Nope. Great minds think alike, I guess 
Normally I agree with you. It’s a big part of why I put a movie theater in my house, so I don’t have to deal with the yutzapalooza that is your typical public screening:
“<chirp chirp> Hello? Yeah, I’m in the movie. Bout three quarters of the way to the front, off to the left. Call me again when you get here and I’ll wave to you.”
“Oh, who’s that? Is that his wife? Why is she crying? Is it because she just found out her husband is a baby raper? Mmm, tsk tsk.”
“Don’t you tell me to shut up. You shut up. I’ll shut you up.”
But with this one, I knew what I was getting into, and I made the mental adjustment. The only problem was, the attempts at wisecracking and shout-outs weren’t very funny. Maybe I just got unlucky with a cinema full of doofuses, but the jokes and observations were kind of lame, so I tuned them out. Didn’t really impact the movie much, to tell you the truth. It just could have been better.
That’s why I made the comparison to Rocky Horror, which has had the advantage of lots of screenings so people could get familiar with the material and the beats and Darwinian selection has worked to weed out the non-amusing bits. (“Roll out the cripple” still cracks me up.) Of course, it has to be said that Rocky Horror eventually became more of a calcified ritual than a straightforward experience, so regarding Snakes, I’m looking forward to its middle period when the jokes are (a) polished but also (b) still somewhat fresh.
One wonders what Zoe Jackson’s first word was. (Sam Jackson’s daughter).
Interestingly, this is Paul Reubens’s Indian name.
OK, ya got me. Almost busted a gut.
Okay, color me stupid, but I just have to ask, why was everyone waiting for what has been called “The Line”? There’s obviously some joke I’m not catching. I mean, I’ve seen Jackson in several movies, but not every one. Is “The Line” a takeoff from some other film?
At some point in the movie he says “All right. I’m tired of all these motherfucking snakes on this motherfucking plane!” It sort of identifies the moment when the tide will turn. It also echoes other moments in other films where he plays a (self-described) badass motherfucker.
Looks like “Final Destination 3” beat you to it.
Excellent!
I believe The Line was suggested online by some of the rabid fans. Someone involved with the film heard it and the line was included when they decided to add scenes.
‘The Line’ (‘Motherfucking snakes on this motherfucking plane’) was added because it had become an internet meme as soon as ‘Sam Jackson is going to be in a movie called Snakes on a Plane’ came out.
Thanks for the replies to my question!
jhinman, did they give you your money back? If not, they should be boycotted.
Most Vipers polled , though, have just agreed to go on strike.
Damn, that was brilliant!
For a minute, I thought this thread was going to be about Pee-wee Herman. :eek:
Too late, Engineer! spoke got to it before you did.
I can’t imagine wanting to see this movie in an empty theatre. If I had thought the crowds would take it seriously, I would have stayed home.
And then three posters commented on it.
I’m skeptical this will reach that kind of longevity. I saw it Friday night at the Cinerama (Seattle’s biggest movie screen). People in line were dressed like airline employees. Every third person was wearing a rubber snake or ten. A guy dressed like a snake chased a woman dressed as a stewardess through the aisles just before the film started.
It reminded me less of Rocky Horror and more of a DIY William Castle film – the audience brings its own inflatable skeleton. Or rubber snakes, as the case may be.
And everyone in the theater laughed uproariously at the “please don’t spoil the film by adding your own soundtrack” promo after the trailers. I can’t remember the last time I’ve enjoyed attending a movie so much – I’m not usually one for big noisy crowds, but this movie would not have worked without it.
That said, I hope the OP got his money back.