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Snakes on a Plane (2006) Rank 3 Reviews
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Motion Picture Purgatory (Rick Trembles)
ShowBIZ Data
Film critics finally were given a chance to see Snakes on a Plane Thursday night and many of them stayed up late afterwards to knock out their reviews. Most succeeded only in posting them on their respective papers' websites, but some also were able to ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at ShowBIZ Data
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filmcritic.com (Jesse Hassenger)
Snakes on a Plane arrives riding a wave of internet-generated hype and, I gather, a massive confusion of expectations. The pre-release proliferation of art, videos, songs, t-shirts, and other DIY media celebrating the film's unabashed conceptual ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at filmcritic.com (Jesse Hassenger)
JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
I was one of those people who was completely stoked about seeing this film when the hype first started building at the beginning of the year, but I was also one of those people who started to lose interest in the film (and the hype) around the beginning ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
The movie plays to every expectation the viewer might have -- the more absurd, the better. In this regard, it doesn't miss a trick. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
Pop Syndicate (Stefan Halley)
a funhouse blended with a roller coaster, full of chills, spills and sick laughs. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Pop Syndicate (Stefan Halley)
DVD Verdict (Bill Gibron)
Snakes on a Plane is the missing badass cousin of the original kitschy Airport films from the '70s ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at DVD Verdict (Bill Gibron)
Slasherpool (Fredrik Nordstrom)
One of the best creature features ever ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Slasherpool (Fredrik Nordstrom)
Feo Amante (Kelly Parks)
Sometimes bad movies are so bad their badness is entertaining. But when a movie tries to be entertainingly bad on purpose, is it a good bad movie? ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Feo Amante (Kelly Parks)
The Cinema Source (Zak Santucci)
So you've heard about the hype, you've seen the previews, maybe you've even made up your own sequel (i.e. "Snakes on a Train" or "Snakes on a Plain"), but does this movie live up to what it promises? I mean, what does it even promise? The trailer, is ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at The Cinema Source (Zak Santucci)
7M Pictures (Kevin Carr)
It's not surprising that Snakes on a Plane throws every known cliche at you in the course of 100 minutes, but this works to the film's advantage. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at 7M Pictures (Kevin Carr)
FirstShowing.net (Alex Billington)
The movie brought a sense of realism (in comparison, unlike the Final Destination series) and solidity to an otherwise adventurous ride on a bumpy aluminum tube. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at FirstShowing.net (Alex Billington)
Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla)
Orlando Weekly (Steve Schneider)
Richmond Times-Dispatch (Daniel Neman)
Rottentomatoes.com
TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
This slitheringly good ode to '80s movie-style inconsequentiality is destined to satisfy anyone willing to leave their brains at the door and go along for the turbulent ride. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
A Gamboon viper on a plane in Snakes on a PlaneNow Playing: Snakes on a Plane Century 16: 11:30 a.m.; 12:45, 1:55, 3:10, 4:20, 5:35, 6:45, 8, 9:15 & 10:30 p.m.Century 20: 11:30 a.m.; 12:10, 12:50, 1:30, 1:55, 2:40, 3:20, 4, 4:30, 5:10, 5:50, 6:30, 7, ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)
... (for) people who want to cheer and thrill to absurdity and many random snake attacks, a good time should be had by all. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)
Kalamazoo Gazette (James Sanford)
it's certainly a prime slice of cheese-o-rama cinema, chock-full of gratuitous gore and nudity... This is truly filmmaking as seen through a fun-house mirror. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Kalamazoo Gazette (James Sanford)
New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
Hilariously funny, full of fang-popping scares, and guaranteed to increase travel by train. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
Seacoast Newspapers (NH/Maine) (Gina Carbone)
This kind of film should be like a porno: Don't even bother trying to come up with a plot, just cut to the money shot. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Seacoast Newspapers (NH/Maine) (Gina Carbone)
San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
If you can find a better time at the movies this year than this wild comic thriller, let me in on it. I'm there. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin)
Snakes on a Plane is the cult-film-phenomenon that isn't. I'm writing this review three days after the release of its opening weekend box-office, a paltry tally of roughly $14 million. Admittedly, the figure was highly disappointing for distributor New ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin)
Hollywood.com (Kit Bowen)
SoaP is everything its cracked up to be and more, a monster movie and disaster flick rolled into one ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Hollywood.com (Kit Bowen)
San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
If you can find a better time at the movies this year than this wild comic thriller, let me in on it. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema (Mark Pfeiffer)
Snakes on a Plane may not be a good movie by conventional standards, but with the proper amount of love via audience participation, this genre picture is exactly the sort of silly fun that mega-priced, B-grade tentpole films often fail to be. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema (Mark Pfeiffer)
Arrow in the Head ("The Arrow")
Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
iF Magazine
All kidding aside, SNAKES ON A PLANE is probably very nearly the best movie it can be given its premise, despite the fact that both the title and the hype surrounding it lead one to expect a different sort of experience going into the theatre. All of the ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at iF Magazine
Baltimore Sun (Chris Kaltenbach)
Looming large over all this is Jackson, who glowers and growls and acts the hero better than any actor out there. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Baltimore Sun (Chris Kaltenbach)
Future Movies (Raam Tarat)
Ok, so we have all the usual suspects (read caricatures) ...and then some. Disaster movie meets tropical reptilians meets Shaft - Can you dig it?
Jackson plays FBI agent Neville Flynn, chaperoning a witness (Phillips) across states to testify against ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Future Movies (Raam Tarat)
New York Post (Kyle Smith)
The film failed to be frightening, suspenseful or dramatic but accidentally succeeded in being absolutely hilarious. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at New York Post (Kyle Smith)
Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
A solid little B-movie arriving cloaked in the dodgy garb of a fanboy phenomenon, Snakes on a Plane really ought to garner some sort of award for truth in advertising: It's exactly what it says it is and very little else. That doesn't make it a bad film ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
Review by Mark Dujsik
It has a great title. It has
Samuel L. Jackson. It has a plane. It has snakes. It is Snakes on a Plane,
and it is one of the strangest cases of a movie receiving such ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Snakes on a Plane, with its hilariously straightforward, B-movie openness that leaves no question as to where the movie's truculent heart lies. Perhaps only Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's upcoming Grindhouse could challenge it for ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
One important reason why Snakes on a Plane works is "supercool" Samuel L. Jackson. Quite honestly, I don't think the film would be as good if it were Josh Lucas, or Dennis Quaid, or Kurt Russell fighting the snakes. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Bob Longino)
Call me. I'll see it again with you this weekend. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Bob Longino)
EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
From first frame to last, Snakes on a Plane is an unabashedly and unpretentiously the cheesy and campy B horror movie we expected (and wanted) it to be, delivering the thrills, frills, hisses, and other pleasures, including Jackson's notorious F-line. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
Toronto Star (Peter Howell)
In short, Snakes on a Plane delivers exactly what it promised and then some. And how often can you say that about a movie these days? ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Toronto Star (Peter Howell)
DVD Talk (Eric D. Snider)
St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Some things you probably won't care about in Snakes on a Plane : character development, the musical score, harsh lighting that makes everyone look like they're wearing wrinkle-enlarging cream. Here's what you will care about: It's a lot of fun. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
So. It's come to this. "Snakes on a Plane". Here's where being a film critic gets tricky. Because, you understand, I can't tell you "Snakes on a Plane" is a good movie. I mean, really. The nonsensical premise aside, it's full of thinner-than-air ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
The Movie Insider (Phil Calabro)
Without Samuel L. Jackson, this movie is nothing. There's nothing more comfortable than the "invincible" hero, and in premises like Snakes, we need a bad ass in the pilot's seat. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at The Movie Insider (Phil Calabro)
Empire Magazine [UK]
Okay, but not as likeable as, say, Piranha, Tremors, Slither, Anaconda, Eight-Legged Freaks or the 1973 TV movie Horror at 37,000 Feet. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Empire Magazine [UK]
Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
The movie is willing to throw practically anything on the screen, and a surprising amount sticks. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)
This is a fun movie, there's no doubt about that. At times though, it just feels a little too much like marketed, carefully constructed, test-audience approved fun. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)
The Trades (Max Braden)
The Arizona Republic
Entertainment Insiders (Scott Mantz)
Village Voice (Jim Ridley)
Mutant Reviewers From Hell
Premiere Magazine
Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
Premiere Magazine
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
KSL Radio (Doug & Steve)
filmdeculte.com (Robert Hospyan)
Film Monthly (Clint Fletcher and C.J. Arellano)
The Sydney Morning Herald
JackassCritics.com (Grim Ringler)
The Hollywood Reporter (Kirk Honeycutt)
This is a coolly efficient, tongue-in-cheek horror-comedy. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at The Hollywood Reporter (Kirk Honeycutt)
Slate (Dana Stevens)
Who knows whether Snakes will have--forgive me--legs, but it's more than awesome enough to assure opening-weekend euphoria. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Slate (Dana Stevens)
Maxim (Pete Hammond)
Do these snakes deliver? Do they ever! More action-packed fun than just about any movie seen this summer. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Maxim (Pete Hammond)
Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
Pretty fun and takes advantage of its goofy premise in every way it can ... [but] I really don't envy the position this movie found itself in. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
Dallas Observer (Jim Ridley)
There's something almost refreshingly venal about a movie with no purpose other than to meet intentions this cheesy. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Dallas Observer (Jim Ridley)
Supercala.com (John Venable)
If it could've been a little more stupid, it would've been bad-good. It's worth a look for those who love bad cinema. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Supercala.com (John Venable)
IGN Movies (Chris Carle)
In one word, Snakes on a Plane is fun. It never aspires to be anything more than a kick-*** popcorn film that plays on a weird mash-up of fears, and that is why it's a success. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at IGN Movies (Chris Carle)
Cinematical (Scott Weinberg)
While Snakes on a Plane isn't nearly as tight and twisted as it could have been, it'll no doubt tickle its intended audience endlessly. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Cinematical (Scott Weinberg)
The New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
What they give us is the chance to win, not with righteous morality, but with an old-fashioned swagger that says, much like the film itself, Hey, we may be stupid, but we rock. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at The New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
allesfilm.com (Thomas Taborsky)
MovieFreak.com (Gregory L. Amato)
London Daily Mirror (David Edwards)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Appreciating Great Trash (Chris Coleman)
Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
A triumph of high-concept but low-ambition filmmaking. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)
Not witty enough to be a spoof and not frightening enough as a horror tale, this one would not scare dedicated ophidiophonbes. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)
Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
The biggest Internet pre-made cult film since "The Blair Witch Project" because of its cheesy B-movie title, "Snakes on a Plane" should deliver just what its audience is looking for - obvious gross out gags, silly situations and that fan-demanded ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
The Hollywood Reporter (Kirk Honeycutt)
musicOMH (Anton Bitel)
PopMatters (Mike Ward)
stylusmagazine.com (Sandro Matosevic)
Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
"... an exploitation film that because of the well-executed gimmicky snake angle will be ensured staying power as a cultish camp classic." ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
MovieEye.com (Frank Ochieng)
MovieEye.com (Frank Ochieng)
CBC.ca Arts (Jason Anderson)
USA Today (Claudia Puig)
Cheesy, campy B-movie fun, thanks mostly to the cadre of cobras and their ilk and also to Jackson (probably the only actor alive who could pull off this save-the-day bad ass movie role). ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at USA Today (Claudia Puig)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
To an extent, Snakes on a Plane reminds me of "Eight Legged Freaks." It has the same kind of off-the-wall, don't-take-it-seriously comedic horror sensibility. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Stephen Cole)
There is also a capable, wisecracking stewardess (Julianna Margulies) and, what a surprise, a steward who appears to be doing a Paul Lynde impersonation. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Stephen Cole)
Cinemania (Dan Jardine)
Dumb and silly and fun, just not as dumb and silly and fun as I'd hoped it would be. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Cinemania (Dan Jardine)
ToxicUniverse.com (Lee Chase IV)
Critical-Film.com (Scott Wood)
Newark Star-Ledger (Lisa Rose)
There's a certain knee-jerk impulse to bash Snakes , just because of all the ridiculous buildup, but the film delivers on its promise of reptilian fun, with a camp mix of comedy, horror and suspense. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Newark Star-Ledger (Lisa Rose)
Newsday (Gene Seymour)
Being as susceptible to over-the-top gratuitous absurdity as the next person, I had as good a time watching the movie as I did listening to the shrieking and hooting from the audience -- both to join in the fun and keep fears at bay. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Newsday (Gene Seymour)
Minneapolis Star Tribune (Jeff Strickler)
It's the funniest thriller of the year, although I'm not sure if everything we laugh at is supposed to be amusing. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Minneapolis Star Tribune (Jeff Strickler)
Must See Flix (Jay Brown)
Oh wow! The movie whose buzz has come from its name alone has finally hit movie theaters. Yes, Snakes on a Plane is here and it just may be the first film to have a built in audience without being based on a best selling novel, comic book, hit TV ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Must See Flix (Jay Brown)
Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)
A terrifying triumph of hype, but...also the movie to preserve for all of Earth's recorded history Samuel L. Jackson lowering his gaze at Julianna Margulies and asking, "Sporks?" I dare you to look away. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)
The New Yorker (David Denby)
Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli)
A staggeringly inane B-grade monster movie that doesn't pretend to be anything but a staggeringly inane B-grade monster movie and in fact so embraces its staggering B-grade inanity that it achieves a kind of elevated pop-cultural integrity. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli)
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)
The one thing that could kill the phenomenon that is 'Snakes on a Plane' has arrived: 'Snakes on a Plane.' ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)
Globe and Mail (Stephen Cole)
The first Internet joke ever made into a movie, Snakes on a Plane is just ridiculous and depraved enough to excite a cult following among high campers who are ready to enlist in a movie that gets one over on Hollywood. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Globe and Mail (Stephen Cole)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
To an extent, Snakes on a Plane reminds me of Eight Legged Freaks. It has the same kind of off-the-wall, don't-take-it-seriously comedic horror sensibility. Neither film holds a candle to the best ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
"He's stupid, but he knows he's stupid, and that almost makes him smart" ~~ derived from a sample (of unknown origin) used by the rap group 3rd Bass in one of their early songs, "Sons of 3rd Bass".The makers of Snakes on a Plane know t ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Reel.com
Basically, except for the snake part, this is just like every other air disaster movie where the plane keeps flying, but the possibility that it will quickly smash into the ground is ever present. Director David R. Ellis ( Cellular, Final Destination 2 ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Reel.com
Christianity Today (Russ Breimeier)
Make no mistake, this movie is trash, but it's meant to be, and I'd be lying if I said it wasn't also a lot of fun. ...read the complete Snakes on a Plane movie review at Christianity Today (Russ Breimeier)
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