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[The Richmond Spy]

8 days!

[Qwerty]

8 days!

Didn't realize it was this close!

[The Richmond Spy]

7 Days Now!

Edited by The Richmond Spy, 11 August 2006 - 04:40 PM.

[The Richmond Spy]

My apologies...haven't counted down for a few days....officially 3 days remaining...

[DamnCoffee]

The TV spots are cool at first i thought it was advertising POTC: Dead mans Chest

[The Richmond Spy]

I guess the question is now "Who in the world is not going to see this film tomorrow?"

[Double-Oh-Zero]

Just got back from the advanced screening.

Best.

Movie.












Ever.

[JimmyBond]

I guess the question is now "Who in the world is not going to see this film tomorrow?"

Well, I won't see it tomorrow (I never go to a movie without my girlfriend, and she works). But I'm definately seeing it as soon as I can.

[Harmsway]

The word from that 10:00 showing on Thursday night has actually been pretty good - I'm definitely looking forward to it.

[JimmyBond]

To listen to the theme song of the film, go to this page and click Listen to song (you need Realplayer):

Snakes on a Plane

I must say, it reminds me of the cheesy 80's songs that accompanied those cheesy horror flicks back then. Definately a good sign

[malaysian_bond]

Just came back from the theater. And my god it was awesome!

Solid acting, great emo music, hot lesbo sex, snakes and guns and "that famous line" has totally greates this awesome movie!

Check it out!

[Athena007]

I will be netflixing this one. LOL... I just want to see it because it sounds nuts. I don't know how there can be a whole movie with snakes on the plane because all you have to do is put everyone on oxygen and depressurise the plane. Pretty simpel solution there, eh? But I'm sure that's not what happenes and that there's a lot of running around the plane and AH snake! and EEEK snake! And a lot of "get these mothering snakes off this mothering plane." LOL

[Righty007]

I'm going to see it today at 2:15 PM.

[gkgyver]

I'm definitely going to see this!
I love movies that take place in a limited amount of confined spaces. When executed well, it can be brilliant.

[Righty007]

I just got home from seeing Snakes on a Plane. It is great and lived up to the hype!

[Quartermaster007]

One word.

Uh-maze-ing.

[Harmsway]

What a terrific flick! SNAKES ON A PLANE is truly the movie of the summer. Who would have thought a film with the title SNAKES ON A PLANE would actually be *good*?

[Number 6]

Good sign viewers like this flick thus far. Buddy of mine saw it today and gave it two thumbs up. He's going back to see it tonight.

[Loomis]

What a terrific flick! SNAKES ON A PLANE is truly the movie of the summer. Who would have thought a film with the title SNAKES ON A PLANE would actually be *good*?

Why is it terrific?

Pretend I'm a man from Mars - which I pretty much am when it comes to this movie. All I know about it (apart from the obvious facts that it stars Samuel L. Jackson and takes place on a plane) is that it's a low budget release notable for becoming a cult on the internet during production, to the point where fans actually ended up having a great deal of influence on the finished work (will we see lawsuits from fanboys who feel they deserve a cut, I wonder?).

That's it. Nothing I've heard about SNAKES ON A PLANE spells "quality" to me; quite the reverse, in fact. So what's so great about it? Is it funny? Scary? Both? Which films (if any) is it similar to?

I love cult films and B-movies, but these are only truly enjoyable when a cult following develops naturally (eg. Rocky Horror, Bad Taste), or if the film is awful despite the best intentions of the film-makers (eg. Showgirls). With SoaP, it looks as if the producers are actively trying too hard to make a B-movie, and marketing it as a cult film. Which apart from anything else defeats the whole point of why such films are fun to watch in the first place.

Yeah. A cult film deliberately made as such strikes one as a very smug exercise indeed.

[zencat]

The box office on this should be telling. From Variety.

Internet buzz: What is it good for?

After over six months of parody trailers, blog debates and mainstream press articles about the online hype, New Line will find out what it all means for the bottom line as "Snakes on a Plane" opens this weekend.

Pic is tracking like a normal late-summer horror film, which would indicate a bow in the high teens. But studio is hoping all the hype and buzz could translate into something much bigger, possibly as high as the 30s.

"I'm not sure you can track this movie," said New Line distribution prexy David Tuckerman. "Nobody can ever remember a film that has been like this. Since the beginning, we've just been trying to catch up with it."

Main competition this weekend is Universal's slacker comedy "Accepted," which is also going after a teenage aud but has the benefit of a PG-13 rating vs. an R for "Snakes."

One good sign for "Snakes": Intense exhibitor interest helped New Line book it at 3,555 playdates, very wide for a horror film.

Few doubt that theaters will be packed with the faithful -- mostly young males and some older males -- on Friday and for latenight shows Thursday.

Bigger question is whether good word of mouth will spread after hardcore fans finally get to see the film, convincing a broader aud that "Snakes" is more than an Internet oddity.

[Harmsway]

What a terrific flick! SNAKES ON A PLANE is truly the movie of the summer. Who would have thought a film with the title SNAKES ON A PLANE would actually be *good*?

Why is it terrific?

Pretend I'm a man from Mars - which I pretty much am when it comes to this movie. All I know about it (apart from the obvious facts that it stars Samuel L. Jackson and takes place on a plane) is that it's a low budget release notable for becoming a cult on the internet during production, to the point where fans actually ended up having a great deal of influence on the finished work (will we see lawsuits from fanboys who feel they deserve a cut, I wonder?).

That's it. Nothing I've heard about SNAKES ON A PLANE spells "quality" to me; quite the reverse, in fact. So what's so great about it? Is it funny? Scary? Both? Which films (if any) is it similar to?

It is unexpectedly scary. Quite scary, in fact. It's remarkably well-crafted in that regard - once the movie gets heated up, it gets very intense. And at the same time, there's a good sense of humor woven throughout.

But here's really why SNAKES ON A PLANE is fantastic - it's shameless, unpretentious entertainment. It's a scary ride with a sense of fun at the same time. You've got Samuel L. Jackson being badass (his presence is definitely part of the appeal of this film), you've got snakes offing people left and right (the body count in this film is ridiculous), and you have characters you care about so that when they die, it has some impact.

For a film that had no right to be good, it is. Is this movie ridiculous? Yeah. But that's why it's great - it takes itself with a grain of salt. It's a film with a silly premise that is really just there to entertain, and that it does. It's one of the best times I've had at the movies this year and feels like a drink of water in a desert of summer films that just failed to be as thrilling as they should be. Is it an Oscar-winner? No, and nor should it be. But it delivers on what it promises, and that makes it stand out.

[The Richmond Spy]

Wasn't as bad as I hoped

I think I will go see it again tomorrow.

[Felix_Leiter]

it was brilliant!!!

[gkgyver]

What next: "Elephants on the 2.30 from Paddington"?

You know, that sounds like a movie who mixes together Agatha Christie's "4.50 from Paddington" and "Elephants Don't Forget"

I'm going to see this film, no matter what. I just hope there won't be some guy/girl whose love is bitten by a snake and we'll have some corny love story.

[Loomis]

What a terrific flick! SNAKES ON A PLANE is truly the movie of the summer. Who would have thought a film with the title SNAKES ON A PLANE would actually be *good*?

Why is it terrific?

Pretend I'm a man from Mars - which I pretty much am when it comes to this movie. All I know about it (apart from the obvious facts that it stars Samuel L. Jackson and takes place on a plane) is that it's a low budget release notable for becoming a cult on the internet during production, to the point where fans actually ended up having a great deal of influence on the finished work (will we see lawsuits from fanboys who feel they deserve a cut, I wonder?).

That's it. Nothing I've heard about SNAKES ON A PLANE spells "quality" to me; quite the reverse, in fact. So what's so great about it? Is it funny? Scary? Both? Which films (if any) is it similar to?

It is unexpectedly scary. Quite scary, in fact. It's remarkably well-crafted in that regard - once the movie gets heated up, it gets very intense. And at the same time, there's a good sense of humor woven throughout.

But here's really why SNAKES ON A PLANE is fantastic - it's shameless, unpretentious entertainment. It's a scary ride with a sense of fun at the same time. You've got Samuel L. Jackson being badass (his presence is definitely part of the appeal of this film), you've got snakes offing people left and right (the body count in this film is ridiculous), and you have characters you care about so that when they die, it has some impact.

For a film that had no right to be good, it is. Is this movie ridiculous? Yeah. But that's why it's great - it takes itself with a grain of salt. It's a film with a silly premise that is really just there to entertain, and that it does. It's one of the best times I've had at the movies this year and feels like a drink of water in a desert of summer films that just failed to be as thrilling as they should be. Is it an Oscar-winner? No, and nor should it be. But it delivers on what it promises, and that makes it stand out.

Interesting. Nothing to add to the above, obviously. Will have to see it.

[Janus Assassin]

I just saw it, it was ing amazing.

[zencat]

Weekend estimates have it at $15,250,000.

Maybe internet buzz isn't all that after all.

[DamnCoffee]

It looks good i might go see it not sure yet

[Righty007]

I bought Snakes on a Plane: The Album today.

[Righty007]

I saw it again tonight.