The movie started well I thought but totally lost the plot mid way and most definitely at the end. I couldn't decide whether this was a comedy or an attempt at a serious movie. For me I was laughing all the way! It was obvious that all the pilots were going to suffer the snake wrath but what really made me laugh my head off was the idea a kid with "5000 hours" of flight time on the Play Station 2 could land a 747 along with all the attitude on the radio!! That was enough, had to reach for the tissues to wipe away my tears of laughter. I guess it's worth watching just for that! Please don't make a "Snakes on the Plane 2 The Return Journey or The Revenge of the Rattler" or something!!
Reviews
3 Reviews
Awesome
27 November 2006
Glad to see that it's come back home to where it belongs...!
The Hollywood attempts at the films were very poor but you tend to find that with Hollywood remakes of classic English material.
No offense to US folk but am very tired of all the garbage remakes. Pink Panther, Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy etc etc.
This concert is a MUST BUY for true War of the Worlds fans. Had goose bumps and my hair stood on end when I got this and sat down to it(high volume of course)on my system.
Excellent production of an Excellent composition just was sad not to see all the Original Cast but that is sadly unavoidable. That takes NOTHING away from the performances.
Faultless musicians... Just buy it OK!!! It's well worth your money. I bought the 2 disc edition but either one you choose will be good.
The Hollywood attempts at the films were very poor but you tend to find that with Hollywood remakes of classic English material.
No offense to US folk but am very tired of all the garbage remakes. Pink Panther, Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy etc etc.
This concert is a MUST BUY for true War of the Worlds fans. Had goose bumps and my hair stood on end when I got this and sat down to it(high volume of course)on my system.
Excellent production of an Excellent composition just was sad not to see all the Original Cast but that is sadly unavoidable. That takes NOTHING away from the performances.
Faultless musicians... Just buy it OK!!! It's well worth your money. I bought the 2 disc edition but either one you choose will be good.
Black Hawk Down
(2001)
Well worth buying, listen to the message of the film
5 October 2006
I 1st watched this movie when it came out on DVD and thought that it was a good movie. I recently watched it again with 8 minutes of footage left in that was previously removed in the 1st release..... I think the movie was inspired by the deaths of two snipers that volunteered to help out at a downed Black Hawk crash site knowing that the chances of survival were at best, slim. The courage of those two men should be an inspiration to us all.
As a rule i am not a fan of American "fact based" war movies as they often glorify the US army etc etc etc... One thing I am a firm believer in is that if you are going to produce a movie that is from an actual event you have a responsibility to make it as accurate as possible regardless of who wins and who loses....
I felt that this movie was more "open " in the way that it showed the suffering of US troops, however I felt that there was no real effort made to take the viewer over to the other side and see it from their point of view. This does not detract from the story in any way though.
If it's got Ridley Scott on the box then you KNOW that it will be a fine piece of film work........ How accurate it is, is not for me to judge as I was not there.. I have seen many WW2 movies (yes I know this is not a WW2 movie) and have found them so far from the truth it's laughable... Pearl Harbour and U571 to name just two.
To sum up, I think this is a film worth buying........It's great music score, cinematography and sound quality are top notch... Try to take note of what the film is really trying to tell you though, to which you have to draw your own conclusions.
As a rule i am not a fan of American "fact based" war movies as they often glorify the US army etc etc etc... One thing I am a firm believer in is that if you are going to produce a movie that is from an actual event you have a responsibility to make it as accurate as possible regardless of who wins and who loses....
I felt that this movie was more "open " in the way that it showed the suffering of US troops, however I felt that there was no real effort made to take the viewer over to the other side and see it from their point of view. This does not detract from the story in any way though.
If it's got Ridley Scott on the box then you KNOW that it will be a fine piece of film work........ How accurate it is, is not for me to judge as I was not there.. I have seen many WW2 movies (yes I know this is not a WW2 movie) and have found them so far from the truth it's laughable... Pearl Harbour and U571 to name just two.
To sum up, I think this is a film worth buying........It's great music score, cinematography and sound quality are top notch... Try to take note of what the film is really trying to tell you though, to which you have to draw your own conclusions.
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