Friday, February 27, 2009

Divx Downloads To Watch At Home

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: Ex con Ben Garvey seems to have gotten his act together. With a loving family, and steady paycheck, life is going in the right direction. Then, he inexplicably loses his steady paycheck, and he finds himself heading back into the criminal world. People die during an attempted robbery, and he is sentenced to death. He expects the lethal injection to kill him. Instead, he regains consciousness only to find himself in a mental hospital. He now fights 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: Accountant Jonathan McQuarry has an unusual meeting with big time corporate lawyer Wyatt Bose. It is a meeting that turns his life upside down. He is exposed to "The List", which offers steamy sexual pleasures. But, he also gets caught up in 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 (Robert Downey Jr.) is attacked and taken by Afghan insurgents. They try to force him to make missiles for the insurgent group. He sustained injuries while he was being captured, and has shrapnel stuck in his chest. To survive his injuries, and escape his captors, he designs a suit of armor, which makes him virtually invincible. Iron Man is born.

SPEED RACER: A cartoon from the 90's is now a movie hit. Just like The Flinstones, Speed Racer turns a cartoon into a movie with real actors. Born into the family business, Speed Racer is a young man who loves racing. His goal is to win The Crucible, a big race that had cost his brother his life. With no one expecting him to win, and risking it all, Speed Racer teams with his old rival Racer X, in a last ditch effort to give himself a chance to win, 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. - 17944

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