Tag: Snakes on a Plane
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‘The Meg 2’ Producer Promises More Creatures, Shark Attacks, and Humor
Jason Statham – Shark Puncher. That’s the sort of four-word pitch that gets studios to say yes to something. It’s up there with “Snakes on a plane.” or “Margot Robbie is Barbie.” in terms of well let’s just do that right now. The Meg was something of a sleeper hit when it came out, grossing…
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‘Cocaine Bear’ Shows Action Movies Don’t Need One Clear (Male) Hero
A film like Cocaine Bear does not need a movie star. Similar to horror icons such as Michael Myers in Halloween, Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare on Elm Street, Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th, or even recent pop culture breakouts like M3GAN, the “Cocaine Bear” itself is what audiences are going to see. A…
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Samuel L. Jackson Doesn’t Mind Ignoring His Agents’ Advice
I’ve never seen a bad Samuel L. Jackson performance. I’ve seen bad movies with him in them, but he usually manages to save these films with his golden one-liners. Case in point: “Enough is enough! I have had it with these mutha****** snakes on this mutha****** plane!”2006’s “Snakes on a Plane” had one of those…
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Samuel L. Jackson Saw Snakes On A Plane As A Special Kind Of Movie
As Samuel L. Jackson said in the TV edit of David R. Ellis’ 2006 hit film “Snakes on a Plane“: “I have had it with these monkey-fighting snakes on this Monday to Friday plane!” “Snakes on a Plane” was part of a curious cinematic trend in the mid-2000s that might be described as neo-grindhouse. The trend…
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The Spider-Man pointing meme perfectly encapsulates why fans adored No Way Home
Bringing Spideys old and new together was a masterclass in giving audiences what they want, and points up what Batman v Superman got so wrongFan service has come a long way since 2006, when studio New Line allowed its audience to basically crowd-think the entirety of Samuel L Jackson action epic Snakes on a Plane.…
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‘Blood Red Sky’: Netflix’s Vampires On A Plane Premise Sucks [Review]
The studio pitch and mile-high concept of “Blood Red Sky”— “it’s ‘Snakes on a Plane’ with vampires, and a terrorist hijacking!”—is intriguing, potentially twistedly funny, and surely enough for Netflix to gamble on. Sadly, for filmmaker Peter Thorwarth, “Blood Red Sky” cannot live up to its core idea, not in a way that amplifies its…