Just Saw the Muthaf&*kin’ Snakes
Snakes on a Plane is the best muthaf^&kin’ fun that you could ever have at a muthaf^&kin’ movie!!!!! I mean it. Rewind to opening day. Just after midnight, Mags, Bro, The Republican, The Mainer and I join the other diehard fans to see Snakes on a Plane (SOAP). Maybe it’s because the movie is so bad that it’s good. Maybe it’s because half of the audience in theater is either drunk, stoned, or both. Or, maybe New Yorkers are just a little bit crazier than your average moviegoer. Whatever it is, I **LOVE** it. The movie was great and the audience made the whole experience even more worthwhile. Wait a minute … you know what? This story is too long to type out. I’m just gonna audioblog it. Okay. There. Just did it. Oh, and, just out of curiosity, did anyone else see the movie last weekend? If you did, what did you think? If you didn’t, what did you do last weekend?
Running Time: 4 minutes, 1 second.
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By the way, hey, I predicted that the movie would make $18 million during its opening weekend and then lose more than half (52-60%) of its audience in the second weekend. So far, I’m not that off, but the weekend estimates are still rolling in.
August 21st, 2006 at 10:36 am
Cheerleading for a movie?! This has gone too far.
August 21st, 2006 at 11:44 am
Oh, Pegs, but it was GREAT!!! It was like one great “B-Movie Extravaganza!” :) It’s like the Rocky Horror Picture Show of the 00s.
August 21st, 2006 at 2:21 pm
I was just thinking while listening to the audio post that this is the new Rocky Horror! There are going to be midnight shows with people dressing up as the characters and waving plastic snakes (now THAT is cool in the dorkiest way!) for YEARS. Awesome!
August 21st, 2006 at 3:58 pm
I saw it Friday night and it was a blast. My friend, Leslie, and I laughed through the entire thing, cracking jokes. In fact, I want to start a list of things you have to do when you watch it at a midnight movie or at home a la Rocky Horror
For example, when the rap star and the male stewart shake hands and make up, you have to start singing, “Ebony & Ivory”. You know, things like that.
August 21st, 2006 at 4:06 pm
Singing Ebony & Ivory! :) Howard, that is one of the BEST ideas I’ve heard all day!
August 21st, 2006 at 4:14 pm
I watched it this weekend too! I LOVED it!! I confess I get very jumpy at sudden suspense scenes and everytime a snaked jumped out, I nearly jumped out of my skin! It was still awesome though and the best movie I have seen in a while. Yay!
August 21st, 2006 at 4:51 pm
MamaChristy: Yeah, it was A LOT of fun. I haven’t had that much fun in a movie theater since I was 16 … But, that’s a different story.
Howard: And, what would the audience do when the snake jumps out of the toilet and bites the guy’s netherregions? ;)
Bro-Bro: Isn’t Howard GREAT???? Move here, Howard. Move to New York.
Darwin: WOW, they opened it abroad the same weekend they opened it the US. That seems to be the new trend. When I lived in Europe, there was always a 1-3 month delay for European releases of American films.
August 21st, 2006 at 6:21 pm
The cheerleading is classic!! That does sound like something out of Rocky Horror!!
I’m still laughing over the “SNAKES…PLANE! SNAKES…PLANE!!” I can only imagine!
Continued fun and success on your blog, FBC! If you get a chance (and you like boxing), check out my blog, Boxing Along the Beltway!
August 21st, 2006 at 11:50 pm
Gary Digital Williams: Thanks for the wishes for success!!! :) I checked out your blog and, wow, you’re REALLY into boxing! :)
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:41 am
I love seeing bad and campy movies in NYC (Queens actually)… Poltergiest II, T2 and Tankgirl were far better there than seeing it at home MAINLY because of the crowd…
Yes… depending where you go – EVERY MOVIE can be rocky horror.
Sadly I moved away a decade and a half ago – and you just don’t get that feeling anywhere else.
Not yet…
August 23rd, 2006 at 7:09 am
You’re probably right. Because, when I think about it, I don’t know if I would have even liked the movie if I’d just rented it and watched alone at home on some random Saturday afternoon. The crowd at the Times Square theatre was really special — perfect mix of drunk people and tourists.