Sentences with phrase «for space opera»

Yes, that does sound familiar, as it is a very common storyline for space opera games especially (I'm looking at you, Mass Effect).

Still despite this I believe Banks still sets the standard for space opera.

For a space opera based over a millennia from now the technology is lacking.

The movie's stunning visuals and effects combine with a soundtrack of 70 songs for a space opera that Rolling Stone calls, «a rogue epic that the kids made when the grown ups weren't watching.»

Not exact matches

The film, which will be released on Dec. 15 of this year, will pick up after the action of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the franchise's huge 2015 release that shattered box office records and marked the space opera's return to theaters for the first time in a decade.

Fast and Furious is his claim to fame, and if he handles the famed space opera in the same way as he handled the neon drifting adolescent movies, we're in for good deal of paper - thin character development.

For some, it's the quasi - fantasy / space opera of Star Wars.

It was a middling year for superhero movies, but a storming one for dystopian science fiction and hyper - nostalgic space opera

It's a fun fact, but also says everything you need to know about the second installment of Marvel's surprise hit space opera: Everything you loved about the original has been cranked up in volume for Vol.

Check out the upcoming forum thread for more on this intriguing space opera.

ATLANTIS: THE LOST EMPIRE (Grade: C +): Disney's mix of Jules Verne sci - fi, Japanese space opera and «Indiana Jones» adventure is a spectacular fantasy epic whittled down to a mere 88 minutesRated PG for violence.

There's plenty of action, of course, but it's the heart and humor, delivered consistently throughout Guardians of the Galaxy, that make this tongue - in - cheek space opera the perfect fit for the 21st Century.

But walking away with the Golden Popcorn for Movie of the Year won't be easy, as J.J. Abrams» space opera will be squaring off against box office behemoths Avengers: Age of Ultron, Creed, Jurassic World, Straight Outta Compton and the newly released Deadpool.

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is out on DVD and Blu - ray today, and Yahoo! Movies caught up with director James Gunn during the press tour for the home - entertainment release, with Gunn taking a moment to discuss the villainous characters of the space opera — specifically, Karen Gillan's Nebula, calling her «the Boba Fett of the -LSB-...]

I make lowbrow art stuff for those who love cartoons, horror movies, sci - fi, fantasy, real american heroes, comic books, sugary breakfast cereals, heavy metal, robots in disguise, giant monsters, space opera, and wild animals!

True, the hype for J.J. Abrams» (Lost, Super 8) Jedi rejoinder has been inescapable, and just this side of nauseating if you're not a devotee of the highly valued space opera.

Often this reconfiguration is generic — combining «superhero» features with those of other genres — heist, conspiracy, high school, and significantly for these purposes, space opera.

by Walter Chaw A deep cut for Star Wars fanatics, Gareth Edwards's Rogue One: A Star Wars Story also happens to be the single most topical fiction of 2016, talking as it does — in bold, melodramatic strokes befitting a space opera — about the importance of rebellion in the face of fascism.

How could we compile a list about space travel and not include one of the 12 big screen outings for Gene Roddenberry's space opera, one of the defining cultural commodities of our, or anybody else's, time?

Early reviews are in for «Solo: A Star Wars Story,» the newest standalone space opera set in the galaxy far, far away.

For high - stakes space opera on an epic scale, Star Wars: The Last Jedi is a risky, expansive, entertaining and visionary spectacle, made with technical expertism and frequently, bona fide beauty.

Interestingly, Freeman — who was sitting next to his old pal Andy Serkis, a Star Wars alum himself — noted that his absence from the space opera series is not for lacking on his own part.

A joyfully perverse exercise in world - building for a franchise that will only live on in fan fiction, the Wachowskis» space opera was a vibrant throwback to gonzo epics like The Fifth Element, Brazil, and the siblings» own The Matrix.

Because the comic book studio has put a genre twist on their standard formula for nearly every film: Captain America: The Winter Soldier was a political thriller, Guardians of the Galaxy flaunted its trippy space opera inspirations, Spider - Man: Homecoming recalled John Hughes teen comedies.

Fisher, who was known most for having played Princess Leia in the popular epic space - opera film franchise, spoke to Ridley about the way stardom would impact her search for love and said that her personal life was set to become more complicated, reports mirror.co.uk.

A super-concentrated packet whose features have the precision of an X-Acto knife, Natalie Portman literally and figuratively blasted out of the box as a pubescent punkette assassin in The Professional (1994) and hasn't taken a breather since, working with the top stratum of directors in a carousel of genres ranging from costume drama (The Other Boleyn Girl) to space opera (the Star Wars prequel trilogy), to mirror - splintering psychodrama (Black Swan, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role).

Given the all - consuming love of the environment, having Baez perform the theme song «Rejoice in the Sun,» and «Silent Running» gave major hippy street cred to this quite moving space opera, her lilting voice carrying potent, rhythmic imagery of children running through the grass, earth between their toes to reap a cosmic harvest, especially when these tunes» potent moral message is given gossamer orchestrations for the guitar and piano.

Ever since «Star Wars» rewrote the proverbial rule book, there has been so little room in cinemas for calm, brainy science fiction that anything that isn't space opera seems like a feast — «Arrival» is pretty easy to overrate.

That three - year wait is finally over for Johnson and the result should not only put to rest any lingering doubt he may have had, but also gives this beloved space opera its most daring and emotionally satisfying chapter since the Empire struck back.

So, brace yourself for an exciting assortment of space operas, a gritty collection of dystopian futures, and a little dash of steampunk for flavor.

Prologues are very much part of certain genres that are going for an old - fashioned epic feel, like high fantasy, historical saga, and space opera.

For example, you have your space opera cover, with two starships colliding in combat, lasers everywhere.

The BeWrite Books catalogue at the start of 2010 contained 120 titles in so many genres that it's simpler to itemise what we do not offer: books for children or exclusively YA, erotica, swords - and - sorcery fantasy and space - opera - style science fiction.

I sold 110 of a space opera and 150 of an urban fantasy book and didn't get sticky, so the «sticky threshold» is dependent on the competitiveness of your sub-genre — I'd say aim for the Top 20 of your sub-genre, preferably Top 10.

Published independently in 2014, this warm, humorous space opera was quickly adopted by science fiction readers, ending up on longlists for several prestigious prizes, including the Arthur C. Clarke award.

When your next book comes out, I might check to see where I can get it for free, but I'm not going to say, «Oh well, Kindle doesn't have it so I'll read some other space opera by a guy who likes churros.

I love me a good formulaic space opera, for instance, in that I'm perfectly okay with it following the formula as long as it is implemented well.

We're scheduling a tour for YA space opera «Rimrider».

We're scheduling a tour for «Prime», a science - fiction novel / space opera.

This cover is perfect for any epic space opera that hovers at the edge of an alien invasion of terrible meteor impact.

An epic Science Fiction book cover that can be the grand opening for your next bestselling space opera series.

The stuff I wrote was far future space opera romance and not to market (aliens steal women from Earth for breeding purposes, go!)

In light of the seventh instalment of Star Wars opening in Singapore tomorrow, awaken the force in your furkid with these toys (that may or may not be designed especially for pets) inspired by the epic space opera.

Sure, it's a bit of a cheat, but it sets the tone perfectly for the rest of this epic space opera.

Naturally, therefore, my first port of call was Drew Karpyshyn, lead writer on KOTOR and the first two titles for the also - critically - acclaimed space opera that followed as BioWare sought to create a universe that was all their own in Mass Effect.

Noted for their epic space - opera story lines and supremely balanced multiplayer gameplay, Blizzard Entertainment's StarCraft ® real - time strategy games have been a longstanding fixture on players» and critics» «Best of» lists and a staple of professional eSports for as long as the category has existed.

BioWare's Xbox 360 and Windows interactive space opera Mass Effect 2 is still half a year away, but for lead producer Casey Hudson it's happening right now.

Bungie has reached for the stars with its gigantic space opera, but much of the experience is rooted in long established conventions

And speaking of space opera, Telltale also plans to launch Guardians of the Galaxy — Episode 4: Who Needs You for the PS4 this week.

Daath Origins, a turn - based RPG set within a dark interdimensional space opera, is now available on Steam Early Access for # 6.99 and $ 9.99 respectively.