Overview: A viral sensation before it even finished shooting, Snakes on a Plane was one of the first major Hollywood films shaped as much by internet buzz as by studio edict. Stuntman-turned-director David R. Ellis (Final Destination 2) delivers a delirious high-concept thriller that gleefully melds the disaster movie with creature-feature excess.

Samuel L. Jackson (Deep Blue Sea) is FBI agent Neville Flynn, escorting a key witness in the case against a ruthless crime lord on a commercial jet from Hawaii to Los Angeles. But at 30,000 feet, justice takes a backseat when the mobsters unleash a writhing cargo of venomous snakes into the cabin. With passengers dropping like flies and the cockpit compromised, Flynn and a ragtag band of terrified travelers are forced to enter a fight for survival against nature’s deadliest stowaways.

Outrageous, shamelessly entertaining, and featuring one of the most quotable lines in cinema history, Snakes on a Plane is an instant cult classic that more than earns its reputation as one of Hollywood’s craziest action-disaster movies.

4K Blu-ray Verdict: First of all, what Snakes on a Plane is not. It’s not an exercise of highbrow cinema or an attempt to revolutionize anything in areas of direction, scriptwriting, cinematography, or visual effects. It’s called Snakes on a Plane and it’s no masterpiece but all things taken into consideration, it will give you one heck of a ride!

Now, what it’s about. This creature feature directed by David R. Ellis (Final Destination 2, Cellular) and starring Samuel L. Jackson is about, well, snakes being on a plane. FBI agent Neville Flynn (Jackson) is escorting Sean Jones (Nathan Phillips) on a flight from Hawaii to Los Angeles to testify against a murder of a prosecutor by a crime leader Eddie Kim (Byron Lawson). But Kim has other plans. He organizes to get a time-release crate full of venomous snakes smuggled inside the plane, and spraying leis with pheromones that would make the snakes hostile. And 30,000 feet in the air, Flynn must work together with the other passengers of the plane to survive.

Surprisingly, the result is a dandy campy film. Snakes on a Plane works mainly because the plot is ridiculous but not in a too idiotic way that gets in the way of campy enjoyment. Obviously we’re not talking about profound experiences as far as this film is concerned but what it’s set to do, it does well: a self-referential cheesy movie that knows what it is and has fun mocking itself.

It combines two elements of a horror story - monsters and isolation - as the movie sets up the terror by having a group of people trapped in an airplane with aggressive snakes around them. It’s partly homage, partly horror and mostly fun. And it happily takes the clichés and stereotypes while retaining the offbeat styles and bizarre humor of movies of its kind.

The cast plays over-the-top and rightly so. Jackson is the lone big name in this film and he’s obviously enjoying hamming it up with the m****f****** snakes. The special effects are on the cheesy B-movie territory but not going into overkill.

Overall, Snakes on a Plane is basically a fancy B-movie, the kind you aren’t supposed to take seriously. It will work for some, it won’t for others. But for those who appreciate dumb popcorn entertainment, here’s one good flick for ya’all to sit down and enjoy (and I most certainly did!).

4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:
Brand new 4K restoration by Arrow Films
4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Brand new audio commentary by critics Max Evry and Bryan Reesman
Archival cast and crew audio commentary, featuring director David R. Ellis, actor Samuel L. Jackson, producer Craig Berenson, associate producer Tawny Ellis, VFX supervisor Eric Henry, and second unit director Freddie Hice
Snakes on a Page, a brand new mini-documentary exploring the movie tie-in novelization phenomenon, featuring publisher Mark Miller, historian David Spencer and Christa Faust, author of the Snakes on a Plane novelization Pure Venom, an archival feature on the making of the film, featuring interviews with the cast and crew
Meet the Reptiles, an archival featurette on the work of snake wrangler Jules Sylvester and the various snakes featured in the film
VFX, an archival featurette on the use of CGI to bring the snakes to life Snakes on a Blog, an archival featurette on the online hype surrounding the film prior to its release
Snakes on a Plane music video
Making of the music video
Gag reel
Trailers and TV Spots
Image gallery
Easter eggs
South Pacific Airlines safety instruction card
Reversible sleeve featuring two original artwork options
Collectors’ booklet featuring new writing by Daniel Burnett and Charlie Brigden

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