 From the Silver Screen, Cinema Influences for Your SR Game |
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 Dec 12 2006, 11:28 PM
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Running Target  Group: Members Posts: 1,468 Joined: 5-December 06 From: Somewhere in the Flooding, CalFree Member No.: 10,215  |
Thanks for all the feedback. Another movie I have thought of that has come out rather rrcently is Domino. The bounty hunting aspect is very SR, along with the plot twists and other teams moving at the same time. The final gun scene is all very good, with the team ending up in between two major groups and having to fight them both and escape with their lives.
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Dec 13 2006, 12:18 AM
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ghostrider Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,196 Joined: 16-May 04 Member No.: 6,333 |
I intended to see Domino and somehow still haven't gotten around to it.
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Dec 13 2006, 02:25 AM
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King of the Hobos Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,117 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 127 |
Not surprising considering the slant of the UK chapter of Shadows of Europe. I know a couple people round here keep referring to him as the Vendragon. :) |
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Dec 13 2006, 03:53 AM
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Prime Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,577 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Gwynedd Valley PA Member No.: 1,221 |
good point about Domino.
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Dec 13 2006, 04:02 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,086 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 364 |
The first 15-20 minutes of Dracula 2000 make for a good "what is a Shadowrun?" introduction for new players.
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Dec 13 2006, 02:17 PM
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Snakehandler Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 7,454 Joined: 28-April 06 From: London, England Member No.: 8,508 |
Well, as long as people are talking Tony Scott films, Man on Fire's view of Mexico City provides an outstanding look at the dystopian rich/poor dichotomy of most 2070 Plexes. Not to mention some badass action and interrogation scenes. |
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Dec 13 2006, 02:24 PM
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Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,548 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760 |
Much like your average shadowrun, I've noticed the majority of movies involve plots that are unnecessarily complicated and depend on many chancey sub-plots. When I first watched Slevin I wondered
[ Spoiler ] but then I realized if they had done it like that, it clearly wouldn't have been planned by shadowrunners. |
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Dec 13 2006, 02:30 PM
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ghostrider Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,196 Joined: 16-May 04 Member No.: 6,333 |
Heh, and it would have been boring and short. :)
For good character/NPC ideas, check out The Matador as well. My favorite Brosnan performance. |
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Dec 13 2006, 05:06 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 775 Joined: 31-March 05 From: florida Member No.: 7,273 |
i've gotta toss in "The Perfect Score" absolutely great ideas for casing and infiltration
have played in games that were based on comics such as 100 bullets and the book versions of Congo Eaters of the dead (13th warrior) and Jurrasic Park played in one series of games based on the history of jack the ripper and completely ignored the streets of blood novel |
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Dec 13 2006, 05:34 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,150 Joined: 19-December 05 From: Rhein-Ruhr Megaplex Member No.: 8,081 |
Freejack.
The car chase scenes with Mick Jaggers Convoy of APCs totaly influenced the way I see Lonestar. Well, that movie and Face/Off, when about two dozen cops open fire on Troys hideout. |
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Dec 13 2006, 06:37 PM
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ghostrider Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,196 Joined: 16-May 04 Member No.: 6,333 |
Gone In 60 Seconds, for how to set up and manage a team for a task. I'd say their "mission" in that movie could easily be counted as a 'run.
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Dec 15 2006, 03:00 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 903 Joined: 7-February 03 Member No.: 4,025 |
Putting the sarcastic mockery of my post aside for a minute, I humbly suggest that if many of you would like, you may find that using the search function will reveal threads that mention lots of movies that maybe nobody on this particular thread will come up with. It will also reveal the suggestions made by many good ex-dumpshockers. Speaking of ex-dumpshockers, it's getting so that I can't tell what's an acceptable or unacceptable post anymore, due to some rather inconsistent reinforcement. I've passed my concerns on to two moderators, including Bull, but have not received a response. Time to go looking for a new discussion place. Hopefully, if I return in the future, this will be settled. |
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Dec 17 2006, 01:29 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 199 Joined: 16-September 03 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 5,625 |
I've been watching through Netflix the BBC show "Spooks" (MI-5 in America); it's from the government side, obviously, but it's got a lot that a GM could use, too!
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Dec 17 2006, 02:43 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 248 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Note Calonna Member No.: 241 |
A great movie that happens to have a Shadowrun feel is The Usual Suspects
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Dec 17 2006, 04:40 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 775 Joined: 31-March 05 From: florida Member No.: 7,273 |
Just saw "Casino Royal" and it was damn good, stayed away from the classic techie bond stuff and went straight espionage and ability
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Dec 18 2006, 01:13 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,468 Joined: 5-December 06 From: Somewhere in the Flooding, CalFree Member No.: 10,215 |
The Usual Suspects is one of my absolute favorite movies and I have used it a number of times for inspiration for my games. I have gained alove of playing characters who pretend to be something else all time, never revealing who they really are. That has been reinforced even more since seeing The Prestige and the living as someone else was so thoroughly done in that movie. |
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Dec 18 2006, 02:00 AM
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ghostrider Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,196 Joined: 16-May 04 Member No.: 6,333 |
Oh man, how could I forget Usual Suspects. Awesome movie.
All three Mission Impossible movies are great for the way the teams work together. Just saw the latest one recently and it was awesome (IMO). [ Spoiler ]
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Dec 18 2006, 04:23 AM
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Prime Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,577 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Gwynedd Valley PA Member No.: 1,221 |
The are no 'ex-dumpshockers" there are just pewople who haven't posted for a while.
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Dec 18 2006, 04:39 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 384 Joined: 18-August 03 From: North VA Member No.: 5,519 |
The amount of vampire runners this would make seems...prodigious. |
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Dec 18 2006, 05:33 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,640 Joined: 6-June 04 Member No.: 6,383 |
Seriously. We don't need more people wanting to make unusual character types which are really powerful. We want less of that. That kind of thing is what can kill a RPG because it leads to asinine power level inflation. |
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Dec 18 2006, 05:48 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,013 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
There was that one guy. WWXD and all that. ~J |
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Dec 18 2006, 06:03 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,629 Joined: 14-December 06 Member No.: 10,361 |
Ghost in The Shell (1, 2 and Stand Alone Complex) are excellent, except they are decidedly more wierd and complex than Shadowrun. The 4th edition matrix suits Ghost in the Shell Ghost Hacking very well.
Blade Runner is awesome for a futuristic hitman/cop scenario. The dark street tone of Sin City is also very good for SR games. Especially combined with the levels of comic book unrealism. The game Deus Ex was also a big influence in our games, as the genetically modified operative in a politically unstable world is similar to the sixth world. |
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Dec 18 2006, 08:01 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 519 Joined: 27-August 02 From: Queensland Member No.: 3,180 |
Not that it's a SR film but this reminds me of the 'The Human Stain'. The Brits do these sort of shows well. They're a pessimistic mob. |
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Dec 18 2006, 08:32 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 |
Perhaps. It seems par for the course for what I expect of even a moderately complex campaign. The only difference is that Section 9 is a "save Japan" unit.
You mean the SR4 Matrix adequately
He isn't? |
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Dec 18 2006, 11:02 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,629 Joined: 14-December 06 Member No.: 10,361 |
Just like they ripped off Neuromancer's Matrix? Yeah pretty much. edit: Actually, that gives me an idea. What if we keep the fundamentals of decking (particularly, the WIRED matrix, servers, hosts etc.) but also implement some wireless elements, similar to GitS's combination of net diving and the more wireless hacking that is also exhibited. This would require extra hardware such as an upgrade/attachment/wireless adapter to the cyberdeck. This way we could have the wired matrix, but also be able to forge a direct link to things such as slaves (electronic doors, cameras?). I think the drawback would be the radically increased signature among other things. I'm not going to say how it works, I'll leave that to others, but I think the concept has some merit. |
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