Conrad Gray Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Well, I'm done with my first playthrough, and I feel like watching films. What non-James Bond/Jason Bourne/Jack Bauer flicks capture the sort of espionage setting and tone of AP? I'd say: Spy Game Body of Lies Traitor The Recruit Syriana Vantage Point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raithe Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 (edited) True Lies? Also of interest, might be the Bourne Identity that was made back in the early/mid eighties.. and I believe Richard Chamberlain was playing Bourne if I recall correctly. It actually hewed closer to the original book for about 80% of the movie... Edited July 8, 2010 by Raithe "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoch Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Honestly, I think the on-screen portrayal that mirrors Alpha Protocol the best isn't a film. It's a '90s straight-to-cable TV series: La Femme Nikita. Sure, the protagonist is a bombshell blonde, but the trust-no-one environment with focus on personal relationships between field agents, handlers on an earpiece, and the mysterious motivations of the organization they all work for is spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volourn Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 " but the trust-no-one environment with focus on personal relationships between field agents, handlers on an earpiece, and the mysterious motivations of the organization they all work for is spot on. " You just described every spy focused genre piece ever. DWARVES IN PROJECT ETERNITY = VOLOURN HAS PLEDGED $250. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WILL THE ALMIGHTY Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Shooter? Syriana? "Alright, I've been thinking. When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade - make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don't want your damn lemons, what am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see life's manager. Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons. Do you know who I am? I'm the man who's gonna burn your house down! With the lemons. I'm going to to get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoraptor Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Syriana was cited as similar to/ an inspiration for Alpha Protocol at one stage. And it is 'referenced' (Leland as an off the top of head example). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorstUsernameEver Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Syriana was cited as similar to/ an inspiration for Alpha Protocol at one stage. And it is 'referenced' (Leland as an off the top of head example). To be honest though, Syriana was cited as an influence during the 'Mitsoda days'. Not much of that kind of feel is in the final product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiked Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 TV show burn notice reminds me a lot of Alpha Protocol. The protagonist is even called Michael, and his friend calls him Mikey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WILL THE ALMIGHTY Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Syriana was cited as similar to/ an inspiration for Alpha Protocol at one stage. And it is 'referenced' (Leland as an off the top of head example). To be honest though, Syriana was cited as an influence during the 'Mitsoda days'. Not much of that kind of feel is in the final product. It's definitely not as dark or serious as Syriana, that's for sure. "Alright, I've been thinking. When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade - make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don't want your damn lemons, what am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see life's manager. Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons. Do you know who I am? I'm the man who's gonna burn your house down! With the lemons. I'm going to to get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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