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'Snakes on a Plane' 4K UHD Review

  • Writer: Connor Petrey
    Connor Petrey
  • 2 days ago
  • 3 min read

Updated: 21 hours ago

Physical Media Release Date: 01/20/26.

Label: Arrow Video.

Form of Release: 4K UHD.

The Verdict: A Must-Buy


SIT BACK. RELAX. ENJOY THE FRIGHT.


A viral sensation before it even finished shooting, Snakes on a Plane was one of the first major Hollywood films shaped as much by internet buzz as by studio edict. Stuntman-turned-director David R. Ellis (Final Destination 2) delivers a delirious high-concept thriller that gleefully melds the disaster movie with creature-feature excess.


Samuel L. Jackson (Deep Blue Sea) is FBI agent Neville Flynn, escorting a key witness in the case against a ruthless crime lord on a commercial jet from Hawaii to Los Angeles. But at 30,000 feet, justice takes a backseat when the mobsters unleash a writhing cargo of venomous snakes into the cabin. With passengers dropping like flies and the cockpit compromised, Flynn and a ragtag band of terrified travelers are forced to enter a fight for survival against nature's deadliest stowaways.


Outrageous, shamelessly entertaining, and featuring one of the most quotable lines in cinema history, Snakes on a Plane is an instant cult classic that more than earns its reputation as one of Hollywood's craziest action-disaster movies.

Technical Review:

Snakes on a Plane is a adrenaline fueled camp-fest, that is incredibly self aware of just how goofy it is. It's violent, gross, funny and ridiculous with the occasional note of nudity before a snake comes into the picture. While the 4K UHD is a fun upgrade with Dolby Vision that properly highlights the best of this crazy movie and is made for fans from back during it's viral theatrical release. That release including the iconic "I've had it with these motherfing snakes on this motherfing plane!". Sure, the snakes are both real and pure CGI which hasn't aged the greatest, but even so this is a fun horror comedy that shows it's age hard - but with it comes an odd amount of nostalgia for the mid 00s (like what were those outfits). The chaos within is handled well with a robust DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track.


Special Features:

  • Brand New audio commentary by critics Max Evry and Bryan Reesman

  • Archival cast and crew audio commentary, featuring director David R. Ellis, actor Samuel L. Jackson, producer Craig Berenson, associate producer Tawny Ellis, VFX supervisor Eric Henry, and second unit director Freddie Hice

  • Snakes on a Page, a brand new mini-documentary exploring the movie tie-in novelization phenomenon, featuring publisher Mark Miller, historian David Spencer and Christa Faust, author of the Snakes on a Plane novelization

  • Pure Venom, an archival feature on the making of the film, featuring interviews with the cast and crew

  • Meet the Reptiles, an archival featurette on the work of snake wrangler Jules Sylvester and the various snakes featured in the film

  • VFX, an archival featurette on the use of CGI to bring the snakes to life

  • Snakes on a Blog, an archival featurette on the online hype surrounding the film prior to its release

  • Snakes on a Plane music video

  • Making of the music video

  • Gag reel

  • Deleted and extended scenes

  • Trailers and TV Spots

  • Image gallery

  • Easter eggs


Rotten Tomatoes Scores:

  • Tomatometer: 69% (as of 01/20/26)

  • Popcornmeter: 49% (as of 01/20/26)


Physical Release Specs & Other Details:

  • MPAA: R

  • Runtime: 106 minutes

  • Original Release: 2006


Video

Codec: HEVC / H.265 (91.31 Mbps)

Resolution: Upscaled 4K (2160p)

HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10

Aspect ratio: 2.39:1

Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1


Audio

English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)


Subtitles

English SDH


Discs

4K Ultra HD

Blu-ray Disc

Single disc (1 BD-100)


Digital

Not Included


Packaging

  • South Pacific Airlines safety instruction card

  • Reversible sleeve featuring two original artwork options

  • Collectors' booklet featuring new writing by Daniel Burnett and Charlie Brigden


Playback

4K Blu-ray: Region free

Positives and Negatives

+ First Time on 4K UHD

+ Positive Critical Reception

+/- Mixed Audience Response

+ Pure Camp on Purpose

+ Iconic Samuel L. Jackson Performance

+ Director of Final Destination 2

+ x14 Special Features

-  x2 Audio Commentaries

- NO Digital Code Included

 
 
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