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'Snakes on a Plane': The breakdown

Aug 21, 2006, 03:35 PM | by Gary Susman

Categories: Film

I think I know why, after all the hype, Snakes on a Plane had such a disappointing opening weekend: it's because everyone read this hilarious post, live-blogging SoaP in its entirety, so no one actually needed to see the movie.


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Phil Sat, Aug 26, 2006 at 11:57 PM EST

I've had a busy week, & I knew I wouldn't get around to seeing Snakes On a Plane last weekend, since it was my bday, but I finally saw it tonight, and I gotta say, it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. The acting of course was terrible, but I mean seriously it was FUN! I enjoyed it alot, it had it moments of suspense and its moments of comedy. It had everything I as a Pop Culture geek wanted. Sorry it didn't make a huge box office like it had anticipated last weekend, but I def. enjoyed the motherfu(&in snakes on the motherfu(&in plane!!!!

EP Sato Tue, Aug 22, 2006 at 04:01 PM EST

I meant to say "moviegoers" not "mobiegoers"

EP Sato Tue, Aug 22, 2006 at 04:00 PM EST

Tom and DMA69 have nailed it on the head. Am I the only person who went and saw the movie out of the regular commenters on Popwatch? If the pop culture addicted folks who've been commenting about this flick for months aren't going to see it, the public probably won't either.

This idea of creative marketing doesn't seem to be working too well. Serenity barely made back its money, and that movie too had a solid fan base as well as tons of word of mouth on the web, but it still could not attract mobiegoers.

dma69 Tue, Aug 22, 2006 at 01:42 PM EST

To quote SLJ: I've had it with this mutherf---in hype for this mutherf---in movie.

Tom Tue, Aug 22, 2006 at 12:39 PM EST

Judging from the tepid response to this blog, and the middling box office over the weekend, no one really cared about the "mutherf---in snakes".

Ep Sato Tue, Aug 22, 2006 at 08:22 AM EST

I had fun with SOAP! And just like Showgirls, it too will have a cult of college fans who take a shot every time Samuel L says a swear word...

pn Tue, Aug 22, 2006 at 07:05 AM EST

It was overhyped to to the point where most people just fedup

Miles Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 11:41 PM EST

The Live Blog is better than the movie. AWESOME!

mike Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 03:22 PM EST

Sometimes the movie going public gets it right. There were weeks of hype all over the net, including this blog in a major way. And yet, people saw that this was a cheap one-note movie. Are the Fall movies here yet?


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