Quoted from Murphy One of the most innovative and different screenwriter of recent years has been Charlie Kauffman, Do you think he really went inside John Malcovich's head before writing his script? No, he just used his imagination, just like a wannabe slasher writer imagines what it is like to be in a serial killers head.

I'm sure that Kauffman researched psychology a little bit before writing his script.  I doubt he earned a psychology degree, but there was some truths to the workings of a mind in his writing.

Quoted from Murphy You are right, some of these scripts are crap, there is nothing going on that interests me. But other people are interested in them, that is the way of the world ain't it? would be boring if it were any different.

The fact that so many people are churning out the same fictional farts makes the world a boring place.  You want to write a slasher script?  Fine!  But make it an original one.


Phil

Quoted from dogglebe The fact that so many people are churning out the same fictional farts makes the world a boring place.  You want to write a slasher script?  Fine!  But make it an original one.

Do you hear that, everybody?  Phil has granted us a reprieve, and we are free to write a slasher script should we choose to do so.

Shout it from the rooftops!  Today, is a glorious day indeed!

Lay off the pipe, Mike.  I'm just trying to get some people to raise their standards.


Phil

Can I show an example of what you are saying? Here is one that I made:

http://www.simplyscripts.com/scripts/TheManthatKilledBambi.pdf.

Detail: I never went to The Drugs Ville or The Crazy Asylum Hospital.

By the way I will post all Phil's reviews of my craziest short scripts.

Oh, he is a serious and honest guy in what he say , believe me!

Quoted from dogglebe Lay off the pipe, Mike.  I'm just trying to get some people to raise their standards.

I believe I already covered that in my "comfort zone" post, but please feel free to pontificate to all of us low-life pipeheads some more.

The problem with this thread is that the Chris Halvorsons of the world ain't ever gonna see it.  This is one of those threads that is preaching to the choir.  Maybe our pal Zack might take a little something away from this thread, but it looks like it mostly pissed him off haha.

And why are people always so surprised that the Horror board is mostly a vast wasteland?  Why should it be any different from the video store down the street?

Try going to Blockbuster, grabbing the clerk by the collar, and shouting, “Quit stocking your shelves with all these crappy horror films!!”

Good luck.

Zombies and Jason and Slashers and Cannibals -- and of course -- the motiveless hitman -- are here to stay.  What can you say?  Don't rent 'em.  Don't read 'em.  

Just look at all those boxes on the shelves, shake your head, and move on.

Quoted from bert Try going to Blockbuster, grabbing the clerk by the collar, and shouting, “Quit stocking your shelves with all these crappy horror films!!”

There's a reason why I belong to Blockbuster Online.  It's called an order of protection.

Quoted from bert Zombies and Jason and Slashers and Cannibals -- and of course -- the motiveless hitman -- are here to stay.  What can you say?  Don't rent 'em.  Don't read 'em.

You want to write one of these stories, then write an original one.  Be different.


Phil