The promotional blast from the blogosphere was not as big as had been anticipated but it was just enough to push Snakes on a Plane to the number one box office spot for the weekend. Earlier reports indicating Snakes on a Plane had come in at number two had to be revised when the final box office data came in earlier today. Here is some bloggers are saying about Snakes on a Plane.
Tinyscreenfuls was going to see the film until it became an R-rated film: "The sad thing about Snakes on a Plane is that I was really looking forward to seeing it. It was originally going to be rated PG-13, but the studio actually went back and did a 5 day reshoot to add more foul language, nudity, and who knows what else, because people were apparently asking for it (beware some foul language on that IMDB page). I don’t know what is more dismaying - the fact that they went to the expense of doing a reshoot, or the fact that people were clamoring for it."
The Hot Blog has more about the R-rating preventing some from seeing the film.
Does Snakes on a Plane mean we have conquered our post-911 fears and put them behind us? A Slate article and New York Times article seem to say yes. Immodest Proposals blogs that Snakes is just a fun movie. At least the film allowed for some Liquids on a Plane fun so we could all find a laugh in the new overzealous travel restrictions.
Thord Hedengren at the Blog Herald compares the hype to the The Blair Witch Project from 1999.
Transformatum blogs how Snakes on a Plane is becoming an expression.
Here is a good spoof that has TSA changing the snake threat level. If only the TSA would take the snake threat as seriously as they do water bottles. (via W. David Stephenson)
NGO reports that snakes are actually regular airplane travelers. "L.A.'s airport is the busiest port for the importation of live animals into the U.S., receiving seven or eight shipments of reptiles every week from Southeast Asia, South America, and Africa. A typical shipment of 30 crates may contain 200 to 300 pythons, 100 to 200 turtles and tortoises, and thousands of small lizards, Osborn says." Just think -- there could be snakes on your next plane.
A T.M.I. post has a snake expert debunking the movie. "That was an Eastern diamondback rattlesnake," Cole says. "They are a heavy ground dweller. Hanging from something is totally uncharacteristic of them." But what if the Eastern diamondback rattlesnake was on drugs like in the film?
Snakes on a Plane on an arm. More about the tattoo here
Boing Boing has some creative uses for the phrase "Snakes on a Plane."
Adfreak says SoaP was too scary to drum up huge box office numbers. "It's one thing to watch a quick clip, or parody, about snakes on a plane on your computer, which you can click away from at any time. It's another thing to be held hostage by your fear in a movie theater. Snakes on a plane? If the reactions my family witnessed over the years to our sweet little pets was any indication, snakes are just way too scary."
LAist makes a Rocky Horror comparison. "And whether it's a good film is really not the point. It's like Rocky Horror for a generation that doesn't know what Rocky Horror is. It's like a wish-list of every gross and awesome thing you can imagine. It's like the best movie ever."
Just Us Nerds points out that the Sci-Fi channel joined in on the snake fun over the weekend. "On Sunday, in what I assume was a tribute to this weekend's release of Snakes On a Plane, The Sci-Fi Channel played Boa, Python, Python 2, and Boa Vs. Python, all in a row."
Brand New Day blogs that SoaP should have opened in March when Google searches apparently peaked.
Church of a Customer has five tips for marketers and also says don't believe the SoaP naysayers. "Some traditional media outlets that were so quick to trumpet months of unprecedented Internet buzz called the take 'disappointing' and a 'letdown.' Don't believe the hype. 'Snakes on a Plane' was a first in many ways and if anything, proved that giving fans a stake in the outcome made the movie more successful than it would have been otherwise."
The Fast Company blog blames film geeks for over-hyping the film. "The over-hyping of this particular one wasn't so much the studio's fault as it was the film geek audience that championed it almost purely on the merits (or drawbacks) of its name." Fast Company also needs an update. SoaP was the #1 film over the weekend -- check Box Office Mojo again.
1.Snakes on a Plane $13,806,311 (not including Thursday)
2.Talladega Nights $13,755,387
The promotional blast from the blogosphere was not as big as had been anticipated but it was just enough to push 
