{"id":11492,"date":"2006-08-22T02:03:58","date_gmt":"2006-08-22T06:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=11492"},"modified":"2006-08-22T02:03:58","modified_gmt":"2006-08-22T06:03:58","slug":"snakes-on-a-plane-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2006\/08\/22\/snakes-on-a-plane-2006\/","title":{"rendered":"Snakes on a Plane (2006)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"snakes-on-a-plane-2006\"<\/a>Samuel L. Jackson has just bought himself a heaping helpful of infamy and prestige shamelessly bragging about and spearheading one of the most ludicrous ad campaigns ever enlisted for such a ridiculous movie. I admit I was one of the many who thought the hype, jokes, spoofs, et al were all overblown for what could have been a mediocre big budget crap fest. But you know what? When all was said and done, I\u2019d rather have a fun ridiculous original film, then another remake of a childhood classic. And that\u2019s what invariably won me over on \u201cSnakes on a Plane\u201d.<\/p>\n

Say what you want about \u201cSnakes on a Plane\u201d, but I\u2019d rather have more of these films than a \u201cHalloween\u201d or \u201cOmen\u201d raping. Yes, I said raping. You have to appreciate Jackson\u2019s willingness to say \u201cYes, this is a dumb movie, and yes I\u2019m proud of it\u201d, and you can\u2019t fault him for pretending it\u2019s anything other than a movie about snakes on a plane. Its snakes on a plane\u2026 someone was bound to combine them. Moving on, this ridiculous movie spawned also one of the largest ad campaigns of the summer, something that became a precedent and inspired other studios and directors to take the opinions of fans with great relevance to their film\u2019s construction. If only this would happen more often.<\/p>\n

\u201cSnakes on the Plane\u201d is hands down the most brilliant, and the crappiest movie I\u2019ve seen in years. Now, I\u2019ll bet some of you are probably hating me for saying that, or cheering that I get it. Well, I didn\u2019t buy into the hype and I wasn\u2019t looking forward to this, but I just enjoyed it because it was unabashedly campy and idiotic. Normally, I don\u2019t like those kinds of films, but \u201cSnakes on a Plane\u201d wins you over. Samuel L. Jackson is a cop who convinced a witness to a mob murder to testify. Naturally, to stop the witness from bringing them down, the mob sneaks deadly snakes on the plane he\u2019s in. It\u2019s such an obvious move, isn\u2019t it? Those goofy mobsters and their slow moving venomous reptiles. So, the writer sets up the characters and knocks them down as the snakes begin wreaking havoc. And now Samuel L. Jackson must save the day before the cast of C-listers are offed.<\/p>\n

You know the dog will be eaten, you know the rattlesnake will be ignored due to the baby with the loud baby rattle, and you know eventually the baby will be jeopardized. But then you sit back and hear the audience just enjoying it, and you end up doing the same. And who can resist the lovely Sunny Mabrey? That has no relevance to the review or my point, but seriously\u2014she\u2019s hot. Most entertaining of all are the methods in which the snakes dispense of their victims. One man has his penis bitten off, another couple is bitten to death during sex, and there\u2019s so much more I don\u2019t want to ruin for you. \u201cSnakes on a Plane\u201d is like a ninety minute straight faced \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d skit, everyone says \u201cSnakes on a Plane\u201d in every other line of dialogue, even Jackson\u2019s characters seems to acknowledge the stupidity of the situation, and not even those whom are bitten seem to be afraid of dying.<\/p>\n

But a weird thing happens, by the second half there\u2019s this genuine atmosphere of sheer terror as the comedy stops for a while, and we see nothing but the passengers desperately attempting to escape, while others are being viciously killed, and then comes the big ass python, and you\u2019ll find yourself getting antsy. Not to mention Bobby Cannavale plays the straight man as a cop intent on finding rare anti-venom for the passengers. \u201cSnakes on a Plane\u201d won\u2019t please everyone, and those who like it or dislike will debate on its merits for hours, but when you have Sam Jackson saying stuff like \u201cI have had it with these motherfucking snakes on this motherfucking plane!\u201d, you just have to laugh and enjoy the stupidity that is simply \u201cSnakes on a Plane\u201d. I enjoyed \u201cSnakes on a Plane\u201d because it\u2019s so awful, it\u2019s good. And I won\u2019t even argue the sheer stupidity and over-hyped nature of said film, but I couldn\u2019t help but sit back and smile at this carnival at the end of the day. It hurts so good. Mike, Cro, Tom, we need you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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