Thursday, February 26, 2009

Download Movies: Here's A Few

By Jerry Hanger

With today?s home entertainment systems, most people rent movies on a regular basis. Typically people wait for the rental, as opposed to going to the movies. Here is a short list of some of most heavily rented DVD's in Oct. 2008.

INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL: The Indiana Jones adventure continues, after a 19 year hiatus. This is the latest film of the exploits of the infamous Indiana Jones. In this episode Mr. Jones is pitted against post war Soviets. This time everyone is searching for some South American relics, and the powers they might possess.

THE LAZARUS PROJECT: Ben Garvey, once a bad boy criminal, has turned the corner. With a loving wife and child, and steady paycheck, he has found happiness. Then, he gets fired from his job, and he finds himself heading back into the criminal world. The heist is a complete failure, and he will pay with his life. Death by lethal injection awaits. Instead, he wakes up bewildered, and in a mental hospital. He now is in a battle for his sanity, and his spiritual well being.

LINEWATCH: Mr. Michael Dixon is a well seasoned boarder agent in New Mexico, and life seems to be good. But Michael's past is about to rear it's ugly head. A long time ago, he was in a brutal L.A. gang, but he had the courage to leave. When a bad twist of fate shows where he lives to his old gang, he and his family are in grave danger. He is forced to risk it all, and work with the gang to move a large drug shipment into the country.

THE INCREDIBLE HULK: This movie tells the tale of Dr. Bruce Banner (Edward Norton), who has become the Incredible Hulk because of being hit by gamma rays. This movie tells of the marvel comic character the green Hulk. Stars include Edward Norton, Tim Roth, William hurt, Liv Tyler. Louis Leterrier directs this film. This movie would be considered a thriller.

DECEPTION: Auditor for the elite, Jonathan McQuarry has a surprising meeting with hot shot lawyer Wyatt Bose. It is a meeting that turns his life upside down. He is exposed to "The List", which provides access to access to sexual indiscretions. Unfortunately, he is also led into a world of corruption, treason and murder.

JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH: Trying to find his brother, science professor Trevor Anderson travels to Iceland that leads him to the center of the earth. This is a remake of the 1959 film, which was about the classic work by renowned author Jules Verne. This sci-fi adventure stars Brendan Fraser, and Anita Briem.

THE HAPPENING: Elliot Moore, along with his wife and some friends are leaving Philadelphia by train. The northeastern U.S. has been thrown into chaos. People have been overwhelmed by some unknown malady, and are committing suicide. Can we overcome this problem, or is this the end of man?

IRON MAN: Super stud, engineering expert, Tony Stark is captured by insurgent fighters in Afghanistan. They demand him to make missiles for the insurgent group. He was hurt when he was abducted, and has metal in his chest. To save his life from this injury, and make his get away, he designs a suit of armor, which makes him virtually invincible. Iron Man is born.

SPEED RACER: A cartoon from the 90's evolves. Similar to The Flinstones, Speed Racer turns a cartoon into a movie with real actors. Young Speed Racer who loves racing. His goal is to win The Crucible, one of the biggest rally races that his older brother lost his live in. Against all odds, and his families business at stake, he partners up with his arch rival Racer X, in an effort to capture the championship, and rescue the family racing business.

A different avenue for acquiring movies is through movie downloads. You can find websites that will provide downloads of 1,000's of movies. This is a very convenient way to build your movie library. - 16755

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