[DrFeelgood]

15 Million isn't bad at all. I don't understand why they go by the opening weekend to decide whether or not its a hit. Film's take time to be great.

If anyone is to blame its the hardcore fans annoying other film goers about this being a classic as when you have Hardcore fans, its gonna generate Anti fans of the film so it becomes like a war to see who will watch it and who will not.

I will go and see as it does look entertaining and ins't that what Movies were about in the first place. People think to enjoy a film it has to be serious. Like Citizen Kane. I have seen it twice and see that the making of the film is excellent as the camera work, screenplay and set pieces are fantastic but that can be said about lots of films. Citizen Kane is by far in my opinion no way exciting. Alot of people I know though love the film because they think they have to because its classed as a classic.

Not enough open minds these days and not enough people admitting what they really think of movies.

[grambax]

I haven't seen Snakes On A Plane Yet but I do intend to. But remember that it is all a matter of taste and some people do find Citizen Kane exciting in its own way as well.

[TheReverend]

I definately plan on seeing this. Everyone I know who has seen it so far says it's great. Sound like it could be the first proper film in a long time ;)

[michael blunty]

I don't think it matters whether a film is a hit or not.
You expect things like this to make money anyway considering how much dough they spend on promotions!

[DrFeelgood]

Very True, some of the greatest films ever were box office flops.

Apocalypse Now wasn't that a big hit and that has a huge cult Status now.

[grambax]

Very True, some of the greatest films ever were box office flops.

Absolutely. It astonishes me the films I look back on seeing in half empty halls -

Blade Runner on its opening night,

A friend and I being alone at an evening showing of Field Of Dreams,

Rushing to sse The Shawshank Redemption before it was pulled from the smallest screen in the complex.

Likewise Princess Bride - smallest screen, one week, empty hall.

I couldn't even convince a friend to go to see The Crying Game, as he'd never heard of it - this was before it opened in the US and took off.

Just a few examples of many.

Snakes On A Plane is an almost unique phenomena in that it seemed to pick up momentum on the title alone, and people thinking it sounded incredibly, I don't know, kitsch maybe? And the studio basically assumed that this would translate into mega business.

I've heard that its really pretty good, too, but this may be an unusual case of a studio actually overestimating its audience - while fans appreciated its absurdity, I'm not sure that the public as a whole quite caught on to how ironically over the top it sounded.

[michael blunty]

I'd love to see some of the films you mention at the cinema.

Blade Runner on the big screen? WOW!

[Eamer]

I will see it but am expecting a pile of crap.

[grambax]

I'd love to see some of the films you mention at the cinema.

Blade Runner on the big screen? WOW!

I'd like to say it was all foresight on my part, but the fact is, if you see enough films, some will be destined to be classics.

At least I did recognise it in all of the above, and Princess Bride I'd been waiting for, as a fan of the book.

Blade Runner was in 70mm too! 8)

[michael blunty]

Very cool...I have to ask...what were the reviews like at the time?