Is "Snakes on a Plane" just an experiment in marketing?

[yobarman]

Without seeing the movie, we can only assume that this will be the most ridiculous movie in recent years. The movie needs no explanation...it's snakes, and they're on a plane.

That said, there have been so many stupid marketing gimmicks about this movie .... it's like they know its bad, but are trying to get everyone to see by doing everything except promoting what the movie is about. (even though there may be little storyline to promote)

things like snakes on a babe,, which will bring you to the snakes on the plane website.

or the trailers for the movie. i saw this trailer on actual TV yesterday.

or listening to my Sirius radio... there was actually a song called "Snakes on a Plane" Listen to here

I'm sure all of this stuff has been posted before... but it just keeps adding up. Does anyone else think this is just a big ploy to see how effective marketing can be?

 

[FelixDeCat]

Most modern movies are full of paid product plugs.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

iono but im gonna watch the movie

 

[drum]

mutherfarkin snakes!

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: yobarman
Without seeing the movie, we can only assume that this will be the most ridiculous movie in recent years. The movie needs no explanation...it's snakes, and they're on a plane.

That said, there have been so many stupid marketing gimmicks about this movie .... it's like they know its bad, but are trying to get everyone to see by doing everything except promoting what the movie is about. (even though there may be little storyline to promote)

things like snakes on a babe,, which will bring you to the snakes on the plane website.

or the trailers for the movie. i saw this trailer on actual TV yesterday.

or listening to my Sirius radio... there was actually a song called "Snakes on a Plane" Listen to here

I'm sure all of this stuff has been posted before... but it just keeps adding up. Does anyone else think this is just a big ploy to see how effective marketing can be?

be prepared to be flamed for this post.

 

[Praxis1452]

definetley goin to see it. If all marketing were this good... haha

 

[pulse8]

No. I think the marketing is a result of the initial buzz about the movie.

 

[cadkison]

Gotta love going to http://www.nightmareonelmstreet.com/ and seeing this movie there instead.

 

[JackBurton]

Which supports my theory, no matter how moronic the movie, some moron will be willing to PAY to see it. This was a SNL skit for God sake. I can't belive people are willing to pay for this crap.

 

[xanis]

Think about it... you're probably going to go see it just for the hell of it, and even if people don't have the same mentality and are just exposed to the marketing aspect, the movie wins either way.

 

[Lonyo]

Originally posted by: yobarman
Without seeing the movie, we can only assume that this will be the most ridiculous movie in recent years. The movie needs no explanation...it's snakes, and they're on a plane.

Originally posted by: JackBurton
Which supports my theory, no matter how moronic the movie, some moron will be willing to PAY to see it. This was a SNL skit for God sake. I can't belive people are willing to pay for this crap.

You two are morons, and here is why:
Titanic.

Titanic was about a big boat sinking, everyone and thei rgrandmother knew what was going to happen, but people paid a LOT of money to see it.
If people are willing to pay to see Titanic, they are as hell are going to pay to see a movie called "Snakes on a plane".

 

[JackBurton]

Originally posted by: Lonyo

Originally posted by: yobarman
Without seeing the movie, we can only assume that this will be the most ridiculous movie in recent years. The movie needs no explanation...it's snakes, and they're on a plane.

Originally posted by: JackBurton
Which supports my theory, no matter how moronic the movie, some moron will be willing to PAY to see it. This was a SNL skit for God sake. I can't belive people are willing to pay for this crap.

You two are morons, and here is why:
Titanic.

Titanic was about a big boat sinking, everyone and thei rgrandmother knew what was going to happen, but people paid a LOT of money to see it.
If people are willing to pay to see Titanic, they are as hell are going to pay to see a movie called "Snakes on a plane".

You're the moron if you're comparing Titanic to Snakes on a Plane. Seriously, did you just make that comparison? Maybe Platoon was a bad movie too since you knew how that one would turn out. :roll:

 

[randomlinh]

Originally posted by: JackBurton
Which supports my theory, no matter how moronic the movie, some moron will be willing to PAY to see it. This was a SNL skit for God sake. I can't belive people are willing to pay for this crap.

you're just jealous you didn't think of it to cash in on it. and no, i won't see it in theaters, $10 is too rich for my blood these days. I will watch it on DVD probably when it comes out. It's hard not to. heh.

Granted, the last movie I finally ended up watching on dvd, napolean dynamite, I *puts on flame suit* hated.

 

[JackBurton]

Originally posted by: randomlinh

Originally posted by: JackBurton
Which supports my theory, no matter how moronic the movie, some moron will be willing to PAY to see it. This was a SNL skit for God sake. I can't belive people are willing to pay for this crap.

you're just jealous you didn't think of it to cash in on it. and no, i won't see it in theaters, $10 is too rich for my blood these days. I will watch it on DVD probably when it comes out. It's hard not to. heh.

Granted, the last movie I finally ended up watching on dvd, napolean dynamite, I *puts on flame suit* hated.

You're right, I give people too much credit. No way I would have thought people would be that dumb to pay to see this movie. But look, I was wrong. Maybe that's why I'm not a millionaire.

 

[intogamer]

They are promoting this movie too much because nobody will watch it

 

[Fingolfin269]

Originally posted by: cadkison
Gotta love going to http://www.nightmareonelmstreet.com/ and seeing this movie there instead.

OMFG. Blasphemy.

 

[bersl2]

The movie gets a lot of mention online, but the executives don't understand that it's for the wrong reason.

Personally, I'm hoping that this is going to be one of those movies that are so bad (for one reason or another), you have to see it; I want to be able to LMAO if I actually go see it. SoaP is the perfect mockery of Hollywood, and they don't even realize it.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

Originally posted by: intogamer
They are promoting this movie too much because nobody will watch it

they dont have to promote that much since fans are doing it by themselves

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: JackBurton

Originally posted by: Lonyo

Originally posted by: yobarman
Without seeing the movie, we can only assume that this will be the most ridiculous movie in recent years. The movie needs no explanation...it's snakes, and they're on a plane.

Originally posted by: JackBurton
Which supports my theory, no matter how moronic the movie, some moron will be willing to PAY to see it. This was a SNL skit for God sake. I can't belive people are willing to pay for this crap.

You two are morons, and here is why:
Titanic.

Titanic was about a big boat sinking, everyone and thei rgrandmother knew what was going to happen, but people paid a LOT of money to see it.
If people are willing to pay to see Titanic, they are as hell are going to pay to see a movie called "Snakes on a plane".

You're the moron if you're comparing Titanic to Snakes on a Plane. Seriously, did you just make that comparison? Maybe Platoon was a bad movie too since you knew how that one would turn out. :roll:

and what about all of those WWII movies? gee, maybe the Nazis will win this time around?
What abotu any movie based on true events? jesus christ, thats the worst comparison i have ever heard.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: bersl2
The movie gets a lot of mention online, but the executives don't understand that it's for the wrong reason.

Personally, I'm hoping that this is going to be one of those movies that are so bad (for one reason or another), you have to see it; I want to be able to LMAO if I actually go see it. SoaP is the perfect mockery of Hollywood, and they don't even realize it.

they don't care as long as it rakes in the money. thats all they're worried about.

 

[ElMonoDelMar]

Originally posted by: AznAnarchy99

Originally posted by: intogamer
They are promoting this movie too much because nobody will watch it

they dont have to promote that much since fans are doing it by themselves

Yeah, I sent out 3 of those Samuel Jackson phone calls to my friends today.

 

[BeauJangles]

Originally posted by: JackBurton
Which supports my theory, no matter how moronic the movie, some moron will be willing to PAY to see it. This was a SNL skit for God sake. I can't belive people are willing to pay for this crap.

You don't get it, do you? This movie is exciting because, for once, they are trying something new. Instead of trying to make everything sound plausible and sensible, they took a rediculous story, added rediculous special effects, and made a summer movie. The movie is honest - it sucks. The plot, acting, etc are nothing to write home about but that doesn't mean it will be a bad movie. Movies are supposed to entertain and this looks like it will deliver laughs, thrills, and lots of snakes.

In short, it will be hilarious - awful and wonderful at the same time.

Edit: not to mention the marketing has been absolutely brilliant

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: Lonyo

Originally posted by: yobarman
Without seeing the movie, we can only assume that this will be the most ridiculous movie in recent years. The movie needs no explanation...it's snakes, and they're on a plane.

Originally posted by: JackBurton
Which supports my theory, no matter how moronic the movie, some moron will be willing to PAY to see it. This was a SNL skit for God sake. I can't belive people are willing to pay for this crap.

You two are morons, and here is why:
Titanic.

Titanic was about a big boat sinking, everyone and thei rgrandmother knew what was going to happen, but people paid a LOT of money to see it.
If people are willing to pay to see Titanic, they are as hell are going to pay to see a movie called "Snakes on a plane".

Titanic was a romance. A bad romance.

Snakes on a Plane is senseless fun.

There are a few very good reasons that people are going to see Snakes on a Plane, and I will itemize them below.

1) We're fvcking sick of seeing the same thing we saw once, twice, or a FVCKING DOZEN times before - Every damned "blockbuster" movie these days is either a remake, or a sequel, or a movie based on comic books, or a sequel to a movie based on comic books, or a remake of a movie based on comic books, or a remake of a sequel of a movie based on comic books. And it's definitely NOT a WW2 movie.

2) It's not a movie with any deep and thoughtful meaning. Young adult males are currently being buried under a landslide of media telling us to be more responsible, think more, feel more. These pressures are slowly eroding our ability to cut loose and enjoy life. Snakes on a Plane is an outlet for these desires.

3) The marketing is honest. It *IS* the only movie that's going to give you snakes on a plane.

4) It doesn't fit any of the "popular" (i.e. beaten into the ground) formulas for movies. It's not a sports comedy. It's not a sports drama. It's not a romance. It's not a romantic thriller. It's not a horror comedy. It's not an OMGWTF tits, ass and gore porn-horror flick, it isn't a movie starring Adam Sandler. It's not about an epic journey. It's snakes. On a plane. It's not a disaster movie. It's not retelling a news story. It's snakes. On a plane. The closest movie I can think of is Red Eye - and that was about a stalker-terrorist-douchebag on a plane. That invokes the news, and it had all kinds of drama attached. Snakes, on the other hand, are disconnected from reality. They represent generic evil and danger. They're something we can all be afraid of if we want, regardless of our religious and political standings. You can be a friggin' terrorist, on your way to board a plane and blow it to pieces, stop off at the theater and watch Snakes on a Plane - or a federal air marshall, on his way to the same flight, not knowing that he's going to end up shooting the person he's sitting next to at the movie.

5) It has one thing that is universally REALLY, REALLY cool. Samuel L. Jackson.

You know why Pirates of the Carribean rocked? Because it fit all the above criterons. It wasn't a rehash, it was pure senseless fun hearkening back to when we were all kids watching Bambi. The movie didn't pretend to be something it wasn't. And it was a completely new and different formula. Pirates hadn't been done in a loooong, loooong time, much less a pirate drama-comedy-romance. And while it may not have Samuel L Jackson, Pirates had.... PIRATES!

 

[yobarman]

Originally posted by: Lonyo

Originally posted by: yobarman
Without seeing the movie, we can only assume that this will be the most ridiculous movie in recent years. The movie needs no explanation...it's snakes, and they're on a plane.

Originally posted by: JackBurton
Which supports my theory, no matter how moronic the movie, some moron will be willing to PAY to see it. This was a SNL skit for God sake. I can't belive people are willing to pay for this crap.

You two are morons, and here is why:
Titanic.

Titanic was about a big boat sinking, everyone and thei rgrandmother knew what was going to happen, but people paid a LOT of money to see it.
If people are willing to pay to see Titanic, they are as hell are going to pay to see a movie called "Snakes on a plane".

I appreciate the moron comment since you are such an expert on filmmaking and Hollywood.

Titatic could be called a movie about a sinking ship, but the director and everyone related to the movie took it seriously. They didn't say, "hey we got have hundreds of millions of dollars to spend on making a movie, let's make a peice of crap and spend the rest on marketing"

With Snakes on a Plane, you can tell from all of their marketing and advertising they know its really a bad movie. I have no problem with bad movies, I've seen a ton of movies people hate that I've ended up liking. But in this case, it almost seems like they made a bad movie, whether on purpose or by being in too deep they couldn't give up on it, and are trying to see how much marketing, which isn't even good marketing, is needed to basically sell poop on a silver platter.

 

[effowe]

EyeMWing: You described it perfectly. The movie is what it is, and I'll probably go see it just because it's so outrageous.

Also, in case anyone hasn't called someone from Samuel L. you gotta check it out. Check it here.