[Snakes On A Plane] No Pre-Screenings...

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"Though New Line Cinema is working over time to keep Snakes on a Plane always on the minds of moviegoers across the nation, they aren't too concerned about the critics.

Snakes on a Plane Says No to Press
Doing what Disney did with Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, New Line has announced that there will be NO pre-release press screenings for Snakes on a Plane. Though some may take this as a shock, it is not too surprising considering the film's genre and, well, the story behind it.

According to Variety, Snakes on a Plane is a film for the fans and not the critics. After a few positive reviews appeared online for Snakes after a couple early screenings, New Line figured that was good enough to keep the hype boosted and figured they would end it there. Why? Well, there is a good chance that critics are planning on tearing this film apart faster than the snake can strike. Though these reviews won't deter some, it is likely that they would hurt opening box office numbers.

The hype machine can't afford a hit of negative reviews...."
 
Big shock, that.

And while I hate aintitcool.com and everything it stands for...
http://aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=23861 said:
Everybody knows everything about this movie. Or at least, they think they do.

They've read the blogs, seen the mock posters, surfed the websites, watched the news reports of how an outlandish movie title met the Internet and spawned a phenomenon.

You've also probably been exposed to some of the editorializing, as cinema experts take differing sides on the fact that the filmmakers behind this movie deigned to listen to the online community, people who never saw a frame of footage, and incorporated all the things fans were clamoring for.

Currently, there’s a piece in “Esquire” that cites this precedent as having ominous repercussions. Still, how is this practice any more heinous than doing a reshoot after a test screening?

Personally, the concept of any studio deciding to make a movie more extreme in our conservative times is cause for celebration. I'm glad New Line had the good sense to realize that any movie starring Samuel L. Jackson battling an airplane full of serpents should never be rated PG-13.

Think about it. Wouldn't you love to hear “Casino Royale” was rated R? How long has a James Bond flick been shackled by the inane perception they're “family films?”

Anyway, much has been written about “Snakes On A Plane” except for one thing: Is the movie any good?

Yes.

Hell yes.

After having to sit through this year’s overproduced, bloated, pretentious studio product that desperately tries to disguise its B movie roots… finally here’s a movie that hunkers down to give the audience a shameless good time.

Of course “Snakes On A Plane” is ridiculous, but it’s also nonstop fun.

These filmmakers aren't embarrassed to deliver everything exactly as promised. The only thing that will probably go unnoticed after the huge opening weekend grosses, as well as consternation from cinematic elitists, is that “Snakes On A Plane” is a much better movie than it has any right to be with such a crazy premise and ridiculous title.

“Snakes On A Plane” functions as both a competent thriller as well as a full-blown horror movie.

In some ways, the film shares a certain kinship with another movie set on a plane that I enjoyed: “Executive Decision,” which stretched credibility with great ingenuity in order to entertain. more...
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