Really bad movies that would make a fun RPG setting?

Atsuku Nare · November 22, 2017, 08:42:37 AM

There was a bad American remake of a Japanese horror movie (Kairo) called Pulse, which basically postulated someone contacted the realm of the dead via a computer science experiment, and thus the spirits of the pissed-off dead invaded all human cities through technology. This left camps of survivors forced to use low-tech (say WW2-esque) equipment if anything at all.

I always thought that this was the perfect setup for an RPG of the resistance vs. the dead in a different sort of post-apocalypse setting.

(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454919/?ref_=nv_sr_1)

Krimson · November 22, 2017, 02:21:54 PM

Quote from: Sergeant Brother;1006470Speaking of 1980's fantasy movies, what about the Heavy Metal cartoon? That has a number of interesting sci-fi/fantasy settings within it.

Taarna is basically Arzach, which I think partially inspired Numenera. I have a novelization of Arzach on my shelf, I should read it again sometime.

Dumarest · November 23, 2017, 07:37:12 PM

Quote from: Atsuku Nare;1008936There was a bad American remake of...

Off-topic, but has there ever been a good American remake?

Bedrockbrendan · November 23, 2017, 07:41:41 PM

Quote from: Dumarest;1009164Off-topic, but has there ever been a good American remake?

That could be an interesting discussion but please take to media forum.

Dumarest · November 23, 2017, 07:44:47 PM

Quote from: BedrockBrendan;1009165That could be an interesting discussion but please take to media forum.

You're getting over the top with this stuff. This entire thread might as well be in the media forum. Happy Thanksgiving .

Bedrockbrendan · November 23, 2017, 10:28:54 PM

Quote from: Dumarest;1009166You're getting over the top with this stuff. This entire thread might as well be in the media forum. Happy Thanksgiving .

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Ted · November 23, 2017, 11:51:52 PM

Not positive because we didn't get more than twenty minutes in, but The Great Wall (recent flick with Matt Damon) might fit the bill. Wuxia, western visitors, divers cultures and crazy demon, alien, monster swarms.

Baron Opal · November 24, 2017, 10:17:10 AM

A few animated films come to mind:

Rock and Rule
Fire and Ice
Wizards

Voros · November 24, 2017, 10:54:18 AM

Has anyone mentioned the looney ZARDOZ yet?

S'mon · November 25, 2017, 04:06:22 AM

Quote from: Voros;1009258Has anyone mentioned the looney ZARDOZ yet?

This guy does a bunch of interesting film analyses, inc Zardoz - [video=youtube;SiMe_TYgn1c]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiMe_TYgn1c[/youtube]

Gronan of Simmerya · November 25, 2017, 02:36:35 PM

Gary Gygax LOVED Zardoz.

Dumarest · November 25, 2017, 03:21:30 PM

Quote from: Gronan of Simmerya;1009492Gary Gygax LOVED Zardoz.

What's not to love?

RPGPundit · November 27, 2017, 05:28:13 AM

1980s Flash Gordon?

Christopher Brady · November 27, 2017, 06:38:00 AM

Quote from: RPGPundit;10098041980s Flash Gordon?

There's a new kickstarter for a Flash Gordon RPG, which features one of the actors (I think) writing a prologue for it, I think the system is Savage Worlds? So I guess someone had the same idea?

S'mon · November 27, 2017, 10:55:15 AM

Quote from: Christopher Brady;1009811There's a new kickstarter for a Flash Gordon RPG, which features one of the actors (I think) writing a prologue for it, I think the system is Savage Worlds? So I guess someone had the same idea?

Savage Worlds Slipstream setting uses many tropes from the 1980 Flash Gordon, and is overall very nicely done, keeping the tone much better than other efforts in the genre.