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Article: Mile-high encounters with snakes on crack
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- International Herald Tribune
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- August 25, 2006
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Manohla Dargis
International Herald Tribune
08-25-2006
Snakes on a PlaneDirected by David R. Ellis (U.S.)Reviewed by Manohla Dargis *Hype meets bite in ''Snakes on a Plane,'' which arrives in theaters worldwide this month and next, borne aloft by a savvy publicity blitzkrieg and the enthusiasm of Internet film geeks who embraced its old-school exploitation title. The film was not screened in advance for critics, which makes sense not only because the entertainment media is always happy to push films sight unseen, but also because all anyone really needs to know about this amusingly crude, honestly satisfying artifact is snakes + plane + Samuel L. Jackson. As it happens, ''Snakes on a ...