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Offline Stephen

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Scene Setting Movies
« on: May 10, 2009, 12:10:52 PM »
I just saw Next which was a movie about a guy that could 'see' 2 minutes into the future (I think Abby in WK was slightly longer) but Next could be a DVish Movie.

The Covenant was another movie that could be a DVish Movie.

What other movies have people seen that could be Dresdenverse-ish and hence good for some RPG scene setting?
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Re: Scene Setting Movies
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2009, 10:05:02 PM »
One film comes to mind. A 1988 film called Spellbinder. It is about a man trying to stop a cult of spellcasers trying to kill a woman he stoped from being mugged down a back alley.

scenes that I remember are the party/kitchen scene and the beach scene. I will not spoil the story by telling much more then that  ;)
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Re: Scene Setting Movies
« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2009, 07:03:19 AM »
What can I say - I love referencing IMDB

Cast a Deadly Spell - Mystery/suspense/comedy - In a fantastical 40's where magic is used by everyone, a hard-boiled detective investigates the theft of a mystical tome. - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101550/

Constantine - Suspense/thriller/horror - Based on the DC/Vertigo comic book Hellblazer and written by Kevin Brodbin, Mark Bomback and Frank Capello, Constantine tells the story of irreverent supernatural detective John Constantine (Keanu Reeves), who has literally been to hell and back. - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0360486/

Pan's Labyrinth or El laberinto del fauno (yes, it's in Spanish)- War/suspense/horror - In the fascist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457430/

Although it would break alot of rules of magic and I have no idea how you would incorporate it into a game - The Butterfly Effect - Suspense/thiller  - A young man blocks out harmful memories of significant events of his life. As he grows up, he finds a way to remember these lost memories and a supernatural way to alter his life. - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289879/

An interesting version of what could be an extended soul gaze - The Cell - horror/suspense/psycho thriller - A psychotherapist journeys inside a comatose serial killer in the hopes of saving his latest victim.- good visuals/disturbing - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0209958/

Pretty much anything with superheroes could be modified for the supernatural as well

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Re: Scene Setting Movies
« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2009, 11:28:56 AM »
Possibly the Night Watch and Day Watch movies. One of the comments a friend of mine had when I introduced himself to the Dresden Files (admittedly the TV version rather than the books) was that the way magic worked in it reminded him of Night Watch.
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Re: Scene Setting Movies
« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2009, 05:58:20 PM »
I think the Hellboy movies would be a good fit for this, the second perhaps moreso than the first - but I haven't seen the second yet, so that opinion is based entirely on hearsay.
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« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2009, 04:52:00 AM »
2nd one is good too - I like that they got more into the supernatural world and in the end they all.... :o....HA, go watch the movie.  ;)
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Re: Scene Setting Movies
« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2009, 10:39:29 AM »
Well NEXT (DV) rpg was held on the w/e and enjoyed by all.

Backstory
Nick decides to target the RC human support organisation and create international chaos.

It was your typical Nick chaos matrix.
1. War between USA and Russia (biggest win but lowest possibility)
2. Russian nuclear explosion triggers earthquake along west coast USA.
3. Russian nuclear explosion destroys LA and triggers local earthquakes
4. Russian nuclear explosion destroys LA.
5. LA threatened by Russian nuclear explosion (lowest win but certain possibility)
In all cases USA/Russian tensions are increased and RC human organisation blamed for theft of Russian nuclear weapon and threatened USA explosion.

Day -16
Nick arranges for the theft of a Russian nuclear weapon and passes it to the Red Court Human support organisation (the guys who provided the mercenaries, weapons and poison gas) transporting it to LA USA for long term storage (where it will be deverted to use by Nick). The weapon head and bomb are separated and moved independently (and sent to the docks).

FBI agent advised by Church officials under confessional rules about theft and need for assistance by proven precog.

Next the movie.

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