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I thought I had inserted the link into this.
Mr. Jackson is not infallible–he did SWAT, *The Man * and Deep Blue Sea.
Ha – I just saw that webcomic a day or two ago and I thought it was a joke. But no – snakes! On a plane! Awesome!
–Cliffy
Point of order: Deep Blue Sea kicked ass.
OP was funny as hell.
Road Warrior had a snake on a helicopter(ultra-light) so I think it deserves some credit.
And Mr Jackson in Deep Blue Sea was great. He gives his emotional speech about how they are going to survive and then sharks eat him. Classic.
My husband and I saw a double-feature of Flightplan and Red-Eye the other night. I think they both would have been vastly improved by the addition of a few (or more) snakes.
Can’t. Wait.
Great OP, thank you!
Hmm…Redford’s movie had heart, but Snakes on a Plane had snakes on a plane.
My mate Big Sal - she’s about 6ft 2 with long blonde hair - tells the story of the time she was once on a 'plane (Air South? if there is/was such a thing) from Charlotte to New York when a kerfuffle erupted somewhere in the cabin ahead of her. It seemed that some twat had brought a pet snake with him and put it in a bag in the overhead locker, from which it had escaped and was now emerging from the locker into the cabin. Quite a few people were getting very very agitated (I’m not sure what the snake’s owner was doing at this point; it’s Sal’s story after all) but not Big Sal: being British, she just calmly summoned a flight attendant and said “Excuse me, but there appears to be a snake on the plane. Could you do something about it, please? Oh, and I’ll have another vodka and tonic when you’re ready”.
I was in a used bookstore yesterday and I saw a copy of this book:
Snakes in the Cockpit: Images of Military Aviation Disasters.
No, seriously. I did.
I remember being surprised as hell when that happened … and then rewinding it at least twice. 
Brilliant movie moment.
But are any of the snakes going to swallow and then regurgitate Jon Voight?
Can I just say, “awesinine”: Best. Adjective. Ever.
Now you can buy the t-shirt (unofficial, I think).
And here’s the (also unofficial) Blog.
And another related link.
SNAKES!!! ON A PLANE!!!
Yeah, okay. You’ll have to drag me kicking and screaming to the theater to see this one. Geez, as if I don’t have enough bad dreams.
I imagine some totally brilliant or utterly stupid (take your pick) theater manager could make the premier a real experience by releasing about 100 harmless snakes into the theater at the same time the snakes get loose onscreen.
Yes, but this shirt is More-unoffical-than-thou.
That’s an interesting point. However, I would point out the following:
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While those films were terrible (I haven’t seen “The Man,” but I’m guessing it wasn’t so good) Mr. Jackson was the best thing in them.
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In the specific case of “Deep Blue Sea” - and despite Miller’s inexplicable comment, it is in fact one of the worst monster movies ever made - the scene where Mr. Jackson is eaten by a pole-vaulting shark is possibly the funniest moment in the history of cinema. I realize they probably didn’t mean for it to be funny, but I still give Mr. Jackson credit for making me laugh. The entire theatre was busting a gut.
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Ruining a throwaway paycheck movie like “SWAT” isn’t the same as ruining a cinematic masterpeice like “Snakes on a Plane.” Actors know when they’re just pumping out crud as opposed to when they have a chance to make the world a better place. Mr. Jackson knows the difference.
For the record, as perfect as Snakes on a Plane is.
If Sharks on a Plane was playing in the next theater, I’d go see that.
I can’t fault your logic, or your impeccable taste in subject matter.
When you’re a shark
You’re a shark on a plane
From economy class
To the business terrain
I bought the hoody.
you know what would be really scary? if they did this like it was some weird ass terrorist plot where you know, terrorists release a bunch of snakes on a plane instead of that nonsense they are talking about now.