Snakes on a Plane

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LOL. I saw this over at Popped Culture, and it looks like a superb example of Hollywood creativity when studio execs surface out of a cocaine-induced haze and realise they have just spent millions on an utter piece of shit. Basically, they are deliberately shaping this turkey up as cult ‘this-is-so-bad-it’s-hilarious’ hit. I must say that I’m intrigued by the premise:

Nelville Flynn (Samuel L. Jackson) and Sean Jones (Nathan Phillips), who are FBI agents, escort John Saunders (Mark Houghton), a former low-ranking member of the Mafia, to testify in a highly publicized case. In the course of a flight between Hawai'i and California, an assassin pays airport security to sneak a time-release crate of over 500 snakes of various sizes on board in the hope of killing the witness.

It sounds even dumber than Anaconda, Deep Blue Sea or Stealth.

More here on the Snakes on a Plane marketing phenomenon...

Comments

poppedculture said…
The marketing continues unabated. I was at a Toronto Blue Jays game on Saturday and they were promoting Snakes on a Plane on the billboards and they were throwing plastic snakes into the crows. It is too much.
5:37 AM
Pfangirl said…
Uh-oh... brace yourself for a smash hit... and a sequel.
1:01 PM
poppedculture said…
I hope not. Already the hype is overwhelming. And I meant crowd, not crows.

P.S. - Thanks for the link
5:12 AM
Pfangirl said…
No problem. I've been enjoying your blog.

And I'm especially grateful for the news of Futurama's return- your blog was where I heard about it for the first time. Yay, 2008!
8:10 AM
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