 Movie Inspiration, Anything else stand out? |
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 Aug 9 2006, 08:22 PM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 124 Joined: 26-July 06 From: Columbus, OH Member No.: 8,965  |
Blade Runner leaps to everyone's minds, but what else is there out there that puts your mind into "Shadowrun Mode?"
Personally, I've always seen The Running Man as something with potential, regardless of Arnie's acting capabilities. But, are there things that just scream "Shadowrun" that you all would suggest? Me and my Blockbuster online account challenge you to test our movie watchingness. |
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Aug 9 2006, 08:30 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,174 Joined: 13-May 04 From: UCAS Member No.: 6,327 |
Dear Gawd, another one?
Former threads regarding movies and Shadowrun. http://forums.dumpshock.com/index.php?show...topic=13124&hl= http://forums.dumpshock.com/index.php?show...wtopic=8857&hl= http://forums.dumpshock.com/index.php?show...=1945&hl=movies http://forums.dumpshock.com/index.php?show...=2335&hl=movies |
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Aug 9 2006, 08:31 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 124 Joined: 26-July 06 From: Columbus, OH Member No.: 8,965 |
Danke. Shame on me for not checking forum history, I suppose. |
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Aug 9 2006, 08:31 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 135 Joined: 8-November 05 From: Toronto, Ontario - Canada Member No.: 7,934 |
Johnny Mnemonic.
Do *you* have parents and stuff? |
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Aug 9 2006, 08:33 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 829 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 770 |
Well, there's Strange Days...
which is basically about a BTL dealer who gets involved tracking down the source of snuff BTLs. |
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Aug 9 2006, 08:33 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 111 Joined: 12-July 06 From: Redmond,UCAS Member No.: 8,876 |
As far as my group goes...
The Usual Suspects Ronin Serenity Heat Soldier Escape From New York/LA Nemesis Mission Impossible Blade 1&2 Clear and Present Danger Total Recall Proof of Life Vampires |
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Aug 9 2006, 08:34 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 46 Joined: 4-June 06 From: Kansas City Member No.: 8,644 |
Johnny Mnumonic, Strang Days, Dark Angel (a TV show but still) there are others but that is what I can think of off the top of my head.
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Aug 9 2006, 08:34 PM
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Freelance Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 7,324 Joined: 30-September 04 From: Texas Member No.: 6,714 |
Shh. Everyone just be very quiet, and let this thread go away on it's own.
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Aug 9 2006, 09:03 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,174 Joined: 13-May 04 From: UCAS Member No.: 6,327 |
That's what I was hoping when I put up the links. *sigh*
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Aug 9 2006, 09:24 PM
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Midnight Toker Group: Members Posts: 7,686 Joined: 4-July 04 From: Zombie Drop Bear Santa's Workshop Member No.: 6,456 |
I know that I shouldn't contribute to another movie thread, but I just saw this excellent movie called Romasanta but released in the United States as Werewolf Hunter.
As a word of warning, there are no werewolves in this movie. There is no magic and the technology is limited to what would be found in 1851. It is about a guy named Romasanta, supposedly the world's first documented serial killer. He was convincted of murdering 15 people and confessed to murdering many more. What the movie lack in magic it makes up for in decomposed boobies, 19th century autopsies, implied cannibalism, and the explicit scraping of body fat from the butts of corpses. Romasanta was a fine piece of work. An elegant gentleman, he would seduce women and become close to them. When they let down their guard he would kill them, eat them, and use their body fat to make soap. Their remains would be dumped in the woods and many of the attacks would be blamed on wolves. He is a twisted social adept by any other name. He had an unsophisticated accomplice whom he had convinced that they are both werewolves. The accuracy of that claim is very much in doubt; there is an explicit scene in which a wolf transforms into Romasanta, but that was purely in the flashback of a deranged man. It is possible that Romasanta could be an Shadowrun style Shapeshifter but there is reliable evidence to support this. He actually does use lycanthropy as a defense at his trial, successfully (as the real Romasanta did). But, while he claims to be a werewolf we never see a transformation outside of an insane flashback. We never see him regenerate, but the only major wound he receives is inflicted with a silver weapon. While the real-life Romasanta is clearly insane, the movie goes to great lengths to let the viewer decide if that is true or not regarding the film version. There is also some ambiguity in the relationship between Romasanta and his final lover, around which the movie revolves. In the beginning, they are apparently devoted to each other and Romasanta's apparent devotion never wanes, even after she discovers the truth and turns against him.WHe are left to wonder if he truly loved her unconditionally or if he is just that good at playing people and simply didn't have a chance to finish his game with her. The quality of Werewolf Hunter is quite excellent. The acting is superb. You are literally feel the emotions of the man characters. The special effects and minimal, never cheesy, and always believable. I'd also like to recommend The Russian Specialist, The Cutter, and Manos: The Hands of Fate. The Russian Specialist is a generic action movie starring Dolf Lundgren as some sort of specialist from Russia. The violence is nice. I couldn't bear to sit through it. The Cutter is the worst movie that Chuck Norris has ever made. It may be the worst action movie ever made.Every bit of it is cheesy. It has evil Nazis. Manos: The Hands of Fate is regarded as the worst movie ever made, supplanting Plan Nine From Outer Space. It is that bad. But, it does have half-naked women being fondled by a Satyr in their sleep. That has to count for something. Incidentally, Manos means hands. Therefore, the full English title of the movie is Hands: The Hands of Fate. |
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Aug 9 2006, 10:16 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,174 Joined: 13-May 04 From: UCAS Member No.: 6,327 |
Speaking of bad movies, I saw bits of a Lundgren movie called Bridge of Dragons. It was bad, you have a world that is western in feel with asian royalty (like the princess), soldiers similar to nazis in outfit, people bartering for slaves and horses while interspersed with helicopters and cars. Oh yeah, the princess runs off before her marriage with the evil general to join with the rebels and our hero is sent after her to recover her. They fall in love and work together against the general who had killed the king so he could marry the princess and take over and blah blah blah.
Manos: The Hands of Fate, that was a feature on Mystery Science Theater 3000 years back. |
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Aug 9 2006, 10:18 PM
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Shadowrun Setting Nerd Group: Banned Posts: 3,632 Joined: 28-June 05 From: Pissing on pedestrians from my electronic ivory tower. Member No.: 7,473 |
Indeed. For a long time it had the honor of being the Worst Movie ever on the IMDb (before people saw Ed Wood and bought into the mythos of Plan 9 from Outer Space).
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Aug 9 2006, 10:24 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,174 Joined: 13-May 04 From: UCAS Member No.: 6,327 |
Hmmm... if wiki is right, the movie was made on a bet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Manos%22_T...e_Hands_of_Fate Hmmm... a film on a 19,000 dollar budget. |
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Aug 10 2006, 02:16 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 18 Joined: 27-December 04 Member No.: 6,909 |
Left out Blade, The Professional, The Saint, Boondock Saints, The Jackal, and Snatch
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Aug 10 2006, 06:24 PM
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Moving Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 453 Joined: 15-August 02 From: Kansas City, MO Member No.: 3,116 |
Blade was mentioned.
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead, however, was not. For shame. |
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Aug 10 2006, 06:39 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,174 Joined: 13-May 04 From: UCAS Member No.: 6,327 |
Have you even read the links? All have been discussed exhaustively, multiple times. When you said blade was left out, have you even read this thread itself? Look up, Schaeffer mentions blade even. |
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Aug 10 2006, 06:42 PM
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Moving Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 453 Joined: 15-August 02 From: Kansas City, MO Member No.: 3,116 |
PBTHHHHT, for God's sake if someone wants to start a new movie thread, who cares? Just don't read it. =)
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Aug 10 2006, 07:16 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,174 Joined: 13-May 04 From: UCAS Member No.: 6,327 |
It just irked me when he didn't see one said in THIS thread.
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Aug 10 2006, 07:17 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 37 Joined: 5-June 06 From: Phx AZ Member No.: 8,647 |
Oddly the movie Freejack comes to mind.
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Aug 10 2006, 08:16 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 366 Joined: 9-August 06 From: Holiday Florida Member No.: 9,055 |
I try to get my runs to feel like Ronin, but for some reason the players always turn them into The Big Hit.
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Aug 10 2006, 08:20 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,150 Joined: 19-December 05 From: Rhein-Ruhr Megaplex Member No.: 8,081 |
I suggested freejack in one of those other threads ;). (I probably even sparked your memory there 8)). I'll just repeat myself here: I based my basic Lonestar patrol on this movie (I added drones, of course). I just liked the way how Mick Jagger (with a big helmet) drove his APCs and support vehicles through the slums. |
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Aug 10 2006, 10:27 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 124 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 2,072 |
I know there have been millions of these threads but I'll add mine anyway!!
Not necessarily just Shadowrun-like movies but inspiration as well. Ghost Dog 24 Oceans Eleven Avalon Ghost in the Shell (all day long) Eightman After is good too for the cyberware thing. Sin City (for that grimy back alley feel) Aliens 2 Aliens Resurrection (Ok, but the crazy team aspect, old overrun facilities, experimental subjects.) The Good Theif I kind of wanted to try a Shadowrun in Space… Heh then Firefly came out… Stargate SG1 (in some ways, sure they are more D foundation craziness but) King Kong (A mission into the South American awakened rainforest.) Lawnmower Man. Munich! Ravenous (Kind of awakened/twisted path adept thing.) Brotherhood of the Wolf Seven Samurai (Not really shadowrun related but I always wanted to do a run like that) Virtuosity. Wizards (The dang movie had the awakening in it. Just set after apocalypse.) Minority Report. |
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Aug 10 2006, 10:58 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 777 Joined: 18-February 03 Member No.: 4,110 |
season 7
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Aug 11 2006, 02:00 AM
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Shadowrun Setting Nerd Group: Banned Posts: 3,632 Joined: 28-June 05 From: Pissing on pedestrians from my electronic ivory tower. Member No.: 7,473 |
Gah, What the hell is wrong with you people?
Yeah, the whole movie I couldn't help but think how realistic it was... |
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Aug 11 2006, 07:21 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 77 Joined: 30-June 06 Member No.: 8,813 |
Of all the movies listed.....Ronin has the most Shadowrunny feel to it, IMHO
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