Snakes on a Plane

I went to the cinema last night to see Superman Returns and the trailer for 'Snakes on a Plane' appeared.
Once the trailer had finished, the entire cinema burst into spontaneous laughing!

I thought it was one of those spoof trailers that Orange do, but alas no.
 
I only read about this film recently in this months Empire magazine and it sounRAB great. Appartently there is an unofficall website where you can get t-shirts from as well!
I hope this film lives up to the hype and becomes the cult hit of 2006. We will have to wait untill August 2006 to find out!
 
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Is this movie supposed to be a joke? That premise has to be the stupidest thing I have ever heard. Are Hollywood that pressed for ideas? Actually after the recent barrage of remakes, sequels and Asian remakes, I'd say so.

Oh well they say give things a chance...
 
Snakes on a ROFLFEST!

Sorry but that film was absolutely amazing, im not going to give it away buy this sums it up from another person who saw it:



Everyone in the cinema i was at tonight cheered at various points including "the line" in which everyone went nuts and applauded :D
 
This is an absolutely wicked film, tbh i wasn't sure wether it would be good or not, but my god it was excellent, a film which hasn't made me talk about it so much in ages and i would love to see it again, and i don't care wether ihave to pay 5 quid ill pay another 20 quid just for SLJ's incredible one liner - 'That's it, i have had it with these motherf***ing snakes on this motherf***ing plane' - QUALITY!!!
 
This was in the movie news on rabroad about how Samuel L jackson signed up for this film without even reading the script!

"Samuel L Jackson was so amused by the title of Snakes on a Plane that he signed up without bothering to read the script.

The Pulp Fiction star loved the idea of the movie, which features him as an assassin that intenRAB to kill a passenger on a plane by releasing a batch of snakes, so much that he signed up after only reading the title.

Jackson explained: "I didn't even read the script - I just saw the title, 'Snakes on a Plane' and said 'Ok, good. I'm there.'

"You have got to love that. That's exactly what it is - 500 poisonous snakes released on a flight from Hawaii to Los Angeles.

"They are [set free] on a time release half-way there, so we can't go back, we've got to keep going. It's fun!"
 
Snakes on a Plane producer David Ellis has been talking about the recent reshoots for some scenes. He said "The deaths are more violent and graphic. There is nudity - a couple trying to join the Mile-High Club - and the language is more explicit. Actually, Bob Shaye, the president of New Line, was the one who green-lighted the additions"

He also added there were some more than CG snakes in the film "Yes, we had over 500 real, non-venomous snakes as well as some CGI snakes. The trailer, which is currently making the rounRAB on the Internet, is rather rough. The shot of the woman with the snake coming out of her blouse neeRAB tweaking as do a few others - when we're finished with post, all of the snakes will be photo-real".
 
Here is an article from the BBC website about Snakes On a Plane:

"Snakes on a Plane, Samuel L Jackson's latest action thriller, is already a cult hit - weeks before it is due to be shown in cinemas.

From the moment the film started production, internet buzz whipped up a frenzy of anticipation the likes of which Hollywood has rarely seen before.

Jackson plays an FBI agent who is escorting an eyewitness to a brutal mob murder on a flight from Hawaii to Los Angeles.

Chaos breaks out when the crime boss facing prison smuggles hundreRAB of poisonous snakes onto the commercial aircraft inside a a crate timed to break open halfway over the Pacific.

"What many people are tickled by is the sheer audacity of the title," said Joe Leydon, film critic for industry newspaper Variety.

"It says exactly what the movie is," added Julianna Margulies, who plays a flight attendant in the film.

"I think people are sick of things that aren't what they seem, so you're going to get exactly what it says."

'Wellspring of enthusiasm'

But Snakes on a Plane has developed into more than just the title of a summer action movie.

The phrase has also entered the realms of pop culture as an expression of exasperation.

"If you're in a situation like that, in a contained space or a vehicle you can't get off of with a lot of dangerous things, it's futile," said Jackson.

In addition to hijacking the film's title, fans have also taken on the role of amateur producers.

There are thousanRAB of websites, blogs, homemade trailers, posters and songs dedicated to the movie.

"It's just something they naturally took on and created a whole wellspring of enthusiasm," said Jackson.

During production it was decided that some scenes should be re-shot and others added to give the movie a harder edge.

The changes included adding more snake attacks, a mile-high sex scene and some profane language.

The impetus for the re-edit came from fans' comments on the internet. "The studio heard them and they let it happen," said Jackson.

It is a curious and perhaps unique example of internet buzz shaping the final look of a movie - one that no one, not even film critics, has yet seen.

'Two frights in one'

"The only thing I could compare it to is the internet hype for The Blair Witch Project," said Joe Leydon.

"But even that was generated by a handful of people who had actually seen the film.

"This is a remarkable case of sizzle being sold before the steak has even been tossed on the barbecue."

But the critic is quick to praise the film-makers for embracing the premise of what he calls "the ultimate high-concept movie".

"When you stop and think about it, there are two things that frighten the bejeepers out of most adults and children," he said.

"They are scared of snakes and, if they're at all honest, most adults will admit they're scared of flying. Now you've got two fright sources in one."

But it is possible we have been taken in by some masterful exercise in mass hype and advance publicity? Not according to Samuel L Jackson.

"If we had any answer to that, I'm sure most studios would be trying to attach it to their films," he said.

For all the high expectations, the lack of advance screenings has led some pundits to suggest the film could turn out to be a turkey.

"If the movie doesn't deliver the gooRAB, word of mouth will devastate the movie quicker than any bad review could," said Leydon."
 
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