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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. Posts: 3932 | Registered: Sep 1999
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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. Posts: 6394 | Registered: Dec 1999
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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.)
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Those animals aren't my friends. More like a free floating accident waiting to happen that I happen to be part of.
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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.
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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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