 The ONE Movie, What is the ONE Shadowrun Movie? |
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 May 31 2011, 04:51 PM
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Running Target  Group: Members Posts: 1,272 Joined: 22-June 10 From: Omaha. NE Member No.: 18,746  |
For Shadowrun version 1. Streets of fire http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJGo2rvfSuA - It has no magic. It has no cyber. However, it captures a run perfectly. You got the gangs, underpowered cops, rocker, and a team with a face, street sam, and rigger. It's the dregs of society doing their thing their way. Besides, Willem Dafoe looks like he's half troll in the movie anyway.
For Cyberpunk Dystopia : Blade Runner. No magic, but your character could be any of these characters all the way down to the guy with the origami signature and it makes a perfectly good backstory. For Modern Fantasy: Dresden Files. Honorable mention: The 5th element. |
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May 31 2011, 04:53 PM
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Prime Runner Ascendant Group: Members Posts: 17,568 Joined: 26-March 09 From: Aurora, Colorado Member No.: 17,022 |
Super Green? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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May 31 2011, 04:55 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 27 Joined: 17-June 10 Member No.: 18,719 |
Johnny Mneumonic +1
I'd also would recommend watching any of the Oceans movies with Clooney/Pitt/Damon as well as Leverage/Burn Notice for how a shadowrun should be planned and implemented. I know thereks no tech/magic/distopian future, but they still feel very shadowrunny. |
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May 31 2011, 05:04 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 772 Joined: 12-December 07 From: Fort Worth, Texas Member No.: 14,589 |
Blade Runner.
Johnny Neumonic is William Gibson, but if you can get through it without laughing you're a better man than I am, Gunga Dean. |
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May 31 2011, 05:04 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
QUOTE (suoq @ May 31 2011, 11:51 AM)  For Modern Fantasy: Dresden Files. The books, maybe. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) |
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May 31 2011, 05:08 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,430 Joined: 10-January 05 From: Fort Worth, Texas Member No.: 6,957 |
QUOTE (sgtbarnesKY @ May 31 2011, 11:55 AM) Johnny Mneumonic +1 I'd also would recommend watching any of the Oceans movies with Clooney/Pitt/Damon as well as Leverage/Burn Notice for how a shadowrun should be planned and implemented. I know thereks no tech/magic/distopian future, but they still feel very shadowrunny. Burn Notice definitely. They typically do some legwork and then work up a good plan, but when the plan fails they don't immediately fall apart or start shooting (unless it's the right thing to do). Ocean's 11+ or Leverage rely way too heavily on extremely complicated plans that get pulled off thanks to deus ex machina at the end. I highly recommend watching them for how not to plan a run unless the GM is willing to implement some sort of plot control on the PCs' part so they can have the agent turn out to be their mom, have already planted the misleading evidence, or pull off whatever other random twist will be needed for the plan to actually succeed. |
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May 31 2011, 05:10 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,430 Joined: 10-January 05 From: Fort Worth, Texas Member No.: 6,957 |
QUOTE (CanRay @ May 31 2011, 12:04 PM) The books, maybe. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) I haven't listened to the books yet, but I'm going through The Codex Alera now and it's pretty good. I liked the Dresden TV show. I take it the books are better (books usually are)? |
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May 31 2011, 05:18 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
The books are infinitely better.
Mr. Butcher is literally counting the days until he has control of the TV Rights again. |
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May 31 2011, 05:26 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,188 Joined: 9-February 08 From: Boiling Springs Member No.: 15,665 |
I tried to watch the Dresden Files on TV, but I couldn't stand it. For the main character, he didn't do much magic and was getting beaten by almost everything. It was rather pathetic.
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May 31 2011, 05:42 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
Unlike the books, where he does a fair amount of magic, and is beaten up by almost everything. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)
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May 31 2011, 05:46 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,748 Joined: 25-January 05 From: Good ol' Germany Member No.: 7,015 |
There is not only one single Movie but there are some (Blade runner,Ronin and Johnny Mnemonic amongst them)
But what about Robocop ? Minority Report ? Bubble Gum Crisis ? Ghost in the Shell ? with 4 lost Dances Medicineman |
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May 31 2011, 06:08 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 236 Joined: 19-March 11 Member No.: 24,929 |
QUOTE (KCKitsune @ May 31 2011, 01:26 PM) I tried to watch the Dresden Files on TV, but I couldn't stand it. For the main character, he didn't do much magic and was getting beaten by almost everything. It was rather pathetic. QUOTE (CanRay @ May 31 2011, 01:42 PM) Unlike the books, where he does a fair amount of magic, and is beaten up by almost everything. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) To be fair, he's a PI. Getting beaten up by everything is part of the job. At least according to Hollywood. Hollywood would never lie to me, would they? |
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May 31 2011, 06:08 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 |
All good movies, but if I had to choose the one that describes Shadowrun BEST, they would all be second tier. I mean, what does Minority Report have in the cyberpunk or magic department that Blade Runner doesn't? And how much stuff is included in Minority Report that is NOT part of Shadowrun?
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May 31 2011, 06:10 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
QUOTE (redwulf25 @ May 31 2011, 01:08 PM) To be fair, he's a PI. Getting beaten up by everything is part of the job. At least according to Hollywood. Hollywood would never lie to me, would they? Considering that most P.I. work is spying on spouses to get dirt for Divorce Lawyers... That's not that far away from the truth. |
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May 31 2011, 06:12 PM
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The King In Yellow Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,922 Joined: 26-February 05 From: JWD Member No.: 7,121 |
QUOTE All good movies, but if I had to choose the one that describes Shadowrun BEST, they would all be second tier. I mean, what does Minority Report have in the cyberpunk or magic department that Blade Runner doesn't? And how much stuff is included in Minority Report that is NOT part of Shadowrun? Or BGC, for that matter. |
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May 31 2011, 06:45 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,188 Joined: 9-February 08 From: Boiling Springs Member No.: 15,665 |
I would say Ghost in the Shell for the tech/Matrix side and Big Trouble in Little China for the Magic/Adept side.
BGC is a little too much over the top tech wise. Ghost in the Shell tech can be done with SR4 tech. You even have brains in a jar controlling a mech body. |
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May 31 2011, 07:03 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,840 Joined: 24-July 02 From: Lubbock, TX Member No.: 3,024 |
Thanks, now I gotta put BTiLC on my queue again. Despite having it memorized.
Pah! Peasant magic! |
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May 31 2011, 07:06 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 195 Joined: 7-July 08 From: Germany Member No.: 16,124 |
QUOTE (Ascalaphus @ May 31 2011, 03:28 PM) ... Johnny Mnemonic for Corporate Scheming ... For the corporate scheming aspect by itself, I'd look at Rising Sun. However, just like Ronin no cyber or magic. Or maybe Disclosure. That one even has VR. With VR gloves and goggles. Very 1994. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dead.gif) |
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May 31 2011, 07:12 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 433 Joined: 12-May 11 Member No.: 29,932 |
Sucker Punch maybe?
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May 31 2011, 07:17 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,188 Joined: 9-February 08 From: Boiling Springs Member No.: 15,665 |
QUOTE (Ghost_in_the_System @ May 31 2011, 03:12 PM) Sucker Punch maybe? From what I've seen in the trailers, Sucker Punch can be used for a Metaplane quest. Not so much for a regular 'Run |
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May 31 2011, 07:30 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,538 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
Sucker Punch sucked like a Punch to the sucker . .
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May 31 2011, 07:39 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,373 Joined: 14-January 10 From: Stuttgart, Germany Member No.: 18,036 |
QUOTE (KCKitsune @ May 31 2011, 03:17 PM) From what I've seen in the trailers, Sucker Punch can be used for a Metaplane quest. Not so much for a regular 'Run that's actually a pretty nice idea. |
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May 31 2011, 08:31 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,188 Joined: 9-February 08 From: Boiling Springs Member No.: 15,665 |
QUOTE (Stahlseele @ May 31 2011, 02:30 PM) Sucker Punch sucked like a Punch to the sucker . . Glad I didn't see it in the movie theater then. Also very glad Red Box is so easily accessible. QUOTE (Makki @ May 31 2011, 02:39 PM) that's actually a pretty nice idea. Glad to be of assistance. I hope it works out OK. |
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May 31 2011, 08:54 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 633 Joined: 16-March 05 From: 51° 16' North 7° 11' East Member No.: 7,168 |
Now that we add TV series to the list: Did anyone mention Dark Angel?
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May 31 2011, 09:28 PM
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If your player is new to the genre, don't force Johnny Mnemonic down their throat. I love the movie, and it does capture the world, but it is a terrible movie and may well turn them off of the whole experience.
Go with Bladerunner, it captures the dystopian world perfectly while also managing to be a damn good film. |
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