As a standalone piece, separate
from the Alien franchise, this film could have met with applause from fans of somber science fiction, instead of the sneers of those who love the characters and direction as delivered through Aliens.
The combination of the stellar musical score, which uses much of the music from the original movie (remastered of course) and the sound effects — from the grunts and growls of the Alien to the creaks and groans of an aging space station in the process of being decommissioned and moth - balled — create an experience that many fans have been longing for
from the Alien franchise for decades.
Better press on... The game feels like it's taken a page
from the Alien franchise in how to create claustrophobic suspense and it did a fantastic job of making every step a cautious one.
Not exact matches
If you're not familiar with
Alien Day, it refers to an annual promotion
from Twentieth Century Fox that centers on the famed movie
franchise Alien.
I wont go into a long review of the game, as there are plenty of websites that will do that for me, all i can say is that if you are a fan of either the
Aliens or Predator universe, or are simply looking for a shooter that differs
from the popular HALO or COD
franchises, then this game will certainly be for you.
A spirited and slickly mounted production that suffers more
from sins of omission than commission, Predators gives distributor 20th Century Fox good reason to believe there's life yet left in their
alien hunters
franchise.
In fact, after two disastrous «
Aliens vs. Predator» motion pictures, the heat - sensing thrill was pretty much gutted
from the
franchise, with any hope for the
alien character to reign triumphantly once again squandered on filmmakers incapable of gruesome imagination.
Within the past couple weeks, Prometheus 2 officially got a new title and a synopsis detailing the sequel to the prequel to the
Alien franchise from director Ridley Scott.
Aside
from Michael Fassbender in dual roles and the cast itself, there was absolutely nothing new about this sixth installment (and second prequel) of the nearly forty - year - old
Alien franchise.
Scary Movie 4 (15) Running time: 113 min ** The Scary Movie
franchise all - too - faithfully follows the «rules» of the movies it spoofs: each sequel gets that bit more unashamedly shoddy.Scary Movie 4 sees Cindy Campbell (talented Anna Faris, who should fire her agent) return as a care worker haunted by a Japanese spirit and battling to save the world
from alien invasion.How many jokes does it take to make a multi-million-dollar comedy
franchise?
While Denis Villeneuve is steering the long - awaited sequel to Scott's classic dystopian sci - fi
from 1982, Scott himself has opted to direct the sixth instalment of the
Alien franchise — the first official trailer for which you can watch here.
It's clear she has the physicality for it, and given she is a woman playing in a genre thats dominated by men, it's hard not to measure her against the likes of Linda Hamilton (the Terminator films), Sigourney Weaver (the
Alien franchise), Charlize Theron as Furiosa
from Mad Max Fury Road, and several others.
It's cool to see the return of two iconic sci - fi / action
franchises such as
Alien: Covenant and now Predators which both can hopefully bring back and add the things we loved
from the original films.
During the 30th anniversary of
Aliens many people
from the film talked about the future of the
franchise, last we heard it was
from James Cameron talking about Neill Blomkamp «s «very strong» script for
Alien 5 and Sigourney Weaver revealing her commitments to the Avatar sequels had further delayed the film.
Following John Carpenter's announcement earlier today that David Gordon Green (Stronger, Our Brand Is Crisis, Joe, Pineapple Express) and Danny McBride (
Alien: Covenant, Eastbound & Down, Vice Principals) will write the new Halloween movie which Green will direct, we have now received the official press release
from Trancas International with quotes on the project
from Green, McBride, and
franchise producer Malek Akkad!
In addition to the terrifying Xenomorphs that kill off countless characters across the
franchise, the
Alien films are also known for introducing advanced android characters that can be nearly indistinguishable
from humans.
From the NES to the PC to the arcades, many games have been based on the storied
Aliens franchise.
[shudder] 24 Frames Noomi Rapace and Sigourney Weavers»
Alien franchise screen tests IndieWire six life saving tips for cinematographers
from the great Darius Khondji (Se7en, Evita, Midnight in Paris, and more...) Empire Penelope Cruz will star in her fifth Pedro Almodóvar movie Fleeting Lovers (title may change) which starts shooting this summer.
Devotees of the «Witch Mountain»
franchise may also be leavened to see Kim Richards and Ike Eisenmann, the
alien kids
from the 1975 original, face their successors in cameo turns as a roadhouse waitress and a sheriff.
Now, to introduce a new
alien species to the
franchise, director Rian Johnson and his team drew direct inspiration
from Ireland's Skellig Michael, the remote isle that stands in for Ahch - To, Luke Skywalker's hideout while in exile.
In this follow - up to
Alien vs. Predator, the iconic monsters
from two of the scariest film
franchises ever, wage their most brutal battle yet in an unsuspecting Colorado town, where unsuspecting residents must band together for any chance of survival.
Unless 20th Century Fox is willing to invest some serious capital and big name stars in this
franchise again, Requiem is the best we can hope for
from any
Alien movie.
While
Alien: Covenant met with mixed reactions
from fans of the beloved sci - fi
franchise that he begat, All the Money in the World arrives with virtually no expectations
from movie goers.
With the long - awaited
Alien prequel / sequel Covenant very nearly upon us, it's time to once again dig up one of sci - fi's longest - running
franchises, to finally, and definitively, separate the classic,
from the garbage.
With
Alien: Covenant just around the corner, Sean Wilson looks back at the illustrious musical heritage of one of cinema's greatest
franchises... Just recently I was listening to the score for the imminent
Alien: Covenant, Ridley Scott's return to the sci - fi horror
franchise he inaugurated, and was struck by the plethora of material
from Jerry -LSB-...]
After taking the
franchise back to its xenomorph roots with
Alien: Covenant, Ridley Scott has now revealed to Entertainment Weekly that — as he attempted to do with Prometheus, to mixed results — that his planned sequels will «drift away from the alien stuff.&r
Alien: Covenant, Ridley Scott has now revealed to Entertainment Weekly that — as he attempted to do with Prometheus, to mixed results — that his planned sequels will «drift away
from the
alien stuff.&r
alien stuff.»
We have Leatherface of Texas Chainsaw Massacre fame and the Xenomorph
from classic horror
franchise Alien.
Before Doom was about slaughtering demons
from Hell, it was actually a licensed game based on the
Aliens franchise.
Plunging into familiar and new environments
from the iconic film
franchise, players will have to fight the fear and face the true horrors of the
ALIENS universe.
The
Alien franchise has a robust fanbase across all forms of media,
from video games to comics and novels, and some great stories have emerged
from these spinoffs.
And while it does have more than inspired elements
from James Cameron's
Aliens and Viscreal Games» Dead Space
franchise, it still makes for an entertaining adventure.
Before the killing and destruction of Twisted Metal or the Need for Speed
franchise, RRR took a common game genre, blended it with heavy metal music, and weird
aliens to create something that was just a leg up
from the others.
The new guest characters include Leatherface
from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre horror film series and the Xenomorph
from the classic sci - fi horror film
franchise Alien.
From the original 80's era installments on the Atari to the fast paced action shooters, the
Aliens franchise has been through almost every genre of...
EDF5 is the next installment of the ridiculous
franchise that has you fighting to save the world
from giant
alien bugs.
I wont go into a long review of the game, as there are plenty of websites that will do that for me, all i can say is that if you are a fan of either the
Aliens or Predator universe, or are simply looking for a shooter that differs
from the popular HALO or COD
franchises, then this game will certainly be for you.
The game is sticking close to the
Alien franchise, its a direct sequel to
Aliens, and its got a seasoned developer behind it... but it just doesn't look that great, and word of mouth
from previews isn't high either.
From The Creative Assembly's attempt to provide
Alien aficionados with an experience that matches the white - knuckle tension of the original film to Visual Concept's sixteenth iteration in their beloved basketball
franchise, this week itinerary of...
From The Creative Assembly's attempt to provide
Alien aficionados with an experience that matches the white - knuckle tension of the original film to Visual Concept's sixteenth iteration in their beloved basketball
franchise, this week itinerary of new releases has a number of notable highlights.
The
Alien franchise has had a bit of a rocky recent past what with the poorly received Colonial Marines
from last year and a downward spiral in the movies as well.
Set 15 years after the events of the first
Alien film
from 1979,
Alien: Isolation is the suspense - packed game that fans of the
franchise have been crying out for.
Team17 is stepping away
from the Worms
franchise for a little bit and will be remaking the original
Alien Breed game.