Snakes on a Motherf#*@ing Plane II

This week's "Entertainment Weekly" just came out with a blurb explaining that the magazine would not include a review of SoaP. The magazine makes it sound that New Line didn't want a review to appear as though New Line were withholding secret documents that would blow the lid off an investigation that could topple a world leader. And while "EW" has been part of the hype-machine, it wasn't a surprise that they would be denied an advance screening of the movie. You could sense early in the ad campaign that critics were not going to get a chance to see this movie before the paying masses. New Line knew it had to take to advantage of the hype and hope for a big opening weekend and word-of-mouth.
My wife and I went to a Thursday night screening with a fairly small audience. While I wore my SoaP T-shirt, a group of kids brought rubber snakes into the theater. They were ready to rock.
As to the actual movie itself... well, I can say that I had a very good time. It's not a complex plot and the plane passengers are the typical line-up of disaster movie cliches. And it took too long for Samuel L. to utter his catch phrase about the MF snakes. However, you're not going to a movie like this to think. You want to see people attacked by snakes. And you get plenty of opportunities as snakes, real and CGI, roam freely around the plane. You have to also give the producers credit for an original twist on a standard Hollywood idea, something you don't see often.
I've read several of the reviews on Yahoo! (from users, not critics)and they have swung mostly from one extreme to the other. People seemed to love this film (some calling it "great", which is overdoing it) while a minority really hated it. Those people, the haters, seemed to miss the camp value. For me, I thought it was a fun thrill ride where you could just turn your brain off for a couple hours and simply enjoy yourself. Absolutely nothing wrong with mindless entertainment. A good crowd and maybe a few adult beverages wouldn't hurt. Of course, you know it will only be a matter of time before SoaP turns into a drinking game. Coming to a college near you.