"akin to the hardened Marines the ""Sulaco"" already carries. The opening shot of the ship travelling through space has also been called ""fetishistic"" and ""shark-like"", ""an image of brutal strength and ingenious efficiency""—while the rigid, mechanic, militarized interior of the ""Sulaco"" (designed by Ron Cobb) is contrasted to the somewhat more organic and friendly interior of the ""Nostromo"" in the first movie (also designed by Ron Cobb). Other sources have also noted the homage the initial scenes pay to the opening tour through the ""Nostromo"" in ""Alien"". Mead has denied rumors in the fan community that actual scientific research had"
"Finnish director Renny Harlin was approached by Fox based on his work in """". Harlin wanted to go in different directions from the first two movies, having interest in both visiting the Alien homeworld or having the Aliens invading Earth. Gibson's script was mockingly summed up by him as ""Space commies hijack alien eggs – big problem in Mallworld"". The story picked up after ""Aliens"", with the ""Sulaco"" drifting into an area of space claimed by the ""Union of Progressive Peoples"". The ship is boarded by people from the U.P.P., who are attacked by a facehugger hiding in the entrails"
"of antennae enter[ing] the frame, followed by the enormous bulk of the SULACO"". While some claim that the basic shape was based on a submarine, the design has most often been described as a ""gun in space"" due to the elongated form resembling the pulse rifles used in the movie—with Syd Mead agreeing that (in addition to Cameron's preferences) this was one of the reasons for the switch from the spherical form. Other film analysts have remarked on how the opening shot of the ship as something sinister and weaponlike presages Ripley's transformation during the movie into a warrior figure,"
"Kile M. Ortigo of Emory University, agree with this interpretation and point to the ""Sulaco"" with its ""sterilized, white interior"" as representing this element in the second film of the franchise. While some claim that the shape of the ""Sulaco"" was based on a submarine, the design has most often been described as a ""gun in space"" resembling the rifles used in the movie. Author Roz Kaveney called the opening shot of the ship traveling through space ""fetishistic"" and ""shark-like"", ""an image of brutal strength and ingenious efficiency""—while the militarized interior of the ""Sulaco"" (designed by Ron Cobb) is contrasted"
"of high-tech Elite Colonial Marines aboard the spaceship ""Sulaco"" to investigate. Once there, they discover the colonists have been wiped out after finding the derelict alien ship (and its deadly cargo) from the first film. Due to a fire aboard the ""Sulaco"", an escape pod carrying the survivors of the second film is automatically jettisoned. It crash-lands on the refinery/prison planet Fiorina ""Fury"" 161, but Ripley is the only one to survive the crash. Unbeknownst to her, some alien facehuggers were also aboard the ship. Before long, a full-sized Alien is then loose in the prison, killing the inmates and"
"challenges also unlock appearance options for both Colonial Marine and Alien characters, and new attributes that are exclusive to Colonial Marines in the competitive multiplayer mode. 17 weeks after the events of ""Aliens"", the ""Sephora"" spaceship sends a full battalion of Colonial Marines to investigate the ""Sulaco"" spaceship, now in orbit around the LV-426 moon. A massive Xenomorph infestation is discovered inside the ""Sulaco"" and several Marines are killed in the initial onslaught. Corporal Christopher Winter, private Peter O'Neal and private Bella Clarison discover that hostile mercenaries working for the Weyland-Yutani corporation are in command of the ""Sulaco"" and have"
"Chamaco, continue to follow John in his quest. The trail leads them to a U.S. Army camp, where the six help fend off an Indian attack. By the time John comes face-to-face with Tarp, his thirst for revenge is gone and he rides home. Produced by Cinema Center Films, the film was distributed by National General Pictures and Estudios Churubusco Azteca with an original theatrical release in 1972. The film was commercially re-released in 1979 on NBC's ""Tuesday Night at the Movies"". The film was shot in New Mexico in 1971, and marked both the American film debut of German"
"in a multicolored space ship hidden at the bottom of an Earth ocean, from which he issues his orders. The group has been capturing scientists to create an army of monsters to help them conquer Earth. A boy named Daisaku Kusama (Johnny Sokko (acted out in the original series by Mitsunobu Kaneko, with actress Bobbie Byers providing his English-language dialogue)) and a young man named Jūrō Minami (Jerry Mano, a member of the secret peacekeeping organization Unicorn) are shipwrecked on an island after their ship is attacked by Dracolon (a sea monster) and captured by Big Fire. They end up"
"her to seek out three of his most trusted associates: former French Foreign Legion soldier Bruno Delacroix (Andrew Morgado), Mexican spy Diego Necalli (Christian Lanz), and British chemist Stanton Shaw (Nick Boraine). After recruiting Alistair's three friends, Scarlett boards the RMS Titanic with them in search of the Sentinel Artifact, which is kept locked up. They successfully acquire it, but then encounter a member of the Chaos Order who activates the artifact, transforming every ship crew member and passenger into zombies. Just as the ship crashes with an iceberg, the four work together in order to recover the Sentinel Artifact"
"for all serious enthusiasts of film music."" CD 1 The FILM SCORE CD 2 THE FILM SCORE (Continued) ALTERNATES The Original 1992 MCA Album (remastered) The menacing cue that comes with the opening sequence of the Sulaco being evacuated by the on-board computer because of the alien presence and fire. This sample is taken from the part where the escape pod is hurtling through the planet's atmosphere. Cue of the failed attempt to capture the alien. Cue from the scene where the sprinkler system is activated to destroy the alien. The cue from the scene where Ripley commits suicide in"
"of the film. In the film's opening act, Nero's ship emerges in the year 2233, and through its interaction with the inhabitants, inadvertently creates an ""alternate, parallel 'Star Trek' universe"". Twenty-five years later in the new reality, Spock's ship emerges, and Nero captures him and the red matter. Stranded in the alternate past, the prime version of Spock helps the alternate, younger version of himself and Kirk (Zachary Quinto and Chris Pine, respectively) thwart Nero's attempt to destroy the Federation. The film also features Jacob Kogan in several scenes depicting Spock's childhood, including his abuse at the hands of other"
"of Bishop's mangled body. The soldiers blast the facehugger into space and take Bishop with them for further study. The ""Sulaco"" then arrives at a space station–shopping mall hybrid named Anchorpoint. With Ripley put in a coma, Hicks explores the station and discovers Weyland-Yutani are developing an Alien army. In the meantime, the U.P.P. are doing their own research, which led them to repair Bishop. Eventually Anchorpoint and the U.P.P stations are overrun with the Aliens, and Hicks must team up with the survivors to destroy the parasites. The film ends with a teaser for a fourth movie, where Bishop"
"and Hikaru Sulu (George Takei) as helm officer; cadets are at other positions. After the distress call is received, Saavik orders Sulu to plot an intercept course with the imperiled ship. Sulu warns Saavik against violating the Neutral Zone but she overrules him. Contact with the ""Kobayashi Maru"" is lost, and three Klingon battle cruisers appear on an intercept course. Outgunned and in violation of the Federation–Klingon treaty, Saavik orders a retreat, but the Klingon ships quickly overtake and cripple the ""Enterprise"". Further attacks kill Sulu, Uhura, McCoy, and Spock. Mr. Scott reports that the ""Enterprise"" is dead in space."
"USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A) USS ""Enterprise"" NCC-1701-A (or ""Enterprise""-A, to distinguish it from other vessels with the same name) is a starship in several ""Star Trek"" films. Visual effects supervisor Ken Ralston had hoped the ""Enterprise""'s destruction in ""The Search for Spock"" would open the door to designing a new model for future films. However, producers for """" (1986) decided to have the crew return to a duplicate of their previous ship. Although a new model was not created, it took ILM more than six weeks to restore and repaint the ship to appear as the new USS ""Enterprise"", NCC-1701-A. Although"
"Alano, a Hispanic gang member, and a Neo-Nazi skinhead named Albany. Arriving in the seemingly deserted town, they come across Special Ops Captain Bradley, the sole survivor of a horrible carnage that decimated the rest of his unit. With time running out, the group puts their differences and racial prejudices aside to combat the threat of the savage aliens hunting them in the mining tunnels below and the peril above from a squad of fighter planes sent to bomb the town to oblivion. While the film is set in fictional Salena, Arizona, many of the scenes are actually filmed in"
"Suburban Commando Suburban Commando is a 1991 American science fiction comedy film starring Hulk Hogan, Christopher Lloyd and Shelley Duvall. Burt Kennedy directed the film based on a screenplay by Frank Cappello. The film was originally titled ""Urban Commando"", and was intended for Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger. When these two opted to make ""Twins"" (1988), the script was bought by New Line Cinema as the follow-up to another Hulk Hogan film, ""No Holds Barred"". Interstellar warrior Shep Ramsey (Hulk Hogan) is on a mission to capture intergalactic despot General Suitor (William Ball). The general has kidnapped President Hashina, the"
"Francisco International Film Festival. In 2016, the film was deemed ""culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"" by the United States Library of Congress, and selected for its National Film Registry. A strange giant ""sea creature"" has been rampaging the seas. The American naval ship ""Abraham Lincoln"" is sent to investigate, but is rammed by ""the creature"" which turns out to be ""The Nautilus"", the fantastic submarine of the enigmatic Captain Nemo, and ""Rudderless, the 'Abraham Lincoln' drifts on"". Then, in ""A strange rescue"" he guides the sub to surface under those pitched overboard and his crew take them, including Professor Aronnax,"
"science-fiction/horror film ""Alien"", as well as ""The Thing"" and """". The film is set in the 23rd century, when companies are now surveying distant planets for mining rights. The Sincam corporation is investigating a relatively new planet and has hired the Saldes (a deep-space cruiser), to shuttle company surveyors to check it out. The employees consist of Jiro Takagi of the Japanese division, Dick Berry of the Australian division, the president's daughter Nancy, Farrah Van Dorothy, Morgan W. Scott, Jimmy, and Dr. Harris Mead, while the crew consists of Captain Mike Hamilton, his subordinates Dular, Walt, and Carolyn, as well"
"film in the ""Star Trek"" series, and is often credited with renewing substantial interest in the franchise. In the year 2285, Admiral James T. Kirk oversees a simulator session of Captain Spock's trainees. In the simulation, Lieutenant Saavik commands the starship on a rescue mission to save the crew of the damaged ship ""Kobayashi Maru"". When the ""Enterprise"" enters the Klingon Neutral Zone to reach the ship, it is attacked by Klingon cruisers and critically damaged. The simulation is a no-win scenario designed to test the character of Starfleet officers. Later, Dr. McCoy joins Kirk on his birthday; seeing Kirk"
"$11 million, the film was not a commercial success. Suburban Commando Suburban Commando is a 1991 American science fiction comedy film starring Hulk Hogan, Christopher Lloyd and Shelley Duvall. Burt Kennedy directed the film based on a screenplay by Frank Cappello. The film was originally titled ""Urban Commando"", and was intended for Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger. When these two opted to make ""Twins"" (1988), the script was bought by New Line Cinema as the follow-up to another Hulk Hogan film, ""No Holds Barred"". Interstellar warrior Shep Ramsey (Hulk Hogan) is on a mission to capture intergalactic despot General Suitor"
"Spock docks with ""Enterprise"" in a shuttle named for the Vulcan philosopher Surak, which carries Warp drive nacelles on a detachable sled. Matte paintings of the cargo deck show that the refurbished ""Enterprise"" carries shuttles similar to the ""Surak"" but without the warp drive sled, indicating that this is a standard shuttle design. """", the next film in the series was made with a much lower budget. Footage of Kirk's arrival in a travel pod was recycled from """". In """", shuttles were seen as background elements in the Spacedock. At the end of """", passenger shuttles appear both in"
"spaceship where the ""Nostromo"" crew first encountered the eggs, believing he could become wealthy by recovering alien specimens for use as biological weapons. She threatens to expose him, but Bishop informs the group that the power plant was damaged by the dropship crash along with the previous firefight that ruptured the cooling system and will soon explode with the force of a 40-megaton thermonuclear weapon. He volunteers to crawl through several hundred meters of piping conduits to reach the colony's transmitter and remotely pilot the ""Sulaco""s remaining dropship to the surface. Ripley and Newt fall asleep in the medical laboratory,"
"a chamber containing the crystal skeletons of thirteen alien beings, one missing its skull. Spalko arrives and presents the skull to its skeleton, whereupon the aliens reanimate and telepathically offer a reward in ancient Mayan through Oxley. Spalko immediately demands to know everything and the aliens transfer their knowledge into her mind. A portal to their dimension becomes activated, and the other remaining Soviets are drawn into the portal. As Jones, Marion, Mutt, and Oxley–who has regained his sanity–escape, the thirteen beings fuse into one, and in the process of receiving the overwhelming knowledge, Spalko is disintegrated and sucked into"
"spoofs several titles in the submarine film subgenre, including the Cold War drama ""The Hunt for Red October"". ""Down Periscope"" began shooting on May 6, 1995 and finished on July 27. , a ""Balao""-class submarine from World War II, now a museum ship and memorial in San Francisco, played the part of USS ""Stingray"". The nearby Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet stood in for Naval Station Norfolk. The film makes use of both standard US Navy stock footage as well as scenes shot specifically for the film. The target ship that is torpedoed and sunk, ending the film's war-game, is both"
"aboard spaceship Bravo Zulu 88, joining the crew of an orbiting space station. Peterson is assigned to write a story about the ""infra-radiation flux in Galaxy M12"", but soon tension develops between Peterson and the station commander (David Montresor). He believes the reporter is in the way, calling him a ""leech"", but he has orders to not interfere with Peterson. A complication arises when Lucy (Gabriella Farinon), the station botanist and navigator, becomes attracted to both the commander and Peterson. When the errant Spaceship Alpha Two enters the inner solar system, its photon generators are radiating enough heat to destroy"
"Shalako (film) Shalako is a British 1968 Western film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Sean Connery and Brigitte Bardot. It was filmed in Almería, Spain. The cast also includes Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, and Honor Blackman, Connery's co-star in ""Goldfinger."" It is based on a novel by Louis L'Amour. In 1880 in New Mexico, frontier adventurer Bosky Fulton (Stephen Boyd) and his men lead a hunting party of European aristocrats and their servants, along with a retired American politician and his wife, into Apache territory. When a French countess, Irina Lazaar (Brigitte Bardot), wanders off, she is attacked by"
"Space Specks Space Specks is a 2003 science fiction/comedy film directed by Rick Dunbar, and starring Tom Sellwood and Krista Welter. During an emergency medical mission to a distant star system, the starship USS Challenger, is attacked by the Specks, a tiny alien ship less than an inch long. The Specks, prideful and convinced of their superiority, ruthlessly blast the starship's hull confident they'll succeed, but they're so small their weapons merely scratch the paint. The Challenger must get away from the Specks to continue its mission before time runs out and millions start dying, but the Speck ship is"
"convicts with no way out. Timelock (film) Timelock is a science fiction film of 1996 directed by Robert Munic, starring Maryam d'Abo. The film is set in another galaxy in the year 2251. Dangerous criminals from Earth are kept at Alpha 4, a penal colony on an asteroid, in cryonic suspension. There is chaos when the computer system is hit with a virus, and the men in storage wake up and gain control of the complex, led by McMasters (Jeff Speakman). He plans a break-out, hiring the co-pilot of the prison transport shuttle and planning to kill its captain, Jessie"
"story."" Ultra Warrior Ultra Warrior, also known as Welcome to Oblivion, is a post-apocalyptic 1990 film directed by Augusto Tamayo San Román and Kevin Tent. Set in a futuristic dystopia, a nuclear holocaust creates mutants who inhabit the radioactive areas. One man emerges as the leader of a group of survivors called ""Muties"". The main character, portrayed by Dack Rambo, is looking for zirconium which is used to make bombs to prevent aliens from destroying Earth. This B list film is notable for its excessive use of stock footage and its poor quality. Some footage comes from other New Horizons"
"a police cruiser ship, and heads to the planet Earth. Jumba gets sent on a mission to retrieve his creation along with a partner on board, self-proclaimed Earth expert Agent Pleakley (Kevin McDonald), who is forced to go along to keep an eye on him. Masquerading as a dog, 626 is adopted by a little girl named Lilo Pelekai (Daveigh Chase) who is living with her 19-year-old sister Nani (Tia Carrere). Lilo is lonely and a bit of an outcast until she finds a new friend in 626 whom she names ""Stitch"". Ex-Captain Gantu (Kevin Michael Richardson) is hired by"
"and Alex Kurtzman from the 1960s American television series """" and the six films which followed the crew's adventures. In 2259, ""Enterprise"" receives a distress call from a space station harvesting the power of a binary star. There is too much interference to beam the crew aboard, so Kirk and Spock (voiced by Zachary Quinto) take a shuttle to rescue the crew. They encounter T'Mar, a childhood friend of Spock, who explains they were gathering energy to power the Helios device, which would speed up the terraforming of New Vulcan; the team inadvertently opened a rip in the fabric of"
"Ultra Warrior Ultra Warrior, also known as Welcome to Oblivion, is a post-apocalyptic 1990 film directed by Augusto Tamayo San Román and Kevin Tent. Set in a futuristic dystopia, a nuclear holocaust creates mutants who inhabit the radioactive areas. One man emerges as the leader of a group of survivors called ""Muties"". The main character, portrayed by Dack Rambo, is looking for zirconium which is used to make bombs to prevent aliens from destroying Earth. This B list film is notable for its excessive use of stock footage and its poor quality. Some footage comes from other New Horizons films"
"prison colony featured in the film, in order to rescue prisoners who are under attack by the Aliens. The game is played across seven levels, and features various boss enemies, including a giant facehugger. Power-ups, such as a flamethrower, are available to the player throughout the game. One or two players can take the role of a pair of United States Colonial Marines in an altered version of the film's storyline. The action begins with an escape from the spaceship ""Sulaco"" before proceeding to the surface of Fiorina 'Fury' 161, where players must take down hordes of Aliens as well"