FrankenScript :: Lee Gabel's Screenwriting Journal/Blog

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. When you mix comedy with real violence, a filmmaker treads a very fine line. When this film crossed that line, it started to go downhill. The lead up to the “moment” was good and had some genuinely funny moments in it. But after the “moment” occurred, [...]

It really is a wondrous, and ferocious, jungle in the back yard, one which we rarely see, if ever, until watching this film. It effectively conveys what it would be like to smaller than an ant, and how the journey to get back to the house would takes days. Produced before the days of CG, [...]

This is such an uplifting film, in more ways than one. Inspired by true events, it tells the tale of a girl raising a flock of geese and helping them migrate south for the winter. Not only is the story touching, the photography is amazing, both in the air and on the ground. Jeff Daniels [...]

This is a pretty good kids adventure movie, if you ignore the glaring plot holes. But to most kids, those plot holes simply don’t matter in the world of adventure play. Sure, these details are important to adults, but I saw this when I was a teenager and it was perfect. Seeing it now, it [...]

I had no idea what to expect when the Tivo recorded this as a kid’s film suggestion. However, I saw that it involved Chuck Jones and Mel Blanc, two of the mainstays of Looney Toons. It begins in live action. I watched the first few minutes and groaned, not impressed. I gave it a few [...]

This has always been a favourite film of mine, perhaps in part to me seeing it in theatres when I was young. The film is unique, a musical and cast entirely with kids (everyone was sixteen years old or younger). Maybe that’s why it’s so easy to relate to. It’s like watching one long high [...]