Snakes on a Plane.........
#452
Originally Posted by FaustBos
It felt like the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
These snakes have legs.
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Originally Posted by calhoun07
I think this movie has a greater potential to become a new audience participation movie along the lines of Rocky Horror Picture Show. It will have a cult following for years to come, and one that could grow on home video. I could see midnight showings of this movie as the audiences come up with participation routines to do during the movie.
These snakes have legs.
These snakes have legs.
Great post. That would be fun!
#455
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Well, it finished eighth on Friday in box office take...so much for "word of mouth". Guess these SNAKES are dead.
#456
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It takes a truly talented director to take an idea as fun as this and make a completely banal movie. Seriously. In the hands of anybody else we might have had something.
#457
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Originally Posted by Fincher Fan
It takes a truly talented director to take an idea as fun as this and make a completely banal movie. Seriously. In the hands of anybody else we might have had something.
In all honesty, there is a great 80 minute film presented within Snakes on a Plane. If I would've made the film:
1. I would've skipped out on all the subplot mafia bullshit and started the film right in the airport. Everything that happens in the first 10 minutes of the film can be explained with a few sentences of dialog and nobody would even bat an eye.
2. By the 20 minute mark, I would've let the shit hit the fan.
3. Increase the mayhem. More deaths, more gore, more swearing, more nudity, more snakes.
4. I would've dropped a majority of the B-plot completely. I would've let Jackson make contact with the ground and they'd appear later on during the third act.
#458
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Originally Posted by Matthew Chmiel
1. I would've skipped out on all the subplot mafia bullshit and started the film right in the airport. Everything that happens in the first 10 minutes of the film can be explained with a few sentences of dialog and nobody would even bat an eye.
#460
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Originally Posted by Fincher Fan
It takes a truly talented director to take an idea as fun as this and make a completely banal movie. Seriously. In the hands of anybody else we might have had something.
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i think it is a good time to revisit this movie now that it is on DVD.
i had a really good time with this film. it was so much fun. i hate snakes and i think that works for this film. but, it was good, campy fun. i am surprised this didn't do better. i guess if it isn't dark and grisly then it won't be seen. and that is too bad because i think a lot of people would have got a kick out of this. despite the buzzing on the internet this should have done better. i guess it had the "Slither" syndrome.
i hope Soap finds its legs on dvd. it deserves to. and i love the Cobra Starship song. it really sounds good.
the only thing i was disappointed by was...
also, for those who saw the DVD, did you notice
check it out, it was pretty funny (the flub).
i had a really good time with this film. it was so much fun. i hate snakes and i think that works for this film. but, it was good, campy fun. i am surprised this didn't do better. i guess if it isn't dark and grisly then it won't be seen. and that is too bad because i think a lot of people would have got a kick out of this. despite the buzzing on the internet this should have done better. i guess it had the "Slither" syndrome.
i hope Soap finds its legs on dvd. it deserves to. and i love the Cobra Starship song. it really sounds good.
the only thing i was disappointed by was...
Spoiler:
also, for those who saw the DVD, did you notice
Spoiler:
#463
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Since this hit dvd I've watched it a couple of times. The first time, I wasn't that happy with it. I tried again a few days later and it really clicked with me. It's a fun movie, I definitely enjoyed it more with that second viewing.
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Originally Posted by EdTheRipper
Since this hit dvd I've watched it a couple of times. The first time, I wasn't that happy with it. I tried again a few days later and it really clicked with me. It's a fun movie, I definitely enjoyed it more with that second viewing.
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See, I think SoaP would suck at home, just because the only reason I enjoyed it in the theater was the rest of the audience that was hollering it up like mad, which became infectious. At home, I fear it would be too painful to watch, even if I'm watching it with 5 other people - this movie needs to be seen a theater packed with over a hundred people, preferably drunk, and going nuts.
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Originally Posted by slop101
See, I think SoaP would suck at home, just because the only reason I enjoyed it in the theater was the rest of the audience that was hollering it up like mad, which became infectious. At home, I fear it would be too painful to watch, even if I'm watching it with 5 other people - this movie needs to be seen a theater packed with over a hundred people, preferably drunk, and going nuts.
#470
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I'm watching this at home, alone, right now and I'm having a rollicking good time (even if I do check under the couch from time to time).
It's Airplane meets Lake Placid.
It's Airplane meets Lake Placid.
Last edited by baracine; 01-11-07 at 03:27 PM.
#471
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Originally Posted by baracine
I'm watching this at home, alone, right now and I'm having a rollicking good time (even if I do check under the couch from time to time).
It's Airplane meets Lake Placid.
It's Airplane meets Lake Placid.
This was so bad it was funny.
This is no where as good as Slither.
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I loved the "motherfucking snakes" speech by SLJ, hilarious. Nobody does that better.
Fun movie and the snake effects were pretty cool. In the years to come, this will be a highly regarded cult movie.
Fun movie and the snake effects were pretty cool. In the years to come, this will be a highly regarded cult movie.
#474
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Slither was a heck of a lot more original to me, SOAP just struck me as a title in search of a movie to drape over it. Amusing, but forgettable. Samuel Jackson made the flick work as well as it did. Slither was far more creative and satisfying.




