Warhammer style Films

Well just looking for some fantasy movies to watch that are warhammery this is my small list post more as you like

Jabberwocky- ok this is a pretty obvious choice..
Dragonslayer- Great movie and pretty gritty as well.
Name of the Rose- yeah not really fantasy but... great book too.
Witch finder General- Not the most WHery... but it's about a corrupt witchhunter.
Ginger snaps 3- A fun werewolf movie with a fire and brimstone preacher.
Wraiths of Roanok- Norse Wrights in the new world?

Any more I'm looking for a movie to watch... no high fantasy, silly Potter/Narnia flicks please, I want gritty.

On top of my head:

Pluckett and Mclean (Stars Higwaymen has principal characters)
Flesh and Blood (Outlaws ... a bit on the funny side)

Those are useful for themes and moods :

No Country for Old Men (Tension and character evolution)
There Will Be Blood (Rural Preacher + possible Charlatan)
Grimm Brothers (Superstitions)
Reine Margot (Costums and Nobility)

Anything set up in the Renaissance period can be usefull and Western can give you good exemples for country folks

Brotherhood of the wolf is a good one to get into a WFRP mind set

also in the 13th warrior the way the Bear People atack is exactly the way id emagin beastmen

and the Norce in pathfinder are basicaly Chaos Warriors

oldscool wrote:Brotherhood of the wolf is a good one to get into a WFRP mind set

also in the 13th warrior the way the Bear People atack is exactly the way id emagin beastmen

and the Norce in pathfinder are basicaly Chaos Warriors

I was about to mention the same movies for many of the same reasons... I see Brotherhood of the Wolf also as a way that Cults can be integrated into Warhammer - subtle and nuanced so they appear innocent on the surface, but folks involved can be into some dire stuff.

... and for a completely oddball pick, I'd say Rashomon by Akira Kurosawa (1950). While a Japanese film, you've got people in very common societal roles (woodcutter, commoner, priest) in very important situations and roles, and it really drives home the fact that everyone has a different perspective on what happens around them.

oldscool wrote:Brotherhood of the wolf is a good one to get into a WFRP mind set

also in the 13th warrior the way the Bear People atack is exactly the way id emagin beastmen

and the Norce in pathfinder are basicaly Chaos Warriors

I respect you for your avatar =D

other movies i should have mentioned

Pans Laberinth (realy nice look and take on the european fay concept)

Kingdom of Heaven (want cool knights or a sweet crusade do it like this)

Sweany Tood (nice WFRP style story)

Stardust (bit of a high fantasy setting but some great ideas also a great tranformation from whiped town boy to dashing swashbukler hero)

The Princess Bride ( Hello! My name is Inigo Montoya! you killed my father prepare to die!)

Ravanous (an interesting story iv always meant to convert to a WFRP adventure)

Gangs of New York
Master and Commander
Conan the Barbarian

I can't believe no one has mentioned The Last Valley. It's set in the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years War and features very selfish and flawed characters, great inspiration for running a WFRP campaign.

Sleepy Hollow, I think, screams proper WFRP atmosphere. A small, isolated village amongst the woods, a vengeful witch, an undead warrior, and the village's internal struggles to boot! What's not to love?

I thank you for your time

Lord Gorthuar de Veris
Cult of Nagash

Gorthuar wrote:Sleepy Hollow, I think, screams proper WFRP atmosphere. A small, isolated village amongst the woods, a vengeful witch, an undead warrior, and the village's internal struggles to boot! What's not to love?

QFT.

I can't think of a more 110% warhammery film! (Dang, I really need to watch that one again

I'm waiting for the Solomon Kane movie. That one should be Warhammer like none other.

Adventures of Baron Munchausen

I recommend something from a histrorical-costume stream (vide Reine Margot) called "To Kill a King". Tim Roth as Oliver Cromwell. Do I have to say more? And if You wanna get a feel of Kislev, try latest russian superproduction "1612". Here`s the trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ_T8Lw_n8Q
Beside that series "Rome" with the misadventures of Lucius Verinus and Titus Pullo. "The Three Musketeers" (version with Michael York, Oliver Reed and Richard Chamberlaine). And (don`t mock me for this, please) "Ladyhawke".

Vlkodlak wrote:I recommend something from a histrorical-costume stream (vide Reine Margot) called "To Kill a King". Tim Roth as Oliver Cromwell. Do I have to say more?

Damn that sounds awesome. I wish films were advertised better in America (not sure if it's better elsewhere), I've never heard of that movie and it's exactly the kind of film I enjoy (I'm also a huge Tim Roth fan). I hear about more films through gaming forum discussions than anywhere else, it seems.

The Name of the Rose - Murder in the Priesthood
Three Muskeeters - there are a couple of good ones

Gorthuar wrote:Sleepy Hollow, I think, screams proper WFRP atmosphere. A small, isolated village amongst the woods, a vengeful witch, an undead warrior, and the village's internal struggles to boot! What's not to love?

I thank you for your time

Lord Gorthuar de Veris
Cult of Nagash

True.

The Village
Merchant of Venice

I also would have listed Gangs of New York, although the book is actually more value than the film.

I've just seen 'Jabberwocky', and while I can't really say that it's a good movie, it does have quite a few WFRP moments.

The Brothers Grimm

The Messenger
Rob Roy - period isn't dead on but its pretty close
The Road Warrior - for inspiration on Chaos Warriors
The Ninth Gate
Erik the Viking
Gladiator - up until he's betrayed the first time. Love the catapults.
Libertine - inspiration for slaanesh
Quills - another "
Christopher Columbus

"Plunkett & Macleane" contains almost ever aspect vital to a warhammer game.

I'm still waiting for the Solomon Kane movie. You can't get more warhammer than the original witch hunter.

- Sword and the Sorcerer

- Rob Roy

oldscool wrote:Brotherhood of the wolf is a good one to get into a WFRP mind set

also in the 13th warrior the way the Bear People atack is exactly the way id emagin beastmen

and the Norce in pathfinder are basicaly Chaos Warriors

The 13th Warrior is among the worst movies I have ever seen (barring really low budget ones).

Warhammer movies I like:

-The Brothers Grim

-Name of the Rose (im a fan of the Inqusition..)

-Sleepy Hollow

-Flesh & Blood (a bit too low budget though..)

-Krull I dare to jest!

"-Krull"

OMG. And You`re saying that The 13th Warrior sucked.

And, has any of You Guys seen only ever episode of "Korgoth of Barbaria"?