Shadowrun Master Movie List, Alphabetized even |
Shadowrun Master Movie List, Alphabetized even |
Feb 12 2008, 05:56 PM
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Free Spirit Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,944 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Bloomington, IN UCAS Member No.: 1,920 |
I went through all the movie threads that came up for my search and compiled this list. I will try to update it from time to time. When a new movie thread starts, feel free to cut and paste this list to the new thread. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
A couple of sources for more information about a title: The Internet Movie Database, Wikipedia Master Movie List 15 Minutes 6th Day, The 8 mm 24 28 Days Later Abyss, The Aeon Flux [bioware, "corporate" enclaves, high-tech gear, horrible plague, tooth compartments, cyberware, arm transplants, phys ads] AD Police [sprawls, cyborgs, police state, drones, corporate enclaves] AI [artificial intelligence, sprawls, ecological destruction, drones] Akira [sprawls, go-gangs, ecological destruction, police state, "Awakened" mutants] Alien series Alien Nation Alien vs. Predator: Requiem Alone in the Dark American History X American Psycho American Yakuza Films Among Wolves/Les Loups Entre Eux [SR style teamwork and SR style team] Angel Heart Appleseed [cyborgs, big guns, sprawls, ecological destruction, drones] Army of Darkness Assault on Precinct 13 Austin Powers movies Avalon [Matrix/VR, "ultraviolet" nodes, sprawls] Back to the Future 1&2 Babylon 5 Bad Company Baise-moi Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever Band of the Hand Bangkok Dangerous [gritty assassin flick] Banlieu 13/District 13 [sprawls, "El Infirnio"-style barrios, gangs, cynical politics] Barb Wire [dark background and naked Pam Anderson] Batman Begins [adept mentor, twisted adept magical group] Be Cool Better Tomorrow, A 1&2 Beverly Hills Cop Big Hit, The Big Lebowski, The Big Sleep, The Big Trouble In Little China Black Rain Blackhawk Down Blade series Bladerunner [sprawls, ecological destruction, bioware [Replicants], class conflict, corporate enclaves, Japanese influence] Blind Fury Blue Thunder Blues Brothers, The Boondock Saints Bottle Rocket Bourne Identity and sequels Brainscan Brazil Breakaway Bring me the Head of Alfredo Garcia Broken Arrow Bronx, The Brother Brotherhood of the Wolf BubbleGum Crisis [sprawls, cyborgs, police state, drones, corporate enclaves] Buffy the Vampire Slayer Bulletproof Monk [Adepts, magic scrolls] Bullitt Burn Notice Cannonball Run Carlito's Way Casablanca Cave, The Charlie’s Angels 2 Children of Men [sprawls, ecological destruction, police state, class conflict] Chinatown City of God [best example of the barrens ever put to film - imperialus] City of Industry [Nothing says SR like Lucy Liu getting nekkid] City of Lost Children Clear and Present Danger Cloak and Dagger Clockwork Orange [sprawls, police state, go gangs, class conflict, science gone crazy] Collateral Colossus Con Air Condemned, The [blood sports] Confidence Constantine Conversation, The Corrupter, The Cowboy Bebop Cradle to the Grave Crank Crow, The series Crying Freeman Cure Cyberwars AKA Avatar [SINs, bounty hunters, megacorps, grossly obese deckers] Cyborg Cypher DareDevil Dark Angel w/Dolph Lundgren Dark Blue Dark City DaVinci Code, The Dawn of the Dead (remake) Day Watch Dead or Alive Death Machine Death Race 2000 [sprawls, blood sports, cynical politics, crazy vehicles] Deathwish series Deep Blue Sea Deep Rising Demolition Man [sprawls, police state, ecological destruction, corporate enclaves, dystopian future, VR safer than real sex] Departed, The Desperado Diehard series Dirty Dozen, The [what hiring a bunch of random street drek for an op is really like] Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Diva [very Paris "Shadowrun" feel] Dog Soldiers Domino Doom Dresden Files [magic and investigation and otherworldly everything] Drop Zone Dude, Where's My Car? Eddie and the Cruisers El Topo Encrypt Enemy of the State [Computer based subterfuge, SINless (invisible) lifestyle, covert ops] Entrapment Equilibrium [sprawls, police state, ecological destruction, crazy pharmacology] Eraser Escape From New York/LA [sprawls, police state, ecological destruction, gangs] Every James Bond Movie Excalibur EXistenZ [VR/Matrix, "ultraviolet" nodes] Exit Wounds Face/Off Fallen [Free spirit Trickster with Possession Power] Farscape Fast and the Furious, The Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Ferris Beuler's Day Off Fifth Element, The [dystopian future, overcrowded sprawl, coffin apartment, rocker (Ruby Rhod), elemental magic, an adept (Leelu), megacorporations, and metahumans] Fight Club Final Fantasy [magic, ecological destruction, high-tech gear] Firefox [run to steal an experimental jet, border crossings] FireStarter [fire elemental adept] Fish Called Wanda, A Fist Full of Dollars, A Flatliners Fly, The [Insect spirits] Foolproof Fortress Four Brothers, The Freejack French Connection, The From Dusk ‘Til Dawn Fugitive, The Full Contact Full Time Killers Future Sport Gargoyles [magic, shadowruns, secret research labs/raids, biotech, cybertech] Gattaca Get Shorty Ghost Dog [Street Samurai] Ghost in the Shell [sprawls, cyborgs, ecological destruction, VR/Matrix] Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence [sprawls, cyborgs, ecological destruction, VR/Matrix] Ghostbusters Ghosts of Mars Godfather, The trilogy God's Army I- III Golden Child, The Golgo 13 Gone In 60 Seconds Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, The Good Thief, The Goodfellas [mafia] Grindhouse Grosse Pointe Blank [How mercs and assassins fit into normal society] Gung Ho [Japanese corporate culture, feelings toward japanese expansion when SR was created] Gymkata Hackers [ Hard Boiled Hard Candy Hard Rain Hard Target Hardware Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man [armored long coats, hit teams, hooders] Harry Potter series Heat [SR style teamwork] Heavy Metal Heist Hellboy [magical group, funded as a UCAS FBI black bag operation] High Noon Hire, The Hollow Point Hot Fuzz [how the runs usually go] House of Games Howl's Moving Castle Hudson Hawk Hunted, The I Robot [sprawls, drones, high-tech gear] Immortals, The Indiana Jones' Franchise Inside Man Insider Island, The [sprawls, bioware [clones], high-tech gear, corporate enclaves] Italian Job, The [SR style teamwork] Jackal, The Jackie Brown Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back John Carpenter's Vampires Johnny Mnemonic [shadowrunners, sprawls, cyberware, VR/Matrix, Japanese culture, monowhip, yakuza, wired reflexes, cyberzombie, headware memory] Judge Dredd Jurassic Park Kill Bill Killer, The Killing Zoe King Kong King of New York Kiss of the Dragon LA Confidential La Femme Nikita (French version, not TV series) Ladykillers [SR style teamwork] Land of the Dead Langolears, The Last Boyscout Last Man Standing Last Samurai, The Lawnmower Man [VR/Matrix] Layer Cake Legally Blonde [face] Leon: The Professional Limey, The Live Free or Die Hard [hackers, ineffective encryption, a Johnson who knocks off his freelancers to tie up loose ends, Mr. Lucky] Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Logan’s Run Long Goodbye, The Long Kiss Goodnight, The Lord of War [arms dealer, face] Lost Boys, The Lucky Number Slevin LXG Mad Max series [dystopian future, ecological destruction, go gangs, crazy vehicles] Magnificent Seven, The [hiring a runner team, runner team, SR style teamwork] Maltese Falcon, The Man on Fire Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Mariachi Matador, The Matrix, The [VR/Matrix, AI, ultraviolet nodes, ecological destruction, sprawls] Max Headroom [VR/Matrix, AI, sprawls, corporate enclaves, Japanese culture, media saturation] Mean Guns Memento Men in Black, MIB2 Mercury Rising Metropolis Miami Vice Miller’s Crossing Mimic Minority Report [Augmented Reality, drones, bioware, crazy pharmacology, magic [psychics], sprawls, crazy vehicles, high-tech gear] Mission, The Mission Impossible [SR style teamwork] Montana Mother Night Mr. and Mrs. Smith Mummy, The (Returns) Munich National Treasure Negotiator, The Nemesis Nest, The New Rose Hotel [shadowrunners, commlinks, Japanese culture] New York 1997 Net, The [Computer based subterfuge, Hackers, Internet (matrix) terrorism] Nightwatch Nikita Ninth Gate, The No Country For Old Men [worth including for the action scenes, and the socio-political commentary.] No Escape Ocean's Eleven, etc [SR style teamwork] Office Space One, The Once Upon a Time in Mexico Once Upon a Time in the West Opportunists, The Order, The Out of Sight Outlaw Josey Wales, The Over There Panic Room Patton Payback Paycheck People I Know Perfect Score, The Phoenix Planet of the Cannibals Point Blank Point Break Point of No Return Postman, The Predator series [Ruthenium/Chameleon Suit, sprawls, ecological destruction, gangs] Proof of Life Psycho [Hiding out after the run] Pulp Fiction Punisher, The Ravenous Real Men [spy/action film parody, clown hit squad, legwork] Red Dawn Reign of Fire [Dragons and tanks, ecological destruction, dragons in modern times] Relic, The Remo Williams - The Adventure Begins Renaissance [sprawls, corporate influence, smartlinks, paid criminals, crazy pharmacology, shades of gray morality] Replacement Killers, The Reservoir Dogs [SR style teamwork] Resident Evil series Returner Revenge Rise:Blood Hunter [Naked Lucy Lui kills vampires] Rising Sun [japanese corp environment] Robocop [shadowrun team hired by a corporate Mr. Johnson, cyberware, corporate enclaves, high-tech gear, media saturation, privatized police, cyberzombie] Rock, The Rollerball (original & remake) [blood sports, corporate enclaves] Romeo Must Die Romper Stomper Ronin [SR style teamwork, showing what Shadowrunners "do", Mr. Johnson] Running Man (Le prix du danger / The price of peril) [blood sports, corporate enclaves, media saturation, sprawls, ecological destruction, cynical politics] Running Scared S1m0ne [virtual reality] Safehouse Saint, The Salton Sea, The Scanners Scarface Score, The Screamers Semi-Automatic Serenity [sci fi tech, adept martial arts stuff, secret government projects, normal people turned into rampaging cannibals (HMVV)] Series 7 Seven Seven Samurai [SR style teamwork] Shadow, The [What a guy with Invisibility and Illusion spells can do] Shaft Shaun of the Dead [ghouls] Shawshank Redemption Shoot "Em Up [gun/melee adept, squatter lifestyle, biometric safety] Shooter Shrek the Third [Shrek - leader, Puss - sammie, Donkey - connections, Artie - string-pulling face, kingdom coup, shifting alliances] Silent Mobius [magic, sprawls, cyborgs, flying cars] Silent Trigger Silverado [SR style teamwork] Silver Streak [Leonardo's letters, Face example, getting through security checkpoints, motivation for running, racism] Sin City Skyline Cruisers Smokin’ Aces [multiple teams converging on same target] Snatch Sneakers [SR style teamwork] Solarbabies [magic, ecological destruction, police state, blood sports] Soldier [stuck in the barrens with some Megacorp's private army tearing the place up to find you, dystopian future, corp experiment] Solo [corp experiment] Soundless Soylent Green [dystopian future, soy foods, sprawls, class warfare, ecological destruction] Spanish Prisoner, The Spartan Spawn - The animated director's cut Species [bug hunt] Speed (only the first one) Split Second Spy Games Star Wars [SR style teamwork] Starship Troopers Steel Dawn Sting, The Strange Days [VR/Matrix, shadowrunners, AR, sprawls, class warfare, cynical politics, dystopian future, BTLs] Stranger Than Fiction Straight Shooter Streets of Fire Subway Suicide Kings Surviving the Game Swordfish [SR style teamwork] Taking of Pelham One Two Three Tank Girl Taxi Telefon Terminator, The series [sprawls, cyborgs, high-tech gear, threat of possible dystopian future] Tetsuo: The Iron Man [sprawls, cyborgs, bioware] Thick as Thieves Thief Think Big Things to do in Denver when You're Dead Third Man, The This Is England This Gun for Hire Thomas Crown Affair To Cast A Deadly Spell To Catch a Thief Tomb Raider films Tombstone Total Recall Touch of Evil Training Day Transporter, The Triads, The Inside Story Trigun True Lies True Romance Twelve monkeys Two, The Two Jakes, The Ultraviolet [sprawls, Awakened people, high-tech gear, Asian influence] Unbreakable [adept who has denied his abilities, Immunity to Normal Weapons, Immunity to Pathogens/Toxins, boosted strength, mystic armor, some sort of sixth sense, Weakness (Water)] Under Siege Undercover Blues Underworld Unforgiven, The (Clint Eastwood version) Universal Soldier Unleashed Untouchables, The US Marshalls Usual Suspects, The [SR style teamwork] Vampires Versus Volcano High Virtuosity [sprawls, VR/Matrix, AI, cyborgs, drones, police state, class warfare] Wall Street [Corporations only concerned with bottom line, corporate espionage] Wargames Warlock, The movies [runners have somehow called down the wrath of the biggest baddest mojo slingers there are] Warriors, The [gangs with themes] Way of the Gun, The Where Eagles Dare White Noise Whole 9 Yards, The Wild at Heart Wild Bunch, The [SR style teamwork] Wild Geese, The Wild, Wild West Wizards World Police: Team America X-Men series [Adepts/spellcasters, secret training facility, high tech gear] Yakuza [yakuza, realistic swordplay] Year of the Rat Zatoichi series [Blind sword adept/Mercenary criminal with a heart of gold] |
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Feb 12 2008, 07:03 PM
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Technomancer Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,638 Joined: 2-October 02 From: Champaign, IL Member No.: 3,374 |
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Feb 12 2008, 07:09 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,930 Joined: 9-April 05 From: Scandinavian Union Member No.: 7,310 |
I'd love to point out that you missed one, however I can't think of one that's not already on that list (i'd assume).. great work and (IMG:style_emoticons/default/eek.gif)
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Feb 12 2008, 07:11 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 777 Joined: 22-November 06 Member No.: 9,934 |
there's alot of names on the list that are extremely questionable, any chance you can add a parin behind them that states what aspects of the movie are shadowrunish?
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Feb 12 2008, 09:21 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 640 Joined: 8-October 07 Member No.: 13,611 |
But that takes all the fun out of watching this thread explode into "what makes it a SR movie". I mean, I wouldn't even be so cruel to torture someone by making them watch Ultraviolet, let alone suggest others watch it out of their own free will.
BTW, you have Predator, but not Predator 2. Under Siege, but not Under Siege 2: Dark Territory. Also you have The Mariarchi Trilogy, but then list Desperado and Once Upon a Time in Mexico separately. Other than that. That's an awesome list. |
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Feb 12 2008, 10:57 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 11 Joined: 5-February 08 Member No.: 15,647 |
Ehh, I totally have to agree with Djinni. I mean, you could put 75% of the IMDB into that list if you try and stretch the commonalities between those movies and then compare them to shadowrun.
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Feb 13 2008, 12:16 AM
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Mr. Johnson Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,148 Joined: 27-February 06 From: UCAS Member No.: 8,314 |
Ehh, I totally have to agree with Djinni. I mean, you could put 75% of the IMDB into that list if you try and stretch the commonalities between those movies and then compare them to shadowrun. That gives me an idea. What if we took the film that most of us agreed was the most Shadowrunny film, and then got a list of films that shared one or more IMDb tags with the chosen film? Of course, the trick is deciding what the seed should be. I'd vote for Ronin. That being said, one could determine a film's Shadowrunniness by finding the list of films that share one or more IMDb tags with it and determining how many of those films would also qualify as Shadowrunny. |
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Feb 13 2008, 12:52 AM
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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 |
Zatoichi. You can't have Blind Fury on there without the movie series that inspired it.
I must also protest that Baise-moi isn't included, though I probably forgot to mention it in previous threads. |
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Feb 13 2008, 01:06 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 811 Joined: 30-January 07 From: Portland, OR Member No.: 10,845 |
I know this would be a decent bit of work, but would it be possible for this to be made sticky, and for each title to link to either IMDB or Wikipedia. Also, color coding based on source (aka, Anime, TV Series, Movie) would be nice. As Im seeing A LOT of anime, and I get those from a different place than normal movies.
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Feb 13 2008, 01:17 AM
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Creating a god with his own hands Group: Members Posts: 1,405 Joined: 30-September 02 From: 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1 Member No.: 3,364 |
list is missing No Country For Old Men not sci-fi, but worth including. both for the action scenes, and the socio-political commentary.
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Feb 13 2008, 01:55 AM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
If it matters, I vote no on the 'Sticky' idea. Stickies should only be for important stuff. In my opinion, 'Movies That Can In Some Remote Way Be Seen As Being Shadowrun-ny' is not really all that important that it needs to clutter the forum every single time I load a page.
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Feb 13 2008, 03:23 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 811 Joined: 30-January 07 From: Portland, OR Member No.: 10,845 |
If it matters, I vote no on the 'Sticky' idea. Stickies should only be for important stuff. In my opinion, 'Movies That Can In Some Remote Way Be Seen As Being Shadowrun-ny' is not really all that important that it needs to clutter the forum every single time I load a page. Would you rather have a movie thread pop up every month? This topic comes us SOOOOOO many times, I just assume stick it. And there should be at least some info after the title, so that we know what about the movie relates to Shadowrun) Example: Ghost in the Shell (Cyberpunk, Cybertechnology, AI) Ghost Hound (Astral Projection) Not a complete solution, but I think it would be good to perhaps have a movie section within the Discussion forum. |
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Feb 13 2008, 04:34 AM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
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Feb 13 2008, 05:42 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 640 Joined: 8-October 07 Member No.: 13,611 |
It's not hurting anything or anyone.
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Feb 13 2008, 07:38 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 811 Joined: 30-January 07 From: Portland, OR Member No.: 10,845 |
It's not hurting anything or anyone. I didnt say it's hurting anyone, but it seems there's a lot of annoyance every time one comes. I just dont know why a group as intelligent as ourselves cant do something that would be worthwhile and save time in the long run. |
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Feb 13 2008, 08:16 AM
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Bushido Cowgirl Group: Members Posts: 5,782 Joined: 8-July 05 From: On the Double K Ranch a half day's ride out of Phlogiston Flats Member No.: 7,490 |
QUOTE (tisoz) Italian Job, The ...of course only original with Michael Caine and Benny Hill... ...accept no substitutes |
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Feb 13 2008, 09:12 AM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
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Feb 13 2008, 09:17 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 811 Joined: 30-January 07 From: Portland, OR Member No.: 10,845 |
Seems to me that the only one bitching about it in this thread is you. HAHAHAHA, TRUE! Still, Ill just be patient for a "I told you so!" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
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Feb 13 2008, 09:27 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 165 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 1,002 |
Not a bitch but why is king kong on this list?
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Feb 13 2008, 03:43 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 640 Joined: 8-October 07 Member No.: 13,611 |
HAHAHAHA, TRUE! Still, Ill just be patient for a "I told you so!" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Good luck with that. |
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Feb 13 2008, 05:22 PM
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Free Spirit Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,944 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Bloomington, IN UCAS Member No.: 1,920 |
there's alot of names on the list that are extremely questionable, any chance you can add a parin behind them that states what aspects of the movie are shadowrunish? I am not familiar with all the movies. As a matter of fact, I even like when a movie thread pops up and one is listed that sounds good enough to track down and see. If people want to go through and annotate/discuss the merits of why it is SRish, I will try to edit the list and include the concensus, especially if it is an easy cut & paste. But that takes all the fun out of watching this thread explode into "what makes it a SR movie". I mean, I wouldn't even be so cruel to torture someone by making them watch Ultraviolet, let alone suggest others watch it out of their own free will. BTW, you have Predator, but not Predator 2. Under Siege, but not Under Siege 2: Dark Territory. Also you have The Mariarchi Trilogy, but then list Desperado and Once Upon a Time in Mexico separately. Other than that. That's an awesome list. I compiled the movies I saw listed elsewhere. Maybe people did not think the sequels were as SRish, or maybe they thought it was obvious and did not need listed. Mariachi trilogy and then listing them individually is my own ignorance. I think I will edit trilogy part so that all three titles appear for others as ignorant as myself. There are some movies that get mentioned all the time, usually early in a thread, and usually again a few pages later when a late comer mentions it again and says they can't believe no one mentioned it yet. If everyone wants to agree on some of these titles, maybe they can be set apart (as listed as the first relatively small group) or get an asteric or have the title bolded. I favor the bolding, but if I link them like someone suggested, I would do it so the title was the click-through and bolding would not show. A better idea on my part may be including links to IMDB and Wikipedia and letting you lazy fraggers type in ech title. Then the titles can get bolded. With the SRish elements listed, curiosity can then overcome laziness. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/spin.gif) Zatoichi. You can't have Blind Fury on there without the movie series that inspired it. I must also protest that Baise-moi isn't included, though I probably forgot to mention it in previous threads. hyzmarca, I am sorry to admit, but you force me to, that some of your recommendations were ones that I purposefully omitted. You listed some really obscure movies, at least to me, that did not elicit any response in the original thread they appeared, that I wondered if the thread had derailed or if you had access to movies the genaral population has never heard of or will never get a chance to see. I think once you went on about a particular martial art and movies that demonstrated it well - I think I omitted them. I am sorry if I wronged you. Is Zatoichi the movie you feel inpired Blind Fury (I say you feel because there was quite an argument about 4 filma that supposedly inspired or were remakes without any actual credit appearing in the film.) While I am at it, point out its SR qualities so I can include the entry. Ditto, Baise-moi. I know this would be a decent bit of work, but would it be possible for this to be made sticky, and for each title to link to either IMDB or Wikipedia. Also, color coding based on source (aka, Anime, TV Series, Movie) would be nice. As Im seeing A LOT of anime, and I get those from a different place than normal movies. LOL! I will see how much time I have to kill about linking them. As far as color coding them, I am too ignorant. For example, I did not know Renaissnce was animated until the other day when I requested the library put a hold on it. Then again, it may have been so bad to me that I already saw it and eradicated all traces of it from my memory. I am an old codger, so anime to me is a bit like that banging you kids call music. If a lot of people agree something anime is good, I try to see it. But if someone just mentions an anime title, I will see it when I am really bored. (I compiled this list before I went looking for anime. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) ) If people want to include what category/genre the title is when they are coming up with the SRish qualities, I will try editing them in (remember: cut & paste makes it easy on me/more likely to get 'er done.) Would you rather have a movie thread pop up every month? This topic comes us SOOOOOO many times, I just assume stick it. And there should be at least some info after the title, so that we know what about the movie relates to Shadowrun) Example: Ghost in the Shell (Cyberpunk, Cybertechnology, AI) Ghost Hound (Astral Projection) Not a complete solution, but I think it would be good to perhaps have a movie section within the Discussion forum. I do not like stickies myself. If it got stickied somewhere, it would probably be moved to another forum, anyway. (IMO) I like the idea of how the Title relates to SR, but like I said, I am not the complete authority and am ignorant of some titles or even why some were mentioned in the original thread they appeared. If people contribute their thoughts, eventually there may be a few titles that no one has thoughts about, and we can somewhat agree they are not all that SRish and can be omitted from the list. ...of course only original with Michael Caine and Benny Hill... ...accept no substitutes I thought I put both versions? Not a bitch but why is king kong on this list? Someone mentioned it in a thread. IIRC, they mentioned the Big Game Hunt SR scenario, and maybe something about exploring a foreign environment comparing it to what might be an awakened environment. Most of the King Kong movies had those elements. |
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Feb 13 2008, 06:44 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 11,410 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Pittsburgh Member No.: 5,670 |
City of Industry. nothing says "Shadowrun" like Lucy Liu getting nekkid.
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Feb 13 2008, 10:49 PM
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Free Spirit Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,944 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Bloomington, IN UCAS Member No.: 1,920 |
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Feb 13 2008, 11:05 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 102 Joined: 9-June 07 Member No.: 11,880 |
What about "harvey" . The best drunken freespirt around (who happens to look like a 6 foot rabbit )
Linky to the Pooka Think I'm going to have to stat Harvey up (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ork.gif) |
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Feb 13 2008, 11:32 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 think once you went on about a particular martial art and movies that demonstrated it well - I think I omitted them. That was probably Wounded Ronin. QUOTE I am sorry if I wronged you. Is Zatoichi the movie you feel inpired Blind Fury (I say you feel because there was quite an argument about 4 filma that supposedly inspired or were remakes without any actual credit appearing in the film.) While I am at it, point out its SR qualities so I can include the entry. Ditto, Baise-moi. I don't think there is any controversy over the fact that Blind Fury is a modern western version of Zatoichi. The two are practically identical and the plot of Blind Fury is pretty much the same as the plot of Zatoichi Challenged. In fact, pretty much everything I can find in about Blind Fury makes this connection. Zatoichi is one of the longest running film series in Japan; I don't think that it is fair to call it obscure. Ichi is a blind man who ostensibly makes a living wandering from village to village selling massages and hustling dice. He is also a freelance gangster and a master swordsman who often sells his skills to local Yakuza factions for large sums of money. Generally he performs a service for the local Yakuza but finds that they do not meet his high standard of Yakuza honor and so turns against them when his employment is done. This leads to a huge fight scene in which Zatoichi slays dozens of opposing swordsman. Tarantino himself stated that Zatoichi's huge fight scenes were the inspiration for the battle between The Bride and The Crazy 88 in Kill Bill volume 1. Baise-moi is either an orgy of anarchistic nihilism or an orgy of nihilistic anarchism, though I'm not sure which. And it's French. It's basically about a couple of downtrodden women who are fed up with their worthless crappy lives and go on a cross-country murder spree together. It's sort of like Thelma and Louise with unsimulated sex and a great deal more violence. And it's French. Also, it is banned in Australia. |
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