Sometimes work should just be fun

Samuel L. Jackson on choosing projects:

"All movies aren’t fun; some are hard work. You try to do something and convey a set of emotions that have to do with some real life kind of stuff. That’s a popcorn movie. We know what it is. I don’t have to go in and worry about my motivations. F**king snakes all over the plane. That’s scary. ‘Let’s go! Scream. Yell. Let’s look dire. Oh my god, somebody got bit (gasps). Oh snakes gonna bite me!’"

Anyone seen it?

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Vasta
I've seen it, and I loved it. For a campy B-movie, it's quite entertaining. If you're looking for great dialogue and excellent cinematography, it's horrible, but if you're looking for a silly good time, it's hard to do better than SOAP.
Grant
I saw it with a bunch of friends from work on opening night. It was absolutely terrible, which I expected. The audience energy and reactions are what make it worth seeing (which I also expected). If you go see it, do so when you know the theater will be crowded.
gamany
it's definitely...entertaining. I went in with no expectations and wound up having a great time. There was a lot of laughing and screaming--I agree with Grant that audience energy and reactions make it worth seeing. Heck, if you want a good laugh, go to the site and send yourself, or friend, a message from Samuel L. Jackson. I laughed my butt off received mine!
Herding Cats

Also saw an interview (during press for "Snakes on a Plane") in which he was asked about the roles he chooses and being type-cast. He basically said that his fans go to see his movies because they expect him to be the gruff, take-no-sh*t kind of character who eventually gets pissed and starts yelling and cursing - so that's the roles he chooses.

Gotta appreciate someone in Hollywood that self-aware.

ramana
[this is good]
not much into popular culture, but this interview definitely made me like this guy, straight-forward and self-aware (as Anna says) But I have no clue whether this is just appearance too ... besides the point of the post, I noted the common sense of just stick with the name and position that makes sense for the stuff rather than letting "branding" or "political correctness" take over

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