Snakes On a Plane

You’d think that a reasonable, sane Ophidiophobic (one with a phobia of snakes) would stay as far away from “Snakes on a Plane” as possible, wouldn’t you?

Guess that means I’m not terribly reasonable, and sane might even be up in the air. As I’ve said before, I’m absolutely wild about movies - I love everything about them.  So when a new movie comes out causing a stir - I’ve got to see it asap.  Just my luck one of the biggest stirs was caused by a plane full of beings that make my hands clammy and my knees weak.  Trust me on this one - I’m terrified of these things. 

But the movie fanatic won out over the phobic and my husband, two of our daughters, and I set off to see the movie everyone’s talking about.  I kind of surprised myself - I only had to look away twice (well it wasn’t looking away as much as it was holding the huge bucket of popcorn in front of my face) and I only screamed out once.  Fortunately, there was a boy around 17 in front of me that screamed along with me.  Maybe louder.

The movie was awesome - I absolutely loved it.  Non stop excitement and adventure and lots of unexpected laughs - thanks to an amazing cast.  See the cutie patootie at the top of the post?  His name’s Kenan Thompson and he’s the ultimate scene stealer, in fact he’s the biggest scene stealer I’ve seen since…well…okay, he just may be the biggest scene stealer I’ve ever seen.  And I’ve seen more movies than you can even imagine.  He’s pure genius and I’m vowing to see everything he’s ever been in or ever will be in.

Samuel Jackson was his brilliant, flawless self.  He makes it all seem so effortless - you never catch him acting and that’s what makes him brilliant.

The movie does an amazing job of making it all look very realistic - unlike, say, King Kong.  It’s visually incredible.  

My daughters and I loved it, but my husband wasn’t quite as enamoured. I practically dragged him to see it. I think the difference is we females watch tons of movies like this. (The Hills Have Eyes, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Silence of the Lambs, etc.) So, very very little shocks us - even though a few bathroom scenes made us recoil, so to speak. If you’ve seen the movie, you probably know the scenes I’m talking about.  If you haven’t seen it yet, you’ll know….oh, you’ll know. 

My phobia came through it better than I thought - but I didn’t get much sleep that night. I finally just got up and sat in the living room - with the lamps on and my guard cat on duty. The thing is, we have a ceiling vent above our bed and I have an active imagination….and, so, well, you know.  My mind told me that I’d have a visitor before the night was through.

But, part of the fun of this type of movie is the spooks it gives you.  Isn’t it funny how some “stay with you” and others don’t.  Take The Hills Have Eyes, for example - scary as helllllll while you’re watching it. My girls and I rented it and got a work out while watching it.  We screamed, we jumped…I pounded my chair and nearly ate a pillow…Stephany grabbed Brittany, Emily made us hit pause while she walked around for a minute…. Halfway through, I looked on the floor and our cat was watching us with the funniest expression.  The thought bubble above her little head read “Total Morons.”

Be that as it may, it’s big fat FUN - and that’s exactly what SoaP is.  Even if it cost me a night’s sleep and has me high stepping around the yard.

Joi