I finally saw "snakes on a plane"

[Red Squirrel]

I finally got around to watching that movie.

It's not really as bad as people say. Theres lot of parts where its unrealistic but its not THAT bad.

The main things I noticed are:

1- The size of the plane is exagerated, like the huge stairway... and the electrical "room" (don't think real planes have full blown basements with as much wires as a PBX room...)

2- the snake attacking sounds are quite exagerated, but I'm no snake expert, maybe they do make the Shhhhing sound when they attack... lol

3- some parts with turbulance then in another scene its all stable but yet nobody is driving the plane still

4- The part where the window gets shot, some parts later on, people are walking around normally and they're still in the air


But in general it was ok, the idea is actually original, and different. Not your regular bomb on a plane/bus/train/etc movie.

 

[mitchel]

Oh man a critical review of SOAP

 

[Farang]

It was meant to be very corny.

 

[newb111]

My biggest problem with it was the "m-fing snakes on a m-fing plane" line. It was so out of place where they put it.

 

[BeauJangles]

I thought it was an amazing movie, but that definitely had something to do with the fact I saw it opening night in a theater full of drunk college students.

 

[Gothgar]

Originally posted by: newb111
My biggest problem with it was the "m-fing snakes on a m-fing plane" line. It was so out of place where they put it.

I lol'd at the line when I watched the movie.

 

[ja1484]

Everything was exaggerated. That was the point.

It was the subtle humor that made it so much fun for me, like when the window gets shot out and the enormous python or whatever the hell it was got sucked out with the snippy british dude's legs still sticking out of its mouth....gold!

The fact that every single character was on the cliche checklist was great too.

I rather enjoyed the perfect placement of snakes every time. Drop-down O2 mask...check....airsickness bag....check....

There were just a lot of really good lowballed jokes in there. It's the kind of movie you'd come up with if you were sitting around with a few of your buddies, everyone half drunk, thinking through the gags yourselves.

 

[Baked]

Now watch black snake moan.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Actually yeah I was waiting for that line since I knew it was in there somewhere, and I was like "wtf" since it was totally out of place.

Like lot of corny stuff, but also lot of dry humor. I found it entertaining. I say they make more. Snakes on a cruise boat! (or make it crocodiles)

 

[Red Squirrel]

Originally posted by: ja1484
Everything was exaggerated. That was the point.

It was the subtle humor that made it so much fun for me, like when the window gets shot out and the enormous python or whatever the hell it was got sucked out with the snippy british dude's legs still sticking out of its mouth....gold!

The fact that every single character was on the cliche checklist was great too.

I rather enjoyed the perfect placement of snakes every time. Drop-down O2 mask...check....airsickness bag....check....

There were just a lot of really good lowballed jokes in there. It's the kind of movie you'd come up with if you were sitting around with a few of your buddies, everyone half drunk, thinking through the gags yourselves.

LOL the o2 masks were the best, since it was one of those "of course there has to be one at EVERY seat..." I could pretty much predict where the snakes were going to pop out from.

That fat lady was hilarious too, she never woke up. LOL

And the guy at the end "hail playstation!" lmao

 

[ja1484]

Originally posted by: RedSquirrel
Actually yeah I was waiting for that line since I knew it was in there somewhere, and I was like "wtf" since it was totally out of place.

Like lot of corny stuff, but also lot of dry humor. I found it entertaining. I say they make more. Snakes on a cruise boat! (or make it crocodiles)

"Sharks on a Roller Coaster"

 

[pclstyle]

Originally posted by: Baked
Now watch black snake moan.

i don't understand the connection, except for a marked similarity in title and release date?

or was that the connection? in which case, GENIUS

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: RedSquirrel

4- The part where the window gets shot, some parts later on, people are walking around normally and they're still in the air

Eh? How does shooting out a window down a plane? Sure, the pilot would probably have to drop altitude to keep people from getting headaches, but once that was done, it would just be noisier inside.

 

[Throwmeabone]

Originally posted by: Gothgar

Originally posted by: newb111
My biggest problem with it was the "m-fing snakes on a m-fing plane" line. It was so out of place where they put it.

I lol'd at the line when I watched the movie.

I saw it when my college's film club showed it. Everyone knew that line was coming and yelled it out at the same time. It was great.

 

[ja1484]

Originally posted by: pclstyle

Originally posted by: Baked
Now watch black snake moan.

i don't understand the connection, except for a marked similarity in title and release date?

or was that the connection? in which case, GENIUS

And the fact that Samuel Jackson is in both?

 

[Red Squirrel]

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: RedSquirrel

4- The part where the window gets shot, some parts later on, people are walking around normally and they're still in the air

Eh? How does shooting out a window down a plane? Sure, the pilot would probably have to drop altitude to keep people from getting headaches, but once that was done, it would just be noisier inside.

Well at first they were all holding on tight and everything was flying all over, which is normal. But in a later scene everyone was just walking around normally as if the wind magically stopped. This is before they actually landed. Only shows for a few seconds though.

Though in real life you'd probably suffocate from that right?

 

[rocadelpunk]

Originally posted by: BlinderBomber
I thought it was an amazing movie, but that definitely had something to do with the fact I saw it opening night in a theater full of drunk college students.

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: RedSquirrel

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: RedSquirrel

4- The part where the window gets shot, some parts later on, people are walking around normally and they're still in the air

Eh? How does shooting out a window down a plane? Sure, the pilot would probably have to drop altitude to keep people from getting headaches, but once that was done, it would just be noisier inside.

Well at first they were all holding on tight and everything was flying all over, which is normal. But in a later scene everyone was just walking around normally as if the wind magically stopped. This is before they actually landed. Only shows for a few seconds though.

Though in real life you'd probably suffocate from that right?

Actually, in real life people wouldn't have to "hold on tight" and things wouldn't fly all over. You'd make a small hole with the bullet, and the air would start rushing out. It's a big plane, though, so unless you put your finger RIGHT UP to the hole, you probably wouldn't feel any wind at all. There's less than a 1 ATM pressure differential, which isn't a lot in the grand scheme of things. It would take a little while for it to depressurize fully. The O2 masks would pop, and the pilot would descend to a reasonable altitute (people climb Everest at 29,000 feet without oxygen, but even without aclimatizing you still ought to be able to handle 10,000 feet without a problem, as long as you don't try anything too strenuous). Once it's fully depressurized, there is no wind.
If you DID actually blow the whole window out (which wouldn't happen with a gun, but bear with me), the air would rush out much more quickly. If you put a big enough hole in the side, anyone standing too close might be sucked out, but people who were across the aisle or in their seats wouldn't. No one would have time to react, though--the plane would depressurize almost instantly. The pilot would dive to a reasonable altitute, and some people might black out before he gets there, but would recover once there was more air to breathe.

In this case, real life is much less dramatic than the movies.

 

[ja1484]

Originally posted by: RedSquirrel

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: RedSquirrel

4- The part where the window gets shot, some parts later on, people are walking around normally and they're still in the air

Eh? How does shooting out a window down a plane? Sure, the pilot would probably have to drop altitude to keep people from getting headaches, but once that was done, it would just be noisier inside.

Well at first they were all holding on tight and everything was flying all over, which is normal. But in a later scene everyone was just walking around normally as if the wind magically stopped. This is before they actually landed. Only shows for a few seconds though.

Though in real life you'd probably suffocate from that right?

Edit: Jagec explained it better than I ever would.

One note to Jagec: Re: Everest - believe me, you can't take a person and suddenly plop them on top of Everest without supplementary O2 and expect them to survive. Same thing goes for air travel. I'd think the max altitude to avoid any serious health complications would probably be around ~20,000 feet.

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: ja1484
One note to Jagec: Re: Everest - believe me, you can't take a person and suddenly plop them on top of Everest without supplementary O2 and expect them to survive. Same thing goes for air travel. I'd think the max altitude to avoid any serious health complications would probably be around ~20,000 feet.

Of course not. You need piles of acclimatization to do Everest without O2, and not everyone's capable of it (Your physiology may vary, check manual for details). Heck, I had to turn back from a 19,000 foot peak due to altitude sickness, and I'd HAD a couple acclimatization climbs. That said, the time that it would take for an airliner to dive from cruising altitude to something more reasonable would NOT be enough to kill anyone. I suggest 10,000 feet, since I know from personal experience that you can go from 0 to 10k within a few hours and not feel any complications unless you exercise.

 

[BeauJangles]

Originally posted by: ja1484

Originally posted by: RedSquirrel
Actually yeah I was waiting for that line since I knew it was in there somewhere, and I was like "wtf" since it was totally out of place.

Like lot of corny stuff, but also lot of dry humor. I found it entertaining. I say they make more. Snakes on a cruise boat! (or make it crocodiles)

"Sharks on a Roller Coaster"

Bears on a submarine.

 

[ja1484]

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: ja1484
One note to Jagec: Re: Everest - believe me, you can't take a person and suddenly plop them on top of Everest without supplementary O2 and expect them to survive. Same thing goes for air travel. I'd think the max altitude to avoid any serious health complications would probably be around ~20,000 feet.

Of course not. You need piles of acclimatization to do Everest without O2, and not everyone's capable of it (Your physiology may vary, check manual for details). Heck, I had to turn back from a 19,000 foot peak due to altitude sickness, and I'd HAD a couple acclimatization climbs. That said, the time that it would take for an airliner to dive from cruising altitude to something more reasonable would NOT be enough to kill anyone. I suggest 10,000 feet, since I know from personal experience that you can go from 0 to 10k within a few hours and not feel any complications unless you exercise.

Slow down. Preachin' to the choir. Believe me, I'm quite well acquainted with mountaineering and the associated physiology.

And I agree with you - in an aircraft its immaterial. I just figured the Everest analogy might confuse a few people, and I'm anal when it comes to accuracy re: climbing because it's my thing.

So, anyhoo, alls well that ends well I spose.

 

[George P Burdell]

Originally posted by: BlinderBomber
I thought it was an amazing movie, but that definitely had something to do with the fact I saw it opening night in a theater full of drunk college students.

This was my experience as well. My friends and I sneaked in about 2 liters of rum, which made the movie even more enjoyable.

 

[imported_Baloo]

Originally posted by: RedSquirrel
I finally got around to watching that movie.

It's not really as bad as people say. Theres lot of parts where its unrealistic but its not THAT bad.

The main things I noticed are:

1- The size of the plane is exagerated, like the huge stairway... and the electrical "room" (don't think real planes have full blown basements with as much wires as a PBX room...)

2- the snake attacking sounds are quite exagerated, but I'm no snake expert, maybe they do make the Shhhhing sound when they attack... lol

3- some parts with turbulance then in another scene its all stable but yet nobody is driving the plane still

4- The part where the window gets shot, some parts later on, people are walking around normally and they're still in the air


But in general it was ok, the idea is actually original, and different. Not your regular bomb on a plane/bus/train/etc movie.

1. Yep
2. You're not gonna mention the aggressive snake behavior being grossly exagerated?
3. Turbulance isn't everywhere. Auto pilot flies better than real pilots these days.
4. Well, once pressure equalizes, it might be a little breezy, but nothing like the outward rush of air when the window went out.

But in general, it was the dumbest moving ever that tried to be serious. Oh, it's bad alright. Save yourselves some brain cells if you have not seen it yet. You will never get the brain cells back that you lose watching this movie. Better to keep them then to give freely.

 

[secretanchitman]

all praises to the playstation!