Beyond the hobby?

[xbenblasterx]

Hey guy's I was just after some recommendations of any Film's TV shows or Anime series, that adopt many of the tropes and conevntions that draw me to the lore of 40k, so basically anything that's Dark Gritty and Sci FI!

I've seen Ultramarines.... and like a lot of you wasn't all that impressed.

But I enjoy the Universe of 40K so much I'm just after something that can successfully replicate it

All recommendations welcome!

[Popsical]

The chronicles of riddick is about as close as hollywood gets to 40k.
Starship troopers is guard versus nids.
Disneys the black hole has the steam punk ship designs and is still a fantastic film.

Yep struggling for many more.

[Deadlift]

Dune, it's not 40k but it's pretty fantastic.

[Psychosplodge]

Sharpe, It's like Gaunt's ghosts but without the Chaos or sci-fi ,and with more primitive weapons...

[Katharon]

Dune, Starship Troopers, Halo animation movie, etc.

I'd also recommend playing the Dawn of War games and Space Marine. Really good games, through I preferred DoW I compared with DoW II.

[Wolfshade]

Sharpe, It's like Gaunt's ghosts but without the Chaos or sci-fi ,and with more primitive weapons...

It has Sean Bean, [SPOILER] He does not die [/SPOILER]

Out on a limb with this suggestion: Event Horizon.

[SaveModifier]

I came here to suggest Event Horizon too, that film has the Warp in it perfectly.

[Skullchewer]

The chronicles of riddick is about as close as hollywood gets to 40k.
Starship troopers is guard versus nids.
Disneys the black hole has the steam punk ship designs and is still a fantastic film.

Yep struggling for many more.

Totally agree on all three. The second Riddick movie, with the Necromungers, is very 40K in look and feel.
Starship Troopers the movie is indeed IG Vs Nids, but the original Heinlen novel is pretty much the inspiration for Space Marines.
I had never seen The Black Hole in that light, I suppose it is a bit Steampunky. Great movie with a surprising ending.

Dune, it's not 40k but it's pretty fantastic.

The book, the movie or the mini series? Eh, just get all 3.

Sharpe, It's like Gaunt's ghosts but without the Chaos or sci-fi ,and with more primitive weapons...

That's how I describe the Gaunt series whenever I try to get someone to read it.

I'd say expand your sci-fi reading. I often compare the Tau to the Culture of Iain M Banks sci fi novels.
For games, as well as DoW 1and2, and Space Marine try Starcraft. You'll be surprised how similar it is

[Psychosplodge]

I think the Tau are too warlike to be compared to the peaceful culture.

[Brakkart]

Yep I'll add another vote for Event Horizon. Basically it is a film about humanity's first ever warp jump and what happens when you do that without a protective field around the ship! It also has the most gothic engine room ever!

As for Dune, go for the Dune and Children of Dune mini series that were done by the Sci-Fi Channel (back when it actually did Sci-Fi!) as they are much better than the terrible movie.

I can also recommend the movie Outlander which is a sci-fi spin on the origin of the Beowulf story. Just picture it as an Imperial Guardsman and Tyranid crash land on a primitive world and it works brilliantly.