Ok ok guys very important news for you all to read. So david just called me to say "don't laugh at me, ok? I really want to see 'snakes on a plane'." 5 minutes later when i finally stopped laughing he told me about how he spent half an hour at the ucsf library wiki'ing the movie and apparently it's set to be a new cult classic. um....really? This was kind of what i thought until i read the genius wiki entry on the movie. GENIUS! here are some key excerpts.
While officially marketed as an action horror film, the film is speculated to be a dark, absurdist, or surreal comedy.
Really? what is an "absurdist" comedy?? i am intrigued! Here is a plot summary.
FBI agents Nelville Flynn (Samuel L. Jackson) and John Saunders (Mark Houghton) escort Sean Jones (Nathan Phillips) to testify in a highly publicized case. In the course of a flight between Hawaii and California, an assassin pays airport security to sneak a time-release crate of over 500 snakes of various sizes on board in the hope of killing the witness.
ok this plot, much like the chili cheese stuffed corn dog at am/pm, has the potential to either be the best idea ever or the worst idea ever. My question is what kind of maniacal genius would think up such a fool proof plan??? Apparently samuel L. Jackson is really pumped about this movie and has been talking some mad shit around town. I guess they wanted to change te title of the movie to something a bit more sedated and, oh i don't know, less idiotic, but jackson in all his badassness wouldn't have it.
he said "We're totally changing that back. That's the only reason I took the job...What are you doing here? It's not Gone with the Wind. It's not On the Waterfront. It's Snakes on a Plane!"
oh my god oh my god ok i can't quote how awesome the rest of this wiki article is but all i have to say is samuel l. jackson is a fucking genius! read it pleeeeease!!
David went on to excitedly inform me of the next hip thing which is that when something goes wrong like "shit happens" you can say "well man, snakes on a plane." So like if i'm chatting online with cathy and she's bitching about something nonsensical then i can be like "dude cathy SOAP, you know. get over it." I mocked him at first, but guys, no lie, i kind of want to see it now. like i said, chili cheese corndog, best idea ever or worst idea ever.
No comments:
Post a Comment