Coming to a theater near you in 2006: Snakes on a Plane

[Mr. Manager]

The plot(from imdb):
On board a flight over the Pacific Ocean, an assassin, bent on killing a passenger who's a witness in protective custody, let loose a crate full of deadly snakes.

Not only does it have a ridiculous plot but it has an extremely uncreative title. It comes in August and stars Samuel L. Jackson and Kenan Thompson.
*this is not a comedy

[Sr.Infierno]

Are you f'n kidding me?

[Mr. Manager]

Are you f'n kidding me?This is no joke. Wired magazine had an article about along with screencaps. If this was a comedy, it would be great though.

[Nin-Nin69]

Well it sounds better than Jackson's last movie with Levy since I can laugh at how bad it will be.

[Mr. Manager]

Well it sounds better than Jackson's last movie with Levy since I can laugh at how bad it will be.It'll certainly be funnier than that Jackson-Levy movie.

[Humble]

Yet another reason why I shouldn't take the human race seriously. :p

-Humble

[Zorak Masaki]

So now we're basing DRAMATIC films after snl sketches(yes, there was an SNL sketch based on this topic, it aired back in 1998)? So how soon before we see the dramatic saga of the lover's (that disturbing sketch with chris parnell and cheri oteri)?

[RD!]

<parallax|> SNAKES ON A PLANE

[Sharklady]

That's a glaringly inefficient way to try to kill somebody. Even assuming you could get the snakes past security, most won't bite until provoked, and no snake on earth has venom potent enough to kill someone instantly. In all probability, when the first person (whom, odds are, would not be your target) got nailed, the plane would proceed to make an emergency landing at the nearest big city, where all the bitten passengers would be taken to the hospital in time to get serum to save their lives.
That is, unless the pilots were among the bitten, in which case they might be too incapasitated to fly the plane so it would crash & the would-be assassin would die. People out to eliminate witnesses are rarely willing to pay such a price.

Even by thriller-movie standards, this scenario makes no sense.

[Frank Castle]

Snake? Snake? SNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE!?

[DarthGonzo]

Wait...this movie is called "Snakes on a Plane"? Snakes on a Plane???

What's next? "Wildebeasts in a Subway Train"? "Manitees on a Motercycle"? Oh, oh, how about "Rhinos on a Jetski"?

[Andy Mancini]

I'm shocked that no one has posted this (http://wigu.com/overcompensating/archive/2005_09_18_archive.html) yet. It's the second comic on the page. Just so everyone is aware, that comic does have strong language in it. Jeffery Rowland also released a "Snakes On a Plane" T-shirt... sort of.

http://www.topatoco.com/artwork/fpp-snakes.gif

[Nin-Nin69]

http://www.autoreview.ru/new_site/year2000/n07/tyres/Tire-2.jpg

[TnAdct1]

http://www.autoreview.ru/new_site/year2000/n07/tyres/Tire-2.jpg Someone must be a fan of Eegah. :D

[Nin-Nin69]

Well that's all I would scream if I sat through the movie. :D

[Freedom Fighter]

What's wrong with a film that says what it is?

I'm still not seeing it when it comes out, though. :p

[The Clown Prince]

Yes, yes. This film is no joke and fully exists. IGN Filmforce (http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/675/675069p1.html) posted this news story about it December 12th...


Buzz is building for New Line's forthcoming actioner Snakes on a Plane, starring Samuel L. Jackson. Today's Variety has a blurb on how the flick's title alone has already inspired songs and merch. In fact, the film's title is already becoming part of the pop vernacular as a catchy phrase that can be substituted for "It could be worse."

Samuel L. Jackson stars in the intense actioner as an FBI agent who is escorting a witness on a flight from Hawaii to Los Angeles when an assassin releases hundreds of deadly snakes on a commercial airplane in order to eliminate the witness. The FBI agent, along with a rookie pilot, frightened crew and passengers must then band together in a desperate attempt to survive.

The flick recently wrapped filming under the direction of David R. Ellis (Cellular, Final Destination 2). Sheldon Turner (The Longest Yard) wrote the screenplay.

New Line has to be patting themselves on the back for changing the film's title from the lackluster Flight 121 back to Snakes on a Plane (which it was called in the early stages of development).

We'll have more on Snakes on a Plane here on IGN FilmForce leading up to the film's August 18, 2006 release.


Considering already the hilarious buzz surrounding it, this is one of those films that I don't think was taken seriously when it was filmed, it's not meant to be serious when viewing it, and will be MST3K type fodder for many years to come. If it was taken seriously when it was filmed.... God help the human race! :)

I can't wait for Samuel L. Jackson to promote the film on David Letterman and Jay Leno with a straight face, if he even can.

The Clown Prince

[ManicWebb]

LOL!
I haven't stopped laughing since reading half of The Ghost's first post. Oh lord, that's good comedy. If this movie was actually a comedy, though, it'd be pure brilliance.

[Tobias]

Only one way to sum up this movie:

[Tom Servo]Watch out for snakes![/Tom Servo]

[EightOh]

My favorite parody reference so far is a thread title from the Penny Arcade forums, a few weeks ago:

Mario Kart DS: Snakes on a Lane

I doubt I'll ever watch it until it's on cable, and maybe not even then, but it's easily one of my favorite movies ever, and it's been up there since I first found out about it.

[PC!]

The plot sounds silly enough, but Samuel L. Jackson and Kenan Thompson? Who on EARTH thought to put them in a movie together? :p

This should prove interesting, to say the least...

[Terminatah]

The plot(from imdb):
On board a flight over the Pacific Ocean, an assassin, bent on killing a passenger who's a witness in protective custody, let loose a crate full of deadly snakes.

Not only does it have a ridiculous plot but it has an extremely uncreative title. It comes in August and stars Samuel L. Jackson and Kenan Thompson.
*this is not a comedyThis movie has anything but an uncreative title. An uncreative title would be something like FLIGHT 121, which was its title at one point. SNAKES ON A PLANE is refreshingly straightforward and creative. You won't confuse it with anything else.

So now we're basing DRAMATIC films after snl sketches(yes, there was an SNL sketch based on this topic, it aired back in 1998)? Well, that was only one talking king cobra. This is several snakes! On a plane!

So how soon before we see the dramatic saga of the lover's (that disturbing sketch with chris parnell and cheri oteri)?I think you mean Will Ferrell and Rachel Dratch.

-Terminatah

[Space Chief]

"Snakes on a Plane". I liked the working title better:
"The Incredibly Strange Snakes Who Stopped Being In A Crate And Started Attacking Sam Jackson And Keenan Thompson...On A Plane"

Maybe it will become a weekly series, as we see two non-Keenan and Sam characters having all sorts of wacky adventures while trying not to get killed by snakes...or each other. The highlight will be a "Very Special Episode" in which the two characters try to stop a snake who's dicovered a bag of mariujuana in a passenger's bag. After that, it will be a Snakes on a Plane: The Animated Series, featuring the voices of Phil LaMarr and Adam West. In it, Phil and Adam would travel to all sorts of exotic locales while using the now-friendly snakes to dispatch evil villains such as Pirate Crimsonbeard, who tries to steal the supply of Microwavable Pizza Bites hidden on the plane. And of course, they will learn all sorts of valuble life lessons on the way. I wonder what the theme would sound like:
"They're snakes...On a plaaaaaaane..."

With this level of lunacy in Hollywood, it's only a matter of time before my pet project, Earth vs. the Toaster, becomes a reality.

[Sharklady]

> With this level of lunacy in Hollywood, it's only a matter of time before my pet project, Earth vs. the Toaster, becomes a reality. <

Ooo, I like that title!
But *please* tell us it's a comedy (or at least a tongue-in-cheek satire.)

BTW: The serpent in this publicity still...

http://www.blackfilm.com/20050819/features/snakesonaplane_p5.shtml

... is clearly a non-venomous king snake.

You'd think they'd take advantage of the opportunity CGI offers, to put images of actual dangerous snakes in every shot.

[Chris Wood]

How could any moviegoer possibly resist a title this awesome? This could be the next Titanic.

Although I'll probabaly resist until it comes out on video.

[TheMecca]

Next summer, I'm going to see this movie 20 times.

And then countless other times on DVD.

The title is so random, and the plot so rediculous, that it can stay funny no matter what.

AND it's NOT a comedy. Beat that, the adult comedy works of Bob Saget!

[Brettfern]

Beat that, the adult comedy works of Bob Saget! He is da man!

[Patrick Bateman]

ROFL!

I'm going to see this just for the hilarity of it.

[Dark Fact]

You people are giving this movie way more credit than it deserves.

This movie has anything but an uncreative title. An uncreative title would be something like FLIGHT 121, which was its title at one point. SNAKES ON A PLANE is refreshingly straightforward and creative. You won't confuse it with anything else.
A 4 year old can come up with a title like that in less than 5 seconds. I don't see what's so creative about that.

[Chris Wood]

A 4 year old can come up with a title like that in less than 5 seconds.

That's the whole point. Show me another major studio production that had the balls to use a title this ridiculous.

[Dark Fact]

How about the "Englishman who went up a hill but came down a mountain"?

As for this movie, they might as well make it a comedy since nobody who's even going to see it will treat it like a drama.

[Chris Wood]

How about the "Englishman who went up a hill but came down a mountain"?

It's certainly a lame title, but not having seen the film I'm not sure that it's as ludicrously obvious.

As for this movie, they might as well make it a comedy since nobody who's even going to see it will treat it like a drama.

Nah, the joy is in the unintentional comedy. I can hear the MST3K writers pounding on their keyboards already.

[g_UnIt_GaNsTa]

Oh jeez there are snakes.

ON A PLANE.

Please don't let the pilots have a phobia of snakes oh please oh please.

THIS WILL BE A COMPELLING, INVOLVING DRAMA!

[Temple Fugate]

I will have flown on six or eight planes by the time I get to see this movie. Not very relevant, but something I thought I should throw out there.

This is one movie I must see, regardless of suckitude. It's got:
-Sam Jackson.
-Keenan Thompson.
-A straightforward title that offers no surprises, just a promise: It's got snakes on a plane.

Three things that add up to "one-of-a-kind movie experience." You tell me it takes place in real time and I will be there opening day.

[TheMecca]

The movie comes out on August 18th, 2006.
This will be a hell of a summer for movies.

[Sharklady]

> How about the "Englishman who went up a hill but came down a mountain"?

It's certainly a lame title, but I'm not having seen the film I'm not sure that it's as ludicrously obvious. <

I have watched, and enjoyed, that movie. It's what you might call a 'lightweight comedy'; not many LOL moments but plenty of chuckle-worthy ones. Notably this bit:


"NARRATOR: For some odd reason, lost in the mists of time, there's an extraordinary shortage of last names in Wales. Almost everyone seems to be a Williams, a Jones, or an Evans. To avoid widespread confusion, Welsh people often add an occupation to a name. For example, there was Williams the Petroleum, and Williams the Death. There was Jones the Bottle, and Jones the Prize Cabbage... which described his hobby and his personality. Evans the Bacon, and Evans the End of the World. But one man's name was a puzzle, and it wasn't until I was 10 years old that I asked my grandfather about the man with the longest and most enigmatic name of all.

GRANDFATHER: [to the narrator at age 10] The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill but Came Down a Mountain? Now there's a long name for you. And a long story. You are not going to fidget, are you? For this is a story... an epic story. Yes, epic...."


And that title actually makes perfect sense once you know the story.

But maybe I shouldn't give that away if there's any chance you're going to see it for yourself.

[Chris Wood]

But maybe I shouldn't give that away if there's any chance you're going to see it for yourself.

Thanks, it does sound sort of interesting. Maybe I'll check it out.

[ManicWebb]

Just be glad this movie wasn't titled "All the Pretty Horses."

[Sharklady]

^ Isn't that a line from a folksong?

[Scirel]

"Snakes on a Plane". I liked the working title better:
"The Incredibly Strange Snakes Who Stopped Being In A Crate And Started Attacking Sam Jackson And Keenan Thompson...On A Plane"

Maybe it will become a weekly series, as we see two non-Keenan and Sam characters having all sorts of wacky adventures while trying not to get killed by snakes...or each other. The highlight will be a "Very Special Episode" in which the two characters try to stop a snake who's dicovered a bag of mariujuana in a passenger's bag. After that, it will be a Snakes on a Plane: The Animated Series, featuring the voices of Phil LaMarr and Adam West. In it, Phil and Adam would travel to all sorts of exotic locales while using the now-friendly snakes to dispatch evil villains such as Pirate Crimsonbeard, who tries to steal the supply of Microwavable Pizza Bites hidden on the plane. And of course, they will learn all sorts of valuble life lessons on the way. I wonder what the theme would sound like:
"They're snakes...On a plaaaaaaane..."

With this level of lunacy in Hollywood, it's only a matter of time before my pet project, Earth vs. the Toaster, becomes a reality.
I sigged as much of this as I could. ^_^;;

That was awesome. Are you absolutely sure this isn`t a satirical comedy?

[Mr. Manager]

I'm already working on "Spiders on a Bus".

[James]

The fact this was to be called Flight121 implies it's an action movie, as the plot describes. I think what's been done here, by taking one of the key circumstances within the movie, the studio has opted for a title which will draw attention. Which it has. Very smart indeed.

It sounds stupid, but you can take the core ingredients of many a movie and make it sound stupid. Most movies are fantasy so far as they are not real and thereby offer situations which are when broken down to the most serious form, very stupid.

If you have a fear of snakes, this could be a very hard movie to watch. If you are scared of flying, again, could be hard. If you are scared of BOTH, and have to deal with idea of being on a pressurised cannister with a load of poisonous reptiles, where there are loads of hidden spaces, this actually coiuld be VERY scary.

I think on the shock genre, done right, this could be very tense if you have the appropriate formula. The fact Jackson is on it implies it should have something going for it, aside from a VERY savvy marketting agent.

People make be scoffing, but already it has got internet interest (Penny Arcade shows that) and making waves. That's what ANY film wants and could make this film 20 times more successful that it would as flight121.

Knowing a film exists is half the box office battle.

[Space Chief]

I sigged as much of this as I could. ^_^;;

That was awesome. Are you absolutely sure this isn`t a satirical comedy?
I am truly honored.:D

And no, the movie isn't a comedy. The IMDB entry has it listed as a "Horror/Thriller/Action".
As for the animated series, I just cursed it into existence.
I have great hope for this movie. This could be the defining moment of our generation. It could even surpass the Roger Dean's Yes Album Cover movie. (http://www.rogerdean.com/floatingislands/intro.html)
In related news, I started a thread on this movie at The Agony Booth. (http://www.agonybooth.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2979)

[Chris Wood]

The fact this was to be called Flight121 implies it's an action movie, as the plot describes. I think what's been done here, by taking one of the key circumstances within the movie, the studio has opted for a title which will draw attention. Which it has. Very smart indeed.

It sounds stupid, but you can take the core ingredients of many a movie and make it sound stupid. Most movies are fantasy so far as they are not real and thereby offer situations which are when broken down to the most serious form, very stupid.

If you have a fear of snakes, this could be a very hard movie to watch. If you are scared of flying, again, could be hard. If you are scared of BOTH, and have to deal with idea of being on a pressurised cannister with a load of poisonous reptiles, where there are loads of hidden spaces, this actually coiuld be VERY scary.

I think on the shock genre, done right, this could be very tense if you have the appropriate formula. The fact Jackson is on it implies it should have something going for it, aside from a VERY savvy marketting agent.

People make be scoffing, but already it has got internet interest (Penny Arcade shows that) and making waves. That's what ANY film wants and could make this film 20 times more successful that it would as flight121.

Knowing a film exists is half the box office battle.

I think you're giving this film way too much credit. It's sure to be a cheesy crapfest, only with one of the greatest titles known to man.

As the story goes the development title was Snakes on a Plane, then the studio switched to Flight whatever. But Jackson said he would definitely do the film if it retained the sublime Snakes... title, so the studio switched it back.

[Space Chief]

> With this level of lunacy in Hollywood, it's only a matter of time before my pet project, Earth vs. the Toaster, becomes a reality. <

Ooo, I like that title!
But *please* tell us it's a comedy (or at least a tongue-in-cheek satire.)


It's the latter, as it involves a 40-foot tall radioactive toaster destroying a city, the military stopping it by sticking a giant fork into it, and a speech on how "Mankind has used the toaster for years without giving anything back".

[James]

I think you're giving this film way too much credit. It's sure to be a cheesy crapfest, only with one of the greatest titles known to man.

As the story goes the development title was Snakes on a Plane, then the studio switched to Flight whatever. But Jackson said he would definitely do the film if it retained the sublime Snakes... title, so the studio awitched it back.
Because Jackson is a smart cookie. Development titles are often pretty poor. But Space Chief is right - this film is marketted as a thriller horror. Given that the studio title was so compartively mundane, I don't see the rationale that this film is anything but seriously.

What it sounds like is Jackson and some wryly suits have agreed the snake title makes it a far more curious feature - and as we can see, it works. I'd say the change in pitch is more a sales move. The notion of the film, the plot and the original official title, moves this far more towards horror/thriller. That is an avenue I could really see this working in.

The thought of snakes being somewhere in the same cabin.. maybe tickling at your feet.. in the overhead locker.. beneath the arm rest.. that's typical phobia playing light horror/thriller material.

[tigerrunner]

That old Family Guy quote rings true: "It's probably got Samuel L. Jackson in it. He's in everything."

I've already decided I'm seeing this movie, and if I could reserve seats, I would. I have a feeling this movie will reach legendary status in pop culture history.

EDIT: I just thought of something. Imagine how awesome the trailer is going to be for this movie! Especially if they hire one of those baritone-voiced guys to narrate it!

"In a world where snakes aren't allowed on planes... one man will do the impossible... [i]Snakes on a Plane: get ready for a new kind of turbulence. Coming Soon to a theater near you."

OK so that mock trailer wasn't funny, but I'm too tired to think up anything funny. Besides, there aren't a lot of things funnier than the movie's premise anyway.

[Chris Wood]

Here's a Jackson interview excerpt from Collider.com about the film:

Beaks: One of those films that you’re working on right now is... well, it’s called "Pacific Air 121"—

Jackson: Snakes on a Plane, man!

Beaks: Exactly.

Jackson: We’re totally changing that back. That’s the only reason I took the job: I read the title.

Beaks: Snakes on a Plane! That’s everything!

Jackson: You either want to see that, or you don’t.

Beaks: And how are those snakes? Besides being on a plane?

Jackson: Some of them are aggressive, some of them are cool. They’re interesting to watch, and interesting to interact with. It depends on what kind of snake it is. One day, it took, like, four guys to bring in this 350 lb. Burmese Python. We were all like, “Where’s that goin’?” And I watched an Albino Cobra strike airplane seats the other day. I watched it from another studio. It’s actually been a fun show. But we’re taking the name back!


And here's a photo from the film:
http://www.blackfilm.com/i3/movies/s/snakesonaplane/004_l.jpg

[EightOh]

Beaks: One of those films that you’re working on right now is... well, it’s called "Pacific Air 121"—

Jackson: Snakes on a Plane, man!

Beaks: Exactly.

Jackson: We’re totally changing that back. That’s the only reason I took the job: I read the title.

Beaks: Snakes on a Plane! That’s everything!

Jackson: You either want to see that, or you don’t.Bwah!

[Waylaid]

And you know what's coming after Snakes on A Plane?

Black Snake Moan! (http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0462200/)


Except this time, Sam Jacksons's starring with Christina Ricci.

Good god, is 2006 the year for Sam J. to title his movies with snakes?

[ManicWebb]

And you know what's coming after Snakes on A Plane?

Black Snake Moan! (http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0462200/)


Except this time, Sam Jacksons's starring with Christina Ricci.

Good god, is 2006 the year for Sam J. to title his movies with snakes?
*reads the premise*

*dies laughing*

[Nin-Nin69]

Here are some other movies I've found about snakes and Jackson:

Snakes outside the Walmart
Giant snakes have invaded the local Walmart and only Samuel can put the hurt on those snakes.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/Nin-Nin69/Snake3.jpg

My Snake and Me
Jackson co stars with a snake in an action packed buddy cop movie. The scary part is the snake being the good cop.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/Nin-Nin69/Snake1.jpg

The Adventures of Frozone
Pixar plans on a DTV release of Frozone teaming up with two super snakes named Rattle n' Roll.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/Nin-Nin69/Snake4.jpg

George Lucas was also thinking about redoing scenes from Episodes I through III by replacing Mace Windu's lightsaber with a puppet snake preformed by Frank Oz. From there he will replace the puppet with a CG snake.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/Nin-Nin69/Snake2.jpg

[Space Chief]

And you know what's coming after Snakes on A Plane?

Black Snake Moan! (http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0462200/)


Except this time, Sam Jacksons's starring with Christina Ricci.

Good god, is 2006 the year for Sam J. to title his movies with snakes?
"o/~Well, I woke up this mornin', got that Black Snake Moan...o/~"

That premise... doesn't sound right.

Wait a minute... "a white nymphomaniac who must be "cured" of her disorder by an older black bluesman"-"Black Snake Moan"...
OH DEAR GOD!!!!
:eek: :eek: :eek:

[Pupmon 4.0]

"There's a snake on the wing! There's a snake on the wing!"

[Dark Fact]

This is turning into the best thread ever. :)

[Lord Dalek]

Now I actually want to see this movie, thanks guys. :mad:

[randomguy]

Scoff all you want, but this is the next great bad movie and we all know it. This is one of those rare flicks where they should really allow talking in the movie, because skewering it is, I suspect, kinda the point.

[Space Chief]

"There's a snake on the wing! There's a snake on the wing!"o/~
If you didn't care what just bit me,
And I didn't care about what bit you,
We would slither our way through the terror and pain
Occasionally panicing up & down the plane
Wondering if it's Keenan or SJ to blame
And watching for snakes on the wing!
o/~

This thread is officially awesome.
:D :D :D

[Gatomon41]

Oh my goodness, this is an actual movie? LOL.

Funniest thing I heard this year. "Sankes on a Plane" and it's a thriller movie. Now that's comedy.

[Mr. Manager]

This thread is officially awesome.
:D :D :DIt is awesome mainly due to some very funny comments.

[TRUE]

movie could be actually descent.

[Artimus Gigan]

It could only be made better if Jackson in the movie takes out his lightsaber and starts killing people and yelling "What kills me is that everybody thinks I like jazz!"

[HellCat]

Awww man, to think I've still got three years of university before I can even think of applying to work on classics like this!
They're gonna make a killing with the DVD sales too...I hope they can get the snakes for the commentary track.

[Chris Wood]

I hope Harrison Ford has a cameo. He can be the big name star who surprises the audience by dying early.

"Why did it have to be snakes?"

[Sharklady]

> movie could be actually descent. <

It certainly will be if the plane crashes. :D

[Pretentious]

I hope they can get the snakes for the commentary track."Working with SSSSSSSam wasssss quite the thrill. Funny sssssstory. One day, SSSSSSSam comessssss out of hisssss trailer and isssss like 'There are mongeessssse on the ssssset!' There wasssss a delay in production becaussssse the sssssnake that got top billing wouldn't go back for a week. In hindsssssight though, it WASSSSS funny. Me and SSSSSam are cool about it."

[Waylaid]

"Working with SSSSSSSam wasssss quite the thrill. Funny sssssstory. One day, SSSSSSSam comessssss out of hisssss trailer and isssss like 'There are mongeessssse on the ssssset!' There wasssss a delay in production becaussssse the sssssnake that got top billing wouldn't go back for a week. In hindsssssight though, it WASSSSS funny. Me and SSSSSam are cool about it."What about Black Snake Moan commentaries? We'd love to hear that!:evil:


"Coming soon! Samuel Jackson is whipping his black snakes on a plane for a moan-down! With Christina Ricci as the sidekick and Kenan Thompson as the incurable nymphomaniac!"

[Temple Fugate]

I hope this movie inspires Metal Gear Solid 5 to take place on a giant airplane.

[Conekiller]

The only thing this movie needs is pointless cameos by van Damme that have no relevance to the plot at all. Just Van Damme beating the crap outta random thugs, on the plane...with snakes.:D

[G. Wen]

Snakes on a Plane is too goofy sounding. Yeah, it's better than Flight 121 or whatever they were going to call it, but I do not think "action" or "thriller" when I hear the title.

There are so many bad movies this year. This movie, Bloodrayne...

[Anyone00]

Hollywood, it's time to put your collective bongs down; there was a baaaad crop.

And you just know there's going to be a 'snake in my pants' scene with Kenan's character :shrug:

[Waylaid]

And you just know there's going to be a 'snake in my pants' scene with Kenan's character :shrug:

Do you think that snake will moan in his pants? And will Kenan sit next to an incurable nympho?


Can I do more Black Snake Moan jokes?

[Anyone00]

Do you think that snake will moan in his pants?

Well it will lament that it only has one eye.

And will Kenan sit next to an incurable nympho?

Not sure, but Phil LaMarr will sit behind Samuel L. Jackson.

Can I do more Black Snake Moan jokes?

Yes, yes you can.

[The Weed Of Cri]

Every year, there has to be at least one film bomb of "Ishtar" proportions. Some years, there are many. Unless Tom Green or Ben Affleck take another shot at a feature film, "Snakes On A Plane" is a strong contender for this year's mega-bomb, although it will surely get some stiff competition from the remake of "The Poseidon Adventure".

[Waylaid]

Yes, yes you can.
Thanks, man!




Not sure, but Phil LaMarr will sit behind Samuel L. Jackson.



Isn't that the other way around:D?

[Temple Fugate]

Every year, there has to be at least one film bomb of "Ishtar" proportions. Some years, there are many. Unless Tom Green or Ben Affleck take another shot at a feature film, "Snakes On A Plane" is a strong contender for this year's mega-bomb, although it will surely get some stiff competition from the remake of "The Poseidon Adventure".Wasn't that a made-for-TV movie back around Thanksgiving? Or is there ANOTHER Poseidon Adventure remake coming to theaters this year?

Security checks are for bipeds. SNAKES ON A PLANE.

[Speedy Boris]

Every year, there has to be at least one film bomb of "Ishtar" proportions. Except that if internet mocking continues to the point where tons of people will go to see the movie just to see how bad it is, then Snakes on a Plane won't be a bomb like Ishtar at all. ;)

[Dark Fact]

Um, I know this is off-topic but how much money did Ishtar lose in its bomb at the box office?

[Chris Wood]

It's not going to be a bomb, it's going to be the next Napoleon Dynamite.

[Speedy Boris]

Um, I know this is off-topic but how much money did Ishtar lose in its bomb at the box office? According to worldwideboxoffice.com, Ishtar made $14.4 million at the box office.

[Kino]

They've done it again!
They've done it again!
New Line Studios has done it again!
We can't believe it!
We can't concieve it!
How'd they achieve it?
It's the WORST SHOW IN TOWN!
We'll sit there sighing!
Groaning and crying!
There's no denying...
It's the WORST SHOW IN TOWN! :)

(Apologies to Mel Brooks)

[The Weed Of Cri]

Um, I know this is off-topic but how much money did Ishtar lose in its bomb at the box office?

It's box office take was around 14-15 million, but considering that the production and marketing costs were somewhere around 90-100 million, that means a net loss of around 75-85 million dollars.

And it's not even the biggest bomb on record. Son of The Mask cost around $120,000,000, and only sold around 10 million dollars worth of tickets. Oliver Stone's Alexander cost around 140,000,000 and only grossed around 30,000,000.

[Anyone00]

Bunnies on a Bench (http://www.worth1000.com/emailthis.asp?entry=252041)

[Waylaid]

Bunnies on a Bench (http://www.worth1000.com/emailthis.asp?entry=252041)

Do you pictures of Black Bunny Squeek?












PS: Yes, I intentionally misspelled squeak:evil:

[The Weed Of Cri]

Another point that everyone's been missing among the hilarity: the lousy track record of feature films based on Saturday Night Live skits. There's been one uncontested box office hit (The Blues Brothers), but then again, look at the legion of failures: The Coneheads, Ladies Man, Superstar, A Night At The Roxbury, It's Pat, Stuart Saves His Family.

[Lord Dalek]

Another point that everyone's been missing among the hilarity: the lousy track record of feature films based on Saturday Night Live skits.Except this isn't based off an SNL skit.

[ManicWebb]

This movie just oddly resembles an SNL skit.

By the way, I liked the Coneheads movie. And you forgot Wayne's World.

[Baltofan]

I agree, thuis is one of the best threads ever!
The movie title reminds me of a quote from an animatd movie called The Fearless Four, where someone is saying 'The snake is armed with a machine gun!', as you see a snake with a machine gun on a stage!

[TheMecca]

I liked the Coneheads movie.
Me too. Highly underrated film.

[Temple Fugate]

Who's talkin' smack about The Coneheads? :mad:

[James]

Snakes on a Plane is too goofy sounding. Yeah, it's better than Flight 121 or whatever they were going to call it, but I do not think "action" or "thriller" when I hear the title.

There are so many bad movies this year. This movie, Bloodrayne...

I don't see why. If it was called Flight 121 I reckon no one would be making half the fuss - as Desdiablo says. It would be seen as a phobia thriller. Afterall, far more crazy things have been done in action movies. The fact that they've made a very shrewd advertising ploy seems to have worked wonders yet at the same time, shunted perspective.

It won't bomb. Not if it's got such curiousity from the public at this stage and has the "fear appeals" of some genuine phobias. Plus a decent celeb name.

Whether it's a good movie is one thing, I don't think it will be as silly as people are making out and I would be surprised it bombs after already creating such amusement/controversy!

[G. Wen]

It may do fairly well opening weekend, but I doubt it'll do much better after that. This movie is more along the lines of what people make fun of and laugh about, but I doubt anyone would actually want to pay money to see this.

Does the title make anyone else think of Dr. Suess?

Are there snakes on this plane?
Who put them here, he must be insane!
They're out of the box which can't contain
these fearsome, loathesome snakes with poisonous bane!

[Jerry Mouse]

"Snake, mother#@$&er! Do you speak it?!"

[90'sCartoonMan]

Security checks are for bipeds. SNAKES ON A PLANE.

That's awesome! We're getting great mileage out of this thing...

I don't see why. If it was called Flight 121 I reckon no one would be making half the fuss - as Desdiablo says. It would be seen as a phobia thriller. Afterall, far more crazy things have been done in action movies. The fact that they've made a very shrewd advertising ploy seems to have worked wonders yet at the same time, shunted perspective.


But the thing is, this title is only half descriptive. Yes, Snakes on a Plane sounds better than Flight 121. It gives you a better idea of what the movie is about, it's easy to remember, and when you ask older relatives what movie they just saw, it won't be so hard to figure out what they're talking about.

"So Uncle Harry, what was the last movie you saw?"
"Oh, it was one of those thrillers. Don't remember the name, but it had snakes. It took place on a plane."
"Snakes on a Plane?"
"Yeah, that's the one."

The problem is, it's not specific enough, it could be catchier. It could be any snakes, it could be any plane (I mean "a plane"?! They don't even say "THE plane"!) Think detail, think alliteration. Here are some I just thought up:

Reptiles on The Runway
Hiss The Sky
Boas On A Boeing
Red Snake Eye
Cobras In The Cockpit
Serpents In The Sky

You know, get a LITTLE more creative, sheesh.

[James]

The problem is, it's not specific enough, it could be catchier. It could be any snakes, it could be any plane (I mean "a plane"?! They don't even say "THE plane"!) Think detail, think alliteration. Here are some I just thought up:

Reptiles on The Runway
Hiss The Sky
Boas On A Boeing
Red Snake Eye
Cobras In The Cockpit
Serpents In The Sky

You know, get a LITTLE more creative, sheesh.

I think the intention WAS to be non creative so it would stand out. The suggestions you make (and some of them made me smile - Boas On A Boeing) lack the frankness. That's the beauty of this marketing plan - it's such a no frills title it stands out a mile. No one knows quite what to make of it yet.. is it a horror? A thriller? A comedy? It's got to be the most out there and wryly marketing move I've seen in a LONG time. I'm curious to see how this pans.

[Jerry Mouse]

Reptiles on The Runway

I believe they show this one in flight schools nationwide. I've heard it's pretty good.

[Space Chief]

Serpents In The Sky



That made me think of a great 'new' theme for Snakes on a Plane: The Animated Series...


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(Soft, power ballad-like music, with someone who sounds suspiciously Steve Perry-like begins)

Snakes, in the sky
Flying so high
You've got wings to fly, my, oh my

Friends, on a plane
Fly through the rain
Don't look back again, no no no

(Power chord)

Tear open the door that lies between you and destiny!
Run through the clouds and find what you want to be!
Promise to never look back always searching for love!

(Guitar solo)

You, you're in the sky!
Fly so very very high!
Keep on searching, searching, yeah yeah YEAH!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Wow... I'm really flexing my songwriting skills in this thread.

[Jeff Harris]

(Soft, power ballad-like music, with someone who sounds suspiciously Steve Perry-like begins)

Snakes, in the sky
Flying so high
You've got wings to fly, my, oh my

Friends, on a plane
Fly through the rain
Don't look back again, no no no

(Power chord)

Tear open the door that lies between you and destiny!
Run through the clouds and find what you want to be!
Promise to never look back always searching for love!

(Guitar solo)

You, you're in the sky!
Fly so very very high!
Keep on searching, searching, yeah yeah YEAH!
Make it one of those hard-rockin' J-pop the kids love so much complete with the squeaky-voiced female "Engrish" vocalist, and you've got a strange theme song.

[Waylaid]

It's been on SomethingAwful for some time now, and no one post this classic? For shame!

http://i.somethingawful.com/inserts/articlepics/photoshop/01-13-06-monsters/King-Gonad.jpg

"English, mothersnaker! Do you speak it?! There are snakes on the plane and I've got a live black one in my pants moaning for a nubile white young nympho!"

[J. B. Warner]

This film is looking more and more MSTable by the day.

[Temple Fugate]

This film is looking more and more MSTable by the day.And yet we've only really seen one or two production photos so far. We're gonna be so sick of making fun of this movie we won't even feel like going to see it.

[AkirQueen]

Except this isn't based off an SNL skit.
Yea it is, but not directly, like with Lorne on board.
One sketch had a crate of deadly cobras get loose onboard the plane. One bites Will Ferrel on the neck and he tells the passengers over the PA system all the details of what's going on. Then one of the cobras shows up infront of a firey background, giving a monologue about where the snakes can hide and what they're capable of and stuff like that...

[ManicWebb]

As far as I can tell, this movie has no ties whatsoever to Lorne, SNL, or even NBC-Universal. None of the writers have worked for SNL, either.

I think this movie is based off of an SNL sketch in the same way FOX's "Trading Spouses" is based off of a Chappelle's Show sketch. Basically, a shameless rip-off.

[Anyone00]

I think this movie is based off of an SNL sketch in the same way FOX's "Trading Spouses" is based off of a Chappelle's Show sketch. Basically, a shameless rip-off.

I think the entire "Trading Spouses"-type shows was originally from a British "reality" show that came before Chappelle's Show or the Fox show.

[HellCat]

I think the entire "Trading Spouses"-type shows was originally from a British "reality" show that came before Chappelle's Show or the Fox show.

Which was called "Wife Swap".

[Space Chief]

I FEEL A SONG COMING!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Snake Plane to Mundo Fine
Snake Plane to the end
Running hard and running fast
To get away from Sam Jackson and the rest of the cast
The legend of this will surely last
Snake Plane to the eeeeeend!

Hell's plane to Kenan Thompson
Hell's plane to the end
He sold Kel's soul to the Devil's men
To be able to act in a movie again
Too bad this one's straight to the "1.50" bin
Hell's Plane to the eeeeeeend!

We're on this ride 'cause we have no pride
In snakes or plausibility or God!
Now if you want to share in my ticket fare
Then fill your mind with money you find
To wander in this cinema fog!

Snake Plane to Mundo Fine
Snake Plane to the end
If you're looking for weird this one you'll own
Buy it on video to watch it at home
Be sure to stay tuned for "Black Snake Moan"
Snake Plane to the eeeeeend!!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

They should use this thread to make Snakes On A Plane: The Musical

[Lord Dalek]

Which was called "Wife Swap".Which we have here as well. Trading Spouses is a unabashed ripoff.

[Daikun]

The trailer is out!

http://www.tagworld.com/SnakesOnAPlane/World/MyWeb.aspx (Scroll to the bottom for the trailer.)

...Wow. :lol:

I don't care how bad they make this movie. I'm still buying a ticket for hilarity purposes.

[DarthGonzo]

WHO CAME UP WITH THIS RIDICULOUS LOAD OF NONSENSE??

This is a joke, right? No serious movie can be THAT stupid.

[Noukon]

This movie looks so abysmally terrible.

I'm there.

[Lord Dalek]

Razzie winner right here.

[Sharklady]

I'm DEFINITELY NOT going to see this movie!

Albeit for a reason not everyone would identify with: I hate seeing snakes abused! Even pretend ones!

(Did I mention I keep one as a pet? He's a beautiful little corn snake named Sequoia, and Sam Jackson had better not go anywhere near him!)

[RD!]

I'm DEFINITELY NOT going to see this movie!

Albeit for a reason not everyone would identify with: I hate seeing snakes abused! Even pretend ones!

(Did I mention I keep one as a pet? He's a beautiful little corn snake named Sequoia, and Sam Jackson had better not go anywhere near him!)
oh my god, look about behind you!! samuel jackson!! aaaaaaaaah!!!!!! oh my god he is taking sequoia onto that aeroplane!! snakes are afraid of heights!! noooo!!

[Temple Fugate]

I think playing as straight as they can with the trailer is a good idea. But the logo on that webpage is cooler than the logo in the actual trailer. I like the cheesy action font better.

SNAKES ON A PLANE!

That just screams megacheese. Say, they should have Mike Nelson do the DVD commentary.

[Space Chief]

Wow, this looks bad. CGI snakes ahoy!


I think playing as straight as they can with the trailer is a good idea. But the logo on that webpage is cooler than the logo in the actual trailer. I like the cheesy action font better.

SNAKES ON A PLANE!


"Indiana Jones IV: Indiana Jones and the Snakes on a Plane"
"WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE SNAAAAAAAAAAAKES!?!?!?!?!?!"


That just screams megacheese. Say, they should have Mike Nelson do the DVD commentary.

Rowsdowermobile AWAY!


It's great to see one of the best threads ever revived.

[Silly McGooses]

Wow, that CG looks TERRIBLE!

Do you think they could be doing an intentional Plan 9 here?

It's like Annaconda...but...like...on a plane.

[Noukon]

It's like Annaconda...but...like...on a plane.

And with Samuel L. Jackson!

[Pretentious]

Oh god, I can't stop laughing. The whole thing is just so abysmally awesome.

"Enough is enough! I've had it with these snakes!"

Sam WHIPPING SOMEBODY WITH A SNAKE!

The guy holding one of them at arm's length, staring at it, and screaming.

The snake popping out of the fat woman's shirt.

So hilariously bad, that it goes from lame to fantastic.

[PeterFries]

It sells itself, you have to give it that.

Boyfriend in theater box office line: "The 9:00 showing of Superman is sold out. What about Snakes on a Plane?"
Girlfriend: "Gee, I don't know... What's that one about?"

[Scirel]

It's official.

I.

HATE.

CGI monsters in LA films.


It ALWAYS sucks. It ALWAYS looks fake, like a cartoon inserted into a LA movie.

JP1 and 2 and the LotR trilogy are the ONLY movies that have had CGI monsters that didn`t look like cartoons. Everything else has been fake looking crap.

[The Penguin]

I gotta say that just looked crappy. Not even good crappy. I hope the CGI is cleaned up (and by cleaned up I mean redone).

[AkirQueen]

Today, I made a masterpiece at my job.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v372/m0D3g0n3/snakesonaplaneRS1.jpg

There's even two little snakes in the cockpit :3

[Waylaid]

http://www.joblo.com/newsimages1/blacksnake.jpg

I bet the Snakes On A Plane trailer don't have this pic!

[Sharklady]

Oh, that is one cute paint job!

I'd fly on that plane anytime (if it were real.)

[ShadowGUN]

* sees movie trailer*

Oh my ....Samuel Jackson better go do an interview on The Daily Show or on Leno. I can't wait to see their reactions.

[Space Chief]

From a recent Fark photoshop thread:

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e172/8484/8484/soapposter.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e172/8484/8484/snakeposter.jpg
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e172/8484/8484/first_time_flyers.jpg

[Sharklady]

^ Let's give this movie it's due- it's inspired some genuinely entertaining posters!

I'll probably never be able to hear 'MacArthur Park' the same way. :D

[RD!]

Fark
;)

[Space Chief]

Here's some more:

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e172/8484/8484/snakes_on_a_plane.jpg

[Failure]

Make sure to keep it clean guys.

[AkirQueen]

* sees movie trailer*

Oh my ....Samuel Jackson better go do an interview on The Daily Show or on Leno. I can't wait to see their reactions.
He already talked about it on Ellen.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=lgfG_UEO6gM&search=snakes%20on%20a%20plane

[Temple Fugate]

The following PREVIEW has been rated for easily amused audiences by the Motion Picture Society of America:


They come in many patterns.

They come in many sizes.

And for centuries, they have been confined to the ground.



Not today.



SAMUEL L. JACKSON

KEENAN THOMPSON

If you thought this premise was too stupid for Hollywood...



...THINK AGAIN.



SNAKES ON A PLANE

Prepare yourself for first class terror.

August 2006


(And somewhere in this trailer I want to see Cobra Commander show up, start yelling his battle cry, then get strangled by a boa constrictor.)

[ShadowGUN]

He already talked about it on Ellen.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=lgfG_UEO6gM&search=snakes%20on%20a%20plane (http://youtube.com/watch?v=lgfG_UEO6gM&search=snakes%20on%20a%20plane)

LOL. Oh man i hope he goes to the Daily Show.Can't wait to Jon Stewart reaction.

[Dark Fact]

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e172/8484/8484/snakes_on_a_plane.jpg
Best. Poster. Ever! :D

[Space Chief]

Maybe this will feature music by the Mars Volta.

Twenty-five snakes on the plane tonight
Sam Jackson's fighting a slithery fight
Twenty-five snakes on the plane tonight
I can't believe that this got a greenlight...


And I predict Jaws V: Sharks On A Plane in 2008.

[Matthew Williams]

...this movie looks so bad it's glorious.

I'm there.

[Silly McGooses]

I opened my EW magazine and saw this.
This is the official logo:eek: :
http://www.pix8.net/pro/pic.php?u=2086fMVck&i=825406
This has to be intentional. It HAS to be!:o

[Space Chief]

I opened my EW magazine and saw this.
This is the official logo:eek: :
http://www.pix8.net/pro/pic.php?u=2086fMVck&i=825406
This has to be intentional. It HAS to be!:o

....

Ladies and gentlemen, there exists an elusive spot between Stupid and Completely Awesome. Until now, noone had quite reached it.

That poster not only reaches it, it hits it spot-on with a meteor-size strength, punctures it, and causes a rift in the space-time continuim.

[Sharklady]

> This is the official logo: <

Oh....my.

I'm at a loss for words.

[Daikun]

National Public Radio just did a story on the film yesterday. It covers the confirmation of some film reshoots (to push it from PG-13 to an R rating) AND several fan mockeries.

http://media.putfile.com/Snakes-on-a-Plane-on-NPR

[Silly McGooses]

Loved that mad scientist bit.

[Rasputin]

I never imagined there could be anything on Earth this cool.

[Anyone00]

*WARNING NEWGROUNDS LINK*

From the makers of "The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny" (http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/303638) :p

[ZorBrak]

Today, I made a masterpiece at my job.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v372/m0D3g0n3/snakesonaplaneRS1.jpg

There's even two little snakes in the cockpit :3

ROFLMAO!!!

[Speedy Boris]

http://www.tagworld.com/SnakesOnAPlane/World/MyWeb.aspx (Scroll to the bottom for the trailer.) Anyone else find the video skipping a LOT? Maybe it's my web browser/plug-in, but still. Oh well, it was hilarious anyway. Tons of snake-related carnage and mayhem.

"Enough is enough. I've had it with these snakes." will become the catchphrase of 2006, mark my words. From a recent Fark photoshop thread: The third poster is my favorite, with the snakes looking out at the serene clouds. Totally goes against the mood this film is trying to create. :D

BTW, here's another video link to a fan trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-LJngAsO18&search=Snakes%20on%20a%20Plane

Yeah, most of the Samuel L. Jackson footage is lifted from S.W.A.T. but it's still kinda funny. Not REAL trailer funny, though.

[TRUE]

http://sammyldelivers.ytmnsfw.com/

Click the link to here the line that willl be stuck in our heads forever.

[Temple Fugate]

http://sammyldelivers.ytmnsfw.com/

Click the link to here the line that willl be stuck in our heads forever.Wait, is that actually Sam Jackson? Was that from their reshoot sessions? They can't change the one line from the trailer that's already garnered cult status! Maybe I'm just freaking out unnecessarily...it is rather late. :confused: :o :(

[Starsky]

More Fark (or is it?) movie publicity:

http://www.defamer.com/hollywood/snakesonaplane2.jpg
http://www.snakesonablog.com/swp/wp-content/uploads/2006/03/nosnakes.jpg
http://www.snakesonablog.com/swp/wp-content/uploads/2006/03/110173044_1bbe30c2e1_o.jpg
http://www.iwatchstuff.com/images/2006/03/snakes-on-a-plane-logo.jpg

...oops, how did that get there?

Edit by Bird Boy: Please leave out the images with expletives.

[Space Chief]

http://sammyldelivers.ytmnsfw.com/

Click the link to here the line that willl be stuck in our heads forever.

Keep it clean, this thread is a treasure and we don't want it locked.

[Temple Fugate]

I inexplicably woke up with the first American Pokémon theme in my head, so I figured I'd make the best use of it.

Key:
Lead Vocalist
Chorus

I want to kill a nasty man
Who's gonna testify
To stop him is my real plan
But what will make him die?

Aboard a plane I'll get this man
Cargo I will hide
The passengers will understand
The terror that's inside!

SNAKES ON PLANE!
Snakes are on a plane!
It's him or me
I know it's my destiny!

SNAKES ON PLANE!
Heeee was my best friend
Who Sam Jackson will defend!

SNAKES ON PLANE!
Gotta kill them aaaall!
Oh they will die!
Along with some "All That" guy!

When they crash they all will fry!
SNAKES ON PLANE!
Snakes are on a plane!
Snakes are on a plane!
WATCH OUT! SNAKES!

[Space Chief]

It was inevitable...SoaP YTMNDs.
http://snakesonaplanesequels.ytmnd.com/
http://cobraonaplane.ytmnd.com/
http://ontheplane.ytmnd.com/
http://soapthemelogo.ytmnd.com/
http://planewithsnakes.ytmnd.com/
http://planesnakes.ytmnd.com/
http://originalsoap.ytmnd.com/

(Warning- May contain profanity)

[peacebyanymeans]

http://chaostheoryx.googlepages.com/snakes2poster.JPG

[ShadowGUN]

Finally the official website is up.

http://www.snakesonaplane.com/

[mookie75]

What kind of reaction did people get when the trailer for this movie played before X3?

People in our theater laughed out loud in a, "Dear Lord, are they serious?" type of way.... :shrug:

[Space Chief]

Let's not forget the ultimate SoaP site:
http://snakesonablog.com/

[HG Revolution]

Sharks on a Train!
Slytherins on a Parsletongue!
Hippos on a Helicopter!
Athiests on a Boy Scout Meeting!

And the finalle to the SOAP saga:
Corn on a COB!

[PeterFries]

Is it just me, or was this concept no longer funny and totally played out like a month and a half ago? It's not even fun anymore to joke around with people who are just hearing about it...

[Nin-Nin69]

At first I wanted to see this because it sounded bad on it's own. Now that everyone else does I have no intention of watching this in theaters. It was funny when this was limited to a smaller portion of the internet community. Then it spread out to all of the mainsteam auidences and Hollywood also knew how bad it was and played along with the auidences. Once SLJ starting to act like "hey this movie is really stupid, but you'll have to pay to see this because no other movie is this stupid", I lost all interest.

By that time I knew this was a dangerous move on his part because I saw a sudden change in Hollywood. Hollywood was trying to win over the internet community and at the same time dumb down their methods of making movies even further while making millions in the process. What movie producers and actors outside of indy films and actors like Bruce Campbell poke fun at how bad their stuff is before it's even out? At the same time they were going along with all of the bad humor targeted towards the movie like Chuck Norris jokes. Ads for this movie went crazy all over the net. Heck they've even dolled up their own custom banners and page designs for My Space users so a good portion of them will pimp this movie even further.

From this stage of the game it's going to make a ton of money instead of being a huge flop and have intentional humor over the unintentional humor that a really bad movie has. To be honest this would've all been avoided if Hollywood used the new name "Pacific Air" and SLJ didn't feed into the internet community when he forced them to keep the name. This whole joke started because of the name change from that to "Pacific Air". Now it has lost all of its humor.

[tucsoncoyote]

Oh how time flies... and how things started off weird way back on December 27th, 2005, when this thread (http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=157452&highlight=snakes+on+a+plane)came on line and the title was announced..

and People laughed at this title.. they even scoffed at it.. and 8 pages and 6 months later.. the thread died.. but the movie... didn't...in fact....

It's here...

What am I refering to you may ask? I'm refering to...

Snakes on A Plane!


When I first heard of Snakes on a Plane, I kind of scoffed at it a little I even joked that this would be Like Attack of the Killer Tomatoes..

But now.. No one is laughing..

Now the ultimate irony is this.. The internet has in fact helped this movie get to sort of a "Oddball notariety status of being a sleeper hit on it's hands" People laughed at the title.. but when they saw the first trailers for the movie.. it make them go.. "Whoa.. wait a second.. this is really good!"

and it's also funny that Tonight of all nights, CNN Finally gets to this movie, and they're actually commenting Positively about it, and not in a joking way either.

To Some, it's a chuckle but to others, well you might want to cringe..

And Believe me you can find this topic (and all the weird Permutations of the title, Like snakes on a train, snakes on a bus, snakes on a boat, and even amazingly All Your Snakes are Belong to Us!.) on the internet..I even heard on CNN Tonight that Sammuel L Jackson actully had a hand in getting this movie not a PG-13 Rating.. but rather the proper R rating a film like this deserves!

(Hooray for Sammuel. we needed a good thriller about now!)

But it's time to bring this movie out of the bag, (all 18 feet and 200 pounds of it), and let it run amok under the passenger seats.of the movie theater.

It's time to scare the willies out of everyone around us..(Wait what's that crawling by my ankle! .. it's

Snakes on a Plane!

*Runs for the door, screaming bloody murder*:eek: Then dies laughing.:D :sweat:

:coyote:

[RD!]

Joke. Beaten. To. Death.

Edit: Thank. You. For. Making. This. Thread. Tuscon. I. Appreciate. It.

[The Penguin]

Oh how time flies... and how things started off weird way back on December 27th, 2005, when this thread (http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=157452&highlight=snakes+on+a+plane)came on line and the title was announced..

and People laughed at this title.. they even scoffed at it.. and 8 pages and 6 months later.. the thread died.. but the movie... didn't...in fact....And with that thread, there is no need for a new one prior to the movie's release. So merged.

[TheMecca]

Joke. Beaten. To. Death.


Yeah, the title is, but
I WANT THOSE MUTHA____IN' SNAKES OFF THIS MUTHA____IN' PLANE!
isn't, and yet it's the best part of the campaign.

[tucsoncoyote]

Yeah, the title is, but
I WANT THOSE MUTHA____IN' SNAKES OFF THIS MUTHA____IN' PLANE!
isn't, and yet it's the best part of the campaign.


Okay but then there is this..

http://www.catskillcomics.com/davidbeck/CobraCommander2.JPG
Cobra Commander:
How are you Gentlemen....
All Your 'snakes' are belong to us!
You have no chance to survive!!!
Make your time!
HA HA HA!

:coyote:

[peacebyanymeans]

Have Samuel L. Jackson call your friends and family and threaten them to see Snakes on a Plane.

http://snakesonaplane.varitalk.com/

(8:00 AM - 10:00 PM by phone, 24/7 by email)

[Nin-Nin69]

Have Samuel L. Jackson call your friends and family and threaten them to see Snakes on a Plane.

http://snakesonaplane.varitalk.com/

(8:00 AM - 10:00 PM by phone, 24/7 by email)
What? I thought the fact that Max from YTMND being the #1 fan was stupid, but this takes the snake cake. :sweat:

[Starsky]

American poster:
http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/918/06688fdff6ff23ea4700db0a77e11f.jpg

French poster:
http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/834/4544c26ee9d8d2279857b7c970bdf5.jpg

[FerrariCake]

^ I like how the American one reminds me of those campy '50s monster flicks, with the way everyone's posed and the big bright letters... the tagline bugs me though. The French poster is kinda scary. I mean, Sameul L. Jackson looks like he has a lightsaber, and he's standing/crouching over a dead guy. Eerie.

[Sharklady]

> I mean, Sameul L. Jackson looks like he has a lightsaber, and he's standing/crouching over a dead guy. <

You're right. Anyone who didn't already know this movie's plot could take *him* for the Villain.

[The Landstander]

Overplayed joke aside, I'm legitimately interested in how well this will do/be received. I mean the idea of a movie being changed because of some random person's post on IMDb is pretty unprecedented, as is the fact that this has legitimately gained an audience who are for the most part fully aware it is going to be terrible.

My only worry is that if it does well, real movies might get this treatment. I'd hate for something like the Batman Begins sequel to be changed because of x0x0Meatwadx0x0's comments.

[Michael24]

After attending the panel for the film at ComiCon with Samuel L. Jackson and seeing a 10-minute clip that had never been shown anywhere before, I'm even more excited to see this flick. Sure, it ain't gonna be high art, but it has to be clearly obvious the movie is intended to be a cheesy "throwback movie" of sorts to old creature feature movies, like THEM! and TARANTULA, sort of the way TREMORS was. The clip they showed made that very obvious.

[tucsoncoyote]

After attending the panel for the film at ComiCon with Samuel L. Jackson and seeing a 10-minute clip that had never been shown anywhere before, I'm even more excited to see this flick. Sure, it ain't gonna be high art, but it has to be clearly obvious the movie is intended to be a cheesy "throwback movie" of sorts to old creature feature movies, like THEM! and TARANTULA, sort of the way TREMORS was. The clip they showed made that very obvious.

Well be thankful you've never seen any (or all ) of the "Killer Tomatoes" movies.. perhaps the campiest and silliest idea ever conceived by the human mind.

The original "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes' was at best Campy and the theme song was funny. but then the sequels (including the ones starring John Asten as Dr. Gangreen... what can i say.

So personally I think Snakes on a Plane will be a lot like you said, but if they start singing a song to get the snakes to Rollover and play dead? Well then we got Tomatoes to boot..

But from the teaser I see, The plot looks like a very suspicious look at "Get rid of the witness for a trial by loading the plane with Poisonous snakes of all varieties.. (Sounds cheesy to me!)

:coyote:

[Temple Fugate]

Well, there's a thing about camp. When something TRIES to be camp, it inherently stops being camp and starts being something else close to pathetically foolish. This movie started as straight camp. They were (mostly) unintentionally making a movie with a horrible premise. But when we all started going crazy for its camp value, then suddenly Hollywood starts making it more campy to satisfy us.

Who's to blame? Us. So let's just go see the film and have a ****in' good time, m***** ****ers!!! WATCH OUT FOR SNAKES!!!

[tucsoncoyote]

Well, there's a thing about camp. When something TRIES to be camp, it inherently stops being camp and starts being something else close to pathetically foolish. This movie started as straight camp. They were (mostly) unintentionally making a movie with a horrible premise. But when we all started going crazy for its camp value, then suddenly Hollywood starts making it more campy to satisfy us.

Who's to blame? Us. So let's just go see the film and have a ****in' good time, m***** ****ers!!! WATCH OUT FOR SNAKES!!!

All your snakes are belong to us!
All your snakes are belong to us!
For Great Justice Move every snake!
Move Snake, Move Snake, Move snake,
do you know what you're doing
Take off every M***af*****g snake!

(Great I got Snakes on The Brain! not Snakes on a Plane!):p :lol:

:coyote:

[sun]

I remember reading a while ago, the pre-undergreound publicity that was created for "Star Wars" in l977 by Lucas, and company.
..All unknowns, they went to conferences, comicons, any place they could get the kind of publicity, people to people to hype the film..It went on for months..
..The stars Hammil, Lucas, & Co. created an underground sensation that people couldn't wait to see...The film it self, was excellent to outstanding to take in the gross and repeat viewings......(I saw it 7 times in the theater)
..So, if the film is even good to excellent, it could easily take in 200 million, or much more, with this kind of hype..But you know, hype isn't enough..There had better be a good film there..if not,,,as they say, "The jokes over."

[Knight]

Not even Samuel L. Jackson can get me to see this trainwreck.

[Sr.Infierno]

French poster:
http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/834/4544c26ee9d8d2279857b7c970bdf5.jpg

My..god.

Look at Sam Jackson's eyes!

[sun]

Disaster on a plane.......???can't get out????? fear, the people on the plane react...???? snakes????
Well, Let's see......Alien..1979...not exactly snakes, but close...
.........................Posiden Adventure 1971......a boat...it goes down..not new..l914, Titanic,,,real, fear, how to get out..
.........................l954====John Wayne..The High and the Mighty (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047086/)
..........................many, many,many,many, many , many, many more..There was even one about a monster inside a Museum...attacking some people left behind, they couldn't get out..couldn't contact the outside world.????....who knows what that was called, all I remember it was the Field Museum in Chicago, and was produced by James Camerron's ex wife? I think her name is Gale Ann Hurd.....?not bad..not good...you know, James Camerron moves along..maybe they should do one about Carmeron stuck in a plane with all women and they get mad at him because he has snakes coming out of him???????
Now about those eyes.....in post above...come on..eyes doctored.
what you can do with a photo...those aren't real, and everyone who thinks about it,,,for 2 minutes realizes it....

[Sharklady]

> There was even one about a monster inside a Museum...attacking some people left behind, they couldn't get out..couldn't contact the outside world.????....who knows what that was called, all I remember it was the Field Museum in Chicago... <

I believe you're refering to 1997's 'The Relic'.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120004/

[Timmay]

Who else is waiting for them to announce Snakes on a Plane the Videogame?

[sun]

Well be thankful you've never seen any (or all ) of the "Killer Tomatoes" movies.. perhaps the campiest and silliest idea ever conceived by the human mind.

The original "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes' was at best Campy and the theme song was funny. but then the sequels (including the ones starring John Asten as Dr. Gangreen... what can i say.

So personally I think Snakes on a Plane will be a lot like you said, but if they start singing a song to get the snakes to Rollover and play dead? Well then we got Tomatoes to boot..

But from the teaser I see, The plot looks like a very suspicious look at "Get rid of the witness for a trial by loading the plane with Poisonous snakes of all varieties.. (Sounds cheesy to me!)

:coyote:
I like tomatoes..I saw Killer Tomatoes and was insulted by the idea....a new version should read, "The revenge of the killer tomatoes with poisonous snakes growing inside with big teeth." Or maybe, "Tomatoes and Snakes join forces to save the world from alien pods that are buried underground by aliens from the planet Mongo who were here millions of years ago, and the pods are coming out and turning into zombies that are destroying everyone"........:D ps..pods for sale cheep...

[FerrariCake]

Who else is waiting for them to announce Snakes on a Plane the Videogame?
Oh heck yes! How awesoe would that be? =D
A few months ago a friend and I imagined an 8bit side scrolling SoAP game, the final level of which was on top of the plane and pitted Sam Jackson against a giant, fire-breathing cobra.

[tucsoncoyote]

okay this really puts new meaning on How many jokes can you do with snakes.

Shego: Let's review shall we?

We got :

Snakes on a Plane
Snakes on a Train
Snakes on a bus
Snakes on a boat
Snakes on the brain
Snakes on Cocaine
Snakes in my brain
All your snakes are belong to us
and now..

Snakes in a game..

(Okay this is just slithering along just fine in the joke department what's next (Since I now seen the trailer.. what's next?

Snakes in a bathroom?
or some other snake i won't even mention...

(This Snakes on a plane joke is going weird on us!)

:coyote: