Friday, February 20, 2009

Movie Downloads

By Kelly Clarte

Today, many of us get movie rentals regularly. Typically we will wait for the DVD rentals to hit the stores, in preference to going to the movies. Here is a short list of some of most heavily rented DVD's in Oct. 2008.

One new method for getting films is through movie downloads. There are websites where you can purchase tons of movie downloads. This a very convenient way to create a film library.

INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL: Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) returns to action, after a 19 year hiatus. This the fourth movie in the Indiana Jones movies. In this, the latest adventure, Mr. Jones battles the Soviets. This time everyone is searching for the Crystal Skulls, and the powers they might possess.

THE LAZARUS PROJECT: Ex con Ben Garvey has turned the corner. With a loving wife and child, and steady work, he seems to have found a better life. Then, he inexplicably loses his steady paycheck, and he finds himself heading back into the criminal world. This goes terribly wrong, and he is convicted, and sentenced to die. Death by lethal injection awaits. Instead, he wakes up bewildered, and in a psych ward. He now fights for his sanity, and his soul.

LINEWATCH: Well likes Michael Dixon is a boarder man in New Mexico, and life seems to be good. But Michael's past are going to threaten his future. He was a member of a brutal L.A. gang, that he somehow got away from. When a bad twist of fate shows where he lives to his old gang leader, he and his family are put in a potentially deadly situation. He is forced risk it all, and make sure that gang leader drake is able to safely move illegal drugs across the border.

THE INCREDIBLE HULK: This movie tells the story of Dr. Bruce Banner (Edward Norton), who, because of a gamma ray experiment gone bad, as been changed into the Incredible Hulk. This movie is a story about the comic legend, the Hulk. Edward Norton, Tim Roth, William hurt, all have roles in this film. The director is Louis Leterrier. The film style is sci-fi/action thriller.

DECEPTION: Auditor for the elite, Jonathan McQuarry has an unusual meeting with charismatic corporate lawyer Wyatt Bose. This chance meeting is one that changes his life forever. He is introduced to "The List", where people find access to a sexual indiscretions. Unfortunately, he is also led into a world of betrayal, treachery and death.

JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH: Searching for his brother, professor Trevor Anderson goes on a mission that leads him to the center of the earth. This another version of the original 1959 movie, which was based on the brilliant book by celebrated writer Jules Verne. Directed by Eric Brevig, and starring Brendan Fraser.

THE HAPPENING: Elliot Moore (Mark Wahlberb), along with his wife and some friends are escaping Philadelphia by train. Their city has been thrown into chaos. People have been afflicted by some strange illness, and are committing suicide. Can mankind find an answer, or is this the end of man?

IRON MAN: Super stud, engineering expert, Tony Stark (played by Robert Downey Jr.) is attacked and taken by Afghan insurgents. They demand him to build missiles for the insurgent group. He suffered a bad injury when his convoy was attacked, and has shrapnel stuck in his chest. To live through this life threatening wound, and escape his captors, he creates a suit made of armor, which makes him virtually invincible. Iron Man, a new super hero has arrived.

SPEED RACER: A comic, turned TV anime, is now a movie hit. As you saw with the movie The Flinstones, Speed Racer turns a cartoon to a movie with an actual cast. Speed Racer is a young man who loves racing. His goal is to win The Crucible, one of the biggest rally races that his older brother lost his live in. With odds against him, and the family business on the line, he partners up with his enemy of the past, Racer X, to attempt to take the title, and save the family business. - 15634

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