Sharks on a Rollercoaster

[davidn]

Or, as you can see here, Points on a Graph.



I don't think the film was quite as silly as it could have been, mostly due to the middle section - it starts off slowly and builds up the atmosphere of silliness for a while, only to hit you with an absolutely traumatic half-hour or so. During this time I stared at the back of the seat in front of me and reminded myself that at least I wasn't watching Braindead.

After that, the daftness of it all returns. Having been urging the on-screen Samuel L Jackson to "Say it!" under my breath for most of the film, I was very pleased that the famous added line got a round of applause that would have done an NPH audience proud when it eventually appeared. Then it hits you with a final scare, and once you think that's over, there's a final final one, just to make sure.

Nevertheless, you have to admire a film that gathered such a huge cult status before it was even released.

Comments

[kitschyduck.livejournal.com]

I went to see it tonight too :D and I agree with you that it wasn't as silly as it could have been, but I still enjoyed pointing out all the mistakes.

Did you notice that all the snakes wern't venomous? I saw a harmless cornsnake and a milksnake in there quite reguarly.
Also the fact that they kept saying the word 'poisonous' when there's no such thing as a poisonous snake (except for one variety that eats poisonous frogs and is in turn poisonous to any birds that eat them).

And the biggest snake had serrated jaws like a crocodile, only to then have snake-like teeth again in the next scene when it swallows that man!
Snakes don't need teeth other that their front ones for skriking as they don't chew XD

And the fact they could have probably just turned the AC up high and killed them as all those snakes need a heat scorce for their cold-blooded bodies to function LOL

[davidn]

Those are all good points - I did notice the strange collection of teeth that the megasnake had, but I wouldn't be able to tell the difference between venomous and non-venomous snakes short of offering a finger and seeing if I died or not.

[kitschyduck.livejournal.com]

"short of offering a finger and seeing if I died or not."

haha XD

I guess that's why that camp guy put the milksnake in the microwave though. Poor thing would have only scratches him and looks just like my own snake D: I was like 'nooooo!' just like when people always kick or shoot rats in movies lol

[jenny0.livejournal.com]

I read that as 'put the milkshake in the microwave' and spent about thirty seconds wondering how melty icecream would help kill snakes.

[e-to-the-ipi.livejournal.com]

I read a good review of the Box Office pointing out that SoaP shot itself in the foot by marketing itself as an internet phenomenom. (http://ifdestroyed.blogspot.com/2006/08/snakes-on-plane-box-office.html) It's a really good point - much as it has been good to have the instant cult thing, they would have done much better if they'd not marketed it like this.

The fact that they've made Snakes on a Sudoku (http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?ISBN=1402743432&z=y) shows they've messed up the marketing.

Oh, and I'm totally with you on the traumatic half-hour, although the stewardess's death scene was good.

[davidn]

I just remembered - didn't you think the green Snake-O-Vision was rather Doctor Who?

[e-to-the-ipi.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it was, actually.