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Monday
20Apr2009

Hilarious Bad TV Edit of 'Snakes on a Plane'

DateMonday, April 20, 2009 at 3:14PM
You can't edit Samuel L. Jackson's profanity. That's like shooting young Elvis from the waist up or telling Mick Jagger to change the lyrics to "Let's Spend the Night Together." I mean, it happens, but the results are always lousy.

Last week, I mentioned that my all-time favorite TV edit was "Your mother sews socks in Hell" from The Exorcist, the implication being that Satan could get any one of his billions of minions to hand stitch footwear but he chose Father Karras' mother. It's really quite an insult, because when I burn in Hell, I am taking the socks off. Who wants to deal with one more layer given the conditions? So Karras' mother isn't just damned for eternity, she's also wasting her eternity.

But that was last week. Today, Worst Previews found a clip of the FX version of Snakes on a Plane, a movie famous for one line and one line only. And it's been butchered into sheer incoherence:

Monkey fighting snakes? Monday to Friday plane? It's not nearly as artful as the Big Lebowski edit: "This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps."

AuthorColin Boyd | | in , , , | Print ArticlePrint Article | | Comment9 Comments |

Reader Comments (9)

Bahahahahahahaha, WTF?

Monday, April 20, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterLillian James

I actually watched this edit w/ my roommate this past weekend- I was dying when I heard this line. What the hell? They didn't even try!!!

The best bet would've been to use a long-ass censored "beep", it would've made the point AND been a whole lot funnier.

Monday, April 20, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterVince

I like watching Showgirls on basic cable. The wandering black bars to cover up the nudity are almost as interesting as actual nudity...

almost.

Monday, April 20, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterEating Butter

Lebowski edit: "This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps."

Or "This is what happens when you feed a solider scrambled eggs."

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterPaul F

That's frakkin' awful

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterEmo

Wasn't there a PG13 edit of this movie anyway? I heard they did reshoots just to add in the R-Rated content (which was then poorly integrated). So why use the extra stuff anyway? Maybe the TV people didn't have a choice.

And I always thought the Exorcist dub was "your mother sews socks that smell." Maybe I'm mistaken, it has been a very long time since I saw the TV edit.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterMRPigg

The Lebowski edit is my favorite of all time! "This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps." Commence with the destruction of the neighbor's Corvette...

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterJeremy

Try watching Basic Instinct on basic cable. Whole SECTIONS of the movie are missing.

Friday, April 24, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterDigitalfreak

my favorite that i've caught is the first american pie

'...and this one time at band camp i stuck my flute up my fannie."

I understand the word pussy bothers some people but seriously is it really better if you shove a flute up your ass?

Tuesday, April 28, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterfaulty logic

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