Today is a day for anticipation. Feel free to use this space to muse on what impact this film has had on your life for the past 12 months, what the film will be like, or anything else that’s on your mind.
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*Booked*
This movie will shape the future of mankind.
The world is a better and brighter place for this movie having been made.
Motherfucking snakes!
Oh Man! When my freind Colby and I discovered this movie about 7 months ago it was the only thing we could talk about. Now that i think about it… its still the only thing we talk about. At our school Snakes on a Plane has become a complete phenomenon; not one time can i think about a time when so many people from our school were unified and excited for one single event. About 3/4ths of the student body have comke up to me or my freind at least twice asking about the movie. Although many people would agree that I have been obsessed with this movie and the culture it has created, it has started many conversations and gained many laughs. There is no question this movie has impacted my life and the lives of at least 5000 people in Edmond, Oklahoma. Our theater might have up to five showings at once for the premere. Its that big. I am so motherfucking excited.
posters from this movie will hang on walls in houses around the world for years to come. snakes will be even more fearsome to people and samuel l jackson will be announced the supreme ruler of the world and all the known galaxy and we will all be in awe and shudder at his presence and if there is any doubters of his holyness mr jackson then let them be banished from this world on a plane full of motherfucking snakes. anyway enjoy the film brian and have faith brother for it will be the greatest event in the history of mankind.
Anyone hear know “West Side Story”? Sing along now!
“Toniiiiiight, toniiiiiight, won’t be just any niiiight!
Tonight, there will be SNAKES ON A PLANE!!!
Toniiiiight, toniiiiight, I’ll see the show toniiiight
And I know, I just won’t, be the SAAAAAME!!!
Today, the minutes seem like hours,
the hours go so slowly,
and still the sky is light!
Oh, SAM, come FIGHT,
And kick some reptile butt off this fliiiiight!!
TONIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!!!”
Snakes. Snakes on planes. Snakes on everything. Truly, this is the Year of the Snake.
I got on board a little late–April. It was a featured item on Yahoo’s homepage (the popular searches section). So I checked it out. I couldn’t figure out what to make of it, really, but I looked again and finally became one with the movie.
I’ve always wanted a pet snake, and this movie reawakened that interest. So on August 24, I shall be getting a snake–not just any snake but an Abbott’s Okeetee cornsnake from a breeder. If there’s going to be a snake on me, it’d better be a damn fine snake. Unfortunately, it’ll come a bit late for fan art purposes. Alas.
Most people in this country are unaware of the revolution–the one we are all smack-dab in the middle of. We’ve seen a massive change in the way people communicate over the last decade, and it’s influenced so many changes in how we think, how we learn, how we shop, how we create…if you went back in time to someone in 1986 and told them that they’d soon have the ability to discuss a movie with people all over the world, all at once, and make t-shirts based on that film and sell them internationally, from their very own living room, what would they say?
And the pinnacle is, of course, Brian getting to go to the premiere–a “regular guy” with no film connections or famous relatives (AFAIK), a man with a dream…a dream to walk down Hollywood’s red carpet, enter a theater, and watch a film about snakes. Well, snakes on a plane. Heck, he’s reponsible for like 98% of the film’s publicity, and he doesn’t work for New Line (yet?). Yes, this is a great era for mankind…when the regular guys of this world can become internationally famous merely by typing out their thoughts into a machine.
Then you have the film itself, shunned by executives in its early days. The title, the cast, the plot…it’s a perfect film in every way except in that it’s yet another film that puts snakes in a bad light.
Snakes on a Plane, Snakes on David Blaine, Snakes in Spain, Snakes on Kurt Cobain, Snakesin the Rain…it’s perfect. We must have SoaPCON next year, and I must go.
“I have had it with these motherfucking snakes on this motherfucking plane!” And he means it. But we should never abandon SoaP. We should never let it die.
In closing, the question I always ask: “Parseltongue, motherfucker! Do you speak it?”
I have been wondering what the technical term for fear of snakes on a plane would be. Near as I can tell: avionophidiaphobia.
The release of this film has truely been a blessing to me. It has revolutionzed the way I think about assassinations and impending snake related doom. It has kept me entertained for more than I expected and for that I thank the movie.
Snakes on a Plane Eve.
While I am incredibly excited that I will be seeing this highly anticpated movie tomorrow at Block E at 10 pm, I feel that it is a bit bitter sweet. It seemed like an eternity waiting to see this. I remeber when it was little more than a 3 sentance descibtion on IMDB. I remember when they released the counter and seeing so many days, hours, minutes, and seconds ticking down. Every time a new clip, pic, sound bit or any bit of snakey info made it to the internet, I gobbled it up with such joy. Yet it always seemed so far a way. Like a kid counting the days to summer vactation, I knew when it would come, but it seemed like it would never actually happen. Here I sit at my computer, on Snakes on a Plane Eve, and all the excitement and stupidity will be coming to an head. After this, where will my efforts go? What stupid thing will happen next for me to obsess about? Only time will tell I guess. Really though, I can’t wait until tonight. To sit in that theater and hear those magic words: “Enough is enough! I’ve had it with these MOTHERFUCKIN’ SNAKES on this MOTHERFUCKIN’ PLANE!” It is gonna be great. I hope to see many of you there. If I make an ass of myself, I apologize in advace. I will be at least 40 oz. deep in King Cobra malt liquor. But more importantly, I will be high on the greatest drug I have ever experienced: Snakes on a Plane.
I can’t believe in about 11 hours I’ll be watching the film that has taken over my life for the last year. It’s like Christmas eve and I’m afraid of opening the presents too fast for fear of the moment being over. What will we all be inspired to do AFTER we’ve seen it? I CAN’T WAIT!!! I read the novelization and it didn’t ruin anything for me!
Wow, six months of waiting almost over! (Well, for me at least; I was late to board this plane.)
S.O.A.P. has cheered me up when I felt down. When stressed about something, I’d remind myself of those snakes, on that motherf’ing plane. And somehow, that’d put things in perspective again.
There’s just something uplifting and cheering about the thought of all those snakes, up all those miles in the air.
And then there’s Samuel Jackson, kicking ankle.
How can we not love this movie and the camaradrie it’s created?
I am a MST3k nut and I have been waiting for a movie like this for a long time. I am throwing a SoaP sleepover on friday. I have 13 people going. We got a hotel and were bringing some MST3k DVDs to the hotel to watch afterwards. Its been a long time since a movie like this has come along. Its like a movie so bad that its actually good. Its about originality. Its about fun! And thats what this movies gives you. And for once they listend to what WE the moviegoer wants! Im tired of Hollywood remakes and some of the same ol stuff. A movie like this comes along and pretty much tells the people what the movie is about…SNAKES ON A MUTHAF****IN PLANE! I cant wait for tomorrow.
I’ve got my tickets for tonight! Check them out in all their majesty: http://www.bigzaphod.org/snakes_on_a_ticket.jpg
Sean–$7.50??? I hate you! I gotta pay $9.25 tonight! EACH! ARGH!
The way you laid out those tickets, though…it’s just so…snakey…how can I stay mad?? ;-)
SUPER PSYCHED!!!!
After what seems like an eternity of waiting (I’ve been following this for at least a year, probly a little longer) it’s here. T-minus 6 hours 35 minutes. I don’t even care if this movie sucks harder than anything ever. Is this the Soylent Green of our generation? One can merely wait and see.
WOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!11!111!!!!!elventy!!!
one thing i’ll never forget is the day i wore my SoaP shrit on a plane, and while the flight attendent was going over the exits, he looked down and saw me, his eyes widend and he says “SNAKES ON A PLANE!!!” it was one of tghe funniest things ive seen , he was so excited. and i wont forget how people came together for something that they thought was cool, not something that was forsced as cool down our throughts
ATTN: MATT BARR–
Before this crazy rollercoaster ride comes to an end, I gotta ask–do you have a downloadable mp3 version of the song you submitted to TagWorld for the contest lying around? My daughter and I like it better than most, and we’d love to put it on our own CD, if that’s OK with you. If not, where can we get a hold of it?? Thanks!! And enjoy the movie! ;-)
http://www.updatehollywood.com made Snakes its spotlight of the week . They have some clips from the movie as well as some interviews and behind the scenes stuff.
Ive got thirteen tickets waiting for me at my local multiplex and in 24 hours will be watching the majesty that is this movie. I hate fucking snakes but this may make me change my mind
I’d also like to thank Brian for this wonderful diary and for giving me the chance to talk to a national newspaper about this.
I can’t believe it’s actually almost here. I really wish Ronny Yu had been able to do what he wanted, but at least it’s rated R, and at least there will be Snakes on a Plane!
home from work early..time to take a little nap before I toddle over to the theater for the 10:25 show.
The last time I was at a premier was when I took my son to see ET!
0mfgz0rs!!!!!!!!!1111two
the movie kicks ass! (kicks asp?) saw it last night and, well… OMFG!!!!!!!! it lives up to the hype and then some. a great time all around. have no fear - SoaP delivers.
The 10pm showing at our theater is sold out as are the shows after that.
I’m so pumped that I will be out there in 30 minutes to wait 8 hours with a sign that says, “SOAP line starts here!”
Also, my friends and I are getting snake tattoos.
I remember around 6 or 7 months ago I was chit-chatting with my friend Tom (Snakes on a Mortarboard) on AIM and I go, “Whoa…” and he was like, “What?” and I say, “Samuel L. Jackson is staring in a movie called ‘Snakes on a Plane’.” and he was all, “Whoa…” and that’s all it took. We both decided right then that we were seeing it opening night and that this was the most exciting thing to happen to the world since the Janet Jackson Super Bowl thing.
Hey everyone… show off your love for Snakes On A Plane by setting up your cell phone with some official and unofficial SOAP ringtones.
I mean seriously… as you’re waiting there in line to see the movie, what’s better than showing everyone who the true fan is when your cellphone starts blaring the Snakes On A Plane (Bring It) track!
Did I mention that some of the tones are totally free and this promotion is endorsed by New Line. So show your love for SOAP using your cell phone!!
I guess I’m going to be missing the real excitement, as I’m going tomorrow instead of tonight, but I ordered the tickets online, at least. I’ll be wearing my t-shirt.
Speaking of, I wear those shirts every weekend, and it took weeks before someone finally said something–a guy in Michael’s said, “I like your shirt.”
Snakes on a motherfucking plane.
I hopped aboard the SOAP a bit late, in april in fact. I had heard about beforehand but after seeing a fan made flash on newgrounds, I finally decided to see what it was all about.
Needless to say, I got sucked in the whole thing and have being followeing this for the past 4 months. I have NEVER wanted to see a film this bad. The last time I was in a cinema was last year!
This is should be worth it very much. I even forshaked going to a big festival by me to save for this night! I will be seeing torromow ( Friday ) , the wait will finally end! :D
Man, am I gonna miss you guys. Found this blog soon after it was created, and I’m glad I did. Me and my buddy Will have been talking about it ever since, spreading the news all around our school. I’m glad I could be here to see the Snakes on a Plane revolution grow, and I’m even happier that I could help our good freind Brian make to the premeire. We all did. Now, we’re 5 hours away from seeing it for the first time, and the one thing I know I’ll always remember about my experience with SoaP is being at Comic-Con when Kenan asked all who have ever posted something on SoaB to stand up, and how good it felt to do that–to be one of the five or so people in the audience to stand. It feels good to be a Snakesonaplaniac.
Heres to Brian, and all the rest of the Snakesonaplaniacs of the world, and heres to SoaPCON ‘07! WOOT!
With all the bullshit that has happened to me over the past 12 months, sometimes only this web blog kept my spirits up. As I said earlier, many of us cannot realize our dreams for one reason or another, so to be able to help Brian realize HIS, in a way, makes up for it. We were all part of him going to the premiere and when he steps on that red carpet, he will have the hearts and minds of thousands of SOAP fans with him.
Now, its on to the People’s Choice Awards!!!!!!!!!!
about 9 months of waiting and it will finally be here. it’s truly remarkable i must say.
I woke up excited this morning like a little kid excited to leave on vacation to the beach. Snakes on a Plane motherfuckers! It’s finally here! My boyfriend and I have tickets for tonight’s 10:00 showing here in Atlanta! Woo hoo! I can’t wait!
this is going to be the best night in the history of the world for Snakes….YES!
This movie is going to be a huge dissapointment. The entire reason it was funny in the first place was because it was such a stupid idea. “Snakes on a Plane,” we said, “how desperate is Hollywood getting?” Then, over the past year, every conceivable joke has been made, removing any sort of novelty, humor, or excitement from the actual film itself. Among other things, I am referring to “Mother F’ing snakes on a Mother F’ing plane.” Sure, it was funny when we first heard the joke. But we’ve seen a million parodies, we’ve all heard the soundbite a million times, and we’ve all heard a million people yell it for no reason whatsoever. Despite this, when Samuel Jackson finally says the line, cheers will rise, and everyone will force as much laughter as they can. The original concept was great, I admit, but it’s peaked. Seeing this movie now would be like seeing the Rick James sketch after the summer of 2004, after all your friends had joked about it, you’d heard strangers yell it from their cars, and you were coming close to vomitting every time you heard it. Let’s hope SLJ doesn’t end up in South Africa.
Hey Twigg - don’t rain on our parade!!!
going to see it in NYC in 4 hours
gonna go do some pre SoaP drinking now
Crap Brian when is the premiere? I want to see blurry pictures in real time but I don’t wanna miss my 10pm showing here on the east coast.
I’ll be seeing the preview tonight here in Portland, Oregon. I’ve waited so long for this day that it’s actually bringing tears to my eyes.
Never was a movie so unabashedly stupid yet exuberantly unashamed to be what it is. That’s why I love it so.
This movie could be a piece of crap (and it probably will be), but nonetheless it will be the BEST movie I’ve seen all year because I and everyone in the theater with me tonight will appreciate its fun-loving sense of irony.
Truth in advertising is a beautiful thing. We wanted to see some snakes on a plane, and by golly, we’re going to get exactly that. Nothing more, nothing less.
Seriously, when was the last time YOU saw a Hollywood movie that really delivered on its promise? :)
well, I only discovered this movie a few months ago, but I have to say it’s had quite an impact on me. My friends think i’m a little weird, and my family the same, but I cant help but fall in love with the idea of SNAKES ON A PLANE!!!!!
who else might get teary eyed waiting in the movie theatre tonight?!?!?
-max
I’ll be teary eyed once the final credits roll, like a huge part of my life has gone never to return
The first time I learned about “Snakes on a Plane,” I was checking out Samuel L. Jackson’s IMDB entry for a reason I don’t even remember. But I saw this unique title that said “Snakes on a Plane (2006),” and clicked it to learn more about it.
Over the next several months, I watched the cult grow on the internet, reading with anticipation every bit of “SoaP” news I could find. I saw the phenomenon take off and waited until the bandwagon hit the mainstream before I jumped on.
When I learned about the opening night party interest and FirstShowing.net’s in-theater promotion package, I reached deep into the viral marketing side and worked with Matt Barr to put on “Snakes on a Lane” here in K.C.
Tonight’s the big event. After countless hours of cross-promoting on various websites, two MySpace accounts and endless t-shirt designs, I have tonight to show for it…and one unhappy wife who will become my center of attention again in just a little over seven hours from now.
Then I’ll be counting down the days until the “Transformers” movie. Michael Bay better not f*ck it up either. 7-4-7, kids!
I’m really pissed because I’m unable to see it tonight. (Can’t drive and unable to get a ride. Nearest theater is about 5 miles away.) However, tomorrow, I’m going to see the 4:45pm show, so it won’t be sold out and I will get to see it the official opening day. I’m also gonna go Monday to see it again (using the free ticket from the Final Destination 3 DVD).
I don’t remember when or how I first found out about Snakes on a plane, but I remember laughing my ass off when I found that Samuel L Jackson was going to star in it. From that first day, I just knew he’d be cursing bout the mother fuckin snakes..because you just can totally picture him saying it.
Once I saw the postings on the IMDB message board, I knew that people knew that this would be a complete cult classic. Before the mainstream media got wind of it, mind you. My personal favorites on the board were the 1000 or so sequels that were written in detail, the “create your own trailer” thread, where almost all of them had the “movie voice guy” talking over it, and of course Sam cursing.
Add in all the different fake movie posters (Cakes on a plane, Snapes on a plane, etc)…which made me laugh really hard, the audio and video trailers (GIVE ME MY MOTHER FUCKIN COKE!), and the fantastic “Someone tell Sam Jackson he’s my bro”, and I’ve been thouroghly entertained.
I finally realized that we all wrote this movie, when there was a thread “what would you like to see in the movie?” I posted that I expected to see a scene where the Oxygen masks drop had to drop down, but instead of them dropping down, it would be snakes…
Cut to the original footage new line released for the song contest. When I saw the oxygen mask drop down, and instead of it being masks, it was snakes, I laughed so hard I started to choke, because I COULDN’T BELIEVE THEY PUT THE SCENE IN THE MOVIE!
And of course, the infamous line…the line, that my four year old son says with extreme conviction “I’VE HAD IT WITH THESE FARFIN FARFIN SNAKES, ON THE FARFIN FARFIN PLANE!!…” Just the fact that Sam was cool enough to get that we all expect him to curse and say mother fucker, and then they put the fricken line in the movie…makes this one of my favorites.
I’m petrified of poisonous snakes, and I’m really not fond of heights either, but seeing the cheesy violence with the lunchtray, axe, tazer, gun, spear gun, blow torch….makes me know that there’s probably no way in hell that I can take this movie seriously without laughing….
I found the fun of your site after the IMDB board, but this has been one of my regular haunts lately. This has been a fun experience…looking forward to seeing this this weekend.
It was almost 8 months ago now, when I remember reading it on IMDB. And since then, I’ve gotten a bunch of good marks in class, with projects that had SOAP as it’s topic. So much so that my teachers started nicknaming me ’snake’, which I hated. I couldn’t escape it even after I got sick of talking about it (that all your base thing made me go crazy), and now that it’s finally here, I’m like a kid in a candy store.
There are two types of people in this world. Those who see Snakes on a Plane opening night and sex offendors.
And my time is approaching.
The thing that I’ve been waiting for
for the past year
is finally unveiling itself.
A personal holiday, I say,
to the day of 8-18.
‘For tomorrow comes the messiah
of the world of terrorism and movies.
The perfect blend of reptiles and avian activity,
Yes, I mean Snakes on a Plane.
Where will my life go when this is completed?
When it’s fifteen days of fame are at an end?
A year of my life for fifteen days?
Seems like a waste, But I remember.
Samuel L. Jackson.
The True Badass MuthaFucker.
And his Badass Muthafuckin’ hissy fit.
Tomorrow is the day.
Tomorrow is the day that my life begins to end.
‘For I have no more reason to live
once the credits start rolling.
Tomorrow, I will reawaken.
I will arise in two days knowing the art of great literature.
My husband answered correctly on a radio quiz and not only was on the air, but he won 2 tickets for a premiere showing. For all of you going to see the movie, I salute you.
This movie will probably be the most important thing that has ever happened to me.
For me, Snakes on a Plane represents a crystalline vision of a better world. Heartily I say “Let there be snakes!” And then there were. Thank you Samuel L. Jackson. Thank you New Line. Thank you blog nerds.
And just to out-cool the coolies who “knew about this film for over a year,” well, I actually have known about this film for the last ten years. During an early life psychotropic experience gone wrong, I was embiggened with the knowledge that someday there would be a motherfucking movie featuring motherfucking planes infested with motherfucking snakes. Samuel L. Jackson getting the lead was a shocker, tho.
Enjoy.
I just got home from seeing Snakes. I’m trying to deflate from the awesomeness that I have just beheld. I still hold a smile on my face. I have know commited to seeing this as many times as possible. I am in awe sir. Complete awe.
I can honestly say this is the first movie in a very long time I’ve wanted to rewatch. The last of us leaving the theatre were all “WOoooo! Let’s meet back here tommorow!” and we didn’t even KNOW each other! It was just so rewarding to be with other hardcore SOAP fans tonight, and it made the months and months of craziness worth it.
What a great trip, thanks for helping us go on it!
This film has been an interesting journey. Never have I seen a group of people in the theatre so united in utter glee over a movie. Just lapping up every death with laughter and cheers. It was a fantastic experience and worth every second of the wait.
Here’s to Sam Jackson, here’s to planes, and here’s to motherfucking snakes!
Snakesonaplaniacs, Assemble!
Today is the day!
Only a few hours away, and we all will loose our amazing virginity of great art and literature!
THE BOAT THAT HITS THE ICEBERGA AND SINKS?????
Oh well, guess for the Titanic it was ‘Snakes On A Plane’
THE BOAT THAT HITS THE ICEBERG AND SINKS?????
Oh well, guess for the Titanic it was ‘Snakes On A Plane’
It’s impossible to be a fan of a movie you’ve never seen. You can’t like a work of art if you have never actually experienced that work of art.
So we snakesonaplaniacs haven’t been fans of a movie all this time… we’ve been a fan of a concept.
The concept of a movie about snakes on a plane.
The concept of a movie named “Snakes on a Plane“.
It’s an outlandish, over-the-top concept for a film, and the title is similarly direct, and inherently amusing for its extreme lack of subtlety.
I was first in line for a 10pm showing of Snakes on a Plane at the Alamo Drafthouse here in Austin. It wasn’t because I expected a good movie. And it also wasn’t because I expected a bad movie. I was there because there would never again be a movie named Snakes on a Plane released, and I wanted to be there. I knew that I wouldn’t regret being there, no matter whether the movie was bad or great or bland. I was there, first and foremost, to celebrate the concept of the movie.
But, I can’t deny that I was very interested in actually seeing the movie, and that I was hoping it would be good.
It’s a very, very good movie; and it’s extremely entertaining.
(The above is the first half of a semi-long retrospective about Snakes on a Plane. In the second half I have a mini-review of the movie; read the whole thing here.)
I can not WAIT to see this movie. Thank you all for perpetuating my anticipation.
Snakes on a budget.
If they don’t talk you down…
They’ll take you down!
Snakes On A Plane is one of the few films that has had unbelieveable hype, but actually lives up to it.
Here’s hoping for S.O.A.P 2: Snakes In Space.
I just saw it tonight. Best motherfucking movie I’ve ever seen in my entire life. I now know the answer the the famed question: what’s your favorite movie? And with no hesitation whatsoever, I will proudly cry out with the dignity it deserves, “IT’S SNAKES ON A PLANE MOTHERFUCKER!”
Damn I loved that movie. There wasn’t 30 people in the theater (I was rather disappointed), but I saw a person wearing a SoaP shirt. I didn’t get a chance to talk to him because I waited around to watch the music video.
I wish I had we had some hardcore SoaP fans here in Western New York. Nobody even clapped at the end ;.;. But I loved every minute of it.
I put a ‘Snake On A Plane’ photo on my deviantart site: http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/38267392/
I don’t wish to offend, but quite honestly with what’s going on right now in the world, is there not something more deserving of all of this brain power and concern?
I think everyone should congratulate themselves on this one. WE have made movie history. WE told them to keep the title. WE told them to keep it R. WE did the marketing for the studio who gleefully cut a whopping %80 from their promo budget thanks to us. Studios have been watching this closely for good reason. Just look at all the “blockbusters” release this year that have sunk. Pirates being the exception the rest sunk. And Pirates had the advantage of learning from it’s first movie as to what the audience wanted; Johnny Depp’s interpretation. Pirates is a movie like SOAP in that it is in all good fun NOT Shakespear. Look at Superman Returns, Posiedon Adventure (already on dvd), MI 3. WE also taught a lesson to the critics too. Best of all it has brought back what I grew up on, the EVENT of going to a hyped up movie. This is ONE movie meant for the theaters as movies ought to be. Groups of freinds getting together to attend what they have created and having a rousing good time. NO POLITICS, no bold statements just one thing in mind; Snakes ON A Plane. That says it all. Plus look at OUR spokesman Mr. Samuel L. Jackson! He and the director were the ONLY ones in the industry who really understood what’s what. For ONCE someone heard our voice and it’s made us giddy with glee. I’m 50 yrs. old and remember the days of grand hokey promotions of the old horror movies. William Castle a showman first and foremost brought “high drama” to cheap dismal films. Anyone remember when he wired the theater seats for The Tingler? I do. He wired them to give an electric shock during the “scary parts”. Often he would hire “nurses”, all blonde with big tits in those funnny hats to take your blood pressure and sign a release because the movie was deemed too scary for the frail of heart. It was all part of the fun. In fact in those days some producers would start with a title and a trailer BEFORE greenlighting a movie. They would show the preview and have the audience fill out cards on what they thought of it. His thinking was “why make a movie if they dont’ like the preveiw?”. They didn’t have the web back then for if they did he surely would have done what we have done here. I don’t have a group of friends to go with so I’m simply going to buy a case of beer for a group of college students if I can tag along and enjoy the ride with them. This is NOT an art house movie that can be enjoyed alone. THANK YOU EVERYONE for making this fun event happen the way WE WANTED IT TO BE. sincerely yours, joemambo
The impact that this movie has had on my life, and more importantly on the lives of both people and wild animals in my area, has been a sad one. I work professionally with venomous snakes both native and exotic, doing research, veterinary care and removal/rescue. When people attack snakes under the misconception that they’re evil, bloodthirsty creatures, both snakes and people tend to get hurt. That’s a sad outcome, and a completely unnecessary one.
Venomous snakes are shy and physically fragile wild animals that do not behave anything like their CGI model counterparts in this movie. They do not attack humans who do not attack them first. I’m willing to bet my life on that, so we celebrated the movie’s opening day at the Cape Fear Serpentarium by putting an airline seat inside our king cobra enclosure.
I spent some nice quiet time sitting there and reading a textbook while our magnificent fifteen footer behaved normally and predictably - eg, he took a curious look at the weird new thing in his cage, figured out that it wasn’t food or a threat, and more or less ignored me thereafter. That’s what real live venomous snakes do when a human is behaving themselves in a calm and respectful manner in their vicnity. The problem is that most humans are unable to behave calmly around snakes, and this movie hasn’t helped a bit.
I can’t possibly hope to counter the negative and harmful message about snakes that this movie has created, but I am disgusted enough with the slander that I feel the need to demonstrate the truth about venomous snakes in the most convincing possible manner. So I’ll be doing it again next week. Same snake-time, same snake-channel.
In answer to the fellow who suggested that this didn’t prove anything because this was a human habituated snake, that isn’t actually true in this case. This particular adult male is a wee bit on the naughty side. He doesn’t like people much, he’s less intimidated by us than a completely wild snake would be, and the cage is his territory where he feels confident and in control. I’ve worked with completely wild king cobras, and I’d deem this animal to be more dangerous to a handler inside his territory, not less. It’s a similar situation to a habituated alligator being more of a danger to humans than a wild one that has never encountered people. This particular king cobra is not a tame pet. He is a wild animal that has lost most of his fear of humans. And he doesn’t like me much at all, as I’m the one who’s stuck needles in his butt and pulled stuck sheds off his head when he needed vet care.
And he still won’t “attack” a human who doesn’t actively provoke him first. Not even the human who’s jabbed him repeatedly with needles. Just sitting down on an airline seat a few feet away is not likely to be sufficient provocation.
The message I’d like people to take home is that snakes are not Hollywood villains who want to bite people in the worst places just because they’re evil. They’re shy, peaceful wild animals that do not attack humans unless they are attacked first. Respect their space, don’t attack them or step on them, and your chances of being harmed by a snake are very small indeed. I don’t suggest you spend quality time in a king cobra cage, but if you do find yourself face to face with a real snake, the safest thing you can do is to stay calm and walk away.
Be it good or bad, there is no question that this film has already had an impact on me! I don’t even know fully what to expect from it and I’m psyched…11 hours away!!