Most intelligent "Snakes on a Plane" Thoughts

Courtesy of Esquire's Chuck Klosterman...

"People who understand film tend to appreciate cinematic failure. But here's the thing: This kind of appreciation is based on the premise that the bad movie aspired to be good. If a film never takes itself seriously and originates as satire, everything is different; its badness means something else entirely...

"[People] want to see Snakes on a Plane in order to tell their friends that it's ridiculous, even though a) that's the only thing everyone seems to know about this movie, and b) that's been the driving force behind its marketing campaign."

"It's not a bad movie that accidentally good, and it's not a good movie that's intentionally bad; it's a disposable movie that people can pretend to like ironically, even though a) it's not ironic and b) they probably won't like it at all. The only purpose of 'Snakes on a Plane' is to make its audience feel smarter than what it's seeing. Which add us, since that's part of the reason people like reading the Internet."

... and as much as I think he's right... I will still go see it.