Spivo said:

Who cares. As long as it doesn't get out of hand. I am here a lot and have not noticed the boards flooded by movie threads. When people have nothing interresting to say, they usually grab the first thing they can complain about and pretend it's a genuine problem.

At the beginning of October, in the year of the incarnation of the Son of God 1347, twelve Genoese galleys . . . entered the harbor of Messina. In their bones they bore so virulent a disease that anyone who only spoke to them was seized by a mortal illness and in no manner could evade death. The infection spread to everyone who had any contact with the diseased. Those infected felt themselves penetrated by a pain throughout their whole bodies and, so to say, undermined. Then there developed on the thighs or upper arms a boil about the size of a lentil which the people called "burn boil". This infected the whole body, and penetrated it so that the patient violently vomited blood. This vomiting of blood continued without intermission for three days, there being no means of healing it, and then the patient expired.

Black Death approaches...

trailers.apple.com/trailers/magnolia/blackdeath/

watch trailer 1.

Maybe it will not be a great movie, but truly great scenery for our beloved Warhammer.

Black Death – Bubonic plague, pneumonic plague, septicemic plague.

Kills: 100 millions – 30% to 60% of Europeans in just a three years. Plague plague returned at various times until 19th century.

Killer: Yersinia pestis bacterium – spread by fleas (Xenopsylla cheopis) carried by rats.

The Black Death epidemy (1348-1350) was combination of bubonic plague, pneumonic plague, septicemic plague and hunger. Plague victims would die within 1 to seven days.

Variants:
Bubonic plague – tumors (buboes) of range in size from that of an egg to that of an apple. Survival up to 7 days.
Pneumonic plague – attacking lungs – most virulent, spread by air. Survival 1-2 days.
Septicemic plague – most deadly – attacking blood system and causing gangrena and black/purple spots and gangrene.

I thought Perfume: Story of a Murdere was fantastic. Great atmosphere and murder story. Nice suggestion.

I cant wait to try these others out, i have seen very few of those mentioned.

Gitzman

it is a great topic, I don't see people getting tired of it.

I hope will keep seeing new stuff.

I suggest some Italian movies. They usually represent very well the Dark Age - Renaiscence styles. Villages, clothes, customs are much more accurately represented then the average Hollywood movie. I was shocked when I started to see them, because it gets really obvious how we have something like an image builder. It's so strong it's hard to imagine those times differently. For that I would strongly recommend looking for Italian, French and Spanish movies.

What comes to my mind now:

Brother Sun, Sister Moon by Franco Zeffirelli (1972). It has two versions, the original one, in english, more revolutionary in trying more modern songs as themes and suggesting a paralel between Saint Francis of Assis and the hippie movement, and the Director's Cut (Fratello Sole, Sorella Luna), in italian, more classical, but keeping a critical view about society and The Church. Largely, it doesn't have the gritty mood of Warhammer, that's for sure. But to see the clothes they wore, how was the life on a little fortified settlement, the scenery... it's awesome!

Il Decameron, by Pier Paolo Pasolini (1971). Short stories glued together. A lot of sex themes. It is great for the scenery reasons, not for the mood, but a good film, I recommend it as a "study in antropology" film that can inspire us for Warhammer in that "change of paradigm" matter.

Alatriste (2006). Viggo Mortensen talking in spanish!!! very well spoken. I love this movie! Great mood. Blackpowder!!! I recommend it enthusiastically.

Started the list about these movies. You can find it HERE.

oldspot,

Just watched Plunkett and Mcleane, and thought it hit the Warhammer feel dead on! I had seen the cover art for it many times and just dismissed it as a western. Great recommendation, thanks.

-Thorvid

Ok I'm going to add a few movies to this list I don't see often in posts such as this but are must see mood setting movies imhop

The Wicker Man (1973)

A police sergeant is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. Stranger still, however, are the rituals that take place there.

OK you must see the 1973 version of this film and forget completely that the crap 2006 version with nick cage was ever made. Story is set in a modern 20th century setting but the mood is WFRP at its best! See the UK uncut version if at all possible.. do not watch American release!

The Devils (1971)

This film focuses on an outspoken priest and a group of sexually repressed nuns in 17th-century France.

Directed by Ken Russel, this film is not for children but it's pretty awesome if you are mature enough to read between the films lines. Political corruption, Accusations of Witchcraft and Satanisim, Witch Hunters.. it's in there!

Mathew Hopkins- The WitchfinderGeneral (1968)

England is torn in civil strife as the Royalists battle the Parliamentary Party for control. This conflict distracts people from rational thought and allows unscrupulous men to gain local power by exploiting village superstitions. One of these men is Matthew Hopkins, who tours the land offering his services as a persecutor of witches. Aided by his sadistic accomplice John Stearne, he travels from city to city and wrenches confessions from "witches" in order to line his pockets and gain sexual favors. When Hopkins persecutes a priest, he incurs the wrath of Richard Marshall, who is engaged to the priest's niece. Risking treason by leaving his military duties, Marshall relentlessly pursues the evil Hopkins and his minion Stearne.

Why should you see this movie?- The title says it all

So i just watched Black Death last night. I have to say that is THE Warhammer movie. It is quite well done, Sean Bean is a bad ass, and it encompases so much of The Empire into its story and style. Not much Chaos or other monsters but LOADS of Emprire culture.

Gitzman

that is what I thought watching trailer

seems like Pestilens rats are all around the place?>

Its about some guys (Sean and his pals) who are going to investigate a town which seems to have been uneffected by the plague that is ravaging the rest of the country. They suspect witchcraft and necromancy and you can see where the story goes from there. Lots of zealotry, witch burning, renouncing faith, etc.

Best part, there is a scene with a bunch of flagellants, just like you'd picture it in Warhammer.

All you have to do is replace Christianity with Sigmar, and Devil with Chaos, the rest takes care of itself. Cults, witchcraft, plagues and disease, faith, all that good stuff.

Gitz