Ssshe Moves in HISSSterious Ways

Yeah I know, I know...I just wrote a blog about two movies with animals as the main subject matter, but this one is very different from those two films I previously wrote about, so I think I can get a passss…right? Either way, everything from the trailer, to all of the stills that have come out for the upcoming Jennifer Lynch film, Hisss look fantastic. Hisss's story sounds simple enough…"as a shape shifting snake queen (or Nagin) heads into the city to search for her Cobra lover-boy (how sssilly!) that was captured by an American hunter, all the while, a police officer is hot on her tail trying to stop her vengeful rampage."

Based off Eastern mythology, Hisss (previously known as Nagin: The Snake Woman) is a U.S. and India co-production that was actually shot both in English, and Hindi language. Though, it is not the first Indian film to tackle the hissstorical Nagin character, which in this updated version is played by beautiful Bollywood starlet, Mallika Sherawat. However, this is the first time I have ever been introduced to this mythological character and I must say that I am most certainly intrigued.

Though it's a kinda boring film, I am a pretty big fan of the 1973 Dirk Benedict yarn Sssssss, which also delved Diamond Head first into the body horror sub genre of snake/human transformation. While Faceman is one sexy ass bitch, I think Mallika Sherawat has a better shot at making the snake in my grass slither, and while the idea of a shape shifting snake woman sounds like it could be very hokey, the trailer for Hisss is showing otherwise. On the surface, it would appear that Hisss has a pretty out there, surreal quality about it, and the filmmakers are really taking things seriously here and staying away from the cheesy direction they could easily head towards.

Robert Kurtzman is behind the awesome looking snake woman design and all of the FX work in the trailer is phenomenally done, with no noticeable CGI yucky-ness that you would come to expect from a movie like this. I also love some of the imagery shown, namely the shot of Nagin slithering up the lamppost is very cool and realistic looking. Also, some of the quick transformation shots you see in the trailer are very creative and pleasing to the eyes.

No official release date has been set as of yet but it looks as if Hisss will (hopefully) make its way to some sort of screen this year. Apparently, the film makers are looking at unconventionally promoting the film using digital media like DVDs, XBOX games and CD's. Also, Radical comics is planning to possibly make a set of Graphic Novels based on the Nagin character as played by Sherawat. So it would seem that someone thinks this movie could be something big with the new to the Western world star Mallika Sherawat (who could possibly give Megan Fox a run for her money...possibly) and her latest snake woman character. As I said earlier…I am most sssertainly intrigued.

Oh yeah...make sure to check out the dope ass trailer!