What Could Have Been – Roger Rabbit 2: The Toon Platoon

An excerpt from my script review for Roger Rabbit 2: The Toon Platoon which will be available 09/15/25: 2.) Plot Stability Admittedly I did minimal research before reading this script so as not to persuade my...

The Addams Family – Character Expectations

An excerpt from my script review for The Addams Family which will be available 09/08/25: 3.) Quality of Characters One of my favorite aspects of this reboot, not having seen much of the original...

World War Z – Write description, not prose.

An excerpt from my script review for World War Z which will be available 08/26/25: 4.) Dialogue and Description Alright, here’s the main focus of discussion. So this script was 120 pages of actual text....

Weapons – Can the Cap’n NOT spoil it?

On one hand I want to talk about this movie, because I have a lot to say about it. but on the other, I really don’t want to spoil anything for you,...

Long Distance (aka Distant) – Implementing Realistic Escalation

An excerpt from my script review for Long Distance which will be available 08/19/25: 2.) Plot Stability The premise of the story is solid. What we’re going to focus on in this section however is...

Weapons – Write to Reals Script Review

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Weapons (2025) which will be available 08/11/25: What Worked The Hook - This film has a fantastic hook, which is important because it makes for a great logline....
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Fifth Element Script Review

Script: The Fifth Element by Luc Besson Logline: In the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr...

Write to Reals – The Meg:1996 Unproduced Script Review

An excerpt from Reals' script review for The Meg (1996 Unproduced Draft) which will be available 08/09/18: What Worked Pg. 3 - Floating like Tinkerbell… This is a good line and strong, vivid imagery. Pg. 8...

Script Links 4-9-12

Hi all and here are the scripts we're taking a look at this week. Wednesday 4/11 - Natural Assassin by Lisa Scott In a dystopian near-future, a "natural" born man joins an extremist genetic...

Horror Month Part 3 – The Greasy Strangler

The Horror Month fun continues! This week, The Captain watches, maybe so we don't have to, The Greasy Strangler!!! The Greasy Strangler isn’t a movie, but an experience. Bullshit! I call bullshit...

Vampire Prison Amateur Script Review

Amateur Script: b>Vampire Prison by Peggy Logline: In a soon to be closed decrepit, island prison off the coast of Seattle an ancient vampire buried for a hundred years is awakened. Can a...

Write to Reals – Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre which will be available 06/04/23: What Needs Work The Title - We have talked a lot about titles recently, particularly because I’ve begun...

99 Pages of Zombies (A Working Title)

Hi all. Another week come and gone. Before you hit that "honey do" list, let's spend some time talking ZOMBIES! 99 Pages of Zombies by TheKyleShow Logline: After a series of strange lights are...

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Happy Saturday once again. How's everyone's weekend so far? Hopefully good, and thanks for spending a bit of it with us. Today we're taking a look at our first completed project from the...

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