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Pherr the Dorf · Post by **Pherr the Dorf** » August 20, 2006, 12:46 am

Loved it!

Post by **Sylvus** » August 20, 2006, 4:42 am

is that short for something?

Animalor · Post by **Animalor** » August 20, 2006, 8:28 am

Sylvus wrote:is that short for something?

Snakes on a MF'ing Plane

Sionistic · Post by **Sionistic** » August 20, 2006, 9:47 am

Saw it too. If you want to enjoy this movie, then dont think. As long as you do that, you will enjoy it a lot. I thought it was pretty good, the acting wasnt as bad as I thought it was going to be. But to be honest, Jackson carried 80% of this movie.

Midnyte_Ragebringer · August 20, 2006, 10:02 am

I enjoyed the TV show SOAP, for the older folks. As for Snakes, I wouldn't waste my time or money on that crap.

Post by **Sylvus** » August 20, 2006, 6:32 pm

Oh yeah, Snakes on a Plane.

I sat there for like 2 minutes going "uhh... what do those letters stand for?"

In my defense it was 3:45am.

I'll definitely see this movie at some point, I kind of want to watch it in the theater if only to support its brilliant marketing.

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » August 20, 2006, 7:40 pm

this movie was great. i didnt think at all during this movie and really enjoyed it. the effects were pretty sweet and the snakes were crazy as hell.

could have went without seeing the guy getting bit on his dick.

Fairweather Pure · Post by **Fairweather Pure** » August 20, 2006, 7:59 pm

Whilst Hollywood's 'tracking' figures have been off much of this Summer, their predictions of a soft opening for the much hyped "Snakes on a Plane" proved more correct than even they surmised. The Sam Jackson starrer generated just $13.9 million at the box-office this weekend, coming in second behind a three week old Will Ferrell comedy.

Maybe it was the hype which bloomed too early, maybe it was the late August opening which guarantees a weak start, and maybe the recent terror scare and Draconian security measures that came along with it turned people off movies involving planes. Whatever the case, the finger pointing and attempts at justification will now begin in blogs and editorials everywhere.

After all, for your average $30 million action thriller it's a disappointing opening. For one so talked about though, it's a crushing blow. The online hype was far more intense than most films of this calibre, and the actual concept has become a part of the cultural vernacular, yet traditional forms of the film's publicity (posters, trailers) were all low-key and disappointing which probably contributed a lot. Expect the film to quickly vanish from theatres but earn a nice dividend for New Line in the video/DVD market.

Apparently it's not doing super fantastic in theaters. In a way, I'm dissappointed because it never took itself seriously at all, which was fun. However, I'm kinda glad it isn't doing spectacular because I don't think mediocrity needs to be celebrated and rewarded. It would just breed more of the same stupid types of films. One every few years is great, but what if this spiraled into an entire summer line of of stupid conceptual garbage that just got worse and worse? That would defeat the whole purpose of films like this.

Gonzoie - Luclin · Post by **Gonzoie - Luclin** » August 20, 2006, 11:07 pm

Fairweather Pure wrote:
Whilst Hollywood's 'tracking' figures have been off much of this Summer, their predictions of a soft opening for the much hyped "Snakes on a Plane" proved more correct than even they surmised. The Sam Jackson starrer generated just $13.9 million at the box-office this weekend, coming in second behind a three week old Will Ferrell comedy.

Maybe it was the hype which bloomed too early, maybe it was the late August opening which guarantees a weak start, and maybe the recent terror scare and Draconian security measures that came along with it turned people off movies involving planes. Whatever the case, the finger pointing and attempts at justification will now begin in blogs and editorials everywhere.

After all, for your average $30 million action thriller it's a disappointing opening. For one so talked about though, it's a crushing blow. The online hype was far more intense than most films of this calibre, and the actual concept has become a part of the cultural vernacular, yet traditional forms of the film's publicity (posters, trailers) were all low-key and disappointing which probably contributed a lot. Expect the film to quickly vanish from theatres but earn a nice dividend for New Line in the video/DVD market.
Apparently it's not doing super fantastic in theaters. In a way, I'm dissappointed because it never took itself seriously at all, which was fun. However, I'm kinda glad it isn't doing spectacular because I don't think mediocrity needs to be celebrated and rewarded. It would just breed more of the same stupid types of films. One every few years is great, but what if this spiraled into an entire summer line of of stupid conceptual garbage that just got worse and worse? That would defeat the whole purpose of films like this.

Summer Blockbusters for this year are done.. why not have a bunch of shit just flood the theater anyway?

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » August 21, 2006, 4:32 am

I thought it was stupid, but I loved it. The dialogue was mostly terrible, but sam jackson hammed it up pretty good. I did not feel cheated when I left the theater, and that is more than I can say for the last probably 10 movies I've seen that probably cost 100-150 million each to make and market.

Siji · Post by **Siji** » August 21, 2006, 2:25 pm

Fairweather Pure wrote:Apparently it's not doing super fantastic in theaters.

From what I've heard, the numbers being quoted for this movie included Thursday night playings as well - while other movies only include Fri-Sun for "weekend" numbers. Which basically means it's doing worse than reported. Which of course, is no surprise.

Boogahz · Post by **Boogahz** » August 21, 2006, 3:04 pm

Siji wrote:
Fairweather Pure wrote:Apparently it's not doing super fantastic in theaters.
From what I've heard, the numbers being quoted for this movie included Thursday night playings as well - while other movies only include Fri-Sun for "weekend" numbers. Which basically means it's doing worse than reported. Which of course, is no surprise.

...but did anyone honestly expect this movie to put up any really big numbers on it's opening weekend?

Sionistic · Post by **Sionistic** » August 21, 2006, 5:29 pm

The whole marketing angle (what little there was of it) was really only directed at a small audience. However even with better advertising I dont think it would of done much better.

Sionistic · Post by **Sionistic** » May 24, 2007, 7:52 pm

Damn copy cat criminals!

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/ ... topstories

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Customs officers at Cairo's airport have detained a man bound for Saudi Arabia who was trying to smuggle 700 live snakes on a plane, airport authorities said.

The officers were stunned when a passenger, identified as Yahia Rahim Tulba, told them his carryon bag contained live snakes after he was asked to open it.

Tulba opened his bag to show the snakes to the police and asked the officers, who held a safe distance, not to come close. Among the various snakes, hidden in small cloth sacks, were two poisonous cobras, authorities said.

The Egyptian said he had hoped to sell the snakes in Saudi Arabia. Police confiscated the snakes and turned Tulba over to the prosecutor's office, accusing him of violating export laws and endangering the lives of other passengers.

According to the customs officials, Tulba claimed the snakes are wanted by Saudis who display them in glass jars in shops, keep them as pets or sell them to research centers.

The value of the snakes was not immediately known.

Kwonryu DragonFist · Post by **Kwonryu DragonFist** » May 24, 2007, 9:15 pm

It's quite a laugh at times, Richard Mulligans performance is best though.

I'd give it a 6.5 just for the nostalgic value.