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Message no. 1
From: Bert Van de Merckt <Bert.VandeMerckt@****.be>
Subject: Srun and Movies
Date: Mon, 06 May 1996 00:34:19 +0200
saw 'strange days' yesterday, cewl movie
["no lenny we're not being followed"]

but this question is about movies and shadowrun (probably been
here several times before :) : what movies would you recommend
shadowrun players??

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Message no. 2
From: melchar@****.darkside.com (Melchar)
Subject: Re: Srun and Movies
Date: Mon, 06 May 96 15:13:55 PDT
Bert Van de Merckt <Bert.VandeMerckt@****.be> writes:

> saw 'strange days' yesterday, cewl movie
> ["no lenny we're not being followed"]
>
> but this question is about movies and shadowrun (probably been
> here several times before :) : what movies would you recommend
> shadowrun players??

Let's see - I'd recommend 'Johnny Mnemonic' (which IMHO got a mega-bad
rap by the clueless reviewer types who couldn't figure out the plot)
(I _loved_ the wall graffiti)
Message no. 3
From: TopCat <topcat@******.net>
Subject: Re: Srun and Movies
Date: Tue, 7 May 1996 17:21:23 -0500
>but this question is about movies and shadowrun (probably been
>here several times before :) : what movies would you recommend
>shadowrun players??

Tons of 'em...

Hackers
Sneakers
Die Hard (all)
Highlander (all)
Any John Woo movie
Blade Runner
Predator (both)
Alien (all)
Terminator (both)
Cast a Deadly Spell
The Craft
The Crow
Heat
The Godfather (all)
Any James Bond movie
Black Rain
Seven (my personal fave)
Silence of the Lambs
Natural Born Killers
Big Trouble in Little China
Showdown in Little Tokyo
A Clockwork Orange
Goodfellas
Casino
Strange Days
Judgement Night
King of New York
Escape from New York
Carlito's Way
Desperado
Pulp Fiction
True Romance

Man, there's literally hundreds of movies. So see all you can. Think about
the atmosphere of your particular game and grab movies that accent that. I
play a nasty, dark, and evil game so I go with shows that fit that
particular bill. If you play a fluffy SR campaign, then Sneakers, Hackers,
and BTILC are good ways to go.

I watch way too many movies and there's so many more I need to see...

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Message no. 4
From: foreshadow@****.com (Mathew T Schaffer)
Subject: Re: Srun and Movies
Date: Fri, 10 May 1996 11:14:50 PST
On Tue, 7 May 1996 17:21:23 -0500 TopCat <topcat@******.net> writes:
>Tons of 'em...
>
>Hackers
>Sneakers
>Die Hard (all)
>Highlander (all)
>Any John Woo movie
>Blade Runner
>Predator (both)
>Alien (all)
>Terminator (both)
>Cast a Deadly Spell
>The Craft
>The Crow
>Heat
>The Godfather (all)
>Any James Bond movie
>Black Rain
>Seven (my personal fave)
>Silence of the Lambs
>Natural Born Killers
>Big Trouble in Little China
>Showdown in Little Tokyo
>A Clockwork Orange
>Goodfellas
>Casino
>Strange Days
>Judgement Night
>King of New York
>Escape from New York
>Carlito's Way
>Desperado
>Pulp Fiction
>True Romance
>
Just another thing that I'd like to add :

1) Personally, I thought Johnny Mneumonic (sp?) was a very good Shadowrun
style movie. I mean c'mon! The screenplay was written by Will Gibson
him self, so other than not having magical content, I think it provides
one of the best overviews yet.

2) Lately I've noticed an emergence of many new SRII type movies (ie.,
Hackers, Johnny Mneumonic, and Strange Days). I've sent a letter to
FASA awhile ago saying they should make one themselves. So what I'd
like to say, is "Keep your eyes peeled" 'cus there's bound to be another
good one soon!
Message no. 5
From: Damon Wilson <damontw@****.com>
Subject: Re: Srun and Movies
Date: Fri, 10 May 96 15:21 MDT
I JUST remembered a movie that dang near is a shadowrun...

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man. This movie stars Mickey Rourke as
Harley Davidson (yes this is his street name) and Don Johnson, formerly of
Miami Vice fame as the Marlboro Man. This movie has some great gun fights, a
botched run and great Corp. opposition. I strongly reccomend it.

Damon Wilson

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