Urban Brawl Movies, Running Man style films |
Urban Brawl Movies, Running Man style films |
Aug 3 2010, 03:35 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 424 Joined: 9-July 10 From: Voice with an Matrix Connection Member No.: 18,806 |
Shadow Wars is a neat idea being kicked around, and I'm wondering if people know of any films like it? Running Man is the obvious one, with the chief difference being Shadow Wars is about teams fighting it out for a 5 million newyen prize, and not criminals trying to survive.
The two I can think of:
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Aug 3 2010, 05:13 AM
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Death Race 2000 and its remake Death Race are this with vehicles.
Also The Condemned and an Italian Film from the 1960s called The 10th Victim. |
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Aug 3 2010, 05:19 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,000 Joined: 30-May 09 From: Germany Member No.: 17,225 |
Hm..
Mean Guns (With Ice-T and Christopher Lambert) is about 100 people in an abandoned prison where they have to find weapons and kill each other. Winner gets 10 mil. Too bad it realy isn't good. |
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Aug 3 2010, 07:55 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 265 Joined: 15-September 08 From: Florida Member No.: 16,346 |
"Gamer". . . sort of.
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Aug 3 2010, 09:17 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 424 Joined: 9-July 10 From: Voice with an Matrix Connection Member No.: 18,806 |
How about video games?
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Aug 3 2010, 12:05 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,717 Joined: 23-March 09 From: Weymouth, UK Member No.: 17,007 |
Does Battle Royale count? It's not really a gameshow, but it's a similar concept.
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Aug 3 2010, 04:57 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 993 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 313 |
Mean guns is better if not taken seriously, just watch it for the bits of flashy action and it no that bad a film. I have no trouble seeing a Street Sam on medication just to keep him level:
"Lou: Valium, prozac, and ritalin. Breakfast of champions. " |
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Aug 3 2010, 06:40 PM
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Aug 3 2010, 06:49 PM
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Moving Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 748 Joined: 22-April 07 From: Vermont Member No.: 11,507 |
"The Most Dangerous Game" (1924 short story) directly inspired many films and television episodes about hunting humans.
Films where the game is more of a contest, rather than a direct hunt:
See Also: Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) for a good example of a modern gladiator pit. |
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Aug 3 2010, 07:27 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 359 Joined: 10-June 10 From: Renton--metas keep out Member No.: 18,684 |
I know it is neither a movie nor a video game, but I would point to Stephen King's original story "The Running Man." It's definitely not as cartoonish as the movie but, like Shadow Wars, the point is that this deadly contest is being transmitted across the globe for people's entertainment.
In the story you-the-viewer can win money by watching. If you see the quarry and give the Hunters info, you get money. Your info leads to the quarry being killed? You win more money. Which makes me wonder if the Neutrals in Shadow Wars are really going to be all that neutral. You can find the story in a collection called "The Bachman Books," all originally written under that pseudonym. It also includes a story called "The Long Walk" which is also a dystopian televised competition: 100 young men are forced to walk the Eastern seaboard. Fall below 4 mph and you get a warning. Get three warnings, you get shot. The Walk continues until only one man is left. |
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Aug 3 2010, 07:40 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 424 Joined: 9-July 10 From: Voice with an Matrix Connection Member No.: 18,806 |
"The Most Dangerous Game" (1924 short story) directly inspired many films and television episodes about hunting humans. Films where it is more of a contest, rather than a direct hunt:
Thank you, I'm going to have to start watching these. |
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Aug 3 2010, 08:51 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,272 Joined: 22-June 10 From: Omaha. NE Member No.: 18,746 |
Note that Battle Royale is a an outstanding example of the field. The cinematography is beautiful. It's worth taking the time to enjoy for it's own merits.
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Aug 3 2010, 09:59 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 213 Joined: 11-October 09 From: Des Moines, IA Member No.: 17,742 |
What about "Rollerball"?
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Aug 4 2010, 02:49 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 312 Joined: 3-March 10 Member No.: 18,237 |
There is a Battle Royale II, which is a similiar concept, but not as good as the first one.
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Aug 4 2010, 09:07 AM
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Aug 4 2010, 09:53 AM
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Who could forget everyone's favourite battle to the death for entertainment Max Max Beyond the Thunderdome
"Two men enter. One man leaves" Then there is the newest edition to the 'Hunting Man for Sport' Predators (even though they're being hunted by a bunch of What about The Condemned ? Was it any good ? I don't know if I can take any actor seriously if their first name / title is 'Stone Cold'. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohplease.gif) |
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Aug 4 2010, 10:20 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 297 Joined: 11-April 10 From: Raleigh, NC Member No.: 18,443 |
You get bonus points for mentioning the best one of all. Mesh |
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Aug 4 2010, 06:49 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,401 Joined: 23-February 04 From: Honolulu, HI Member No.: 6,099 |
Beverly Hills Ninja?
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Aug 4 2010, 06:57 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 359 Joined: 10-June 10 From: Renton--metas keep out Member No.: 18,684 |
Who could forget everyone's favourite battle to the death for entertainment Max Max Beyond the Thunderdome "Two men enter. One man leaves" Can't we just get beyond Thunderdome? I had to look up Blood of Heroes, having never seen it. Apparently it has inspired a real-life sport... Rutger Hauer must be so proud. |
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Aug 4 2010, 07:12 PM
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Aug 6 2010, 04:21 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,717 Joined: 23-March 09 From: Weymouth, UK Member No.: 17,007 |
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Aug 6 2010, 04:26 PM
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