Sentences with phrase «as alien invasions»

«The new VR title from Gunfire Games From Other Suns, was described to me as the 3D (and VR) version of Subet Games» 2012 title FTL, which had you manage a spaceship as it endured events such as alien invasions and constant maintenance on its spacefaring trip.

Think of it as the alien invasion version of Groundhog Day — every time he comes back, he learns a bit more about how to stay alive and fight.

Those speeches, combined with all of the other combat movie cliches found in Battle: Los Angeles, reveal the film to be little more than a traditional war film disguised as an alien invasion flick, tailor - made for a generation of kids raised on first - person shooters and jitter - inducing energy drinks.

Not exact matches

As frightened as I am of alien invasion --(I mean, let's be honest... it's terrifying, rightAs frightened as I am of alien invasion --(I mean, let's be honest... it's terrifying, rightas I am of alien invasion --(I mean, let's be honest... it's terrifying, right?)

Falling Skies Touted as The Walking Dead meets Aliens, this 10 - part series from executive producer Steven Spielberg (again) twists the familiar alien - invasion narrative (again!)

Tread softly: Early independent reviews of beta versions of the Omni put the noise factor at about the same level as a treadmill, meaning your neighbors likely will never know you're saving the world from an alien invasion.

As Adam Frank has said over on the 13.7 blog, «Earth and Mars have been swapping spit (astrobiologically speaking) for eons... [and] it is entirely possible we were Earth's first alien invasion.»

However, when electromagnetic pulses of lightning strike the area, the strange event turns out to be the beginning of an alien invasion, and Ferrier must now protect his children as they seek refuge.

It is a fascinating contrast to the politics of alien invasion films such as Independence Day and War of the Worlds (original and remake).

As his first major feature role independent of his siblings, Rory appeared as alongside Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix in M. Night Shyamalan's rural alien invasion thriller SignAs his first major feature role independent of his siblings, Rory appeared as alongside Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix in M. Night Shyamalan's rural alien invasion thriller Signas alongside Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix in M. Night Shyamalan's rural alien invasion thriller Signs.

As much as moviegoers love an alien invasion spectacle, the lack of fresh comedies could let Paul steal that top spoAs much as moviegoers love an alien invasion spectacle, the lack of fresh comedies could let Paul steal that top spoas moviegoers love an alien invasion spectacle, the lack of fresh comedies could let Paul steal that top spot.

A brash, effects - laden tribute to all those alien invasion movies of the 1950s (just try watching the original «War of the Worlds» without spotting the countless similarities), Roland Emmerich's ultimate mindless actioner is arguably as close you'll get to a perfect textbook merging of old fashioned sci - fi with modern day big - budget fanfaring.

Adam Sandler does it again: this movie about an invasion by aliens disguised as 1980s video game characters is complete rubbish

In a year of alien invasion stories, Darkest Hour still managed to stand out as the worst of the bunch.

In these films, the world has usually turned against humanity in some way — a zombie apocalypse, an alien invasion, or simply the indomitability of nature itself — and the relative resourcefulness of characters who were previously reliant on now - absent tools or technologies provide the major dramatic beats as outside forces close in, driving these characters into action.

Another installment to the recent onslaught of alien invasion films, Battle: Los Angeles is based on famous historical UFO sightings and events such as the 1942 LA incident where an unidentified aircraft entered military airspace and was subject to artillery fire.

Battle: Los Angeles» early 2011 release date positions it before competing alien invasion films such as the comedy Paul (if that even counts), Jon Favreau's Cowboys & Aliens, Michael Bay's Transformers 3 and the August release of The Darkest Hour.

Strange Invaders (Twilight Time, Blu - ray)-- Part offbeat horror film, part UFO conspiracy, and part tribute to 1950s alien invasion pictures, this good - natured comic sci - fi film stars Paul Le Mat as a college professor who goes in search of his ex-wife and finds a time - warped town that shouldn't exist populated by bug - eyed monsters that shoot lasers.

Familiar territory not only for Donald Sutherland (who coped with another alien invasion in the 1978 re-make of Invasion of the Body Snatchers) but for audiences as well.

And it becomes clear shortly thereafter why the promo is titled «Chant,» with Black Panther and his Wakandan army (including M'Baku) chanting together as they prepare for an impending alien invasion.

Ronan's character has her mind taken over by an alien intelligence called Wanderer as part of an invasion.

Super Stardust Ultra VR throws gamers into the distant future as they become a star fighter pilot in order to defend their planet from an alien invasion.

TNT's Falling Skies, which last year ranked as basic cable's # 1 summer drama among young adults, tells the extraordinary story about life and survival in the wake of a catastrophic alien invasion.

This one just so happens to do so because of an alien invasion as opposed to a drunken argument.

Global warming is of course a real issue (as opposed to alien invasions and meteors hitting the Earth, the chances of which are infinitesimally small).

Arrival, with its handwringing worthiness and easy answers, certainly meets these criteria as escapist balm for the masses, but this analysis ignores the fact that M Night Shyamalan's 2002 film Signs is not just a superior film about alien invasion (funnier, darker, more cinematic), but also a stronger allegory for the apocalyptic fever that has gripped America and, by extension, the world.

And you've probably seen an alien invasion movie as well.

For those who haven't been following the project, Battle has been described as a Black Hawk Down - style military story set in an alien invasion.

For those of you who don't know, Battle: LA is an alien invasion story, which is presented as an intense real - time war movie from the perspective of a group of Marines.

Now, film Two is here and so are the aliens (captured back then) and coming (as in second - invasion - have - received - distress - call.)

The film follows a group of friends who discover an alien invasion during a pub crawl, though the genre aspects of the movie, as in the earlier films, function as a framework to explore deeper topics like nostalgia, addiction and male friendship.

In what has to be considered both a coup and an instance of real inspiration, Jane Badler — who played V leader Diana in the original miniseries and series — has joined ABC's new incarnation of the alien invasion show as mother to Morena Baccarin's alien leader, Anna.

The Oscar - hopeful film will compete directly against the likes of the latest alien invasion thriller, The Darkest Hour - as well as director Stephen Daldry's inspirational melodrama, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - for the attention of holiday season moviegoers.

An action - horror with a script as tight as a snare drum, it melded Amblin with John Carpenter, following a group of council estate kids as they fight off an alien invasion that they're responsible for.

As we've seen in the trailers promoting Infinity War, Wakanda is the site of a humongous alien invasion.

is based on a rather unsavory series of trading cards released by Topps in the 1950s, and it takes its cues from the same sources as this summer's Independence Day — old alien invasion flicks, disaster movies, and big - budget special effects extravaganzas.

Garry Shandling is nothing if not well - cast as an alien packed off to Earth by his neutered, all - male race to impregnate an earth female as a prelude to invasion.

The expansive storyline follows FBI agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) as they attempt to uncover a massive conspiracy involving an impending alien invasion, with their efforts bringing them into contact with a selection of fresh faces (Martin Landau's Alvin Kurtzweil, Blythe Danner's Jana Cassidy) and series regulars (William B. Davis» Cigarette Smoking Man, Mitch Pileggi's Walter Skinner).

The actor previously worked with the filmmaker on 2002 alien invasion film Signs and 2004 mystery The Village, and now the duo is adding a third film with an as - yet - untitled movie.

As grown men, they ponder whether or not they were given the gift for the very reason of an alien invasion.

As our series heads towards its conclusion, Catherine Shoard makes the case for Denis Villeneuve's staggering alien invasion film

Gal Metal is a motion - based rhythm game focused on metal music, that has the player use their Joy - Con controllers like drumsticks as they drum to the beat to save the Earth from alien invasion.

It's hard to say exactly how we would all react to a low - scale alien invasion, but I think the film has it pretty right as all of characters authentically act and speak like urban teenagers and their arcs realistically waver between humor and fear.

The story, as told by a few introductory pictures at the start of the game, is that there has been an alien invasion, or something to that effect, and a whole swath of Little Kingdom's triangular citizens have been abducted in the midst.

Best described as «Red Dawn» meets «Independence Day» and featuring a cast of young up - and - comers, what makes the film so unique from every other alien invasion movie are the aggressors themselves: seemingly invisible entities powered by electricity that can incinerate anything with a single touch.

The film is just as much about the ownership of women's bodies as it is about an alien invasion — ScarJo's blank face and slight, twitchy physicality are incredible to watch, as the men she encounters (many of them non-actors who were captured with hidden cameras) leer at her, make conversation, and eventually get sprung by the same trap they clearly wish to set for Scarlett.

Last year's first trailer gave Black Panther a big impressive line about it, as Wakanda prepared for an (apparent) alien invasion.

As Thomas Wolfe knew so well, you can't go home again, even if you really, really want to complete an epic pub crawl while thwarting an invasion of alien robots.

In the past, Marvel's Netflix shows have touched upon the Battle of New York from the first Avengers, but the shows have always treated «The Incident» as more of an unfortunate thing that happened one time and not like the literal alien invasion that it was.

It's not the beautifully stylized, visually witty animation — though I saw the film in 3D IMAX, and it is gorgeous — or the brilliant idea to cast Stephen Colbert (Strangers with Candy) as the President of the United States who's wildly unable to cope with an alien invasion.