Sunday, August 20, 2006

The Hissing of Summer Yawns

I know I ranted about that moronic movie "Snakes on a Plane" last month, but the more I read about it, the less I understand the appeal. What's up with all these gross-out movies? I've never had the need to watch a bunch of idiotic teens violate the classic "Don't Go Into the Basement" rule, only to find themselves made into sashimi by a maniac in a hockey mask wielding a set of Ginsu knives.

In "Snakes on a Plane" several characters are offed in grisly detail. Let's see, some are impaled, others lose their heads (literally), and way too many become snack food for the slithery stow-aways. And audiences are, um, eating it up.

Pass the Dramamine.

Personally, I'd rather be forced to watch hours of film strips from my 6th grade science class while stuck on a flight that's endlessly circling O'Hare during a thunderstorm.

2 comments:

JahTeh said...

I couldn't think of anything worse than watching this movie but it's just opened in Oz and the teenies love it.
Either too much money or too much time on their hands.

Liz said...

I agree, Jahteh. It seems that teens who like slasher films have the cast iron stomachs of brain surgeons, but not the brains to go with it.