'Snakes' On a Web Better Than 'Snakes On a Plane'

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HOLLYWOOD -- "Snakes on a Plane," which came out in theaters in August, was not just a movie starring Samuel L. Jackson and a plane full of snakes. It was a phenomenon -- and then it was a punch line.

It was very nearly the most important movie of 2006, and then suddenly it wasn't. It was a film that proved that unprecedented Internet hype does not translate to ticket sales -- at least not yet. But it was the beginning of something, certainly. And on the eve of its DVD release today, it is a saga worth revisiting.

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'Snakes' On a Web Better Than 'Snakes On a Plane'

The most important element of "Snakes on a Plane" and the reason it was propelled to such dizzying heights of awareness is, of course, the title. Simple. Specific. Descriptive. Hilarious.

Screenwriter-blogger Josh Friedm...

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