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2006
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Snakes on a Plane
Positive Reviews
85
Negative reviews
21
Average Rating
3.2
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2.0
Snakes takes forever to get going... once the mother****ing snakes get loose in the mother****ing plane, the film doesnt improve.
Av Club
3.0
Is Snakes on a Plane a cheesy fun bad movie or a bad movie, period
EW
3.0
For a movie that seems aware of its predecessors, youd expect more intelligence concerning what made those B movies so much fun.
Common Sense Media
1.5
The massaged script is now a little too knowing and calculated, nudging the audience in anticipation of each snake attack or corny gag.
Time Out
2.5
Unsure of whether to deliver scares or laughs, this aerial action adventure winds up failing to consistently offer either, straining mightily, and ult ..
3.0
Unlike ahorror comedy such as Slither, Snakes doesnt waste time with knowingreferences to other horror movies.
Screen Daily
3.8
A solid little B movie arriving cloaked in the dodgy garb of a fanboy phenomenon, Snakes on a Plane really ought to garner some sort of award for trut ..
1.3
The equivalent of Spielberg during Raiders dropping thirty people in a row into the Well of the Souls, having them stare down the same snake, letting ..
E Film Critic
2.5
After a while were stuck with a one joke concept that got old months before the movie came out and gets older still as the movie wears on.
E Film Critic
3.0
The actual movie has moments of inspired tackiness but not nearly enough to merit its one hour and 45 minute running time.
E Film Critic
5.0
Snakes on a Plane is kind of the ultimate B movie... One of the very best times Ive ever had in a movie theater.
E Film Critic
3.8
But if you can find a better time at the movies this year than this wild comic thriller, let me in on it.
San Francisco Chronicle
3.0
Which is all very well, but it is by no means the giddy delight that the fans hoped for.
4.0
And for summer popcorn fare thats more than enough for a thrilling good time.
Cinema Blend
3.5
All in all though, a fuckin blast for anyone who appreciates scares, laughs and all out entertainment in their summer flicks.
JoBlo
2.0
That might not be a recommendation, but if its a fanboy gross out flick youre looking for that has no problem being what it is then look no further th ..
Sover
3.1
It has the same kind of off the wall, dont take it seriously comedic horror sensibility.
ReelViews
4.4
Hopefully, in time, it will outgrow the hype and earn its rightful place as a cult classic.
Combust Ible Celluloid
3.8
Movies like this are rare.They appeal to our basest desire for cheap thrills; they know theyre bad and make absolutely no apologies or concessions.
Mark Reviews Movies
2.0
Laura: The biggest Internet pre made cult film since The Blair Witch Project because of its cheesy B movie title, Snakes on a Plane should deliver jus ..
3.1
Those who love a thrill ride disaster movie and buckets of spurting blood will have a great time with Snakes.
Usa Today
3.1
Theres little doubt that the film wouldve been far more effective stripped of its superfluous moments, although the mere fact that Snakes on a Plane i ..
Reel Film Reviews
3.0
It is a good movie masquerading as a bad movie masquerading as a good movie.
Eric Ds Nider
3.5
But its also packed with humour and terror thats both delightfully cheesy and effectively funny or scary.
Shadows On The Wall
5.0
Snakes on crack! but Ellis gets the tone exactly right, never descending into farce, despite the clearly ridiculous premise.Put simply, this is quite ..
View London
3.0
Its hard to imagine a more entertaining premise for a thriller and, for the most part, Snakes on a Plane delivers the tongue in cheek fun implied by i ..
Film Journal International ..
4.4
Jackson is The Man, and he bestrides this film with the authority of someone who knows the value of honest bilge. Hes as much the auteur of this baby ..
Boston
4.0
Theyre just plain trash wildly enjoyable, irresistible trash, but trash.
Mountain X
5.0
And its the best time youll have at the movies all summer, if not all year.
Npr
4.5
As with the classic entries in cinema du serpent, the situation in SoaP is inherently absurd, a deliberate extrapolation of nightmarish hyperbole, con ..
3.8
People used to move to the suburbs to save money.Now, nearly every corner of Toronto has downtown rent Data shows the search for reasonable rentals is ..
Toronto Star
2.0
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Emanuellevy
3.0
Sicario: Day of the Soldado Throughout Sicario: Day of the Soldado, characters talk about things needing to be clean, which pretty much means that a l ..
Q Network
4.0
But then you sit back and hear the audience just enjoying it, and you end up doing the same.And who can resist the lovely Sunny Mabrey
Cinema Crazed
4.0
Whats surprising about Snakes on a Plane is the movies commitment to its own schlockiness.
Slate
4.0
A film with such an eccentric title really should have gone to crazy, far fetched extremities and delivered loads of gore.But it never truly seems lik ..
Eye For Film
3.5
The action is chaotic; the movie leaves no airline in danger cliche unexplored.
2.0
Its the dumbest, awesomest movie ever, and I loved every minute of it.
Movies
3.0
Faced with such an enthusiastic fanbase, all that director David Ellis had to do was deliver on the promise of his brilliant title, and he has done ex ..
Bbc
3.5
It has the artless not to say cheesy directness of an old fashioned bottom of the bill B picture, promising thrills of a purely visceral kind: no alie ..
Time
3.8
The reason for all the attention boils down to one simple thing: one of the best and catchiest movie titles in memory.
The Movie Boy
4.0
But there is no denying that it is one hell of a thrill ride, and quite possibly the best popcorn movie of all time.
Bullz-Eye
2.0
The Curse of La Llorona cast members Raymond Cruz, Patricia Velasquez and Linda Cardellini, along with director Michael Chaves, share some personal La ..
Calendar Live
3.8
But honestly if you love a good disaster y thrill ride and dont mind snakes SoaP is the last summer movie you should see.
Hollywood
3.0
Non stop, for maybe half an hour under the theory that, if one snake is scary, 500 snakes are 500 times scarier.Its a flawed theory.
Seattle Pi
3.0
Samuel L. Jackson coasts on his fame as a case hardened cop in this glorified B horror movie about a LA gang leaders wicked attempt to get assassinate ..
Coles Mithey
4.0
It only has a shot if it is either genuinely scary or so incredibly over the top its funny.
4.0
Its a hilarious movie probably one of the funniest films of the year.
7M Pictures
1.5
Its a very bad movie. So bad that the filmmakers have embraced its badness, relishing in its action movie cliches.
Boxoffice Magazine
3.0
Please ensure that your disbelief is safely stowed in the overhead compartment, as unsecured continuity problems may otherwise hinder your enjoyment o ..
E Online
4.5
Chances are youll be too giddy to think about anything other than a second helping. Tarantulas on a Train Scorpions on a Sailboat perhaps Fear not, th ..
La Weekly
3.8
Unfortunately for them, a truly great Bad Movie cant know that its bad, it has to think that its actually a Good Movie for it to be truly Bad.
Three Movie Buffs
2.5
For example, whenever I go to the bank, the teller requires my passport or driver licenses.I have never felt unhappy about such a request.
Kansas City
3.1
So just what is this thing exactly.The title sums up the premise.
Christianity Today
4.4
It is exactly what its title suggests and then some the proof in the primal levels ranging from basic exploited fears to the crowds roaring reactions ..
The Filmy Ap
3.8
The nonsensical premise aside, its full of thinner than air characters, predictable scares and recycled disaster movie cliches.
Big Picture Big Sound
5.0
More than that, director David Ellis has made the ultimate campy classic that skewers each cliche and makes you laugh throughout the entire film witho ..
Waffle Movies
3.8
Can the 2006 summer blockbuster season squeeze one more weekend long hit under its belt
Movie Crypt
3.5
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie.
Window To The Movies
3.1
Is it so bad its good, or is it just pathetically bad enough to be no good at all.Is it an instant camp classic
Chron
3.0
The awful truth is that Snakes on a Plane is pretty enjoyable: an old fashioned airborne disaster movie with a dollop of snaky horror, a distinct rese ..
Film Guardian
3.0
Snakes was the best instantly disposable cinematic event Ive attended since Bride of Chucky was launched on an unsuspecting world eight years ago.
Or Lando Weekly
1.5
The fact is, the film isnt as bad as it wants to be, which isnt a good thing if you are going for that campy B horror movie feel.
Bowling Green Daily News
3.0
Snakes is bad in a bland, calculated, marketing is all way, which is what you might expect from a movie that has been shaped around its marketing camp ..
Guide Live
1.5
The plot is ridiculous and the characters are cardboard, but none of that really matters once the snakes get into the fuselage and start zapping peopl ..
Chicago Reader
2.0
Instead, its merely a diverting bit of faddish silliness; enjoyable for what it is, but presuming more in its oddly postmodern way than it has any rig ..
Flip Side Archive
2.0
The violence is unflinching and often graphic, but very cheeky.The crowd leapt out of their seats in bliss.
From The Balcony
3.0
I kept imagining the Zucker brothers doing this. Could there be a sillier premise for a movie than snakes on crack
Movie Metropolis
3.5
Whether Snakes on a Plane means to be bad, or is just bad by being its own bad self, the truth is its so bad that its pretty good.
Denver Post
3.0
In the end, Snakes on a Plane isnt so much a movie and a good one, in parts as it is the concluding installment of a long building new media phenomeno ..
M Tv
3.0
This is as stupid as it is enjoyable, a crazy premise with gob smacking consequences.
Future Movies
3.8
its certainly a prime slice of cheese o rama cinema, chock full of gratuitous gore and nudity... This is truly filmmaking as seen through a fun house ..
James Sanford on Film
3.8
One important reason why Snakes on a Plane works is supercool Samuel L. Jackson. Quite honestly, I dont think the film would be as good if it were Jos ..
Aisle Seat
3.1
We want you to be happy!.What if I do a mailing and get back returns
Movie Eye
4.0
But Snakes on a Plane is what movies should be.Its one of the few movies to live up to the cliche of a fast paced, edge of your seat thrill ride becau ..
Can Mag
3.0
It is a great cheeseball of silliness, a B movie that has enough sense to embrace its B ness and then squeeze, like a boa constrictor. It is intention ..
Detroit News
2.0
Not witty enough to be a spoof and not frightening enough as a horror tale, this one would not scare dedicated ophidiophonbes.
Compuserve
3.8
No, it isnt scary, the snakes dont look remotely real, and the logic defies all explanation, but just the very premise is so unbelievably funny that y ..
The Dispatch (Lexington, N ..
5.0
Straddling fascination and irritation, it provides a good enough show.
Cine Passion
3.0
One day, should the American Film Institute loosen up and offer a list of the 100 Greatest B Horror Movies ever made, David R. Ellis Snakes on a Plane ..
Week In Rewind
3.0
It pains me to say this, but, believe the hype. Once it gets going, Snakes On A Plane, is a pure rush of fun and oh my god, I cant believe they did th ..
Eclipse Magazine
2.0
Much less a gorefest than most contemporary horror films, the film plays like a suspense thriller gone wacko a thrill ride thats a whole lot of sillin ..
Abc News Go
1.3
Snakes on a Plane has an irresistible title and an impressive promotional campaign but pitches arent plots, and marketing isnt moviemaking.
Cinematical
3.5
While Snakes on a Plane isnt nearly as tight and twisted as it could have been, itll no doubt tickle its intended audience endlessly.
Cinematical
4.5
Snakes on a Plane delivers terror we havent seen in most modern horror films today.
Dread Central
3.5
In one word, Snakes on a Plane is fun. It never aspires to be anything more than a kick *** popcorn film that plays on a weird mash up of fears, and t ..
Film Force Ign
4.4
Just when you settle into laughing at the stock characters and one liners, Snakes manages to scare the hell out of you. As the deranged crime boss say ..
Premiere Magazine
3.0
The 19 year old shot by a Louisiana state trooper during a traffic stop in Baton Rouge three weeks ago was shot in the back and shrapnel near his spin ..
2 The Advocate
2.5
Its too bad to work as thriller, but not nearly bad enough to earn a place in movie infamy.
Stardem
1.9
Less like a slick, vicious snake and more like its flaky, disposable skin.
Chicago Tribune
3.0
Snakes on a Plane may not be a good movie by conventional standards, but with the proper amount of love via audience participation, this genre picture ..
Reel Times: Reflections on ..
3.0
Snakes are definitely a mid air danger, said Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff. Its on the list right before holding your palm in front of a pi ..
Movie Juice
3.5
If it couldve been a little more stupid, it wouldve been bad good. Its worth a look for those who love bad cinema.
Supercala.com
2.5
Ellis and company miss out on so many opportunities for awesomeness, its almost depressing.
Arizona Daily Star
2.5
If you werent among the diehard fans who went to see Snakes on a Plane at one of the late night sneak peek screenings Thursday night, you missed the b ..
Madison
2.0
Not much for the thinking viewer which Snakes on a Plane tries its best to render obsolete to latch onto.
Deep Focus
4.5
Rational people can agree on two things: Snakes are evil, and nobody swears more entertainingly than Samuel L. Jackson.
Seattle Times
3.0
As I said, SOAP makes no apologies and that is the beauty of it. Its rare that a movie is presented as It is what it is.
3 Black Chicks
3.0
Personally, I love it when a bad movie hasnt a clue that its bad.New Line shouldve gone the whole way and cast 50 Cent supported by the best drag quee ..
English Oh My News
3.0
Its done its job.Certainly an edge of your seat, crowd pleasing, action packed film to see for the summer.
BlackFilm.com
2.5
The whole enterprise has the sweaty sheen that comes from trying too hard to be cool.
Online Tv Guide
3.2
Given reactions at the screening I attended, audiences will be content with what the film delivers.
Djardine Blogspot
2.0
This is a terrible, horrible, amazingly bad film %u2013 and I highly recommend it.
0.5
Snakes fails for the simple reason that it is a terrible, terrible movie.
Reelz Channel
4.5
The fact that theres a movie called Snakes on a Plane is a small miracle. The bigger miracle is that Elliss hugely engaging popcorn flick is nearly as ..
Cbc
1.5
...basically a Sci Fi channel movie original with better than usual actors and a slightly naughtier sense of humor. It never takes itself seriously, a ..
LYTRules.com
3.0
With entertainment this cardboard and weightless, isnt a response like disappointment disproportionately complex
F5 (Wichita, KS)
2.5
!@#&*! Sam Arkoff must be screaming I told you so from a !@#&*!mountaintop because it took Hollywood 35 !@#&*! years to discover what he knew all alon ..
Tyler Morning Telegraph (T ..
3.5
The A Team is a gigantic pile of ear deafening nonsense, but it is brisk and goofy and well shot by Carnahan (Smokin Aces) and a lot livelier than Rob ..
Miami Herald Type Pad
3.0
Even if viewed entirely on its own terms, this film, like any snake, tapers at its end.
4.5
Truly, this is the greatest movie about snakes on a plane ever made so far!
4.0
Snakes on a Plane is the missing badass cousin of the original kitschy Airport films from the 70s
5.0
The self explanatory title of this campy disaster flick represents a rare case of cinematic truth in advertising, because its all about snakes on a pl ..
Aalbc
4.5
Its genre elements are completely honed down to their basest elements and exploited for the most fun possible.
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