Re: Gloranthan Movies

From: Peter Metcalfe <metcalph_at_...>
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 19:44:11 +1200


El Jeff wrote:

>I may be resurecting an ancient GD thread but I've been pondering a
>few movies that remind me of Glorantha:

Of the top of my head...

Caladraland: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

Flanch: Return of the Jedi (imagine the runners as Ewoks and you'll

         have an excellent insight on why the local humans hate elves
         so much).

Kralorela:  Chinese Torture Chamber Story (for a Mandarin gone bad).
         Shao-Lin Temple (Eunuch Tyranny).  Madness of King George
         (What Godunya is like these days).  Monkey.

Loskalm:  Triumph of the Will, any Arthurian movie (even execrable
         ones).

Lunar Empire:  Spartacus, Gladiator etc.  The Matrix (the life and
         times of the people of Tork).  Leningrad Cowboys.

Machine City:  War of the Worlds, the Time Machine, Forbidden
         Planet, Prisoner (TV series), Mars Attacks!

Safelster:  Eyes Wide Shut (for spiffy Arkati costumes).  The
         Phantom Menace (Old Republic tearing itself apart with
         wars and intrigue).

Seshnela:  Name of the Rose (although the way they tampered
         with it makes my blood boil).  Hunchback of Notre Dame.
         The Advocate.  Braveheart (for the two Edwards).

OTtrivia: In Gormenghast, Jonathan Rhys Meyer places Steerpike who is eventually killed by Titus (Groan) while in Titus, he plays Demetrius, who is also killed by Titus (Andronicus). Has he since instructed his agent to avoid Titii at all costs?

--Peter (who is concerned that nobody has mentioned Conan the Barbarian

   yet) Metcalfe.

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