[HORROR MOVIE CORNER] Snakes on a Plane (2006)

 

Hello horror movie fans! Welcome to the all-new "Horror Movie Corner," where I talk about the horror movies that I have seen over the years!  So, this week's horror movie that I will be reviewing is the snake action and thriller film, "Snakes on a Plane!"

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Title: Snakes on a Plane

Starring:  Samuel L. Jackson, Nathan Phillips, Kenan Thompson, Julianna Margulies 

Genre:  Comedy / Horror / Thriller / Action

Company:   New Line Cinema

Directed by: David R. Ellis

Year: 2006

MPAA Rating / TV Rating: Rated R - For Language, a Scene of Sexuality and Drug Use and Intense Sequences of Terror and Violence

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This movie has some strong and gory violence that involves snakes, as well as some nudity scenes.

The movie starts off with a young man named Sean who witnesses a mob boss named Eddie Kim killing someone and because of this, Sean ends up being in the witness protection program and has to go to Los Angeles to testify against the mob boss.  So, an FBI agent named Neville Flynn ends up going with Sean to Los Angeles to protect him from the mob boss.  But unfortunately, the mob boss finds out about Sean and Neville and he ended up sending a boat load of snakes on the plane where Neville and Sean are at.  Now, Neville has to protect all of the passengers on the plane from the snakes.

Now, I had actually watched this movie a few times when I was younger and it was definitely a movie that really stuck with me.  What I liked about this movie was the premise, as it's a movie about snakes coming on the plane and attacking the passengers and I was always interested in watching movies where most of the characters get killed by the forces of nature (or in this case, by snakes). Also, the fact that this movie is about snakes attacking a plane was very unique to me, as I rarely seen movies that dealt with snakes attacking a plane and the movie made really good use of this concept.  Another thing that I liked about this movie were the snake scenes.  I honestly enjoyed seeing the scenes where the snakes were attacking the passengers (and it's not because I'm being sadistic here).  It's because the snake scenes brought a lot of tension and horror to this film and I actually feared for most of the passengers in this film (especially the children who were on the plane).  Another thing that I liked about this film were the performances.  All of the actors did a fantastic job at showcasing the terror of having to deal with snakes attacking the plane and I especially loved Samuel L. Jackson's performance in this film as the tough-as-nails FBI agent Neville Flynn.

My main issues with this film are the pacing and the main antagonist, Eddie Kim.  There are times where the pacing of the film slows down and that's mostly during the scenes that don't involve the snakes and it was a bit of a chore to get through the non-snake scenes.  Also, the main antagonist, Eddie Kim, the mob boss, doesn't really have any characterization, other than being the one responsible for releasing the snakes on the plane.  Even though the snakes were interesting threats in the film, I wish that the movie had developed Eddie Kim as a character a bit better.

Overall, "Snakes on a Plane" is a pretty fun and action-packed movie that has a very interesting premise about snakes attacking a plane and anyone who is a huge fan of thriller movies about animals attacking, then you will definitely enjoy this movie!