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Message no. 1
From: Paul Gettle <RunnerPaul@*****.COM>
Subject: Re: SR Films [was: 'Ronin' and 'Urban Legends']
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 21:16:46 -0400
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At 10:52 AM 9/23/98 -0700, Ronin wrote:
<<Snip: Ronin, the newest addition to the SR Filmography>>
> Incidently, my most favorite Shadowrun-esque movie is "The
>Replacement Killers".

My Favorite Shadowrun-style movie is still the original Die Hard, even
though the runner team are the bad guys in it. It's the film that I
use to introduce new players to the concept of what a team of
shadowrunners does, and how they operate, even if the team in Die Hard
do seem to be freelancers.

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Message no. 2
From: Michael Coleman <mscoleman@********.NET>
Subject: Re: SR Films [was: 'Ronin' and 'Urban Legends']
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 04:02:19 -0500
> At 10:52 AM 9/23/98 -0700, Ronin wrote:
> <<Snip: Ronin, the newest addition to the SR Filmography>>
> > Incidently, my most favorite Shadowrun-esque movie is "The
> >Replacement Killers".
>
> My Favorite Shadowrun-style movie is still the original Die Hard, even
> though the runner team are the bad guys in it. It's the film that I
> use to introduce new players to the concept of what a team of
> shadowrunners does, and how they operate, even if the team in Die Hard
> do seem to be freelancers.
>
> Behalf Of Paul Gettle

This is kind from left field. The movie "Wild Bunch" has some shadowrun
like plot elements in it. Yeah Yeah I know it was a western but it was
still a great flick.

"Let's Go."

"Why Not?"


Mike
Message no. 3
From: Shaun Gilroy <shaung@**********.NET>
Subject: Re: SR Films [was: 'Ronin' and 'Urban Legends']
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 09:15:35 -0400
At 09:16 PM 9/23/98 -0400, you wrote:
>My Favorite Shadowrun-style movie is still the original Die Hard, even
>though the runner team are the bad guys in it. It's the film that I
>use to introduce new players to the concept of what a team of
>shadowrunners does, and how they operate, even if the team in Die Hard
>do seem to be freelancers.
>
> -- Paul Gettle, #970 of 1000 (RunnerPaul@*****.com)

I find for introducing new players to the setting, "Bladerunner" is a great
way of helping them envision what 205x - 6x Seattle is like. As a matter
of fact, I've drawn a few Bladerunner fans into the game because of their
appreciation of the similarities.

For plot stuff, I like "Heat" and "The Usual Suspects"

(>)noysh the spoonë bard
-> jack of all trades, master of none. <-
Message no. 4
From: nocturnal@*******.NET
Subject: Re: SR Films [was: 'Ronin' and 'Urban Legends']
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 14:38:12 +0000
Michael Coleman wrote:
>
> This is kind from left field. The movie "Wild Bunch" has some shadowrun
> like plot elements in it. Yeah Yeah I know it was a western but it was
> still a great flick.
>
> "Let's Go."
>
> "Why Not?"
>
> Mike

As far as movies that would fit the Shadowrun-esque category; I know it didn't have much
of a plot, but the fight scenes in "The Big Hit" were phenomenol. (John Woo..
what'd you
expect?)

Then again, not all John Woo films were plotless. Face Off and Broken Arrow were both
very good movies, in my opinion.

Nocturnal
Message no. 5
From: Raven Heart <RavenHrtX@***.COM>
Subject: Re: SR Films [was: 'Ronin' and 'Urban Legends']
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 16:02:38 EDT
The movie that come to my mind for go-gangers- is The warriors yea its set in
the
80's but it still has that feel to it. and for shadowrun as a whole i say is
total recall, for some reason every time i watch it i wanna go play SR :)
Message no. 6
From: Steve Eley <sfeley@***.NET>
Subject: Re: SR Films [was: 'Ronin' and 'Urban Legends']
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 16:27:13 -0400
Raven Heart wrote:
>
> The movie that come to my mind for go-gangers- is The warriors yea its set in
> the
> 80's but it still has that feel to it. and for shadowrun as a whole i say is
> total recall, for some reason every time i watch it i wanna go play SR :)

Me too.

Or at least, every time I watch _Total Recall_ I get the urge to go do
*something*, *anything* else. >8->


Have Fun, (Could they have made the film any cornier?)
- Steve Eley
sfeley@***.net
Message no. 7
From: Dhl9@***.COM
Subject: Re: SR Films [was: 'Ronin' and 'Urban Legends']
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 19:15:21 EDT
In a message dated 9/24/98 4:15:34 PM AST, RavenHrtX@***.COM writes:

> The movie that come to my mind for go-gangers- is The warriors yea its set
> in
> the
> 80's but it still has that feel to it. and for shadowrun as a whole i say
is
> total recall, for some reason every time i watch it i wanna go play SR :)
>

The Warriors. I am old enough to remember when it first came out. You wouldn't
believe the fuss made about this movie at the time. Gangbangers of the day
were going to the movie, this is back in the day of drive-ins, and fighting.
The authorities
were talking about banning it. People were going to see it multiple times just
to see what was going to happen away from the screen.
Message no. 8
From: Stefan <casanova@***.PASSAGEN.SE>
Subject: Re: SR Films [was: 'Ronin' and 'Urban Legends']
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1998 01:24:08 +0000
> > The movie that come to my mind for go-gangers- is The warriors yea its set
> > in
> > the
> > 80's but it still has that feel to it. and for shadowrun as a whole i say
> is
> > total recall, for some reason every time i watch it i wanna go play SR :)
> >
>
> The Warriors. I am old enough to remember when it first came out. You wouldn't
> believe the fuss made about this movie at the time. Gangbangers of the day
> were going to the movie, this is back in the day of drive-ins, and fighting.
> The authorities
> were talking about banning it. People were going to see it multiple times just
> to see what was going to happen away from the screen.

I remember that one to .... Warrrrriooorrrs come out and plaaaaayy!
:)

/Stefan


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Message no. 9
From: Machine-gun Kelly <mgkelly@****.COM>
Subject: Re: SR Films [was: 'Ronin' and 'Urban Legends']
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 20:12:51 -0500
> The Warriors. I am old enough to remember when it first
> came out. You wouldn't
> believe the fuss made about this movie at the time.
> Gangbangers of the day
> were going to the movie, this is back in the day of
> drive-ins, and fighting.
> The authorities
> were talking about banning it. People were going to see
> it multiple times just
> to see what was going to happen away from the screen.
>

It didn't help that the movie posters said something like "They're
twenty-thousand strong. The police can't stop them. They could rule New
York City. They are the children of the night." , to more or less
paraphrase the caption.

Mgkelly
--
"The next time we go to the Tir, I'm bringing a nuke...."
Message no. 10
From: K in the Shadows <Ereskanti@***.COM>
Subject: Re: SR Films [was: 'Ronin' and 'Urban Legends']
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1998 01:42:08 EDT
In a message dated 9/24/1998 3:15:34 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
RavenHrtX@***.COM writes:

> The movie that come to my mind for go-gangers- is The warriors yea its set
> in
> the
> 80's but it still has that feel to it. and for shadowrun as a whole i say
is
> total recall, for some reason every time i watch it i wanna go play SR :)
>
Ya know, for some reason, I had never really considered, the Warriors. But,
now that you mention it, it is a decent glimpse as to what gang life *might*
be like as far as a fictional role playing game needs to know.

-K
Message no. 11
From: bryan.covington@****.COM
Subject: Re: SR Films [was: 'Ronin' and 'Urban Legends']
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1998 14:39:46 -0400
> > The movie that come to my mind for go-gangers- is The warriors yea
> its set
> > in
> > the
> > 80's but it still has that feel to it. and for shadowrun as a whole
> i say
> is
> > total recall, for some reason every time i watch it i wanna go play
> SR :)
> >
> Ya know, for some reason, I had never really considered, the Warriors.
> But,
> now that you mention it, it is a decent glimpse as to what gang life
> *might*
> be like as far as a fictional role playing game needs to know.
>
Also, now that I think about it, not a bad premise for a
run....
Message no. 12
From: Michael Broadwater <neon@*******.EDU>
Subject: Re: SR Films [was: 'Ronin' and 'Urban Legends']
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1998 03:21:14 -0500
At 02:38 PM 9/24/98 +0000, nocturnal@*******.NET wrote:

>As far as movies that would fit the Shadowrun-esque category; I know it
didn't have much
>of a plot, but the fight scenes in "The Big Hit" were phenomenol. (John
Woo.. what'd you
>expect?)

Um, other than being one of the executive producers for it, John Woo had
little to nothing to do with that awful piece of film. He didn't do any
directing or writing for it. That can all be placed at the feet of Kirk
Wong and Ben Ramsey.

Most of Woo's films are thick with plot, like you said. "Face Off" and
"Broken Arrow" aren't the best examples. "Bullet in the Head" and
"Better
Tomorrow" spring to mind, however. (Both are films with tons of character
and plot ideas).


Mike Broadwater
Member of the Blackhand, White Wolf's Official Demo Team
http://www.olemiss.edu/~neon/

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