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140 Film: THE CRAZIES

Promising start, but descends into tick-the-box writing & horror cliches: hey, let’s split up ONLY so my wife can get attacked! Booo. 1/5

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140 FILM: CLASH OF THE TITANS

Some gd CGI let down by obvious sets, slow moving w/ a side order of misogyny. BBQ’d snakebitch anyone? BTW, get Fiennes a strepsil, STAT! 1/5

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Reaction To Some Notes I Gave This Week…

I rarely publish people’s in-depth reactions to my development notes cos I take script confidentiality very seriously. However, since Bang2writer Dom Carver’s already published his reaction on his blog, I figured I HAD to share it too, LOL: “The sixty pages were done, but I knew something wasn’t sitting right, couldn’t put my finger on it, so I sent it out to the lovely Bang2write…..she gave it to me straight like she always does…ooh, err! ‘Get rid of the police,’ she said. I stared blankly at her…or I would have done if she hadn’t have said that in an email.… Read More »Reaction To Some Notes I Gave This Week…

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140 Film: I LOVE YOU, PHILLIP MORRIS

“Being gay is really expensive, so I became a con man.” A fun romp w/ a lot of pathos & gd performances, especially from Jim Carrey. 3/5

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WHOA: nearly 100 downloads for my 1pg Script Format Ref PDF since Jul 23!!! Get yours here: http://ping.fm/ji9Y1

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140 Film: PONYO

Find a fish, it turns into a little girl – & her Dad is a sea wizard! But your Mum & Dad don’t mind. So blimmin’ odd – LOVED it. 4/5

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140 Character Film Reviews

OK, I’ve discovered I can send my [spoiler-free!!] 140 Character Film Reviews across the Pinging Universe, really getting into this multi-platform malarkey (doesn’t count as blogging Mr C, honest!!). So here are the ones I’ve sent out so far: 1) FROM PARIS, WITH LOVE. Make-Up-As-U-Go plot, mad reversals & fab stunts. “Mint tea?”/”Why the hell not?!” 3/5 2) Action week at Bang2write Towers continued last nite w/ REPO MEN. Love the idea, v poorly executed. How can ripping hearts out be dull?? 1/5 3) Also watched EXAM. Thought I’d seen &/or read ALL the 1-room-thriller variations, but this was sharp,… Read More »140 Character Film Reviews

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