 | ON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age. |
 | PAUSE: Know your child; some content may not be right for some kids. |
 | OFF: Not age-appropriate for kids this age. |
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Snakes on a Plane
- Review Date: January 1, 2007
- R
- Genre: Action/Adventure
- 2006
Common Sense Media says
Bloody B-movie spoof isn't for kids.
Parents say
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Kids say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that the film isn't for kids. It features frequent jump scenes, with snakes falling or darting out of compartments or from under the camera frame. On-screen or implied deaths are frequent and bloody (man killed with baseball bat, shoot-out leaves bodies, many characters bitten by venomous snakes, producing swelling wounds and visible blood). A couple has sex in the bathroom (and also disable the smoke detector so they can smoke a joint), and are immediately killed by snakes. Infant and children are threatened by snakes; a little boy is bitten, producing gross wound from which a woman sucks the poison (leading to crude comment from observer, who also wants her to suck his hand). Characters chop and smash snakes. Characters use frequent bad language, especially "motherf----r."
What's the story?
Hawaii vacationer Sean (Nathan Philips) witnesses a drug kingpin (Byron Lawson) murdering his legal prosecutor. Instantly targeted for death himself, Sean is rescued by federal agent Neville Flynn (Samuel L. Jackson), who arranges to escort him back to the States to testify. Within minutes, snakes that have been smuggled on board the plane are awakened and let loose.
Is it any good?
True to its title, SNAKES ON A PLANE doesn't offer much beyond this basic plot point. The chaos is episodic and ridiculous, producing lots of swollen, bloodied bodies as well as stiffly delivered bad dialogue. Flynn and the sensible flight attendant Claire (Julianna Margulies) are plainly the couple-to-be, and they valiantly fight off the menace posed by the snakes and the mostly idiotic (that is, set up to die) passengers. They are helped in their efforts by the many-times-bitten copilot Rick (David Koechner) and rapper Three Gs (Flex Alexander)'s video game fanatic bodyguard Troy (Kenan Thompson) (you can guess what role he'll play by film's end).
As kooky and deliberately "bad" as Snakes tries to be, it's mostly just unimaginative. The main action is more repetitive than clever (snakes slide and bite, victims clutch wounds and gasp). For a movie that seems aware of its predecessors, you'd expect more intelligence concerning what made those B-movies so much fun. Their cheesiness was not arrogant or presumptive; it was strange, shrewd, and unexpected.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about the fear that planes generate. Why are snakes scary (and how are they exaggerated here to seem slithery, cold-eyed creatures)?
How does the film use clichés and stereotypes (the fat Asian woman, the selfish black rapper, the gay-seeming flight attendant, the noble female flight attendant, etc.)? Are they funny or offensive?
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Kid, 12 years old
October 4, 2009
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BAD MOVIE
THIS MOVIE IS OK SAMUL l JACKSON SAY A BAD WORD.LIKE I HAVE HAD IT WITH THESE MOTHER ******* SNAKES ON THIS MOTHER ******* PLANE EVERYBODY STRAP IN WHERE ABOUT TO OPEN SOME ******* WINDOES OR SOMETHING!
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BAD MOVIE
THIS MOVIE IS OK SAMUL l JACKSON SAY A BAD WORD.LIKE I HAVE HAD IT WITH THESE MOTHER ******* SNAKES ON THIS MOTHER ******* PLANE EVERYBODY STRAP IN WHERE ABOUT TO OPEN SOME ******* WINDOES OR SOMETHING!
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Kid, 11 years old
October 4, 2009
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BAD MOVIE
THIS MOVIE IS OK SAMUL l JACKSON SAY A BAD WORD.LIKE I HAVE HAD IT WITH THESE MOTHER ******* SNAKES ON THIS MOTHER ******* PLANE EVERYBODY STRAP IN WHERE ABOUT TO OPEN SOME ******* WINDOES OR SOMETHING!
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Pretty stupid~
Very few parts of it were actually funny, it was mostly just stupid. It really wasn't entertaining in any other way either. :/ A lot of violence, sex, and language so it's not appropriate for young kids, but I wouldn't recommend anyone bother watching this anyways.
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best snake movie ever
great movie, lots of snakes,f word used frequently, sexual content is strong
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funny!
i only saw about 5 mins of it but me and my dad cried with laughter. it was so fake! all we saw was someone abou to throw up in a bag and a snake bit her mouth!
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This movie i found actully very funny. Dont know if thats what it was ment for but oh well. Although this movie has soem strong language, drinking,violence and sexuality, adults shouls like it.
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Snakes on a Plane: Worthless to Watch
The only thing this movie was trying to make viewers do was drop your mouth open and think "I can't believe that!" Snakes were shown biting and killing people. A woman is laying back in her seat foaming from the mouth after being bitten from a deadly snake. This movie is off for all kids under the age twelve.
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[PG-13] D D D
it's a really good movie and the actors are great, but some of the special effects aren't graphic AT ALL! there is alot of cussing, blood, and shooting people with guns.[PARENTS SHOULD USE STRICT DESCRETION WHEN LETTING THEIR KIDS WATCH THIS MOVIE IF THEIR KIDS ARE 12 AND UNDER]
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| Studio: | New Line |
| Director: | David R. Ellis |
| Cast: | Julianna Margulies, Rachel Blanchard, Samuel L. Jackson |
| Genre: | Action/Adventure |
| Run time: | 105 minutes |
| Theatrical release date: | August 18, 2006 |
| DVD release date: | January 2, 2007 |
| MPAA rating: | R |
| MPAA explanation: | language, a scene of sexuality and drug use, and intense sequences of terror and violence |
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