Snakes on a Blog
After hearing a trailer on the radio for the film 'Snakes on a Plane' I was left perplexed. How did the snakes get on the plane? For what reason? Did the producers just dream up this title and devise a story to fit around it? (They contemplated renaming it to Pacific Air Flight 121 - Samuel L Jackson said no way)In the film it seems a mafia boss arranges for hundreds of snakes to be released on a commercial flight to silence the prosecutions star witness who is on that flight. This is absurd.
How did they get the snakes on board? I was contemplating phoning to see whether I could check a snake or snakes as cargo or carry on but the corporate websites provided all the information I needed.
Anyway, with the purpose of examining the reality of the film plot I have found the following from some UK airlines:
British Airways:
"Pets are carried in the cargo hold, which is located underneath the passenger cabin, in the aircraft." (How would the snakes get from the cargo hold to the passenger area?)
Ryanair:
"No other animals apart from guide dogs are accepted by Ryanair." (Train several snakes to bark and put a harness on them?)
Easyjet:
"The carriage of live animals, including pets, insects, reptiles, or any other form of livestock, is forbidden under any circumstances,"
So there you have it.
Surely it's cheaper and easier to hire a hitman for a single target.
But the title of the film caught Samuel L Jackson's attention, and it seems the producers have a sure fire hit before it's even reached the cinema. Here are a few quotes apparantly in the film:
- These aren't North American snakes. These snakes aren't even from this continent!
- You know all those security scenarios we ran? Well I'm smack in the middle of one we didn't think of.
- I've had it with these m*********ing snakes!
posted by Mr T at 11:08 am
9 Comments:
Sounds like the sort of film I'd hate - loads of pointless special effects, dramatic and exaggerated explosions, maybe they'll be room for a car chase in there too. Still, I'm sure it'll sell by the bucketload and be the best film ever.
You can guarntee old mother Hobo of Pie land will be wetting his pants at the prospect of seeing this latest Hollywood trash fest. The question of how on earth they got all the snakes on the plane is just ridiculous! I think Samual L Jackson should do us all a favour and lock himself in a room with real poisonous snakes.
Look guys, at the end of the day, its a film. Does it matter how it happens? I'll go and see the film (I am actually looking forward to it - its been a while since there was a decent, no-brainer action movie) and tell you how they get the snakes on there...
Shiz you bore me with your constant put downs of action movies. We don't all always want to think when we go to the cinema...
I have nothig against action movies per se. I do have a problem with films which have no effort on the storyline they may as well have not been made. How many script writers out there will have had rejections on their lifes work, and something of this quality seems to have no problems getting through?!?!?
I like plenty of action films as you well know (Die Hard series, Terminator series, Predator, Speed etc). Look at the Rocky series... a story that parallels a real life event (well the first one anyway), but more than that, an inspiring story of how the average working class Joe can pull himself out of the bad hand life has dealt him and achieve something. Eventually realising that above money and fame, his family are more important then materialistic wealth. All set in an enjoyable romp which gets the blood pumping.
How do you know there isn't a story line to 'Snakes On A Plane' though? You don't. You assume there won't be, but you don't know. Watch it before you comment...
Gents,
It may be hard to believe but this sort of phenomenon is what is called a "cult film".
Generally these films aren't exactly the bees knees when it comes to story lines/plots and acting but partly because of that they become popular.
Surely you can see that is exactly the reason for the success of the film. It is a piss take (the makers have stopped just short of saying this).
Its success can be based on the fact that "The film has earned itself a cult following prior to its release thanks to a wealth of blogs, comedy sketches and trailers generated by film fans."
A film critic (whose opinion is worth alot more!) said it was "an entertaining B-movie gleefully stuffed with bad tough-guy dialogue, obvious stock characters, cheap titillation and lots and lots of snake attacks".
And as unbelievable as it all is, is it anymore unbelievable than someone standing on the point of a sword in a one of the recent martial arts epics, a robotic man coming back from the future save mankind.
And "How many script writers out there will have had rejections on their lifes work, and something of this quality seems to have no problems getting through?!?!?" doesnt really have anything to do with it. If their work is good enough it will get through. If you read about the film then you will see why it is sucessful.
It's successful because people don't take it seriously, and view it tongue in cheek. Something it seems others don't have the ability to do!
:)
Oh and "I have nothig against action movies per se. I do have a problem with films which have no effort on the storyline they may as well have not been made. " - so don't watch it then. Clearly the hype of the film is working as it has persuaded Mr T to put a post on his blog and for their to be adebate about it...so maybe it has already had its effect on you?
Oh and "the question of how on earth they got all the snakes on the plane is just ridiculous!" answered below:
"Chaos breaks out when the crime boss smuggles hundreds of poisonous snakes onto the commercial aircraft inside a crate timed to break open halfway over the Pacific. "
Planes transport animals all over the worls, even commerial airlines, so that part of the story could be one of the most believable.
:)
Well that's OK then, all questions answered as far as I'm concerned now. I didn't realise the crime boss simply "smuggled" them on board, so easy I should have worked that one out for myself. I thought he simply walked on with them in his pockets and let them loose.
Now if the film was a proper comedy (it's only a matter of time before this film gets spoofed), you could have Steve Irwin as the cop defending the witness, and throw in a few bigger things like crocodiles and great white sharks to. Now that would be a film I'd see!
Well you were the one who asked the question Shiz not me!
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