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August 18, 2006

Snakes on a Plane Pre-Review

So just a quick pre-review of Snakes

First, why it will suck:
1 - The story is rediculous. Snakes? On a plane? Come on! Not even Samuel L. Jackson can save that.
2 - Horror movies always suck.
3 - It's way too overhyped and mainstreamed.

Second, why it will rock:
1 - The story is rediculous! Snakes! On a plane! And it has Samuel L. Jackson!
2 - Horror movies always suck, so who's actually expecting anything from this?
3 - It may lose camp value (nothing this mainstream can really be a cult classic), but at least it will be available in every area to see.

So here's what I think. The movie will be horriblly bad, get panned by all the media (and most of the movie goers), but still be greatly entertaining to a select group. Or it will gain so much popularity with the frat-style college crowd that any cult fans will just avoid it cause they have to keep their reputations (lame excuse, but plausable).

PRE-RATING: Worth a Full Price for Horror/Bad Movie Fans (would be worth a matinee for the others, except you can't see a horror type movie in daylight, it's just against the rules) or Full Price For a Date Movie (horror movies equal grabbing on tightly, and you don't want your date to think you're cheap, so pay full price), Worth a Netflix Rental For Latenight Viewing (in a group to laugh, or once again with a girl/boy).

Comments

Your analysis fails on at least one point: it is not getting panned.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/snakes_on_a_plane/

I stand corrected so far, but with only a 63% freshness, and a 58% "cream of the crop" freshness, it's hardly getting mass praise from the reviewers.

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