in would you forget to close the door? Of course it just happens to be a special house. How can the snake hear things? Did the obligatory mad scientist provide it with ears? I am prepared to oversee some mistakes in a movie, but there are no good scenes in Python that make it worth to see. My rating of this movie is 1, awful.

This was a real 'snake' of a movie! It was pretty cheesy, not the kind of film I usually watch, but, surprisingly, I sat through it. I thought Chris Owens played his part well, though his talent was really wasted in this particular film. The effects were pretty good, about the only good thing about the movie ... and Chris ... he rocked! :)

I wonder on which planet the makers were staying around the time "Anaconda" flopped... That movie clearly proved like no other that it's a bad idea to make a horror film about a giant terrorizing snake, but at least it had a fairly interesting cast and a neat jungle-setting. "Python"...has absolutely nothing going for it. The premise once again handles about a twisted doctor who saw a potentially great military weapon in the hunting & defense mechanisms of this snake-species, so he created an exaggeratedly large and ferocious mutant specimen. The 'animal' naturally escapes during transport and our doctor allows it to devour an entire remote community, rather than to destroy his unique discovery. "Python" is a rapidly paced and weakly scripted attempt to cash in on the popular revival of the creature-features, but even the least demanding horror fans will consider it a waste of time. The giant snake looks incredibly ridiculous and the make-up effects couldn't be cheesier. The typical hillbillies-gags aren't funny and the forced happy-ending really looks pathetic. The cast is stuffed with have-been B-actors, like Casper Van Dien (here's a guy who should really consider a career change), Robert Englund, Sean Whalen and Will Wheaton. There also is a cameo for Jenny McCarthy as a sex-hungry rich girl...Now that must have been a difficult casting choice. Avoid watching"Python" at all costs, unless you're planning to get really drunk first.

Although not as bad as Beneath Loch Ness, this one should not be near the top of anybody's favorite list. The lack of quality acting in scenes containing Casper Van Dien was painfully obvious, and his accent was even worse! What was that!? Seven of my friends and I tried to figure it out, and we came up with 13 different possible accents of origin. Enough about that, can anybody explain how that monsterous snake was able to hide in a small enclosed area at one point in the movie? The laws of physics were completely thrown out the window for that scene. Speaking of throwing things out of windows, that is what I suggest you do if for some reason you own this movie. Find a tall building, go to the top floor and throw it out faster than the makers of Python did to the rules on how to make a worthwhile film.

What could be the greatest feature of this movie? Could it be the creepy performance of Robert Englund (soon to be seen in Zombie Strippers)? He is always enjoyable.

Could be be the wacky performance of Jenny McCarthy (soon to be seen in Wieners)? She just can't seem to keep her head on straight.

Could it be the interruption of a lesbian camping trip by something long and mysterious? No, the best feature of this movie was the towel that Theresa (Sara Mornell) somehow got and wrapped around her after the Python did a Psycho and interrupted her shower. When baby shampoo and a rubber ducky didn't stop the snake, which no one else seemed to be able to escape. She manges to grab a towel and get it wrapped around her while the monster was attacking, get by the snake, run through the basement and the house, get in a car, drive speeding down the road with the snake on her tail, crash the car and run into the rocks - and she never lost that towel!

Other than that, it was pretty lame and predictable.

PYTHON is one of the best horror movie that I liked the best this year. the movie starts off slow,and then it gets good.The movie it self is a very scary.It kept me in my seat.I think it has a good story line. And the snake is one bad momma.As for John Franklin,he had a very small part in the movie. I think he could have had more parts in the movie. i feel that Robert England had a very small part in the movie to,he also should have had more parts in it to.Over all the movie was very good.Hope to see John Franklin,and Robert England in better horror movies.For actors they take what they can get,but i don't think that's right. Great job:John Franklin Great job:Robert England from:Diane M. Fink

I don't think I have ever seen a more stupid movie in all my life. Now I have to admit - I always - ALWAYS - go into a movie or video with my head and eyes open to everything. I don't look at the lighting or listen to the script or look for any kind a flaw in the making of any picture. But sometimes you just want to kill certain characters in this movie. Didn't you. I COULD NOT STAND THAT DEPUTY that kept on pointing the finger at the biker guy as the murderer of those people. This movie was just plain dumb and the ending was even more dumb. It was like they were all posing for pictures and talking at the same time. Acting 101 - this is what this cast seemed to have just finished before starting this film.

This movie starts off with a cargo plane flying through a dangerous thunderstorm. Because of the turbulence a crate containing a very dangerous species of snake gets damaged which allows the snake to break out. Freed from its container it then proceeds to consume the occupants of the plane which then crashes in a remote part of the United States. From there on we learn that the snake is a hybrid created in Southeast Asia that has assimilated various abilities from other species and because of possible contamination by Agent Orange has grown to an enormous size and has an incredible destructive ability--and it has found a perfect venue for human flesh. Anyway, as far as the movie is concerned it had a good premise and contained a various amount of comedy, action and suspense. Unfortunately, none of these qualities were carried out to any great degree and in that regard I found the film to be somewhat unsuccessful. However, that's not to say that this movie has absolutely no entertainment value. It does to a limited degree. But it could have been much better. As such I rate it as slightly below average.

Of how horribly bad this movie was. I gave it a three because it seriously made me laugh. The CGI was terrible. I was left thinking maybe this was a spoof because of the well known actors involved. There is no way anyone would want to be involved with this unless they were desperate, broke or it was a spoof! If you want a good time and a laugh then watch this. If you are looking for more serious animal horror, go elsewhere.

I'm going to be frank here: I just don't get movie science. What possible benefit can there be in trying to create a giant and indestructible killer snake that just for the heck of it can also spit acid? And even if there's a proper use for that sort of thing, would you really try to transport said snake by merely shoving it into a wooden box and putting it on a plane? Didn't anyone notice a tiny flaw in that plan? Anyway, this movie mostly consists of pseudo-clever tongue-in-cheek moments, which all in all is pretty lame. When the makers are in on the joke, making fun of horror movies just isn't that great anymore. Some scenes do manage to be entertaining though, like the decapitation scene and pretty much every bit that involves Robert Englund as the crazed professor. My absolute favorite sequence is the shower attack though, how the hell does that towel stay on? Also the death scenes are hilariously crummy, and the crummyness is so funny that it just has to be unintentional. I can't believe how much these actors suck at pretending they're being attacked, they're about as convincing as UFO footage. I liked parts of this movie, it was better than I expected it to be, but that just says I had very low expectations.

I don't know about you guys, but this is the worst snake movie I have ever seen. It has a lot of bad acting and even a worse script! We rented the movie and watched it at home and I wish we didn't. It was a complete waste of time!

Cheap horror movies don't come much worse, or cheaper, than 'Python'. $3, brand new retail. None of this second-hand or ex-rental crap. It was straight off in a retail store for $3. Now that, my friends, is awesome.

In the skies over the town of Ruby, California, the opening scene from 'Jurassic Park' is played out in a cargo plane. Two very intelligent military guys bust open a wooden crate - goaded on by numerous signs telling them not to open the crate - and very soon, these two very intelligent military guys are about as alive as they are smart. Then comes the 'Friday the 13th' sex scene: two lesbians arguing over name pronunciation - and just how lesbian the other is - when they become victims of the standard horror movie convention. That is, they were doing the deed, and then they carked it. I wonder what happened? Was it Jason? Or was there a giant snake on board the plane that crashed? With a climbing body count, it is up to our heroes to save the day. Or get eaten. Whatever happens first.

'Python' tries so desperately to be a horror movie that you almost feel sorry for it. There's no mystery or surprise about the creature. Good horror tend not to reveal the killer / monster / whatever until the end of the film, but then again, good horror movies don't have a detailed picture of the creature on the front cover and a detailed description of the creature in the blurb. 'Python' reveals it's title character ALMOST IMMEDIATELY! When it tries to pull off a cheap scare or even any sort of surprise, it is always something you could see from 163 feet away.

Does 'Python' have anything going for it? Why, it most certainly does. It seems to rest heavily on the comic relief, suggesting that they were trying for an 'Evil Dead 2' style horror / comedy, or even some sort of spoof. I'd buy that, considering all the scenes stolen from 'Jurassic Park' and blatant references to 'Friday the 13th'. However, I get the feeling they missed that opportunity entirely and just tried to make a serious horror film that failed almost completely. It is somewhat funny when it wants to be funny, and whole lot funnier when its trying to be serious. Yeah, that kind of funny.

'Python' - a terrible film, and a terribly entertaining film. It's trash, but hey, if you like trash then this is something you should see. Hey, it's still better than 'Anaconda' - 1/10

It is not as if I immediately hate on low-budget movies, I have enjoyed and been entertained by some. Python is not one of those I was entertained by, in fact while the beginning sets things up nicely and has all the makings of an enjoyable enough movie it was simply terrible. I have seen worse special effects, but they do look outdated and close ups(and there are a fair few of those) are not kind to them. The gore looks like jelly or at least to me it did. The editing is also rather scrappy too. The dialogue is both cheesy and trite with nothing memorable or much that adds anything to the movie's quality. The story is also a disaster, I don't actually mind predictability but it was the complete lack of suspense, thrills or excitement, bland atmosphere and lethargic pacing that I did mind a great deal, and Python has all of these. Plus the predictability was so vast that you knew exactly what was going to happen next. The characters are insufferably annoying, while the snake is not just poorly rendered but not menacing at all and we learn next to nothing about its origins. The direction has no life and does nothing to help the actors or to make the story halfway interesting. The acting is dire all-round, particularly from a woefully miscast Caspar Van Dien. Robert Englund is the best of the bunch, and he has done and deserves so much better than this. In conclusion, decent beginning but not enough to save the mess that is the rest of the movie. 2/10 Bethany Cox

This B-Horror film delivers reasonable quality with a limited budget.

The special effects look somewhat dated, especially with regard to the snake, but it does not disturb all that much. The acting is good and the story is almost credible.

Is this a really good movie? Yes and no. The film is a lot better than what the IMDB figure suggests. Yet this is certainly not a top film, not even for a B-movie. Except for a single scare moment, I never found the film terrifying. Exciting? A little. Especially because a lot of characters are portrayed in a interesting way. I think the actors have done their best to make their superficial characters appear human.

The biggest mistake apart from the weak special effects? A rattling plot. The list of improbabilities and illogical choices by the characters is large, up to and including a protagonist who finds time for an outfit change in the middle of the pursuit by the snake. The film has its own logic and much is no more than an excuse to be able to film certain scenes.

It is best not to ask too many questions here and just enjoy the movie. My favorite scene was with the real estate businessman!

A tight 7/10 because of the fun!