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2012/10/05 05:36:11
Subject: Movies that you consider to be prequels to Warhammer 40k
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What are some movies that you consider to be the precurser to the 40kverse?
I consider Event Horizon to be part of it. It may sound weird but I think Akira would be a viable prequel to 40k as well because of the existence of psykers/psychics and how powerful/unstable they are if not trained properly.
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2012/10/05 07:28:42
Subject: Movies that you consider to be prequels to Warhammer 40k
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Been Around the Block
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watch Looper, the kid is the freaking Emperor
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2012/10/05 07:31:55
Subject: Movies that you consider to be prequels to Warhammer 40k
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Prequel to 40k? Die Hard.
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2012/10/05 07:32:47
Subject: Re:Movies that you consider to be prequels to Warhammer 40k
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2012/10/05 13:19:30
Subject: Movies that you consider to be prequels to Warhammer 40k
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Stormin' Stompa
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Th0a wrote:watch Looper, the kid is the freaking Emperor
Now it all makes sense.
Priest. It might not be a prequel, but the mega cities, with a its sun-blotting pollution and religious ruling class really feels like a city in 40k.
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2012/10/05 13:23:03
Subject: Re:Movies that you consider to be prequels to Warhammer 40k
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Preacher of the Emperor
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Its all about the movie "The Mutant Chronicles" That film was channeling guardsman from the moment it started, plus all the tech looked extra WWI/Gothic and even the pilots looked like mordians!
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2012/10/05 13:49:08
Subject: Re:Movies that you consider to be prequels to Warhammer 40k
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generalchaos34 wrote:Its all about the movie "The Mutant Chronicles" That film was channeling guardsman from the moment it started, plus all the tech looked extra WWI/Gothic and even the pilots looked like mordians!
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2012/10/05 13:57:16
Subject: Movies that you consider to be prequels to Warhammer 40k
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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The alien trilogy is quite obvious. I'd say starship troopers is close.
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2012/10/05 16:32:15
Subject: Movies that you consider to be prequels to Warhammer 40k
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Mauleed
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Dune, both the film and the book, are one of (if the The) primary inspirations for most of WH40k.
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2012/10/05 16:40:43
Subject: Movies that you consider to be prequels to Warhammer 40k
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Event Horizon is a perfect "mankind's discovery of warp travel" story.
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2012/10/05 16:41:24
Subject: Movies that you consider to be prequels to Warhammer 40k
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Boom! Leman Russ Commander
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Dredd.
Judge Dredd.
Dune.
Terminator.
Serenity or Firefly - the exansion of humanity to the stars.
Thats all I can come up with ATM, but I know there are loads more.
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2012/10/05 16:45:50
Subject: Movies that you consider to be prequels to Warhammer 40k
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 Harriticus wrote:Event Horizon is a perfect "mankind's discovery of warp travel" story.
Yah I kept trying to remember this movie!!! It's most DEFINATELY how I'd imagine chaos showing itself to humans in deep space.
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2012/10/05 17:38:49
Subject: Movies that you consider to be prequels to Warhammer 40k
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Chancetragedy wrote: Harriticus wrote:Event Horizon is a perfect "mankind's discovery of warp travel" story.
Yah I kept trying to remember this movie!!! It's most DEFINATELY how I'd imagine chaos showing itself to humans in deep space.
100% agree with event horizon, def chaos like at the end
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2012/10/05 17:51:55
Subject: Re:Movies that you consider to be prequels to Warhammer 40k
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generalchaos34 wrote:Its all about the movie "The Mutant Chronicles" That film was channeling guardsman from the moment it started, plus all the tech looked extra WWI/Gothic and even the pilots looked like mordians!
You know that Mutant Chronicles is based off of the same intellectual property as Warzone, which was a competitor to 40k during the late 90's, right?
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2012/10/05 18:05:30
Subject: Movies that you consider to be prequels to Warhammer 40k
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Humorless Arbite
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Chronicles of Riddick had a very 40k feel to it imo.
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2012/10/05 18:26:50
Subject: Re:Movies that you consider to be prequels to Warhammer 40k
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The Conquerer
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Avatar, I like to think its simply man's first contact with Xenos. Naturally Exterminatus is incoming 
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2012/10/05 21:58:06
Subject: Re:Movies that you consider to be prequels to Warhammer 40k
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Xeno-Hating Inquisitorial Excruciator
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I like that so many of the movies listed here came about after 40K had already been started up.
I would say, aside from Aliens, that most of the source materialprecursors for 40K did not come from movies, but instead books. Dune, Starship Troopers, anything written by Michael Moorcock or Poul Anderson.....
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2012/10/05 22:09:01
Subject: Movies that you consider to be prequels to Warhammer 40k
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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I thought it meant more as in like what movie worlds could be a prequel to how the 40k universe would come about. That being said my aliens trilogy reference still fits your criteria ;p
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2012/10/05 22:50:05
Subject: Movies that you consider to be prequels to Warhammer 40k
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The Conquerer
Waiting for my shill money from Spiral Arm Studios
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Chancetragedy wrote:I thought it meant more as in like what movie worlds could be a prequel to how the 40k universe would come about. That being said my aliens trilogy reference still fits your criteria ;p
Our world is the precurser to 40k, we don't need a movie version of Earth.
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Cato Sicarius, after force feeding Captain Ventris a copy of the Codex Astartes for having the audacity to play Deathwatch, chokes to death on his own D-baggery after finding Calgar assembling his new Eldar army.
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2012/10/05 23:42:50
Subject: Movies that you consider to be prequels to Warhammer 40k
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Except for technically earth isn't terra. As terra is halfway across the galaxy ;p
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2012/10/05 23:46:40
Subject: Movies that you consider to be prequels to Warhammer 40k
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The Conquerer
Waiting for my shill money from Spiral Arm Studios
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Chancetragedy wrote:Except for technically earth isn't terra. As terra is halfway across the galaxy ;p
Wrong, Terra is Earth. Our current Earth. Yes, its Terra.
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Self-proclaimed evil Cat-person. Dues Ex Felines
Cato Sicarius, after force feeding Captain Ventris a copy of the Codex Astartes for having the audacity to play Deathwatch, chokes to death on his own D-baggery after finding Calgar assembling his new Eldar army.
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2012/10/05 23:55:33
Subject: Movies that you consider to be prequels to Warhammer 40k
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Grey Knight Purgator firing around corners
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Starship Troopers
Serenity/Firefly
Farscape
Fringe (If we're talking tv series...hello)
Dune/Children of Dune (The Mini-series..far superior to the movie)
Lifeforce
The Keep
Predator
Universal Soldier
Cyborg
Prometheus (dude, seriously great movie NOT aliens though)
Scanners
Akira (which you mentioned)
Big Trouble in Little China... no seriously
The THING!!!!
Off the top of my head, this list is pretty concise
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2012/10/06 00:00:13
Subject: Movies that you consider to be prequels to Warhammer 40k
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Derp. You sir are correct, for some reason I was thinking sol was located near macragge. And therefore not in Terra's system. Whatever my point still stands!
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2012/10/06 00:20:02
Subject: Movies that you consider to be prequels to Warhammer 40k
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Growlin' Guntrukk Driver with Killacannon
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Chancetragedy wrote:Except for technically earth isn't terra. As terra is halfway across the galaxy ;p
Most 40k maps are offset to make room for the Eye of Terror. Hence, Earth appears to be much closer to the galactic core than it really is. (edit: Oops, nevermind) And back on topic, Lars Von Trier's Antichrist. Really. Between stomach-churning gore and Von Trier's trademark displays of visual pedantry, the notion that nature itself is governed by forces not just amoral but downright evil slips in. And that notion certainly rings a bell.
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2012/10/06 04:15:52
Subject: Movies that you consider to be prequels to Warhammer 40k
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Rookie Pilot
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Well the arguement can be made for any near future work of science fiction. Event horizion is always the go to for per history 40k, shame that its a terrible movie. I would say stargate franchise comes pretty close (necrony type guys, the ancients and Asgardians are somewhat reminiscent of the old ones the stargates themselves are a sort of webway).
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2012/10/06 06:00:27
Subject: Movies that you consider to be prequels to Warhammer 40k
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Starship Troopers, maybe Universal Soldier.
Event Horizon isn't a bad choice either.
Not Alien.
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2012/10/06 06:14:53
Subject: Movies that you consider to be prequels to Warhammer 40k
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Banelord Titan Princeps of Khorne
Noctis Labyrinthus
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Event Horizon is IMHO the best answer.
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2012/10/06 06:18:01
Subject: Re:Movies that you consider to be prequels to Warhammer 40k
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Mekboy Hammerin' Somethin'
Kansas City, Missouri
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Besides the face, predator seemed very eldar/dark eldar to me.
Alien is a decent footnote
and event horizon is a great one for warp travel
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2012/10/06 10:41:01
Subject: Movies that you consider to be prequels to Warhammer 40k
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Huge Hierodule
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Jurassic Park. Maybe Matrix, if the science weren't so egregiously poor.
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2012/10/06 10:46:36
Subject: Re:Movies that you consider to be prequels to Warhammer 40k
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Lady of the Lake
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 pretre wrote:generalchaos34 wrote:Its all about the movie "The Mutant Chronicles" That film was channeling guardsman from the moment it started, plus all the tech looked extra WWI/Gothic and even the pilots looked like mordians!
You know that Mutant Chronicles is based off of the same intellectual property as Warzone, which was a competitor to 40k during the late 90's, right?
Well movie-wise they won. 
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