Snakes on a Plane
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"Snakes on a Plane" is a bottom-of-the-barrel, B movie that has been given the attention of a Hollywood blockbuster.
The film's main flaw is obvious immediately after its title appears in the beginning; the movie is all hype and fails to be anything with substance. And the massive marketing campaign heralding the movie all summer was unable to infuse drama or tension into the story.
Here, the movie mildly delivers. Nearly every possible body part
The plot is sssilly and can be completely ssssurrised from the movie title. However, the audience is not in the theater to see any semblance of a plot or the latest Meryl Streep film. What the audience comes to see is myriad snakes that bite and eat and spit, and the hero, FBI agent SamuelL.Jackson,throwing them against the wall and getting the "motherfucking snakes off the motherfucking plane."
in Hollywood who could play this role. It's too bad the other stars in the film lack such a bite.
Ultimately, "Snakes on a Plane" is a hollow and mildly entertaining flick that cannot seem to shed its skin to become anything other than mindless summer entertainment.
Rated: R
105 minutes
Andy Hunt
Samuel L. Jackson remains the only competent presence in the film. He goes after the stowaways with such gusto and force, that it is obvious he is the only person
is, at some point, bitten or latched onto, including numerous that cannot be menticnud in this review.Everything that can happen involving snakes on a plane manages to occur: they ride carts, hide in purses, scale the walls... shocking that a cobra never dons a pilot's cap and starts to fly.
The Avalanche MUSIC Sufjan Stevens
For those who couldn't get enough of the 22-song classic "Illinois" comes "The Avalanche," a collection of unreleased material from the "illinois" sessions. Featuring 21 songs, "The Avalanche" is another release to add to Sufjan Stevens' already impressive catalog.
There are a few standout tracks on the album, Including the circus-inspired "Adlial Stevenson," three versions of "Chicago," the sunny-sounding "No Man's Land" and the ukulele fueled "The Mistress Witch From McClure."
Naturally, "The Avalanche shares a lot of similarities with "Illinois," including the quiet folk sound, rich harmonies and the overuse
of glockenspiel, but the songs don't really grab the listener's attention like "illinois" did. However, the "Avalanche" is supposed to be an album of songs that weren't considered good enough for "Illinois," so maybe the album succeeds in that way.
If you're a big Stevens fan and are craving 21 more songs, then maybe this is the album for you. If you're more of a casual Stevens listener then just stick to "illinois."
Chris Brower
ALL RATINGS ARE OUT OF A POSSIBLE FIVE STARS. ★★★★☆
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