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Snakes on a Plane
Sit back. Relax. Enjoy the fright.
ANIMALS
Reviewed by jareprime


A federal witness is being flown from Hawaii to Los Angeles to testify against a notorious crime lord, but the crime lord and his evil henchman plant several cases of various snakes in the cargo bay of the plane. When the timer goes off the snakes, made ultra aggressive by pheromones, get free and all hell breaks loose in Snakes on a Plane.

Snakes on a Plane is exactly what it says it is, exactly what you want it to be and exactly what it needs to be, pure fun from start to finish! The hype's over and the movie is finally here, and it delivers what it promises, Samuel L. Jackson kicking snake ass on a plane, although I'm really not sure if snakes actually have an ass or not. The creative minds behind this flick have done something that has never been done before, they have created a mass appeal cult movie, that fans have been dying to see.

The film starts off a bit slow, but as soon as the time clock countdown is shown, the film changes. And once the clock strikes zero, all bets are off and your in for the ride of your life. The kills, cast and story are exactly what you would expect them to be, but somehow, they are able to throw in a few surprises that will make you jump, chuckle or gasp at unsuspecting times during the movie.

Also let me say this, the audience wasn't hot for this flick, they were on FIRE! Snakes on the Plane had the best audience involvement in a movie that I have seen in a long time. From the moment the snakes begin to slither, your hooked and by the time the cast and story get you to the point where Samuel L. turns and gives the line "I've had it with these MOTHERFUCKING snakes on this MOTHERFUCKING plane!" The audience was at a fever pitch and the place went nuts, excellent!

The kills are good and at times brutal, the story is good and mixes great shocks with some really good humor. The cast is excellent and everyone pulls their weight. The CGI snakes are kind of bad, but they are supposed to be. Also they kind of take on their own personality as the film goes on. Everything about this flick just meshes so well together, you can't help but enjoy it.

This is a film you have to see in the theater, make that a crowded theater, it's that much fun. I really enjoyed this film from start to finish, it's an absolute blast and the entire theater was along for the same ride and everyone was really into it.

Snakes on a Plane has been worth the wait and worth the hype, check it out today!

9 of 10


Snakes on a Plane
Sit back. Relax. Enjoy the fright.
ANIMALS
Reviewed by Bloody_Taco
I was actually left a bit underwhelmed by Snakes on a Plane. I expected more of a satire, and I'm not saure anyone would have even noticed this film were it not for all the hype surrounding it. I did see it in an empty theatre though, and I'm sure that might have had something to do with my ambivalence. This is a crowd movie if ever there was one.

The cast is great, and it's nice to see Kenan Thompson and Julianna Margulies on the big screen again. There are also some cool kllls, and the snakes get owned just as often as the humans.

I did have a couple of issues with how the film was made. First, it actually seems panned and scanned sometimes; something I've never seen in a theatrical release before. In fact, I became convinced while watching that it was shot entirely on video, but research afterward proved this to be false. Second, the snakes all appear to be CGI, even when I knew going in that they were live snakes. Odd.

There are also a couple of silly lapses in logic (for example, a man dead sitting against a door falls through when it's open, but lands several feet away so that the door can be closed again with ease).

Ultimately though, the brilliant title "Snakes on a Plane" makes the film virtually critic-proof, and I'm not being sarcastic. It's kind of difficult to gripe about the quality of a film that boasts so honest a title without appearing silly. The film never claims to be anything but simple fun, and it achieves that.

7 out of 10 kick-ass Burmese Pythons.


Snakes on a Plane
Sit back. Relax. Enjoy the fright.
ANIMALS
Reviewed by GeneralCinema
Any movie that simply describes what it is in the title is a movie that I have a moral obligation to see. This movie is no exception.

Sure, the plot is cheesy and unbelievable, but that's what makes movies like this great. I unfortunately didn't have the chance to see it in the theater, but the movie was everything I wanted. The only bad thing about this movie is that it needed a bit more cheese for my taste. Not much, but just a light sprinkling.

Sam Jackson was perfect for this movie. I don't think there's anyone else that could have pulled this off like he did. In an interview, he said that this kind of movie is what he used to watch at the local cinema when he was growing up. He has a love for cheese and he plays the role to perfection.

The rest of the cast doesn't really matter to me, except for Keenan Thompson. He was laugh out loud funny in some parts, especially the end. Ultimately this movie belongs to Samuel L. Jackson.

I hyped this movie up at work so much that my manager, who is a big movie buff, rented it and said that he wants to hit me with a bat for recommending it to him. I say he doesn't have a good taste in movies.

10 out of 10 motherfucking snakes on a motherfucking plane


Snakes on a Plane
Sit back. Relax. Enjoy the fright.
ANIMALS
Reviewed by The Horrorist
I have to admit, this movie sucked balls. It was entertaining and goofy at first, but toward the end I don't think a person can get high enough to not be shocked at how stupid it got. I did try, too.

It was amusing for a while, snakes eating dicks, up crotches, down throats, up asses. I'm pretty sure Beavis and Butthead wrote this movie. I did get quite a few giggles and some good jumps, but about halfway through it lost all momentum and I just found myself saying "end already, so I can watch anything that isn't this movie."

I mean I can enjoy a good comedy horror as much as the next guy, but this is terrible. This is Anaconda meets Weekend at Bernies, but not as clever.

3 out of 10


Snakes on a Plane
Sit back. Relax. Enjoy the fright.
ANIMALS
Reviewed by The Horrorist


I fall into the category of people who enjoyed this flick. Yeah the plot is simplistic and absolutely ridiculous, but Snakes on a Plane knows this and has fun with the premise.

The movie boasts a solid central performance by Samuel Jackson and terrific support by Kenan Thompson. I agree with Prime that the snakes looked pretty cheesy at times, but the carnage they inflict on the passengers more than makes up for that.

While SoaP will never be considered an all time classic, it is a blast to watch and ranks as solid B movie entertainment.

Seven out of ten twisted uses for a chihuahua.


(2006) David R. Ellis, John Heffernan, Sebastian Gutierrez

Samuel L. Jackson .... Nelville Flynn
Julianna Margulies .... Claire Miller
Nathan Phillips .... Sean Jones
Rachel Blanchard .... Mercedes
Flex Alexander .... Three G's
Kenan Thompson .... Troy
Keith Dallas .... Big Leroy
Lin Shaye .... Grace
Bruce James .... Ken
Sunny Mabrey .... Tiffany
Casey Dubois .... Curtis
Daniel Hogarth .... Tommy
Gerard Plunkett .... Paul
Terry Chen .... Chen Leong
Elsa Pataky .... Maria


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