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Snakes on a Sub??

Posted by Movie_Maven

July 11, 2009 |

So, Mr_Movie_Maven and I were looking to rent a horror flick last week and saw “Silent Venom” (2009) which looked like it might be kind of fun, sort of like “Snakes on a Plane” which we both thought was hilarious.  The plot revolves around a decommissioned submarine which is supposed to be traveling from Okinawa to Taiwan.  At the same time, a doctor and her research assistant were experimenting with various deadly snakes and had developed a mutant breed which has the capacity to become really large…and not very friendly.  When the Chinese military gets a bit antsy, the sub is diverted to a remote island (not too far out of their way - how convenient, eh?) to evacuate the research team.  Little does the crew - and the doctor- know that the research assistant packed ALL of the deadly snakes - even the mutants - and takes them aboard the submarine.  As one would expect, the snakes get loose and havoc erupts 200 feet below.

Let’s just say that Luke Perry is NO Samuel L. Jackson, Krista Allen should stick with soap operas and Baywatch, and Louis Mandylor cannot act as well as his brother Costas (from the “Saw” series.)  The side story of the Chinese military was infinitely more plausible than the snake angle; however, as the snakes roamed the sub attacking the crew, we became curious as to who and how they would survive.

The CGI effects were atrocious, as was the direction, but the movie was sorta fun.  Every single Navy cliche was used and at times the acting was wooden and soap-opera-ish.  And I was freaked out enough to watch the movie with my feet OFF the floor (you know, just in case.) 


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