Fasten your seat belts: 'Snakes on a Plane' is a bumpy ride

Atlanta Journal-Constitution ^ | August 18, 2006 | Bob Longino

[half-cajun]

It would be worse with roaches! hate em!

[Cecily]

He starred in the remake of "Shaft" too, but I haven't seen it.

[fanfan]

Maybe with Worcestershire sauce....

[Miss Marple]

You're scared of snakes? So is my husband.

I, on the other hand, am afraid of flying.

The studio has made a movie that the Marples will NOT be seeing.

Next up, according to our fears and phobias:

Spiders in a mine
Rats on a Broken Elevator

I can forsee a whole series of movies like this. HA!

[fanfan]

Do they crawl in your mouth while you're sleeping?

[half-cajun]

Thanks for that. Now I really won't be able to sleep. Seriously, I have had one crawl on me while sleeping. And they're almost as big as mice where I live.

[Zionist Conspirator]

Do they crawl in your mouth while you're sleeping?

"There's an ant crawling up your back in the nightime,
There's an ant crawling up your back in the nightime.
But you think that's okay while you're sleeping!"
--They Might Be Giants

[Starter]

I saw it last night and found it to be quite amusing. The writers (and actors) seem to have gone in with the attitude of "Let's make this fun" and ran with it, while still managing to take the matter seriously enough to at least try to provide explanations for some of the "why don't they do this to take care of the snakes?" scenarios.

Bascially, if you liked "Deep Blue Sea", you'll probably like this. Plus you'll get to see things in glorious SNAKE-O-VISION.

[Cheburashka]

The snakes can crawl along under the trike, and outrun it.

At the altitude planes fly all the crew would need to do is turn off the heating or disable it, and those cold blooded, reptilian snakes would be forced into hibernation in about three minutes. No matter - how many snakes there were.

The passengers would be uncomfortable, but not seriously threatened.
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There you go, being logical and analytical. Sigh.

I liked the image of snakes trying to pedal a tricycle. It had comedic possibilities.

[mrs. a]

I'm sorry, any spider that comes on my property has come to DIE...

[JavaTheHutt]

I don't know why but I'm seriously interested in seeing this movie.

I also don't know why you are interested in this movie. The entire concept sounds pretty dumb. I had trouble sitting through the commercial for it. I can't imagine sitting through the entire movie.

[Jack Black]

Unfortunately it is not meant to be funny, it is meant to be scary. In the end it will just be a bad movie, but it does have the making of being a cult classic. Well Samuel Jackson is most famous for his two staring roles in Quentin Tarentino movies (Jackie Brown and Pulp Fiction). Tarentino's movies are all homage to entire genres of "B" movies, done with real artistry, his hip sensibility and a true love for movie history. It was really clear that Jackson "got it" in those movies and was part of the insider joke/appreciation that made them work.

So my thinking has been he set out to make an instant cult classic "B" movie in a self-aware sort of way. That's why it's not an intentional comedy.

[gruffwolf]

L. Jack isn't afraid of anything in this MF'ing movie.

I took my son to see it this afternoon and we both loved it. If you don't like snakes, this movie will make you very, very uncomfortable.

[Mike-o-Matic]

Yeah, Kingdom of the Spiders! Looks like he's shouting "Khaaaaaaaan!", doesn't it?

I'll see your "scary" spider movie and raise you another one.

[gruffwolf]

What a desperate idea for a movie!The pea brains of America will however spend their money and waste their time seeing it.

It's a shame we can't all be like you and spend our time curing cancer.

[TexanToTheCore]

Just wear cowboy boots and everyone will be fine.


Next horror movie, please.

[hosepipe]

Snakes on a Plane is just the set up for the sequel...
"SPIDERS AND TICKS ON A PLANE"....

[GSWarrior]

Remember this one?

[weegee]

The studio has made a movie that the Marples will NOT be seeing.

Next up, according to our fears and phobias:

Spiders in a mine
Rats on a Broken Elevator

I can forsee a whole series of movies like this. HA!

And Attack of the Puppet People

[Miss Marple]

Yikes! Puppets! Ick!

Gives me the creeps just thinking about it! LOL!