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There are twenty 2003 movies on my Netflix queue, because I missed them in the theater: Thirteen, American Splendor, Lost in Translation, Whale Rider, Cabin Fever, Holes, Swimming Pool, Owning Mahoney, Intolerable Cruelty, Matchstick Men, The Missing, Dirty Pretty Things, The Rundown, The...

Today's "Best Movie No One's Heard Of" is Stormy Monday, in which Sean Bean plays the lead. Mike Figgis directs (his first movie, I think), Sting, Melanie Griffith, Tommy Lee Jones and the Krakow Jazz Ensemble co-star. It came out in the late '80s, and is, imho, a staple of the noir genre ever...

I rather liked it, although it had a couple of glaring flaws. I agree with you there. For the most part, I object to remakes on principle. Few have made me reconsider (Point of No Return, anyone? ugh). I kind of like the neo-zombies (28 Days Later..., Resident Evil, etc.), although from the...

:D Some people will note that she stars in all three of the action movies I mentioned, as well as In The Mood For Love. I swear I didn't do that on purpose, which just goes to show what a versatile performer she is. Anyone doing an OA or L5R campaign would do well to rent several of her...

Sure. Of course. I can't think of a perfect movie (Bladerunner, maybe). I interpret your [sarcasm] tags to mean that you didn't actually think those things ruined those movies, whereas I think all of the things that went wrong with Underworld do make it a Bad Movie. If a character named Kraven...

Actually, I thought he was a dork. I mean, really, his name means "cowardly." I agree. Well, unless the character has, or appears to have, a single eye. English, I think, but I'm not an expert. They might, if eating pizza caused them to burst into flames. lol. I swear that never even...

Ugh. I feel for you, man. I make it a point to avoid movies on television. I find this thread fascinating. First and foremost, I'm getting a bunch of things to add to my Netflix queue (Dog Soldiers, Way of the Gun, Boondock Saints). Second, I'm knocked over by some of the movies that people...

Something that bugs me in a lot of movies is the (apparent) assumption that the audience knows nothing of the subject matter. I mean, who but people like us are most likely to grab a tenner and race out to the theater for this movie? This REALLY bugged me about Underworld. More so than in...

I agree with Jeremy757. I'll add that "Wild" areas do not need to be "un-mapped" to be useful to an adventure rpg, they just need to be dangerous. The exploration adventure model is less interesting, but there's still plenty to do. In a world where the maps say "here be dragons" - and there...

I have always wanted to see a non-Medieval magical setting, where the magic has always existed. I was disappointed when Urban Arcana followed the Shadowrun model, where magic is abruptly introduced to a world that was exactly like our own until 5 minutes ago. I would love to see a...

I know this isn't what you meant, but I've been working on a World War Two adventure recently, so when I saw the subject I imagined a naval World War game. I laughed imagining a group of PCs at Jutland or Guadalcanal... GM: "Okay, so General Quarters sounded ten minutes ago. You're all at your...

Yes, that's true. The clip that I saw included some vampire babes and somebody who looked an awful lot like Hyde from LXG. Yes, yes, absolutely. I'm concerned about the use of CGI for things that can be done better using other methods. I applauded Farscape's use of animatronics and quality...

Yeah, Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale should give everyone something to watch, even if the movie itself is terrible... I saw the trailer on tv last night, and I'm a little concerned about the trend of using CGI for humanoid characters (a la Mr Hyde in LXG and The Hulk). Am I the only one who...

Netflix is disappointing me today... Maybe the older ones just aren't on dvd yet. Well, the Cagney movie and the two Follett stories should give me something to do next weekend (I'll have to look at getting a Follett novel, too - seems like he writes a lot of WWII stories). merci, tout le...

I know what you mean about d20M's firearms rules - the weapons tend to blur together, which takes some of the fun out of it. I'll take a closer look at Pinnacle's rules - I had pretty much disregarded them bc of their horror-fantasy bent (although, on a related note, I've always thought that...

In 2003, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen edges out Underworld for the I Want My 2 Hours Back Award.

This sounds cool, for me as the GM if not for the players. Unfortunately, Amazon doesn't seem to have anything under that name. Do you recall the author?

I'm not sure this is the right thread, but I'm trying to come up with a list of movies (or tv shows, I suppose) about espionage and/or commando missions during World War Two (OSS, SOE, French Resistance, etc). some number of them will be used as player-prep material for a d20 game. I'd love to...

Is there anything out there for a d20 World War Two game? I'm looking for any gaming material suitable for an espionage/special ops game set in Occupied Europe (France, mainly). I've located tons of historical reference material, but now I'm looking for stuff that can help with game mechanics...

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