Movie Review: Snakes on a Plane

Whoo - did I have a great time with this one! The plot for this one - stay with me now - there is this plane and on the plane - there are snakes. Many, many really angry, venomous snakes. Still with me? Good. Oh sure, there's about 5 minutes of set up at the beginning (so you know WHY the snakes are on the plane) and an occasional cut to the people on the ground hearing about the snakes on the plane, but really, it's all about the snakes. It's the best example of a popcorn action movie I can find for you - it's got a few good "AHH!" moments, some very mild humor and every single action-danger movie cliche you could possibly want. It's not a good movie in the sense that there is a plot, any believablity or characters that are well-developed and you care about. The snakes' victims don't slide gently in to that good night, they foam, bloat, bleed and ooze in horrific fashion. There is nudity for absolutely no reason than to have some nudity.

If you want art, surprise-twist endings, touching moments, or outstanding performances, go elsewhere. If you want to sit down with a giant bowl of popcorn and giggle at the complete and utter silliness of people and plane parts being eating by snakes (sometimes even from the snake's point of view!!) then get this one.

For sheer ridiculous entertainment value - 4 out of 5 stars.

Book Review: Love is a Mix Tape

Paperback Writer here.

Love is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time by Rob Sheffield is a slim autobiography (?) about Sheffield's short marriage to Renee, a "hell-raising Appalachian punk-rock girl." Short only because one day in May, Renee died of a pulmonary embolism.

The book chronicles their time together one mix tape at a time. Through it, the reader (hopefully) understands the crushing saddness of losing someone you are supposed to live the rest of your life with. I especially liked the listing of songs at the beginning of each chapter.

I cannot begin to fathom a loss of this magnitude. It hurts to think about it actually.

I've been interested in the mixes people make for each other. What songs would you put on a tape for doing the dishes? For falling asleep to? For napping? What songs would you play to remind you of someone long gone?

I loved this book and of course reading it hurt. Badly. I wanted to find Rob and give him a big hug. Though, I'm pretty damn sure he would appreciate a random girl coming up to him and hugging him. (He might though, but not for the reasons I would be hugging him.)

So, I recommend reading it. And then after you read it, make a mixtape. Tell your significant other how much you love them.

I'm off to go hug Loki.