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The 5th Horseman by Mennen - Short, Apocalypse, Comedy - When the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse fail to end life on Earth, their tech savvy younger brother must use his knowledge of modern society to help fulfill the prophecy. 13 pages - pdf, format
Loved this, laughed out loud at the BABA BOOEY mention - great stuff, well written, felt I was in assured hands all the way through. The ending didn't get me the way it should have, was looking for more of a zinger. But, the images were funny as hell, chuckled several times. This is my first read, but this gets top marks from me. Great job! Loved the byline - shows your age.
Logline - quite like this just because of the fifth horseman. I would go as far as saying that is a particularly strong concept with various genre options. The tech savvy element didn't do much for me.
Let's see....
I found that a bit heavy going and was a little lost in parts.
Some nice images like a scared war and them failing in a modern world.
I think if you kept to the cave it could be a filmable sketch, but I do like the idea of a fifth horseman
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Right up my street this one. Crass, brash and a bit stoopid in parts, much like my drinking partners. Some genius lines, and the juxtaposition of traditional horsemen Vs Sergio is genius.
Really liked it. If there was one criticism, maybe pull back some of the intros, free up some text and show Serg causing chaos down on planet earth.
Regardless, definitely one of the best I've read, well done.
“This is KYGRANJULIS, probably Latin for “gnarly-ass Hell ghoul.”
Hmm, not good… is, or probably is? If you don’t know, how would I.
OK, you know how to write (tips hat), you’ve definitely got skills for that. Fantastic creatures, settings, etc. This appears like a very ambitious attempt to get something unique out there to put this OWC through the proverbial gauntlet but, I’m about 7 pages in and, well… lost on the whole concept of what’s going on.
I’ll try to revisit this later, friend, but for now… all the best.
This so called plague makes swine-flu look like AIDS! WTF?
All by the rules, definitely not the writer's first time at the keyboard but it just lost me. I found myself skimming to get to the end. Maybe I'll read it again if I get the chance.
What the fuckith! Damn, this was a great read! Loved the Four Horsemen! Great dialogue. Laughed out loud a few times. The descriptions of their failure on earth are wonderful. Occasionally felt like I was watching Saturday Night Live. Best I’ve read by far up to this point. Thank you!
I've always loved the mix of horror and dark comedy. Some genuinely funny lines and clever descriptions right off the bat. I liked the character of Sergio as this dorko little brother who just wasn't nasty enough to be a horseman. But my favorite scenes in this script were those of Earth's population shrugging off the appearance of the Horsemen. LOL, things have gotten so insane these days I wonder how far from the truth this really is.
But I think the story should have gotten to Earth much sooner. We didn't get there until page 7. Spent too much time in the underworld and the jokes started to fizzle like brimstone fumes.
This was great. Not every joke landed, but it had a good story and enough humor to take you through it. Very little to criticize except…
I would've liked to see Sergio actually do his work and get some recognition. It feels like the story ended at the break into Act 3. I'm guessing the page length was the biggest part of that, but I can't help but think that a little less chat in the beginning and some nips and tucks along the way could've got you the space to end it proper.
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This is right up my dwarven back passage. Very Terry Pratchett, loved it!
Skillfully woven. There's a few elements where the joke is on the page and not passed onto the screen but they are minor quibbles. This was excellent. Creative, topical, funny.
Top marks from me and thanks for an entertaining read.
-Mark
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Loved it. A high brow Monty Pythonesque type of romp. Great imagery, funny lines, and some sly commentary to boot.
Not sure what I would change here -- could definitely see this as a feature, with Sergio's background and building up to his becoming the Fifth Horseman. You already have the perfect title.
Well done here.
Gary
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I originally started reading this one the very first few minutes that the scripts were released, but stopped very quickly, as I knew I wouldn't have much positive to say, and was still trying to read every script in their entirety...but I'm down to the last few, so here we go again.
OK, so this is a talented writer here...that's for sure, and I appreciate talent and really appreciate a well written script. It's definitely not my kind of humor though, but I'll wade on...just because it's written so well.
Pages and pages of back and forth witty dialogue does not a script make, IMO. This comes off like a SNL skit, and I despise SNL, BTW.
Man, that was a long time to get to a new scene...Page 7 already? Damn...
"...and SNEEZES the most adorable sneeze ever sneezed." - LOL! Now that's funny!
Skimming...and done. Great witty writing, sense of humor, and creativity, but this ain't my shot of Jager. I do know good when I see it and this is good, so I have to throw out one of the highest scores of the challenge...reluctantly, but deserved. 4.0.
I was struggling to start as the characters were introduced at pace... but once the banter starts with Sergio I was into the flow and loving some of the exchanges.
Minor gripe, I think they'd know what a scarecrow is, hardly a recent invention...
But i was intrigued and wanted to know how Sergio came back in.
And you left me wanting more, I need to know what he did!!!