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"Snakes On a Plane" (and on some geeks)

As promised, it's time for a movie review... Yes, "Snakes On a Plane!"

For those you expecting a thrill-a-minute artistic movie, don't. It's not any of that; although there are a few thrilling moments. (One of which has you jumping out of your seat in a style reminiscent of "Jaws.") The movie, in my humble opinion, was never meant to be any of that. It was meant to be an event, a pop-culture moment, more than a cinematic work of art.

This movie is for those of you who appreciate a little tongue-in-cheek dialog and Samuel L. Jackson's signature (and possibly only) style of acting. It is loaded with great one-liners -- "This plane will go down faster than a Thai hooker" -- and has every stereotypical character found in every "crisis" movie ever made: the scaredy-cat, the nervous guy/gal, the brave hero and his sidekick, the annoying character(s) that you hope get eaten at some point, and the mom protecting her baby. It's all there and it's all well-played even though it's played as expected.

Because the movie was so well-hyped by people on the internet, most of the internet-savvy folks already had a glimpse of what to expect. When Samuel L. Jackson gives us the best line of the movie ("I'm sick and tired of these m-f***ing snakes on this m-f***ing plane!"), the entire audience said it right along with him! Brilliant!

I went with a gang of friends dressed as flight crew and passengers. We "snaked-up" with about 100 3-foot rubber snakes hanging off of us or our carry-ons. We made it the event it was meant to be and it was a BLAST!

This will be a new generation's "Rocky Horror Picture Show." You can bet on it!

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