http://critical-hits.com/2006/08/10/snakes-on-a-plane-the-game/ The Journal of Gamer Culture Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:53:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://critical-hits.com/2006/08/10/snakes-on-a-plane-the-game/#comment-58431 Snakes on a Blog » Snakes on a Mafia Game Sun, 13 Aug 2006 16:37:57 +0000 http://www.critical-hits.com/?p=292#comment-58431 [...] Critical Hits updated the classroom game of Mafia/Assassin for Snakes on a Plane: Every round, the snakes will bite someone, and the Snake will learn the truth about one player. The Captain tells everyone to close their eyes. Everyone makes noise (with one hand only!) to simulate the turbulence and sounds of flying. After that, the Captain tells the Snakes to open their eyes. They must come to a consensus about which passenger they will bite. Once they have picked someone, the Captain notes who was picked, and tells the Snakes to close their eyes… [...] [...] Critical Hits updated the classroom game of Mafia/Assassin for Snakes on a Plane: Every round, the snakes will bite someone, and the Snake will learn the truth about one player. The Captain tells everyone to close their eyes. Everyone makes noise (with one hand only!) to simulate the turbulence and sounds of flying. After that, the Captain tells the Snakes to open their eyes. They must come to a consensus about which passenger they will bite. Once they have picked someone, the Captain notes who was picked, and tells the Snakes to close their eyes… [...]

]]> http://critical-hits.com/2006/08/10/snakes-on-a-plane-the-game/#comment-58430 Critical Hits » A Solid “1″ Fri, 11 Aug 2006 22:46:53 +0000 http://www.critical-hits.com/?p=292#comment-58430 [...] A 1 is a solidly bad movie, in that it is so bad that it is enjoyable. The scale sort of “wraps” in a way- a 1 can be recommended, even though it is (spectacularly so) not well acted, well put together, etc. Movies like this often enjoy “cult status.” This summer’s biggest 1 isn’t even out yet- but the concept is such a “1″ concept that it has enjoyed cult status for months now. Of course, I’m referring to “Snakes on a Plane“. It has all the tropes of mass-market hollywood action movies: a wildly unbeleivable plot, a badass big name action star, and nothing particularly innovative in terms of production. (Though the way the Snakes are done may be a first in moviemaking.) However, ever since the movie’s creators started to realize what was on thier hands, the movie has avoided being pretentious in any way or thinking it is more than it is. For many of us, it represents what could be the ultimate cheesy popcorn movie. We’ll see soon enough if it hits those notes. [...] [...] A 1 is a solidly bad movie, in that it is so bad that it is enjoyable. The scale sort of “wraps” in a way- a 1 can be recommended, even though it is (spectacularly so) not well acted, well put together, etc. Movies like this often enjoy “cult status.” This summer’s biggest 1 isn’t even out yet- but the concept is such a “1″ concept that it has enjoyed cult status for months now. Of course, I’m referring to “Snakes on a Plane“. It has all the tropes of mass-market hollywood action movies: a wildly unbeleivable plot, a badass big name action star, and nothing particularly innovative in terms of production. (Though the way the Snakes are done may be a first in moviemaking.) However, ever since the movie’s creators started to realize what was on thier hands, the movie has avoided being pretentious in any way or thinking it is more than it is. For many of us, it represents what could be the ultimate cheesy popcorn movie. We’ll see soon enough if it hits those notes. [...]

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