st barbara Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 Tron 2 was really good... Wait, what??? I really like the tv show Murdoch Mysteries. It's a murder mystery show set in late Victorian/early Edwardian Toronto. Good show. I don't know if it has been shown where you are but "Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries" is worth a look (set in Melbourne, Australia in the 1920's) is another good Pulp crime detective show. Gary Miles, pinecone, GCMorris and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCMorris Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 Crap movie but the clothing was spot on... League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st barbara Posted January 15, 2018 Report Share Posted January 15, 2018 On 3/14/2015 at 9:57 AM, JmOz said: Going to say something odd... Disney cartoon Tailspin... Not odd at all . (I.m annoyed with myself that I didn't think of that one ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st barbara Posted January 15, 2018 Report Share Posted January 15, 2018 A couple of television series to consider "Relic Hunter" (female "Indiana Jones" type character searches for mystic artifacts, modern day setting) and "Ripping Yarns" (A parody of the "boys own" adventure stories that were common in Britain in the pre war period). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothere Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 Well if we're switching to T.V. Hello Tales of the Gold Monkey and Bring em back alive. I'm a bit questionable if they count as pulp but the Flash Gordon, Buck Rodgers, and Fu Manchu tv series were based on legends from the pulp era. tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starblaze Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 The original 1933 King Kong is very pulpy. The Peter Jackson one is good too. Khymeria 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 Quote If you watch with your hands covering your eyes and only peeking through your fingers you can try the Frank Miller version of The Spirit. Its actually not awful. The first half or so is pretty poorly done, disappointing stuff, but it gets a lot better as the movie goes along and is pretty solid by the second half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borbetomagnus Posted August 3, 2018 Report Share Posted August 3, 2018 Goonies is a very pulp genre film. After Raiders of the Lost Ark, there was a plethora of pulp-themed films, mostly B-movies. Just like there were many Mad Max pastiche films in the 80s after Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior. Christopher R Taylor and DentArthurDent 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted August 4, 2018 Report Share Posted August 4, 2018 Quote Crap movie but the clothing was spot on... League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. While directing is uneven and acting can be bad, and as screenwriting can be very unreliable, the one area that is rock solid amazing and perfect in almost every Hollywood film is the set design and costuming. Those guys break their backs trying to get every single detail right, even things you barely notice or will never see. That's where the real professionals work. All that CGI and the explosions just distract everyone from the solid, excellent jobs by unsung heroes. Lord Liaden, Doc Shadow, pinecone and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borbetomagnus Posted August 4, 2018 Report Share Posted August 4, 2018 3 minutes ago, Christopher R Taylor said: While directing is uneven and acting can be bad, and as screenwriting can be very unreliable, the one area that is rock solid amazing and perfect in almost every Hollywood film is the set design and costuming. Those guys break their backs trying to get every single detail right, even things you barely notice or will never see. That's where the real professionals work. All that CGI and the explosions just distract everyone from the solid, excellent jobs by unsung heroes. I hella totally agree with you about the real professionals in the film business who put in the hard work are the set designers, costumes, et al. It's truly a craft and an art. I know someone who did costumes for Chicago theater productions and was the only costumer in the crew. It's very hard work even when you may start from existing pieces of clothing and make modifications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L0rd_Magg0t Posted August 11, 2018 Report Share Posted August 11, 2018 Road to Perdition https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0257044/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Johnny Dangerously https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087507/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Battle Creek Brawl https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080436/?ref_=nv_sr_1 HeroGM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjamma4 Posted August 19, 2018 Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 I didn't read the whole thread but the new "Jumanji" could be easily set in the '30s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted October 1, 2018 Report Share Posted October 1, 2018 tv versions of pulp horror kike monster force vol. one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted October 1, 2018 Report Share Posted October 1, 2018 Danger Diabolik ! could easily be adapted for a Pulp scenario. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danger:_Diabolik The villain has the requisite cool lair and his robberies don't have to be superpowered. Stealing $10 million from the police on a dock; scaling a building to steal a necklace; getting away from the police using a catapult and misdirection; getting away from fellow criminals in a plane or airship; destroying the entire country's tax records; stealing a giant ingot of gold. It could easily be done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 6 hours ago, death tribble said: Danger Diabolik ! could easily be adapted for a Pulp scenario. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danger:_Diabolik The villain has the requisite cool lair and his robberies don't have to be superpowered. Stealing $10 million from the police on a dock; scaling a building to steal a necklace; getting away from the police using a catapult and misdirection; getting away from fellow criminals in a plane or airship; destroying the entire country's tax records; stealing a giant ingot of gold. It could easily be done Sounds like he might be the inspiration for Monkey Punch's classic manga Lupin III (and the anime TV series and movies adapted from it, including Miyazaki's first film The Castle of Cagliostro). Lupin has a similar knack for escaping the scrapes he gets himself into, and has attempted such grand-scale crimes. He doesn't always get the prize, but he always lives to steal another day (in spite of the INTERPOL Inspector whose entire way of life revolves around bringing him to justice). And in the process he often brings down criminals who are much worse than he is. The ,music video for the Beastie Boy's "Body Moving" was directly inspired by Diabolik, even using the character's name in the end credit. It might even have used footage from the movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Desmarais Posted October 4, 2018 Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 I love using the islands of the South Pacific for pulp games. Only Angles Have Wings is one of my favorites to crib flavor bits from. Gary Miles 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeroGM Posted December 21, 2020 Report Share Posted December 21, 2020 Ok, after watching it and doing some digging - "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" takes place in late February to early March of 1940. Would you consider something that late to be pulp? Ok, how did I come by that. Polly says it's "March 2" when flying to the island before they meet Frankie. She meets the Dr. at Radio City Music Hall for a showing of "Wizard of Oz" and during the attack of the mechanical monsters we see a marquee for "Wuthering Heights". Based on the movies release dates it has to be 1940. It COULD be 1941 but even then I doubt they still be showing both those movies for 2 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zslane Posted December 21, 2020 Report Share Posted December 21, 2020 I'd say the Conan movies are good pulp movies to watch, as is the Solomon Kane movie with James Purefoy. Ninja-Bear 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 Quote Ok, after watching it and doing some digging - "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" takes place in late February to early March of 1940. Would you consider something that late to be pulp? Its probably meant to be in the 30s but the director didn't get the setting details exactly right (like what movies were out). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeroGM Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Christopher R Taylor said: Its probably meant to be in the 30s but the director didn't get the setting details exactly right (like what movies were out). Yeah everything says '39. And I know " well it's not our world!" Christopher R Taylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haven Walkur Posted January 1, 2021 Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 Very surprised no-one mentioned "The Phantom", with Billy Zane. Excellent pulp story played straight... which might be why it didn't do very well at the box office. It included a LOT of the lore of the Ghost Who Walks: the skull signet ring, that leaves an indelible brand; the father-to-son tradition of the mantle of the Phantom; Skull Island itself, complete with natives who call the Phantom "Ghost Who Walks", and "Uncle Walker"... just like in the newspapers! The movie presented a pulpy-good story that ranged from pre-WWII New York to Skull Island in the South Pacific. There was the requisite diabolical villain (industrialist and pre-war ally of the Germans), who off-handedly blinds a treacherous underling with a gimmicked microscope), and a henchwoman in black leather (a sadistic lady pilot played by, I believe, a young Catherine Zeta Jones). And the hero is noble, a little bit mysterious and splendidly, athletically two-fisted (Billy Zane did his own stunts). There's also a love interest, because there always has to be in the pulps, but tellingly, I don't remember anything about her... except that her father was, I think, a newspaper magnate, and she worked for him as a reporter. And they all played it straight! (Perhaps too straight, in the case of The Phantom's pale-purple bodysuit... which was, I think, taken from the look of his costume in the earliest days of colour newsprint.) It's a movie I liked a lot, and it's one I actually bought on videocassette (lo these many years ago). Gary Miles and Ninja-Bear 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted January 2, 2021 Report Share Posted January 2, 2021 Not really surprising, since it's been mentioned several times, starting here: You did give us a pithy outline, Haven, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haven Walkur Posted January 2, 2021 Report Share Posted January 2, 2021 Oh, bugger! That's what I get for not reading a thread from the beginning... my apologies for the redundancy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 On 12/22/2020 at 7:31 AM, Christopher R Taylor said: Its probably meant to be in the 30s but the director didn't get the setting details exactly right (like what movies were out). It seemed like it was meant to be pre-war, just on the cusp. Japan was in China, Sky Captain might have been a flying tiger...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorImpossible Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 I don't think the specific era is important to whether it is or is not pulp. It being pulp is more about the action adventure, the fact that the heroes never even question their own decision to do the right thing, even when it gets them into danger, the wide exploration of the setting, and so on. CaptainCoulson, DeleteThisAccount, Spence and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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