Sentences with phrase «invasion story»
"Invasion story" refers to a narrative or account that describes the act of invading or seizing control over a place or territory by force. It often involves one group or nation forcefully entering and taking over another group or nation's land. Full definition
Isn't there a new way to handle the alien invasion story?
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«Sporadically fascinating, idiosyncratic alien - invasion story with elements of fifties» pastiche, apocalyptic thriller and romance» — Liam Lacey, Original - Cin
Superficially speaking, Jonathan Glazer's first film in almost a decade is an extraterrestrial invasion story, featuring an undercover succubus from beyond the stars.
Bryan Bertino's 2008 horror movie The Strangers managed to make a home - invasion story extra spooky thanks to the way it avoided unnecessary effects and jumpy musical cues, and this trailer for Johannes Roberts» sequel (The Strangers: Prey At Night) takes a similarly direct approach to scares.
It's an alien invasion story infused with boyish idiocy and rampant misogyny.
Travis Beacham is writing the alien invasion story set in Japan.
From William Le Queux and the pre-WWI British invasion stories down to today's work by Daniel Silva et al, I discuss how these authors build their worlds, play off their reader's pre-existing apprehensions, and how they generally approach their stories and themes.
You start off Fortified by listening to the bare bones invasion story, picking a class, and jumping into the fray.
XCOM: Enemy Unknown will expand on that legacy with an entirely new invasion story, enemies and technologies to fight aliens and defend Earth.
The story is nothing to write home about, to be honest, as it follows pretty much all the clichès of space invasion stories, and it's actually pretty difficult to follow it at times, as the game's constant frenetic action makes it almost impossible to focus on the radio communications during these heated shooting sequences.
We've already seen Rakka, a 20 - minute invasion story starring Sigourney Weaver and a horde of lizard - like, telekinetic alien monsters.
In a year of alien invasion stories, Darkest Hour still managed to stand out as the worst of the bunch.
The screenings most making us wish we were in Cambridge, though (not surprisingly), are Andrei Tarkovsky's interior - world outer - space saga Solaris and Nicolas Roeg's one - of - a-kind alien invasion story The Man Who Fell to Earth.
This year we get The Watch, mixing the moron guy comedy with yet another alien invasion story.
But nevertheless, this movie is so wonderfully archaic and reminiscent of 1950s alien invasion stories that one can not help but like it - despite rather lackluster directing.
Attack of the Earthlings is a humorous, inverted take on the familiar alien invasion story, packaged within a decent turn - based strategy game.
It's a surprisingly dark blockbuster from the director who delivers an intense alien - invasion story that's only let down by a slightly lacklustre ending.
Peter's scripts manage to honour the source material with great skill, but we aim to provide a thoroughly modern thrill ride for the audience, delivering an alien invasion story that will shock and awe audiences across the globe.»
Ostensibly an alien invasion story, «Arrival» tackles conflict of whether mankind's communication may come together or cloister tighter, compromise or collapse.
Another all - ages tale, WAR OF THE WOODS is a classic alien invasion story, but told from the point of view of a group of North American forest animals.
, a gratifying alien invasion story, spectacular action set pieces, and co-op multiplayer that feeds into the single - player campaign.