A movie I won't be seeing....

Post by **Dale** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 8:38 am

"Snakes on a Plane"

starring Samuel L. Jackson

Plot Outline: On board a flight over the Pacific Ocean, an assassin, bent on killing a passenger who's a witness in protective custody, lets loose a crate full of deadly snakes.

Tyler · Post by **Tyler** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 8:40 am

Sallah: Indy, why does the floor move?
Indiana Jones: Give me your torch. [Sallah does, and Indy drops it in.] Snakes. Why'd it have to be snakes?
Sallah: Asps. Very dangerous. You go first.

emmline · Post by **emmline** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 9:05 am

you a'skeered of snakes Dale?

Congratulations · Post by **Congratulations** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 9:10 am

The trailer is absolutely hilarious.

And the funny part: it's not supposed to be funny.

beowulf573 · Post by **beowulf573** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 9:56 am

<a href="http://hucksblog.blogspot.com/2005/08/s ... l">This</a> is a fun blog entry from a screenwriter who almost worked on it. Language warning.

You can also buy the <a href="http://damnation-inc.com/order.php?item=1">t-shirt</a>.

Post by **Dale** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 9:57 am

emmline wrote:you a'skeered of snakes Dale?

I, uh, respect them. I'm also uncomfortable in planes. It's not about flying through the air at 30,000 feet in an aluminum tube. It's about NOT BEING ABLE TO GET OUT. So, this movie isn't QUITE my worst nightmare, but it's close. My worse would be:

Getting a Root Canal by a Deranged Endodontist on a Plane Filled with Snakes

rh · Post by rh » Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:08 am

Post by **Dale** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:17 am

rh wrote:

Ah, yes. Marathon Man. Featuring the most amazing movie villain of all time.

Martin Milner · Post by **Martin Milner** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:31 am

Dale wrote:
emmline wrote:you a'skeered of snakes Dale?
I, uh, respect them. I'm also uncomfortable in planes. It's not about flying through the air at 30,000 feet in an aluminum tube. It's about NOT BEING ABLE TO GET OUT.

Oh, you can get out - it's just hard getting back in again.

Flyingcursor · Post by **Flyingcursor** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:58 am

Snakes I can live with but Spiders on a Plane would be my one of my worst nightmares.

Sliabh Luachra · Post by **Sliabh Luachra** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 11:14 am

rh wrote:

AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I.D.10-t · Post by **I.D.10-t** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 12:24 pm

Dale wrote:Ah, yes. Marathon Man. Featuring the most amazing movie villain of all time.

I’ll have to look that one up. I have heard references to it after watching Oldboy.

dubhlinn · Post by **dubhlinn** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 12:50 pm

I.D.10-t wrote:
Dale wrote:Ah, yes. Marathon Man. Featuring the most amazing movie villain of all time.
I’ll have to look that one up. I have heard references to it after watching Oldboy.

Get your Dental check-up out of the way first

Slan,
D.

Charlene · Post by **Charlene** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 7:29 pm

Flyingcursor wrote:Snakes I can live with but Spiders on a Plane would be my one of my worst nightmares.

Ants would be mine.

chas · Post by **chas** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 8:03 pm

Congratulations wrote:The trailer is absolutely hilarious.

And the funny part: it's not supposed to be funny.

I'm not sure what your definition of "supposed to be funny" is, but the interview on NPR yesterday with the director made it pretty clear that he considered it to be the very least campy, if not LOL funny. After reading some of the blogs, they edited some scenes th "add more gore," increase the nudity, and "let Sam Jackson swear some more." IOW, add a little more B movie to the B movie with a big budget. How seriously can anybody (including the director and producer) take a movie that pretty much grew out of a title someone came up with?