Mea Culpa: My rant 2 days ago about "Snakes on a Plane."

[Pale Blue Dot]

Here's the original thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x5511018

In a nutshell, my rant was that Sankes on a Plane was obviously going to be a very bad movie, but, due to a clever yet cynical marketing campaign, it was going to be a huge hit. I claimed that this would be bad for movies in general.

In that thread, I got into a tift with GirlInContempt, who quite rightly pointed out that I hadn't seen the film yet, so who was I to pass judgement. I responded pompously that due to my vast moviegoing experience, I could tell that SOAP was going to suck simply by how it was marketed.

I also bet her that if it scored above a 15% on the tomatometer at Rotten Tomatoes (www.rottentomatoes.com), that I would spend my hard-earned money and go see it myself.

Well, the early reviews are in, and Snakes on a Plane is currently scoring a little higher than 15%. In fact, it's scoring a 72%:

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/snakes_on_a_plane/

While no major critics have review the film yet, the reviews posted confirmed what a lot of you were hoping for: Sankes on a Plane is a fun, trashy B-movie.

I'll reserve judgement until I see it, but I'll keep my end of the bet. Until then, I stand corrected. I'm a motherfucking ass and there ain't a goddamn thing you can do about it!

[ZombieNixon]

1. Hey, I was planning to see it all long, just because of the trash factor,

but I'll admit, I didn't expect it to score higher than 15% on RT, either. :D

[Zomby Woof]

2. You rank 100%

On the DU Class-o-Meter! :D

I will await your review. Still no plans on seeing it, but I always reserve the right to change my mind.

[wildhorses]

3. you muthafuckin' RAWK and there's a gawdam sign made

just for you:yourock:

[Debi]

4. What a nice post - I hope you enjoy the movie - at least a little bit

[Phillycat]

5. I love that you posted this.

Good on ya! I hope you don't hate it! :D

[hfojvt]

6. I'm waiting for the reviews

on movie poop shoot dot com.

Actually I am not. The last movie I went to was "The Bourne Supremacy" only because the DVD I bought came with a free movie ticket.

I anticipate an "I was right" thread tomorrow.

[Rabrrrrrr]

7. I'm fed up with these motherfuckin' Finnfans on this motherfuckin' forum!

You are an honorable man, Finnfan.