The third Japanese reboot of the series opens with an echo of the original 1954 Godzilla, on the mystery of an abandoned boat in open water, but otherwise it wipes the slate clean and treats this as the first ever encounter with
a giant creature on a tear through Tokyo.
Not exact matches
This week we hear stories
on how a bat varies its heart rate to avoid starving,
giant wombatlike
creatures that once migrated across Australia, and the downsides of bedbugs» preference for dirty laundry with Online News Editor David Grimm.
In 15 years he has led 170 expeditions and documented more than 500 previously unknown species of
creatures, including Microgale nasoloi, a tiny hedgehog - like tenrec that feeds
on insects and scurries about the forest floor; Heteroscorpion magnus, a
giant scorpion that hides in rock crevices in the northeastern part of the island; and Cryptosylvicola randrianasoloi, a tiny, sparrowlike warbler that lives high in the forest canopy.
«The Daohugou Biota gives us a look at a rarely glimpsed side of the Middle to Late Jurassic - not a parade of galumphing
giants, but an assemblage of quirky little
creatures like feathered dinosaurs, pterosaurs with advanced heads
on primitive bodies, and the Mesozoic equivalent of a flying squirrel,» lead author Corwin Sullivan, an associate professor at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, was quoted as saying in a press release.
From the smallest microbe to the largest dinosaurs and from the tiniest spore to the biggest
giant sequoia, biological research continues to uncover weird and wonderful secrets of the
creatures with whom we share the planet with — and could soon extend to the study of life
on bodies in the solar system beyond our home.
Giant Sea
Creature Washes Up
on Island, Turns Water Red.
Story: Based
on a popular arcade game from the»80s, Rampage is about three
giant creatures wreaking havoc
on human cities.
Two prehistoric sea
creatures, a mega shark and a
giant octopus, fight to the death
on the California coast.
Half the pleasure of
giant - monster movies is allowing our suspension of disbelief to buckle like a bridge in Godzilla's path, and true to form, the film saves a few gonzo twists (including one especially outlandish bonus mutation) for the grand finale — an extended set - piece in which the three
creatures converge
on Chicago, which has typically gotten off easy where natural disasters are concerned.
It should have been a no - brainer: The movie is based
on a late -»80s arcade game spawned by the
creature - feature films of the»50s and»60s, in which one to three players controlled
giant monsters as they stomped the bejeezus out of one cityscape after another while the tiny cartoon populace reacted accordingly.
On the other end of the spectrum are the terrifying
creatures inhabiting the place, from a
giant albino alligator, with teeth that appear more shark - like, and a sort of plant that seems to have erupted from a human body.
Rampage's action strengths are mostly in the mobility of the
giant creatures, who leap up and down skyscrapers, dive in one side of a building in an explosion of glass and pop out
on the other side, and at one point (in a clear homage to the original video game), ride a falling skyscraper to the ground.
«Toni Erdmann'tells the story of a corporate strategist and her mischievous father who loves playing pranks
on people, artist Thomas Dambo's «The 6 Forgotten
Giants» brings
creatures out of fairy tales to life, and more top picks.
In a screenplay said to be similar to Godzilla, «The story follows a woman who moves back to her hometown after losing her job and boyfriend in New York, only to discover that she is somehow strangely connected to a
giant creature that has materialized over Seoul and is wreaking havoc
on the city.»
Most of the discussion will probably be
on The Watchers... the fallen angels who once tried to help mankind, and for their efforts, God turned them into
giant stone
creatures.
Giant oversized
creatures, lots and lots of destruction, and plenty of cheese make both the game and those movies equally «B.» While Earth Defense Force 2017 was a title released early
on in the Xbox 360 life cycle, it immediately gave the series a foothold in the West, where up until that point it was mostly unknown.
Set after an apocalyptic nightmare in which ugly - ass blind
giant insect - y
creatures (looking like atomic grasshoppers) have done in most of the planet, Krasinski's film focuses
on one family in rural New York who have abandoned their farmhouse to live in the barn where it is easier to control the sounds they make.
Variety reports that the project is moving forward with production set to kick off in September in Cape Town, South Africa with an approximate $ 60 million budget which aims to render this story which will see
giant galleons sailing
on waves of sand as they fight
giant creatures that can get as big as a city block.
There are newbies, legends, and even a comedienne
on this roster, but all of them have earned their right to be here, either by standing
on the shoulders of
giants or wildly impaling
creatures of the night.
After teasing the world with teaser footage at Comic - Con back in 2012, Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures plans to unleash the film, which aims to take a more realistic look at what happens when
giant creatures terrorise humanity,
on May 16 next year.
Meanwhile, Stink's mind continues to be squarely focused
on finding the elusive
giant forest
creature.
Okja is a
creature feature (an exciting prospect given the director's previous work
on 2006's The Host) that finds a young woman named Mija (Seo - Hyeon Ahn) befriending the titular
giant animal and trying to prevent a powerful, multi-national corporation from getting its ruthless paws
on her pal.
Benni Diez's
creature feature Stung first left an impression
on the genre when he released a concept reel of his killer wasp idea, offering a couple of minutes of a man being chased down by a
giant, flying insect.
From Jones» one - liners to an invasive procedure necessitated by a parasitic insect to a
creature that looks like a walking bottom to a climax involving a
giant space anus, Evolution displays a fixation
on the function and uses of the rear end not usually seen outside of gay porno.
When Portman and four other women scientists are sent into the densely forested Shimmer area to try to suss out what's going
on in there, they're set upon by
giant creatures with big sharp teeth and bad dispositions.
Though the sequel features far more footage of the
giant beasts, including a spectacular nighttime scene in which one of the bioluminescent
creatures ejects phosphorescent spores into the desert sky, the story remains stubbornly focused
on relatively uninteresting human concerns.
There is such a love of film, and of the films of stop - motion master Ray Harryhausen that its hard not to get a little nostalgic watching scenes such as when Juni and Carmen battle a horde of skeletons, or when two
giant creatures battle each other with two of the children
on their backs.
The excitement of director Guillermo del Toro was palpable as the camera lingered
on monster gore, the intricacies of the piloting program or the simple badassery of a
giant robot hitting a
giant creature with a boat.
Filmmaker Scott Cassell provides facts about the
giant sea
creature, and goes
on to show real footage of the animal from the bottom of the beautiful briny sea.
Some of what he did has passed
on to Bruce, explaining why he survived the accident and why he turns into a
giant, muscular, green
creature with anger issues.
During the unit
on insects, the children might watch «The
Giant Bug Invasion» episode of the PBS Kids show Kratts»
Creatures to learn about «exotic bugs such as scorpions, centipedes, tarantulas, and many others.»
Norwegian Cruise Line's newest ship features a
giant sailfish, stingray and other marine
creatures on its hull, painted by conservation artist Guy Harvey.
View the coral reef and endless varieties of colourful fish, turtles,
giant clams, starfish, shells, anemones, eels, sponges and many more incredible marine
creatures on a semi-submarine, glass bottom boat or from an underwater observatory.
It rests
on the Sea floor in pieces with all the ribs exposed making a really nice home for thousand of fish,
giant sea urchins, eels, octopus and many other
creatures.
As the largest fish in the sea, these gentle
giants are peaceful
creatures who feed
on plankton.
The diving and snorkeling is among the best in the world and the island offers visitors during the summer months a rare opportunity to swim among whale sharks, these
giants may be huge, but are among the gentlest
creatures on Earth.
Suddenly, your boat seems to be attacked out of nowhere, as you run outside you find that you are actually
on the back of a
giant creature.
Take
on new enemies such as secret agents,
giant creatures, Soviet Forces, and even ninja warriors in an expanded open - world.
The Banner Saga series is pretty big, but if you are unfamiliar, you take
on the role of a leader of a clan of viking - like people in a world where humans and
giants (called Varl) have been beset by numerous woes including a sun that has stopped moving and a race of invading humanoid
creatures (called Dredge) are driving large populations of folk from their land.
Even though the Forbidden Lands do appear open - world in nature, there is still a sequential order that must be followed when taking
on the
giant Colossus
creatures.
- the team has been adding weapons one by one because they want the same amount of attention for each weapon - the team learned that when they added two new weapons at once, one would end up getting overshadowed by the other - there were more new stages than returning stages because bringing back old stages would have little surprise - since they want to satisfy both new and returning players, they changed the order of stage additions - there weren't any major direction changes in balancing from Splatoon 1 - there have been more pattern combinations between weapons and stages, so there was more involved to balance them all - matchmaking is handled by getting 8 players with similar rank points, and then they're split by weapons - the rank point gap between S + players is bigger than ordinary players - only about one in 1,000 active players are in the S +40 to S +50 region in Ranked Battles - there's even less than one in 10 players that reach S +, while 80 % of the overall player base are in A or less - about 90 % of S + ranked players are within a + / -150 hidden ranked power range - rock was the popular genre in Splatoon, so they tried changing it for the sequel - they prioritized making good background music first before forming the band to play that music - the design team would make the CD jacket - like artwork afterwards - due to this, the band members would often change; some getting added while some others removed - Off the Hook is an exception, as they first decided they would be a DJ and rapper along with their visuals first - Off the Hook's song came afterwards - In Splatoon street fashion was the trend, but in Splatoon 2 they tried adding more uniqueness - the aim was to add Flow with ethnic clothing and Jelfonzo with high fashion - all Jellyfish in this world are born by splitting, which means Jelfonzo was born by splitting from Jelonzo - Jellyfish are like a hive mind - when they hold a wedding ceremony, they're just simply holding the ceremony - Jelonzo and Jelfonzo start gaining their own consciences so they can speak - Flow used her working holiday to go
on a trip before reaching Inkopolis Square - during the trip, she met the owner of Headspace - the owner liked her, so she got hired to work there - Bisk has a unique way of speaking: anastrophe - the team tried to express him as an adult man - they made him into a
giant spider crab because they wanted someone with high posture - he came from a cold country and broke up with his girlfriend to join a band - just like Flow, he became attracted to squids - Crusty Sean finally has his own shop, but he opened it because he's someone who follows the current trends - one of the trends happens to be people opening their own shops - drink tickets aren't stacked, but the probability is higher than a single brand - the music in Inkopolis Square changes depending
on the player's location - sounds contribute to creating atmosphere in the location - the song at front of Grizzco Industries had an atmosphere that feels like some smell can radiate from the game screen - as for Salmon Run, they imagined it as a Japanese restaurant outside Japan that is not run by a Japanese person - each time the player moves between the shops, the game uses an arrange shift that shows the personality of each inhabitant - the arrangement in Shella Fresh is related to Bisk's guitar and mystery files that describe his past - with the Squid Sisters moved to Hero Mode, Off the Hook was put in charge in guiding battles and festivals - Bomb Rush Blush has an orchestra «because it would sound like the final boss» - the team wanted to express the feel of the story's real culprit with this music - the probability of each event occurring in Salmon Run is different - there are no specific requirements, meaning they're picked randomly - this means it's possible for fog to appear three times in a row - the Salmon have different appearances based
on the environment they're raised in - if the environment is harsher, they would become large salmon - Steelheads and Maws have big bodies, while Scrappers and Steel Eels have high intelligence - Salmons basically wield kitchenware, but everybody else has a virtue in fighting to actually cook the Salmons - Grill is the ultimate form of this - when Salmons are fighting to the death, they can feel the same sense of unity - they would be one with the world if they were eaten by other
creatures, and they also fight for the pride of their race - MakoMart is based
on a large supermarket in America - the update also took place
on Black Friday in America, which was why Squids are buying a lot of things in the trailer - Arowana Mall looks like it has more passages because there are changes in tenants and also renovation work - Walleye Warehouse has no changes at all, because the team wanted to have at least one map that stayed intact - the only thing different in this map is the graffiti, which is based
on the winner of Famitsu's Squid Fashion Contest - all members in the band Ink Theory graduated from music university - they are well - educated girls who also do aggressive things - the band members wearing neckties are respecting the Hightide Era from the prequel - the team will continue adding weapons and stages for a year, and Splatfests for two years - the team will also continue to make more updates including balancing
The title pulls from classic fairy tales and traditional RPG's to create its world, which takes place
on the back of a
giant turtle god
creature.
Feast
on tasty sea
creatures, swimmers, turtles and fishermen to grow into a
giant.
When caught in a particularly tough spot, Agura can also summon the help of a
giant celestial
creature by tracing a randomly generated symbol
on the touch screen.
The first video has Eren Yeager zooming to and fro demonstrating the basic abilities of the game
on the aforementioned Titans —
giant, naked
creatures that are as far into the uncanny valley as they are unsettling.
If you haven't played it, the worlds are these two
giant creatures, and there are people living
on the surfaces of their bodies...
In one early, you ride
on a deer, running through the forest and evading obstacles, until the threat of an impending
giant causes the poor
creature to perpetually crap itself in fear, propelling you forward with the force of diarrhea.
Join Matt, Sarah, Paul and Ken as they take
on giant monsters, weird cat
creatures and their own ineptitude in Capcom's latest mega-hit game.
From colossal ruins with
giant dragon like
creatures to confined dungeons and castles with all sorts of magical enemies, The Soul Keeper VR has plenty going
on for those who enjoy fantasy style role - playing games (RPGs).
The Broad collection includes two of Houseago's works including
Giant Figure (Cyclops), 2011, a transhistorical reflection uniting Greek and Roman sculpture to contemporary action figures via modernist distortions of form found in works by Picasso and Rodin,
on view in the collection installation,
Creature, through March 19.