Snakes on a Plane - I love this movie already, and I haven’t even seen it yet.

In all the endless agony of quasi-controversial films, actors in trouble via brushes with the law, lawsuits, bad suits, copyright infringements, eating disorders and the like, this movie brings back something that has long been forgotten to the theater: FUN.

There’s been a slew of bad horror movies/thrillers lately, and, in my opinion, I think if they had taken themselves much less seriously they would have been a lot better (aside from the postmodern Scream saga). This movie isn’t even out yet, but the fun-factor is palpable. Where has that been all these years? Where did all the glamour of one of my favorite mediums, the big screen, go?

It’s seeming to bring back the gloriousness of ‘b’ movies, the likes of which haven’t been seen since, I don’t know, Creepshow?

As the FAQ on IMDB says, it has snakes, a plane, Samuel L. Jackson is in it, and it’s called “Snakes on a Plane.” If you don’t get it, then it’s not for you. I just love this.

Another reason to love this movie is the connection between the fans and the producers. The producers listened. They’ve made themselves part of the lore, they embraced it instead of squashing it.

Because of the huge fanbase on the Internet, the producers spent five more weeks reshooting the movie to bring it from a PG13 movie to rated R. They also included a (now) famous line from a fan audio parody, in which a Samuel Jackson voiceover grumbles, “I want these motherf’ing snakes off this motherf’ing plane.”

Yes, that’s correct. The (now) famous line was never in the original movie, only an audio parody. It just floors me that everyone went back for reshoots to honor the fans and film that scene.

I think that’s the main reason why this has made me so happy. I LOVE the movies. And when I read about behind-the-scenes of movies, it’s so frustrating to hear about prima-donnas on sets, whining, complaining, complaining about fans, etc. This movie, however, is connected TO the fans. Not against them. And the producers and actors are right onboard with that.

Ironically, the title was changed to something like “Pacific Air Flight 121″. Samuel Jackson claimed he had only signed on because of the title, and insisted they change it back.

I thank you, producers, for giving me a movie I’ve managed to have fun with before it’s even released. Sure, the film may be shite. But I’ve had so much fun this far, I’m willing to forgive it for just about anything.