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Message no. 1
From: Paul Gettle <pgettle@********.NET>
Subject: Filmography [was: Re: Sick thing to do to a dead Runner.]
Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 21:40:31 -0400
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At 06:23 PM 5/29/98 -0700, Renegade wrote:
>"Well, if it isn't ugly, stinking Billy Bob! Come get one in yarbles!
If
>you've got any yarbles, that is!"
>
>If you want my opinion, that choreographed fight was the pinacle of
the
>movie. If was such a contradiction, the music and choreography, and
then
>the voilence. Wow!

And this is why the FAQ recomends people quote a least a bit of the
post they're replying to. (For those of you just joining us, I believe
the movie in question is Demolition Man).

I suppose I'll have to pick up Demolition Man and watch it sometime...
In fact, I just watched Johnny Mnemonic this week, because it's a good
Shadowrun 'mood' film. The only problem I have with it is that since
much of shadowrun's cyberpunk is ripped off of the works of Gibson,
the movie is hauntingly familiar, yet jarringly discordant in some
places. (I get much the same effect when I compare the works of Anne
Rice to White Wolf's Vampire game.)

What films does everyone include on their list of Shadowrun films? The
top one on my list is the very first Die Hard movie. In fact, I put it
on during the character creation session if I'm introducing any
newbies to the game. The bad guys in Die Hard a good example of how
runners do what they do.

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Message no. 2
From: Lady Jestyr <jestyr@*******.DIALIX.COM.AU>
Subject: Re: Filmography [was: Re: Sick thing to do to a dead Runner.]
Date: Sat, 30 May 1998 16:03:58 +1000
> What films does everyone include on their list of Shadowrun films? The
> top one on my list is the very first Die Hard movie. In fact, I put it
> on during the character creation session if I'm introducing any
> newbies to the game. The bad guys in Die Hard a good example of how
> runners do what they do.

I have a web page with this very theme (reachable from my SR page,
http://www.geocities.com/~jestyr/sr.html) but basically, here are my
picks:

Bladerunner
- A picture of a futuristic, cyberpunk world

Heat
- Well-planned crimes
- What happens when the plan fails

Sneakers
- How to be SUBTLE!
- The joys of surveillance and gadgets

Johnny Mnemonic
- It may not be authentic Gibson, but it's a good world view.
- He's an archetypal shadowrunner
- A view of the Matrix
- The perils of crossing organised crime syndicates
- A view of cyber/bioware

True Lies
- How to keep two lives separate
- The joys of surveillance
- The first part (breaking into Khaled's mansion) shows you when not to
shoot.

Strange Days
- A disintegrating society in the near future
- Simsense in its infancy
- A great world feel for Shadowrun. Add more cyber and some magic, and
presto!

The Real McCoy
- Security systems - and how to beat them
- The true meaning of professionalism

Ghost in the Shell
- The joys of ruthenium polymers
- See it just for the 'big gun' line!

Mission: Impossible
- Security and how to defeat it
- Some funky covert ops and undercover work

The Saint
- Another shadowrunner
- How to use multiple identities and disguise
- Expect to be screwed by your Johnsons

CyberCity Oedo 808 [Anime]
- A picture of a futuristic, cyberpunk world
- Cyberpunk-style weapons and equipment
- Blurred boundary between law and crime

Hackers
- Okay, so it's my favourite movie - I had to fit it in somewhere
- Information is POWER
- Never piss off a decker (watch what they do to Richard Gill)
- Runs Without Guns

Terminator 2
- Breaking into Cyberdyne - building intrusions
- Watch how the team works there. He's the sammy, she's a merc, and the
kid is the decker.

Reservoir Dogs
- Mood
- Planning

Mimic
- Mood and tone for entering a bug hive
- Just how fast the bugs are.

Lady Jestyr

- I'm in touch with my Inner Klingon... -
| Elle Holmes | jestyr@**********.com | http://jestyr.home.ml.org |
| Shadowrun Webring Ringmaster | GeoCities Leader | RPGA Reviewer |
Message no. 3
From: rabiola <rabiola@**.NETCOM.COM>
Subject: Re: Filmography [was: Re: Sick thing to do to a dead Runner.]
Date: Sat, 30 May 1998 04:06:27 -0500
>What films does everyone include on their list of Shadowrun films? The
>top one on my list is the very first Die Hard movie. In fact, I put it
>on during the character creation session if I'm introducing any
>newbies to the game. The bad guys in Die Hard a good example of how
>runners do what they do.
>


One word:

BLADERUNNER

Tony Rabiola rabiola@**.netcom.com
Fourth and Sixth World Adept
Still working on the Fifth...
Message no. 4
From: Nexx Many-Scars <Nexx3@***.COM>
Subject: Re: Filmography [was: Re: Sick thing to do to a dead Runner.]
Date: Sat, 30 May 1998 18:30:43 EDT
In a message dated 98-05-30 02:05:00 EDT, you write:

> Sneakers
> - How to be SUBTLE!
> - The joys of surveillance and gadgets

Not to mention the joys of re-negotiation....

Nexx
"I want a Winebago..."
"What?"
"I want a Winebago."

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