OK, I don't understand this movie. From the trailer it seems like a bad action flick. The marketing seems to confirm that it is a bad action flick. It doesn't even look like a humorous parody of a bad action flick.
But everywhere I turn, I'm being told how everyone is so excited to see this movie, and how if I don't see it I'll be the only one on my block to have missed it. And this is way beyond your normal "see this and you'll be cool" type of hype. This movie is being hyped everywhere it seems. I've heard celebrities not even in the film talking about how great it is. G4's coverage of ComicCon was a complete love affair with the movie. So I have to ask:
Are any real people even planning to see this movie? Is anyone remotely excited by it? Is anyone going to rush out to buy tickets on opening night?
It looks to me like they know they have a terrible movie on their hands and this is all a desperate plot to hype the movie into a big box office weekend. But the studios don't normally go to this length to save the other turkeys they fling out every summer. Anyone know why this movie? Anyone (outside of the Hollywood hype machine) think this will actually work?
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[ July 25, 2006, 07:42 AM: Message edited by: KarlEd ]
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
My take on the film is the same as yours. I can't imagine I'll be seeing it.
Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
I concur.
Posted by GutterTenant (Member # 9601) on :
How long are these "snakes"?
Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :
I'll be seeing this movie. Not on opening night perhaps, but definitely in theater.
A lot of the hype for this movie started on the internet; it's almost a grass roots movie promotion. I've seen a couple commercials and theatrical trailers for this movie but everything else has been done by third parties.
Aside from that, there was also a sort of grass roots involvment in the actual moviemaking process. Snakes on a Plane was just the working title and was changed to Pacific Air Flight 121. It was changed back after widespread online protest and (or so I heard) Samuel L threatened to walk. They also did some reshooting to add content that fans seemed hopeful for including (again, that I've heard) a line for Samuel L that goes something like "I've had it with these motha****in snakes on this motha****plane!"
Not to mention the best title ever.
Posted by Katarain (Member # 6659) on :
Yeah, I want to see it just because of the changes that they made specifically for the internet fans--some lines even written by them. Also by Samual L. Jackson's dedication to the original title. Who cares if it's a bad movie? That's kind of the point.
Posted by Eduardo St. Elmo (Member # 9566) on :
I'm definitely going to see this movie in the theatre. The only reason is to satisfy my curiosity, which has made me watch some pretty horrible movies before now. Plan 9 from Outer Space, for example.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Hadn't heard of it until now. If we buy it, it'll likely be for the mock factor. I mean, seriously, that's the only reason we get Steven Seagal movies. And, I have to add, that's all Fahim's idea. Not mine. Posted by Eduardo_Sauron (Member # 5827) on :
You see... /shame/ my grandfather actually loves Steven Seagal movies...he thinks Seagal is the best living actor ever...an inch ahead of Van Damme /shame/
Posted by calaban (Member # 2516) on :
Brewvies.
Posted by El JT de Spang (Member # 7742) on :
quote:Who cares if it's a bad movie? That's kind of the point.
Um, I do. I definitely will not be seeing this, even if it's the worst ever in the 'so bad it's good' category.
I have a limited amount of disposable income, and I surely won't be wasting it on a movie I know will suck. Half the time movies that are supposed to be good end up sucking, so I feel like I've already contributed to that pot.
Posted by Dr Strangelove (Member # 8331) on :
I doubt I'll be seeing this movie, but it still cracks me up for some inexplicable reason everytime I see the title. One of my friends even got me a "Snakes on a Plane" t-shirt for my birthday. I really don't think it will be a good movie, or at least not one I would enjoy in the slightest, but something about the title and the fact that people are actually talking about it, and that there is a shirt for it at Hot Topic, makes me crack up.
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
It can't be any worse than the recent Pirates of the Caribbean.
SoaP is pretty much wysiwyg. It's not Shakespeare, or family entertainment, or art. It doesn't have a message. It's a plane crash movie that has snakes. How can you go wrong with that concept, really?
I'll probably see it at the dollar theater.
Posted by KarlEd (Member # 571) on :
See, this is the best arguement around for actually developing long-term internet relationships. I'll be surprised if the Studios don't have a whole crew of internet posers who's entire job is to register at selected sites and post hype as if it were an average Joe's honest opinion. I inherently distrust "internet hype" because it's so easy to pretend online. We already know at least one studio isn't above adding completely ficticious "review" quotes on their movie posts, even attributed to non-existent reviewers for non-existent papers, but I know no studio is desperate enough for my movie dollars to make up a Noemon or a twinky to chat with me for years only to get my guard down so I'll go see a bad movie on their say-so. Posted by Stephan (Member # 7549) on :
I'll wait and get in on Netflix.
Posted by Baron Samedi (Member # 9175) on :
quote:Originally posted by calaban: Brewvies.
<-- That's me, green and clench-toothed with envy. I miss me some brewvies.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Is that like brownies with a twist? That I'd be up for. Posted by MyrddinFyre (Member # 2576) on :
I thought that article was pretty neat.
Posted by vonk (Member # 9027) on :
Oh yeah I'm gonna see this movie. It's called Snakes on a Plane and it has Samuel L. Jackson in it. 'nuff said. It's odd though. I've never wanted to see a movie based almost solely on its title. I hope whoever gave it that working title gets a raise. Also, I'm gonna see it at the Alamo Draft House, so I can get good and drunk while I watch, and enjoy it even more.
aaah, gotta love cinemas that serve alcohol in the theater.
Posted by Eduardo St. Elmo (Member # 9566) on :
"In Amsterdam you can get a beer at a movie theatre. And I don't mean no paper cup either. I'm talking about a glass of beer..."
Posted by TrapperKeeper (Member # 7680) on :
No.
Posted by MrSquicky (Member # 1802) on :
I'm going. But I'm going for the experience, not necessarily for the movie itself. We're putting together the goon squad - basically 20 or so male idiots who are well prepared to enjoy a movie like Snakes on a Plane in like company.
Posted by KarlEd (Member # 571) on :
quote:Originally posted by Katarain: Yeah, I want to see it just because of the changes that they made specifically for the internet fans--some lines even written by them. Also by Samual L. Jackson's dedication to the original title. Who cares if it's a bad movie? That's kind of the point.
I was just gonna let this go at face value, but it turns out I just can't. To me this clinches it. The studio knows this movie is just a huge pile of crap. They know there is no saving it as a serious attempt at entertainment. What director with any real vision listens to and incorporates the ideas of a bunch of people who 1. have not read the script. 2. do not know anything about the movie that can't be gleaned from the title alone, and 3. have no way of putting any suggestions into any kind of context. These are the things you do in a brainstorming session before shooting, not after the fact. I could maybe see a director getting one or two fun ideas by perusing the buzz around his film, but 5 whole days worth of additional filming? No, clearly the studio doesn't care at all about the film itself at this point. It's relying purely on hype hoping to sucker 10 or 15 million people on opening weekend so they can pretend they've tapped the zeitgeist, or something.
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
By the way, no one has actually given a reason why this movie is going to 'suck'.
If I were to guess, I would say that this is a movie that isn't going to suck for its target audience, which is basically young(ish) males. It's an easy movie to make well. Again, how the hell can you go wrong with snakes on a plane?
I think people are saying that the movie sucks because they want the movie to be something it isn't.
Bitching about SOAP as bad just because it's SOAP is like bitching about Titanic being basically about a big-ass sinking ship, or Pirates of the Caribbean being basically about pirates with special effects. Most people (particularly most men) didn't really give a rat's ass about the love story in those movies, k? People went to go see those movies for the spectacle, which is exactly why people will go see SOAP.
Posted by El JT de Spang (Member # 7742) on :
You don't speak for 'most men'. Sorry to say.
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
Sure I do.
Leaving that question aside, do you disagree that most of the people who will enjoy SoaP will be men?
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
quote:My take on the film is the same as yours. I can't imagine I'll be seeing it.
Exactly.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
most people who enjoy SOAP = men
does NOT mean
most men = people who enjoy SOAP
<insert personal hygiene joke here>
Posted by KarlEd (Member # 571) on :
quote:Leaving that question aside, do you disagree that most of the people who will enjoy SoaP will be men?
Well, I'll agree that they will be male. Posted by El JT de Spang (Member # 7742) on :
No. But I would qualify that with the statement that most who enjoy it (of either sex) will do so largely because they go into it with really low expectations.
I don't think encouraging movie studios to make movies that everyone in the social consciousness knows will suck is something I should support.
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
That's true, Rivka.
Posted by Demonstrocity (Member # 9579) on :
quote:Originally posted by KarlEd:
quote:Originally posted by Katarain: Yeah, I want to see it just because of the changes that they made specifically for the internet fans--some lines even written by them. Also by Samual L. Jackson's dedication to the original title. Who cares if it's a bad movie? That's kind of the point.
I was just gonna let this go at face value, but it turns out I just can't. To me this clinches it. The studio knows this movie is just a huge pile of crap. They know there is no saving it as a serious attempt at entertainment. What director with any real vision listens to and incorporates the ideas of a bunch of people who 1. have not read the script. 2. do not know anything about the movie that can't be gleaned from the title alone, and 3. have no way of putting any suggestions into any kind of context. These are the things you do in a brainstorming session before shooting, not after the fact. I could maybe see a director getting one or two fun ideas by perusing the buzz around his film, but 5 whole days worth of additional filming? No, clearly the studio doesn't care at all about the film itself at this point. It's relying purely on hype hoping to sucker 10 or 15 million people on opening weekend so they can pretend they've tapped the zeitgeist, or something.
It's like a Wikimovie.
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
Why do you know it's going to suck?
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Glad we agree. Because your earlier post seemed not to understand the distinction.
Posted by vonk (Member # 9027) on :
Why would it suck? It's a movie about snakes on a plane. If you want to see a movie about snakes on a plane (which I do) then it should be pretty good. I don't think the special effects will be lacking, or the action acting, or the one liners, or the explosions. It should be a pretty good action movie. Granted, if you really love romantic comedy, avante garde(sp?) or foreign films, this probably isn't the movie for you.
But this movie isn't pretending to be anything it isn't. It purports itself to be an action movie about snakes on a plane. That sounds like fun to me, and apparently a lot of other people, so it will be seen by lots of people. I don't think the movie studios are making this movie knowing that it will suck, or that everyone that wants to see it thinks that it will suck (though I'm sure some do).
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
I don't see where you can get that from my post, Rivka. The only thing I said which approximates your response was that it wasn't going to suck for most youngish males, which I think is true.
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
Right, Vonk. Posted by MrSquicky (Member # 1802) on :
I don't know. I see it as similar to going to watch a professional sports game. Kinda stupid , but if approached correctly and in the right company, a whole heck of a lot of fun.
Granted, there won't be any tea drinking or long talks about our feelings and no one is going to discourse about the role Satre's work had on shaping the ouevre, but there's different types of fun.
I'm not looking for high-brow entertainment. I'm looking for a group of rowdy gents, Samuel L. Jackson, and mfing snakes on an mfing plane.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote:Originally posted by Storm Saxon: Most people (particularly most men) didn't really give a rat's ass about the love story in those movies, k?
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
What don't you know, Squicky? It seems to be a movie designed to be fun, not intelligent.
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
Oh, that. Rivka, I don't think that indicates that I think most men will like SOAP.
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
Gotta run. TTFN.
Posted by KarlEd (Member # 571) on :
Maybe it won't suck. The closest comparison I can make is to the movie Eight-Legged Freaks, which I enjoyed. The difference is that there wasn't all this over-the-top hype about that movie and it really didn't pretend to be anything more than what it was. For all the pretense of SoaP being straight-forward ("It's about snakes. . . on a plane. 'Nuff said.") The hype certainly belies the studio's hope that significant numbers of people will think it's something more.
Maybe another good analogy is Napoleon Dynamite. I'd probably have loved that movie if I had seen it in the theaters before the hype. Instead I saw it after having seen the name and characters thoroughly saturate the culture. When I finally did watch the movie, my reaction was mostly "meh". I do think it was a fun, quirky movie, but there was nothing about it to justify all the T-shirts, lunch-boxes, bumper stickers, dolls, etc. One thing it did have, though, was the fact that all that superflua came about after the movie touched a core audience. SoaP is wearing out its welcome even before the film has hit the theaters.
Posted by MrSquicky (Member # 1802) on :
No, no it's not. It's wearing out its welcome for you. Which is fine, but don't put how you feel on other people.
Also, I haven't really been too aware of the studio pushing this either as something it's not or amazingly hard. Most of the stuff I've seen about it has been through third parties and I don't think anyone is confused about what the movie is going to be. It (and the hoopla surrounding it) just appeals to them more than it appeals to you.
Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
I'll prolly see it just so I can hear Samuel L Jackson's voice.
It really depends on if my hubby wants to see it. If he doesn't want to see it, I won't push (I'm not that excited to see it) and I'll watch it on HBO instead.
I tried watching Napoleon Dynamite but couldn't get through the first 5 minutes. It was boring and made me uncomfortable.
Posted by Nighthawk (Member # 4176) on :
"Honey, do you want to go see a movie? It opens on my birthday!"
"Sure, dear. Which one?"
"Snakes on a Plane."
[Silence for about a minute]
"Is it what I think it's about?"
"Well, pretty sure, yes."
"Have fun."
Great...
Posted by KarlEd (Member # 571) on :
I don't think I'm ascribing my feelings to others any more than you are. I think it should be pretty obvious to all readers here that what I've writting is my opinion, forceful and curmudgeonly as it may be.
And many of my friends are just as baffled by the hype as I am, and it's definitely getting a lot of pseudo-grass roots hype. It's all over the pop-culture shows on TV and I suspect very little gets that kind of hype without studio money behind it.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
quote:Originally posted by Storm Saxon: Bitching about SOAP as bad just because it's SOAP...
:: laugh :: My initial response to this was "Huh. I thought that SOAP was fairly well received in its day. But why is Storm Saxon brining up a sitcom from the late 70s or early 80s?"
quote:Oh yeah I'm gonna see this movie. It's called Snakes on a Plane and it has Samuel L. Jackson in it. 'nuff said. It's odd though. I've never wanted to see a movie based almost solely on its title. I hope whoever gave it that working title gets a raise.
I think that whoever cooked up the "It's called Snakes on a Plane and it has Samuel L. Jackson in it. 'nuff said" meme is the one who deserves the raise. It's interesting to see the legs that that thing has. That exact phrase (or almost identical phrases; sometimes you hear it without the Samuel L. Jackson part, and it isn't uncommon to see it without the word "called", and with elipsis between "snakes" and "on a plane"), usually complete with the "'nuff", is being typed out far too frequently to be anything other than a particularly virulent pop-culture meme.
Posted by MrSquicky (Member # 1802) on :
You're trying to speak for everyone. But you're obviously not. There are plenty of people who are interested in seeing this movie. I'm one of them.
I get that you are not interested. As I said, there's nothing wrong with that. However, I don't think that saying that everyone isn't interested or acting like people who are are inferior to you is right or true.
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I don't so much watch the pop-culture shows on TV, but I might suggest that, when something gets a lot of third party attention (which, regardless of how much juice the studio put behind it, you can't deny that SOAP has), it's going to show up on these shows, if their people are at all competent. When a fad catches on, it's important for these shows to feed people's interest in this fad. For example, when the new Star Wars movies came out, I don't imagine that Lucas and Co. needed to spread much juice around to get them picked up by the shows.
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As I said, it's like being excited about the Super Bowl and rooting for a specific team to win or whatever. Yes, it's kinda dumb and pointless, but it's fun. With your approach, you're not receptive to that fun. But I'm planning on having a good time with it, and a chunk of this good time comes from appreciating and participating in the "Snakes + Plane = Snakes on a Plane" hype.
Posted by MrSquicky (Member # 1802) on :
You know, thinking about it, I don't even care if the hype comes from the studio or not. If they did all this, the enjoyment I've gotten out of it is worth the $8 I'll be paying for a ticket.
The first reference I saw of this movie was in "The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny". As I was checking out the references that I didn't get, I noticed a not about the movie, which, at that moment, sounded awesome. Then I saw some other flash about it that were pretty funny. And then me and some of the guys talked about it and agreed it was a goon squad movie.
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I'm wondering about the breakdown here. What do people think about Real Ultimate Power?
Posted by El JT de Spang (Member # 7742) on :
It's just like the Superbowl, except for the Superbowl is the seminal event in the most popular sport in the country and this is a movie who's only claim to fame is a plot that's laughably campy and a star who's not afraid to play a tongue-in-cheek action hero.
I have no doubt that lots of people (who will mostly be young men) will see this and laugh. That's what action movies are all about, right? A good laugh? Anyway, with the right mindset I'm sure it'll be a gay old time.
I'm just posting to make it clear that not all young men are on the edge of their seats for the release, and I've been in on the hype since day one.
Posted by vonk (Member # 9027) on :
The only place I've seen this hype is here on Hatrack. I don't tune in to a lot of the pop-culture web sites or non-sindicated TV, so I might have just missed it all. But I doubt the studio execs decided they needed someone on Hatrack to spread the word, so I don't think I'm being duped by anyone based on false hype.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
That's not a bad perspective to take on it, Squick, but it's not one that I share. I don't particularly care one way or the other whether other people see the movie or not; for me the interesting part is just the spread of the meme.
I've never really been able to get into watching sports either, though, and when I've occasionally ended up at a sporting event for some reason I've usually entertained myself by watching the people watching the game.
What is Real Ultmate Power? The link is blocked from my work.
Posted by MrSquicky (Member # 1802) on :
quote:It's just like the Superbowl, except for the Superbowl is the seminal event in the most popular sport in the country and this is a movie who's only claim to fame is a plot that's laughably campy and a star who's not afraid to play a tongue-in-cheek action hero.
I fail to see where you've made one out to be different from the other in terms of importance or respectibility. I don't see how watching grown men play a kids' game is much different from watching a silly movie.
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
quote:Originally posted by MrSquicky I'm not looking for high-brow entertainment. I'm looking for a group of rowdy gents, Samuel L. Jackson, and mfing snakes on an mfing plane.
So true. I'm obscenely excited for this movie, primarily because it's not supposed to be good. I enjoy the usual "Hotel Rwanda"s and "Saving Ryan's Privates" as much as (and possibly more than) the average theatre-goer, but occasionally, you just really need to be excited for something else. Or, at least, I need that.
The snakes, BTW, were huge. They brought out several at the SDCC, and it was... creepy. Mfing snakes, indeed. Posted by Anna (Member # 2582) on :
I expect this movie to be very much like Anaconda. Laughable. Very good to watch on TV with friends and probably chips or pop corn, but I certainly won't see it in a theater.
Posted by Bean Counter (Member # 6001) on :
I will never watch this movie, I am stained by even having sat through the trailers and knowing it exists.
BC
Posted by MrSquicky (Member # 1802) on :
Noemon, I don't care about watching sports either. But I've been known to paint my body and go have an incredibly fun time. I do this because there's fun to be had and by golly, I'm going to have it.
I suggest, maybe, next time you are end up at an event, throw yourself into it. You may be suprised at how much fun it can be if you pretend to take it seriously for a while.
Sort of like karaoke, or dancing. If you actually get into it, it's a whole lot of fun. But for people who are self-conscious or just can't get into it or prefer standing off to the side, feeling superior because they're not making fools of themselves, there is little fun to be had.
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I agree that the meme spreading is pretty interesting, but I'm also the type of guy who gets jazzed by that sort of thing too.
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Real Ultimate Power is a hardcore porn...wait, no, I mean a sohpisticatedly juvenile ninja fan site. It's so sweet I kicked my mother in the face.
Posted by MrSquicky (Member # 1802) on :
Anna,
quote:I expect this movie to be very much like Anaconda. Laughable. Very good to watch on TV with friends and probably chips or pop corn, but I certainly won't see it in a theater.
You fail to realize that Snakes on a Plane has snakes (unlike Anaconda, which really focused on the one snake - I think - never actually saw it) and THEY"RE ON A PLANE. Snake + the Amazon = a snake in its natural habitat << Snakes + Plane = Snakes on a Plane.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
quote:Originally posted by MrSquicky: Noemon, I don't care about watching sports either. But I've been known to paint my body and go have an incredibly fun time. I do this because there's fun to be had and by golly, I'm going to have it.
I suggest, maybe, next time you are end up at an event, throw yourself into it. You may be suprised at how much fun it can be if you pretend to take it seriously for a while.
I've actually been doing stuff like this lately; not with sporting events in particular, but just generally doing things that are well outside the norm of what I do and what I enjoy, just for the experience. And yeah, I generally have fun when I do.
quote:But for people who are self-conscious or just can't get into it or prefer standing off to the side, feeling superior because they're not making fools of themselves, there is little fun to be had.
I'm not really any of these three things. Well, that's not quite true; I historically have been self conscious when doing things that I've been repeatedly made fun of for doing horribly, like dancing, but in the last couple of years I've pretty much put giving much of a crap about that kind of thing behind me, and with it the self-consciousness has diminished quite a bit. When I sit back and observe it's generally with interest rather than condescension.
quote:Real Ultimate Power is a hardcore porn...wait, no, I mean a sohpisticatedly juvenile ninja fan site. It's so sweet I kicked my mother in the face.
I'll check it out when I'm not at work.
Posted by vonk (Member # 9027) on :
Agreed MrSquicky. If SoaP is as bad as Anaconda I will be severely disappointed. Anaconda was more B-movie starring old hip-hop/pop stars, where SoaP should have A-movie actors and special effects. And then there's the whole more snakes thing, which in and of itself makes the movie better.
Posted by KarlEd (Member # 571) on :
quote:You're trying to speak for everyone. But you're obviously not. There are plenty of people who are interested in seeing this movie. I'm one of them.
I get that you are not interested. As I said, there's nothing wrong with that. However, I don't think that saying that everyone isn't interested or acting like people who are are inferior to you is right or true.
Woah, dude. I think you're projecting a bit. I've never said that others aren't interested. I've expressed bewilderment over all the hype, but in fact the whole purpose of this thread was to find out if there were any real people behind the hype since my entire experience of it is from tainted sources (i.e. people who, as far as I can tell, have a financial interest in hyping the movie.) Now I know that there are a few. I also know that there are at least as many people who agree with me that the premise looks unpromising and the hype way beyond the potential payoff. I even admitted that I could be wrong about it sucking.
I'm sorry if I've rained on your parade. Really. But I've hardly even pretended to speak for all people, or imply that anyone who disagrees is inferior. That's something you've projected into my posts. I've just re-read everything I've written here and I'll stand by that assertion.
Posted by MrSquicky (Member # 1802) on :
Karl,
quote:It's relying purely on hype hoping to sucker 10 or 15 million people on opening weekend so they can pretend they've tapped the zeitgeist, or something.
quote:
quote:Leaving that question aside, do you disagree that most of the people who will enjoy SoaP will be men?
Well, I'll agree that they will be male. [Wink]
quote:SoaP is wearing out its welcome even before the film has hit the theaters.
I don't really care so much, but it's sort of like the "Everyone hated high school" threads that we have every once in a while. I think it's important to note that there are plenty of people who really enjoyed high school, or, in this case, that there are plenty of people who are pretty sure what they are going to get and, because they approach it a certain way, are having and are going to have a good time with this movie.
Posted by KarlEd (Member # 571) on :
Your first and last quotes are purely my opinion, which should be clear in context. The second one is clearly a joke.
Additionally, the first quote is ascribing motives to the studio, not to the movie-goers.
Why is it so important to you to paint me as a dick for holding the opinion I hold? I certainly haven't criticized you for wanting to see the film. If I had a bunch of friends who wanted to see it, I'd probably go too. I'd probably have fun, too, with the right crowd. It's just not a movie that seems to me to be worth the effort to organize a goon squad for.
On the other hand, I am getting a goon squad together for the second Jackass movie which comes out in September.
Posted by Nato (Member # 1448) on :
This movie looks hilarious, but I understand why some people might be skeptical.
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
Other movie titles that would be automatic-go-see?
A Guy, A Girl, and A Howitzer.
My Dog Headless
The Rage of the Wookie Dragon
Mr. Bean and the Guillotine
PMS The Musical
Monty Python and the Killer Joke
others?
Posted by vonk (Member # 9027) on :
Their making another Jackass movie?! Good lord, how many people are going to make how much money off of a couple of crazy punks in Finland?
Edit: Dan - Naked People Kill Things would be the blockbuster of the millenium.
Posted by KarlEd (Member # 571) on :
I'm dying for someone to make Silence of the Lambs: The Musical. I already have the soundtrack on CD. Seriously.
WARNING: Linked site contains explicit song titles.
Posted by Sean (Member # 689) on :
quote:I enjoy the usual "Hotel Rwanda"s and "Saving Ryan's Privates" as much as (and possibly more than) the average theatre-goer, but occasionally, you just really need to be excited for something else.
It's like the food pyramid of movies. You have to get an appropriate number of servings of:
1) Serious drama. 2) Porn knockoffs of serious dramas. 3) SNAKES on a PLANE!
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
My best friend cannot wait to see this movie. She's geeked, she damned near bought the novelization of this, which floored me.
I plan to see this in the theater, but then I see movies for free with the same best friend because she works in the theater.
I think it looks very entertaining, but I wouldn't pay to see it.
Posted by Irami Osei-Frimpong (Member # 2229) on :
I think that it's a great concept with a wonderful name. With any luck, it'll be like Tremors. You have the perfect villian, a scary scenario. You don't need any fancy science or diabolical schemes. Snakes exist. Planes exist. The idea is gorgeous in its simplicity.
And then for the title, except for maybe, "Texas Chainsaw Massacre," I can't think of a title that's gotten right to the heart of a legitimately scary conflict.
I may not see the movie, but I think that the MBA who concocted the idea should get a raise. I hope that people don't go overboard and sully the market with 30 copycats, but I support "Snakes on a Plane," and I can see the draw.
[ July 25, 2006, 03:41 PM: Message edited by: Irami Osei-Frimpong ]
Posted by MrSquicky (Member # 1802) on :
Karl, Here's how I read those.
"People who see this movie are suckers who are fooled by the studio produced hype."
"They are also not men. Haha."
"My opinion is that everyone feels that this movie has worn out its welcome."
Like I said, I'm not terribly concerned about this. I read you wrong, I guess.
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edit: Wangs + Plane = Tube Snakes on a Plane!
Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
Karl: DAMMIT THAT'S MY JOKE AND HAS BEEN SINCE THE ORIGINAL MOVIE CAME OUT!!!!!!
Sorry for the caps... I'm miffed.
I even put it in my comic.
GRR!
Posted by KarlEd (Member # 571) on :
quote: I read you wrong, I guess.
Okay. I hope that wasn't the general perception of what I wrote. No condescension was intended. I do hope you have fun with your friends. Posted by KarlEd (Member # 571) on :
quote:Originally posted by The Pixiest: Karl: DAMMIT THAT'S MY JOKE AND HAS BEEN SINCE THE ORIGINAL MOVIE CAME OUT!!!!!!
Sorry for the caps... I'm miffed.
I even put it in my comic.
GRR!
Hey, don't yell at me. I didn't write the thing.
By the way, I thought of sending you that link last week. I read your comic from the first one to the current one all at once. I caught the joke and wondered if you knew about the soundtrack. (Good comic, by the way.)
Posted by MightyCow (Member # 9253) on :
I'm SO going to see this.
My greatest movie-going regret this year is that I missed Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift in theaters Posted by MrSquicky (Member # 1802) on :
quote: I do hope you have fun with your friends.
Those animals aren't my friends. More like a free floating accident waiting to happen that I happen to be part of.
Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
I'm not mad at you Karl. I was just shocked.
I'm glad you liked COBC =)
Posted by Avadaru (Member # 3026) on :
I am incredibly excited about this movie. I don't normally get hyped about movies that I know are going to "be so bad they're good", but I can't wait to see this.
Lately I've been calling up my friends and family and saying things like, "You're not going to believe this...there are snakes... ON MY HEAD." or "Snakes? On a rearview mirror?" and most recently, "I want these m'fing snakes off my m'fing tree!"
Yeah, I'm a dork. But this movie is gonna be AWESOME.
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
I'm telling you...the sequels are going to rule even more. Terrorist snakes could be ANYWHERE!
-pH
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
Heh, heh, Dan.
Posted by Steev (Member # 6805) on :
quote:Originally posted by Dan_raven: Other movie titles that would be automatic-go-see?
I am excited about Snakes on a Plane. It's truth in advertising.
In fact, I wrote this in joy of its approach:
quote:HELLO I AM SAMUEL L. JACKSON (formerly mace windu) AND I AM HERE TO TELL YOU ABOUT THIS MOVIE THAT I AM STARRING IN WHICH IS GOING TO BE THE BEST MOVIE EVER MADE. AND IT IS CALLED
WAIT FOR IT
WAIT
SNAKES ON A PLANE
sir are you allright are there snakes on your plane?? i am samuel l jackson and i am here to help with this sort of thing!!
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I mean, seriously, that's the only reason we get Steven Seagal movies. And, I have to add, that's all Fahim's idea. Not mine. ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
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