and here with some commentary is a grumpy old man

[rone]

You know, there was this dumb gorefest film in a claustrophic setting that counted Samuel L. Jackson among its stars and scary animals as the nemesis.  It was called "Deep Blue Sea".  It sucked and it did poorly.  Now we have "Pacific Air 121", with all the same core qualities, except this time it's been hyped to death, given a stupid yet catchy title, and somehow you people think it's the greatest thing since sliced bread.  It isn't.  It's still a stupid movie.  The whole "so dumb it's fun" thing has been done to death by pro wrestling, Norm McDonald, and the Bush Administration.  So if that's what you like, sure, go watch the movie.  But let's not pretend that somehow this dumb movie is better than other dumb movies.  I didn't see you people lining up to go watch "Dungeons & Dragons", after all.

Comments

[arian1.livejournal.com]

That's because Dungeons and Dragons sucked ass :)

[rimrunner.livejournal.com]

somehow you people think it's the greatest thing since sliced bread

Uh, no.

[catbear.livejournal.com]

i don't NEED to see the movie. the name is everything.

[zonereyrie.livejournal.com]

The problem with Deep Blue Sea is that it seemed to take itself seriously.

Snakes on a Plane doesn't take itself seriously at all from all impressions. It is a Hong Kong movie made in the US. Not all bad movies are created equal.

And it has Samuel L. Jackson, one of the best scenery chewers in the business. He makes movies like Formula 51 fun.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

Shush, i'm ranting.

[also-huey.livejournal.com]

But let's not pretend that somehow this dumb movie is better than other dumb movies.

...because there's no pretense! This really is one of the best really dumb movies ever made! And, unlike the Bush administration, it's thankfully all over in two hours!

So if that's what you like, sure, go watch the movie.

And that's exactly what I did! And if that's not what you like, don't go watch the movie! ...but don't harsh my mellow, homeslice!

[kawgirl.livejournal.com]

There was a "Dungeons & Dragons" movie?

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0190374/).

[therobbergirl.livejournal.com]

Ah, but you see, you don't actually have to watch it, unlike all those times that the Bush (and previously, Clinton) administration smashed down your door, strapped you to a seat and held your eyeballs open to make you watch Deep Blue Sea.

But seriously, I don't think it's about the movie so much as it's about the hype and interaction. I doubt I heard more than one word in two last night over the ribaldry. What made it so much fun was that the movie didn't take itself seriously (*cough* Deep Blue Sea) and the crowd was active and making it fun.

Plus it's the best motherfucking dumb movie ever.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

Now you're making me think of a slasher film starring John Ashcroft and Janet Reno.

[therobbergirl.livejournal.com]

Whew.

I read that first as "slash film starring John Ashcroft and Janet Reno".

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

Well, there HAS to be a sex scene of some sort.

[ewx.livejournal.com]

Bulletproof Monk has the same endearing simplicity to the title.

[also-huey.livejournal.com]

Oh no there doesn't.

[therobbergirl.livejournal.com]

If John Ashcraft shows us his tits, I'm leaving.

[merovingian.livejournal.com]

I understand that it's cool to buck against the hype, but this movie *is* its hype. The movie was designed for the audience to shout back. It's a raucous, fun movie.

It's not fun because it's so bad that it's good. It's not fun because it's the first time anyone made a disaster movie on a plane.

It's fun because Samuel L. Jackson is awesome, because the funny parts are intentionally funny, and because the audience is shouting "Snakes on a Plane!"

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

OK... so it's the next-generation Rocky Horror Picture Show. Gotcha.

[merovingian.livejournal.com]

Yeah, pretty much.

Except that no one is there to hit on sixteen-year-olds.

[missionista.livejournal.com]

Speak for yourself! :)

[rwx.livejournal.com]

also, rimrunner and i saw the dungeons and dragons movie opening weekend.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

OK, so you get points for consistency.

[therobbergirl.livejournal.com]

Oh.

So I did deserve to get slapped then.

[merovingian.livejournal.com]

If it's any comfort, the movie was rated R, so they were at least 17.

[merovingian.livejournal.com]

I stand corrected.

And also stricken by the creeped-out jibbleys.

[kawgirl.livejournal.com]

Wow. One star out of 10 on imdb.com? It really must have sucked!