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The thing about ScriptShadow is the odds are against you. Plus ca change.
It's not his fault. He can't like everything. Thing is, if you put it over there and it doesn't get picked or he doesn't like it, that is that. But it's probably better to know and have a go. Otherwise your script will be gathering dust in a drawer or more likely, a hard drive.
I do remember him giving Looper a bad review though. So he'll get no biscuits at my house if he does come round for tea.
Yeah, he hated the original draft of World War Z, liked the filmed version and liked Prometheus... Still, he's got some contacts, so it's worth giving it a shot.
Carson is weird. He'll talk about what a script needs, but when he comes across one that meets his requirements...sometimes...it still doesn't do it for him. I've seen a couple of reviews like that. Well, that and the fact that he kind of hates movies that, IMO, are pretty damned good: Looper, The Dark Knight, Inception, Place Beyond the Pines, Blue Valentine, etc.
But Lee, I wouldn't worry about submitting. Most of the scripts for Amateur Friday aren't that great, honestly. That's just my opinion, though, but I can never get past ten pages...sometimes I can't even get past the first 2 or 3 pages. So you probably have a good chance at getting picked if you submit your best work. The only submission I ever read in full was Shawn's "What Doesn't Kill You" when it was up over here. I wish I had a chance to check out Breanne's contained thriller but I missed out on that one. But yeah, back to you Lee, just give it a shot. Whatever you want to submit, send to me first, and I'll try to give it a quick look.