If a historian of the future decides to write an updated version of Extraordinary Popular Delusions And The Madness Of Crowds, Charles MacKay's book on popular manias throughout history, they'd be wise to include a chapter on Snakes On A Plane. Thanks to a happy convergence of star, title, premise, and an unprecedented level of Internet hype, Snakes morphed from a low-budget B-movie to a pop culture phenomenon. Now that Snakes has finally been released, all the...

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