Killer Shrike Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 I just watched Triple Frontier on Netflix. It felt fairly legit, they got a fair amount of stuff right, such as the realities of post-military service civilianhood and the feels between the members of the SF unit that gets back together for one last op. It's pretty good fodder for a Dark Champions / Modern HERO one off. The outline of the plot can be used pretty much as is, or perhaps switching out the mcguffin to better fit a GM's needs. Worth checking out. Scott Ruggels and Steve 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDU Neil Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 I watched it. It was more of a "personal journey" story and less "action movie" than I was expecting... which made it better than I expected. Some nice twists/role reversals with the two primary characters. Heck of a cast for a Netflix film. Shows the kind of clout they have in producing new work, these days. Solid thumbs up, but not "WOW!" for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDU Neil Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 Are you/have you watched "When Heroes Fly?" on Netflix? An Israeli based action/suspense series that also screams Danger International, especially the dramatic but overly convoluted plot. I really like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Shrike Posted March 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 41 minutes ago, RDU Neil said: Are you/have you watched "When Heroes Fly?" on Netflix? An Israeli based action/suspense series that also screams Danger International, especially the dramatic but overly convoluted plot. I really like it. I haven't but I'll look it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 Watched Triple Frontier last night. I agree that it'd be an excellent basis for a DI one-off. You could even make a campaign out of it, at the intersection between special ops, espionage, and crime. Other films like Ronin and Bourne Identity come to mind. Killer Shrike and RDU Neil 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Shrike Posted March 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 I was also reminded a bit of Heat, Baby, and similar heist movies. A lot of work and danger by highly skilled people living on the edge that doesn't end well... A one-shot adventure using this as a template could probably sprawl out into at least a story arc or two as a mini campaign. The movie definitely had an obvious outlet for extension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDU Neil Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 16 hours ago, Old Man said: Watched Triple Frontier last night. I agree that it'd be an excellent basis for a DI one-off. You could even make a campaign out of it, at the intersection between special ops, espionage, and crime. Other films like Ronin and Bourne Identity come to mind. Ronin, the first Bourne, Heat... anything by Michael Mann really, even his bad stuff... pretty much my milieu. The fact that Netflix will produce a high quality bit of action/drama like Triple Frontier makes me very happy. Killer Shrike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megaplayboy Posted March 26, 2019 Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 Boy, money sure did bring out the worst in Redfly(Ben Affleck's character). I'm not 100% sure I'd be leaving my share for his family after all the crap he put the team through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted March 26, 2019 Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 Sort of offset by the fact that he was the most reluctant to join the team. The best thing about the film was that they got the size of the money about right. Too often movies will have dudes carrying around $1 million in a little attache case. A school backpack is more like it. Hollywood really gets it wrong when the bad guys ask for their loot in small bills. Backpack-sized $1M is in hundreds. In twenties, $1M fills a large suitcase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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