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Hey brother...
...I undestand your frustration, but I agree with TwoMisfits, lashing out at people who have already broken in is not going to help you succeed. And a "college piece of paper" has nothing to do with most screenwriters' success. One of my favorite writers, Woody Allen, got kicked out of college in his first year... and it didn't seem to stop him. Ben Affleck went to my college (UVM), but also dropped out after one semester (he still got an Oscar for best screenwriting).
Look, I'm not here to criticize or have a flame war with you. I hop on to HSX every once in a while to trade and see what people are thinking about movies. I'm not here to have fights. I'm a movie lover like most people on these boards.
For all I know you're a MUCH better writer than me. I hope you are. And I hope someone sees it and you have an amazing career. But no one will if you spend your time trashing people instead of trying to understand WHY they get their work seen instead of you (hint: it's not a college education). Like my grandmother used to say, it's possible to make your own flame burn brighter without blowing someone else's out.
Cheers and best wishes. Truly.
Josh
Watched Cabin in the Woods with my kid today and LOVED it. :-) And just saw I got trolled by chosenone2oo5. :-( Jul 31, 22:04
mine was Alien. Thanks Dad! {nm} Jul 31, 22:12
I also saw this on video way too young (thanks to a dad:)... Aug 01, 06:21
I have a recollection of being in the back seat of the car while my parents watched Barberella at the drive-in when I was 2, Aug 01, 08:26
Sorry, meant for the above to be on the general thread, but I did see Alien in '79 for my 12th birthday. {nm} Aug 01, 08:28
The drive in is the perfect place for that film (although maybe not at 2). :-) {nm} Aug 01, 10:13
Gotta love Alien! And gotta love DADS! {nm} Aug 01, 10:14
In the theater, The Lost Boys was mine. {nm} Jul 31, 22:27
Have much respect for Cabin in the Woods, breaks down barriers... Jul 31, 22:35
hehe. {nm} Aug 01, 10:15
Um, Police Academy. {nm} Jul 31, 22:39
Is Qix an alias for Bill Clinton? {nm} Aug 01, 10:16
Ha! Just a pleb. {nm} Aug 01, 14:56
Not sure, but I think mine was Quick Change back in 1990. {nm} Jul 31, 23:14
Congrats on saw! Please help lgf get back on track {nm} Aug 01, 02:49
+1 {nm} Aug 01, 04:06
Thanks. !!!!! {nm} Aug 01, 10:16
I had 2 older brothers. Think I was subjected to Robocop, Aliens, and Child's Play well before I was 10. {nm} Aug 01, 03:26
Pay no mind to chosenones's comment, he had nothing substantative to say. My first proper R rated film... Aug 01, 06:07
Yes!!!! I love those parents SOOOO much. Great story. {nm} Aug 01, 10:17
Terminator on video when I was 6 was my 1st (yes, really)... Aug 01, 06:19
I know, Jaws as PG13 is ludicrous. But love that film so much. {nm} Aug 01, 10:18
I had to look it up, too: I'd thought it might have been R. Among my first would have been "Raging Bull" and "Apocalypse Now." Aug 01, 10:37
Yeah, those were the days - I snuck into my 1st theater R movie White Men Can't Jump at an age I'd rather not admit:) Aug 01, 09:00
Ha! Yes, I skipped class with some friends and snuck into First Blood 2 on the opening day. {nm} Aug 01, 10:19
Once again... gotta love Dads!!! {nm} Aug 01, 10:20
Another one I saw on video way too young (probably younger than I could appreciate it) Aug 01, 10:21
Chosen - look at it as an opportunity, not a setback... Aug 01, 12:22
Hey brother... Aug 01, 16:22
You're the man {nm} Aug 01, 18:29