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That movie was all kinds of fun. I loved the book, and seeing it was even better. If only people around here cared about the movie. 17 people in the theatre. Dumb asses have no idea what they missed. Even my son loved this movie. We had a fucking blast.
And I am proud to say that I was first in line at the theatre, and first to have my ticket in this area.
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Studio Briefing
18 August 2006
Movie Reviews: 'Snakes on a Plane'
Film critics finally were given a chance to see Snakes on a Plane Thursday night and many of them stayed up late afterwards to knock out their reviews. Most succeeded only in posting them on their respective papers' websites, but some also were able to speed them out fast enough to get them in print, many of the reviews tagged with the word "Exclusive!" above the headline. New Line, the studio releasing the movie, is likely to be stunned by the initial reception, which has been highly positive for the most part. Paraphrasing the unprintable catchphrase in the movie, Christopher Borelli wrote in the Toledo Blade: "I just got back from ^&$# seeing those &%!@ snakes on that ^*#@ plane, and let me tell you something, ^%#$@ - it's kinda fun." Kyle Smith in the New York Post opined that the film is "horribly good" -- an old-fashioned good Bad Movie. "The film failed to be frightening, suspenseful or dramatic but accidentally succeeded in being absolutely hilarious," Smith wrote. Peter Howell in the Toronto Star observed that since all the hype over the movie began spreading on the Internet, moviegoers have been waiting to see whether Snakes on a Plane would "suck." Howell commented, "The coils were finally loosened late last night, and the venomous verdict -- wait for it -- is that Snakes really does suck. It also hisses, bites, chokes, terrifies and amuses far more than anyone had any reason to hope or even suspect. You wanted snakes on a muthalovin' plane, baby -- and why go if you didn't? -- and you got 'em." Sean P. Means in the Salt Lake Tribune came to the same conclusion -- that it delivers what the audience expects. Wrote Means: "It's a movie that knows what it is, and is quite content to play within those parameters. You don't come to a movie with such a matter-of-fact title and expect Shakespearean brilliance." And Richard Roeper in the Chicago Sun-Times ticked off several over-the-top lines from the film, then summed up: "Now that's what I call your campy entertainment."
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Apparently, the film grossed about $15.3 million in its opening weekend, which was at the very low end of projections considering the fan support over the months.
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Ultimately, Snakes did not appear to have had much appeal outside of its core fan base of young men. With a budget of only $30M, Snakes on a Plane should still end up being a moneymaker for New Line after worldwide DVD sales are tallied. However, hopes for a new franchise seem to have been crushed.
Personally, I saw it twice with my son, once with one of his friends and once with one of mine. Just as good the second time around. Got the soundtrack this weekend, too.
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Naw, it don't matter overall, yeah it claimed #1. But if it does crush the hopes of a franchise, then that means we may never see "More Motherfuckin' Snakes on More Motherfuckin' Planes!" That would be a tragedy.
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1. Snakes has a sharp drop-off after all the hardcore fans run out of money;
2. Snakes does a Titanic or Sixth Sense and through positive word of mouth makes several hundred million dollars.
I would hope for the latter. And an Oscar nomination for best original screenplay.
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Naw, it don't matter overall, yeah it claimed #1. But if it does crush the hopes of a franchise, then that means we may never see "More Motherfuckin' Snakes on More Motherfuckin' Planes!" That would be a tragedy.
I am going to see this on Saturday. I'm only hoping Jason will sleep through it or actually watch it. This will be his first trip to the movie theater (not counting when he was lounging in my belly), so it should be entertaining.
And I got 6/10 on that quiz.
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Awesome movie, and a soundtrack following the viewing of the movie. It was fucking great. And this is what was in the CD insert of the soundtrack the bf got me.
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