I've had enough of these m*%*$*f**&*ng reptile experts on this m*%*#*f*%**ng script!

I agree with Mark. Whereas Snakes on a Plane is undoubtedly a bold and worthwhile experiment, it nonetheless highlights the dubious wisdom of entrusting the production of Hollywood films to internet committees.

Though I enjoyed the movie, I was annoyed by the pointless subplot with the guys on the ground desperately trying to ascertain exactly what snakes are on the plane so they can provide the right variety of antivenoms if and when the plane lands safely. It detracts from the main action and is just the kind of nit-picking you can expect when you invite people who actually know about snakes to have their input.

The thing is, in movies we take it as a given that baddies will have ready access to exotic and lethal animals, viz. piranhas, crocodiles, sharks with lasers etc. Okay, so this diverse cocktail of poisonous serpents are not actually indigenous to Hawaii. I don't care! It's not going to harm their tourist industry and nor is it necessary to worry that LA hospitals are unlikely to stock the appropriate antidotes - the film's dramatic climax is when the plane gets down to earth again, not in the ER twenty minutes later when we learn - thank God! - they have managed to locate the right serum for an Australian Copperhead in the nick of time after all.

It doesn't matter! Let the reptile geeks pull it apart for its lack of zoological integrity afterwards - that's what the internet is for after all - but don't ruin it for the rest of us by forcing the studio to do stupid reshoots or we'll never get another movie finished ever again. Thankfully the snake expert in the film was also a pedantic little fusspot - at least the studio picked up that much from the online hordes and their great "suggestions".