I saw Snakes on a Plane today. I thought it was one of the worst pieces of crap I've seen in a long, long time. Terrible dialogue and acting. Horrible special effects. Pathetic cliches and borderline offensive stereotypes. I haven't hated a movie this much since Batman & Robin.

- Joe

I saw Snakes on a Plane today. I thought it was one of the worst pieces of crap I've seen in a long, long time. Terrible dialogue and acting. Horrible special effects. Pathetic cliches and borderline offensive stereotypes. I haven't hated a movie this much since Batman & Robin.

- Joe

So . . . should I go see it or not? :confused:

I haven't hated a movie this much since Batman & Robin.

- Joe

I went to see that movie at the theater and fell asleep. I bought the DVD when it came out to try to watch the whole thing, but I fell asleep on my sofa. Quite awhile later....maybe 1/2 year or so.....I tried watching it again and fell asleep again. I haven't tried to watch it again since. I give it five "Z"s. Three for each of the times I fell asleep....and 2 bonus ones in case I attempt to watch the movie a couple more times in my life. Who needs Sominex?

There's only one movie I hate more than any other, and that's Ghosts of Mars. Anyone who hasn't seen this movie should stay away unless you take pleasure in feeling cheated for wasting part of your valuable lifetime watching it.

btw I had a feeling Snakes... wasn't going to win any Academy Awards.

The "clever marketing strategy" doesn't seem to have worked. Apparently "SOaP" crashed and burned box-office-wise after the opening weekend.

Apparently "SOaP" crashed and burned box-office-wise after the opening weekend.

Ah! Poetic justice! Well deserved! :p

I saw it opening night and the theater was alive with fun. Although I would not recomend to ELITE movie goers, the younger crowd had a great time and I did along with them. Definetley an experience to be shared.

^^ Is there "Rocky Horror Picture Show" potential here?

The studio is extremely disappointed at the lackluster boxoffice performance of this film, despite all of the hype generated on the internet. A similar lesson learned the hard way by Howard Dean.

A lot of you have probably heard this already, but it seems somewhat apropos:


Mice on a Plane! (http://www.wltx.com/FYI/story.aspx?storyid=39795)

Where are those snakes when you really need them?

They're at that theater in Arizona. :freak:

one of the worst pieces of crap I've seen in a long, long time.Nice review ... I'd love to see that as a blurb on the DVD box! :D

Qapla'

SSB

Ever since the net hype started for this, I've been flashing on John P's story about the 'snakes' on the flight from Australia. Probably more entertaining than the movie.

Me? What? What story? :confused:

Me? What? What story? :confused:

I think you're the victim of internet hype. :p

Awww... :(

You guys just don't know how to have fun with a "B" movie.

Me? What? What story? :confused:

You had a relative or friend of the family who said the flight over was good except for the snakes? Oh, the captain knew about them - he was eating them too.

That was you told that, no?

Um. No. :confused:

So glad to read all the negativity about this - it's not that I don't know how to enjoy B movies, no, not at all, otherwise what would I be doing here? It's just that movies like this give B movies a bad name.

Um. No. :confused:

Well, hell. Somebody here told the story about the woman on the flight from Australia who said the only thing she didn't care for about the flight over was the snakes. Asked if the flight crew knew about them, she said that , oh yes, the Captain knew because he was eating them too.

Turned out she was saying 'snacks', in an Aussie accent.

Well, hell. Somebody here told the story about the woman on the flight from Australia who said the only thing she didn't care for about the flight over was the snakes. Asked if the flight crew knew about them, she said that , oh yes, the Captain knew because he was eating them too.

Turned out she was saying 'snacks', in an Aussie accent.

That's sorta' like the story where my wife was talking on the phone to a British co-worker and mentioned that her uncle had recently won first prize in a Shagging Contest. "The Shag" is a certain kind of ealy 60s R&B dance style endemic only to North Carolina and South Carolina. In England, the word has a completely different connotation. My wife's British co-worker was extremely impressed - especially when she told him that her uncle is 72 years old.

:lol: :lol:


That's pricelesss!

It's absolutely shagadelic, baby!

Reminds me of the rumor some years ago that Sean Connery had died. Turned out the story started in Japan when they heard the news that former Texas governor John Connally had died!

A guy I carpool with went to see SOAP with his wife, and loved it. He talked about it all the way to work, and all the way back. He went in with no other expectations than to see people being done in by snakes on a plane...

Me too CW. Just mindless fun, for everyone.

Well, hell. Somebody here told the story about the woman on the flight from Australia who said the only thing she didn't care for about the flight over was the snakes. Asked if the flight crew knew about them, she said that , oh yes, the Captain knew because he was eating them too.

Turned out she was saying 'snacks', in an Aussie accent.

Back in the '80s while in college, a Turkish friend of mine drove up to the window at the Kentucky Fried Chicken and said, "I would like a two piece snake." Sitting in the passenger seat, I had a horrible mental image when he made his request and immediately corrected his vowel pronunciation. I'm just glad snake wasn't on the menu there.

Peace on you, my friend!

BTW, I've heard that rattlesnake tastes like chicken. . .

BTW, I've heard that rattlesnake tastes like chicken. . .

It does. I've had it before. :p

You know I actually heard someone ask: "so what's that 'Snakes on a plane' movie about?"

Jimmy B wrote:
You know I actually heard someone ask:
"So what's that 'Snakes on a plane' movie about?"
Did you answer "Lawyers" ?

A similar lesson learned the hard way by Howard Dean.
:D


For what it's worth, my own idea of a "nightmare in the air" movie would have to be a dramatization of this true life event:

http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~hansell/humor/gerard.finneran (http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/%7Ehansell/humor/gerard.finneran)

M.

:D


For what it's worth, my own idea of a "nightmare in the air" movie would have to be a dramatization of this true life event:

http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~hansell/humor/gerard.finneran (http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/%7Ehansell/humor/gerard.finneran)

M.

Ugh! Wrong kinds of snakes!

:D


For what it's worth, my own idea of a "nightmare in the air" movie would have to be a dramatization of this true life event:

http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~hansell/humor/gerard.finneran (http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/%7Ehansell/humor/gerard.finneran)

M.

I love Dave Letterman's take on that 'incident":

Top Ten "Gerard Finneran Excuses"

10. Misread brochure about advantages of first class
9. Confused when steward asked for headset deposit
8. Went nuts after learning they were out of chicken almondine
7. Though he heard somebody yell, "We're going to crash!" and that
was just something he always wanted to do before he died
6. Hoping to impress aloof blonde English woman in 2-D
5. Had already used airphone to call everyone he knew
4. You try drinking for 14 hours and see if you can tell the
difference between a food cart and a bathroom
3. All part of an elaborate plan to intimidate the real killers
2. His ass wouldn't fit in the overhead compartment
1. "Oh, like you've never done it"

What kind of dumb name is "Snakes on a Plane" anyway!?!?!

You know that one commercial for that candy bar that shows this huge room with a bunch of people tapping their chins in deep thought? The question was, "What do we call a bar thats cruchy, and nutty?" Some guy goes, "I got it! Crunchy...Nut bar?". Everyone claps.

So for snakes on a plane, it probably goes like this:

What do we call a movie that has snakes on a plane?

Everyone thinks hard while tapping their chin...
"I got it!!! Snakes...on a plane (?)"

Everyone claps.


Its amazing what stupid ideas people have and waste their money on...I mean the producer, not the people who watch it.

It would be interesting to have a thread about fun movies we all secretly enjoy. Honestly, Snakes on a Plane was just that. Pure, fun, dumb entertainment. I had fun. Thats all.

Amazing to me that guys who grew up on "I was a Teenage Werewolf" on "Mystery Science Theater" would be so harsh. I.M.O. Star Wars 1,2,3 and most Star Trek movies are boring fantasy at best. At least S.O.A.P. delivers what the title promises.

Start a thread, dude. Title it something like "Guilty Pleasures" or "Movies We Enjoy Behind Closed Doors". :)

I remember that food cart story! :drunk:

I think David Letterman's top 10 list is hilarious! :lol:

What kind of dumb name is "Snakes on a Plane" anyway!?!?!It's what Hollywood types call "high concept." If you know the title, then you know exactly what the movie's about. You know, like "Robinson Crusoe on Mars." Or "Eight Heads in a Duffel Bag." Or "Surf Nazis Must Die" . . .