Comments on: Snakes on the motherfucking plane

Snakes on the motherfucking plane

dobbs — Sun, 21 Aug 2005 22:14:47 -0800

is the new blog by screenwriter Josh Friedman. Not much there yet but what is is fun, especially parts one and two of his adventures with arbitration on War of the Worlds. (Of note: Friedman is the writer who adapted James Ellroy's The Black Dahlia for ~~David Fincher~~ Brian De Palma.) {via The Screenwriting Life}

By: dydecker

dydecker — Sun, 21 Aug 2005 23:29:18 -0800

The script for War of the Worlds was horrible. I know it is hard to make a disaster movie personal but couldn't they have thought of anything better than "becoming a responsible father" as a story? This blog seems to be more about the size of this guy's name on billboards than the nuts and bolts of the War of the Worlds script.

By: Smart Dalek

Smart Dalek — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 04:01:37 -0800

Mr. Friedman tosses the F-Bomb about his site like a person who discovered the word a day earlier. His additional exposition ("So I'm reading the internet the other day as we webmasters are wont to do...") could arouse the innermost Ned Ludd of any hardened technophile. Final verdict: **1/2

By: poppo

poppo — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 05:45:18 -0800

weird it's like all the same fonts and styles as that blog that pretends to be a first person narrative from darth vader...and is also titled 'i find your lack of faith disturbing' same guy?

By: poppo

poppo — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 05:46:04 -0800

also i liked this, thanks

By: dobbs

dobbs — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 07:44:10 -0800

This blog seems to be more about the size of this guy's name on billboards than the nuts and bolts of the War of the Worlds script. The nuts and bolts of the War of the Worlds script? I'd have limited interest in that. However, I do like that a pro screenwriter has a blog where he's talking straight about the industry and isn't afraid to name names. I didn't see WotW but I am looking forward to The Black Dahlia (though it would have been a far better film it were Fincher/Wahlberg than the current De Palma / Hartnett (ugh. I hate Josh Hartnett)). Anyway, the blog is young. I liked what was there and will keep checking it out.

By: dodgygeezer

dodgygeezer — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 11:15:45 -0800

I love this William Goldman shit. Bookmarked.

By: matteo

matteo — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 12:33:28 -0800

very cool, d.

By: soiled cowboy

soiled cowboy — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 12:45:02 -0800

thanks, dobbs.

By: noizyboy

noizyboy — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 00:18:30 -0800

yeah, I also found an honest insider's view on the hollywood scene extremely entertaining. thanks dobbs.