Friday, February 27, 2009

Films You Can Watch On Your PC

By Fran Masks

I have made a sampling of the movies released this year (2008). These are some of the motion pictures I found entertaining in this years crop. I hope you find some films here that are worth watching.

BOLT: Bolt: This film is a fun animation. Bolt is a dog actor, who plays the role of a dog that is a super hero dog. The thing about Bolt is that he honestly believes he has superpowers. When, by chance, he is finds himself in a real world situation, he realizes that he is just a dog. Needing to find his way home, he is aided by a cat named Mittens, and an overweight hamster named Rhino.

WANTED: Wesley, an office worker going nowhere in life, learns that his long lost father is an assassin. His father is killed, and now he is being recruited into the organization that his dad was a member of. He is asked to become the killing expert that that he was destined to become. After that, everything becomes extremely complicated. Enjoy this roller coaster ride.

THE CHRONICALS OF NARNIA, PRINCE CASPIAN: It is one year later, in their normal lives when, the four saviors of Narnia, Lucy, Susan, Peter, and Edmund are mysteriously pulled back into Narnia. Prince Caspian has blownn Susan's magic horn, hoping to be saved. 100's of years have passed since they left Narnia, but the four legendary characters have be summoned back to save Narnia from the evil Telmarines. With the help of the best fighters in the Narnia, including a very brave mouse, they conquer their foes and free Narnia.

Jumper: Nearing death by drowning, David Rice (Hayden Christensen) learns he has an unbelievable ability. He now knows he can transport himself to anywhere he desires to be, anytime he wants. Eventually, he discovers that he is not alone in having this ability. After years of "jumping" around the planet, he finds out that there are those that are trying to rid the world of jumpers. He must fight for his life, as the hunters want him dead.

WALL-E: This picture is a science fiction adventure in animation. Mankind has left Earth, since it had become a pile of rubbish. Wall-E, a trash collecting robot, is assigned to clean up the planet. Years later, when a robot named Eve shows up searching to see if the planet can sustain any life, Wall-E finally has some company. Eventually, when Eve is recovered by the craft that sent her, Wall-E stows away, and begins an exciting new life.

THE DARK KNIGHT: This time Batman, along with Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, are on a mission to clean up Gotham City. Crime is now down, until a new criminal mastermind shows up, and attacks the city. Batman has his work cut out him now, as criminal mastermind, the Joker, has released his criminal plots on the big city.

WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS: It was a wild night in Las Vegas. Young partiers Joy and Jack get up the next day and find out that they are married. They wind up winning a large jackpot at the slot machines, but each thinks they deserve the prize, so they ask a judge for a decision. The strange ruling is that they must stay together for six months, and try to make their marriage work. With $3 million on the line, they each try to get the other to give up, as both desire to wind up with all the money.

TWENTY ONE: Twenty One basically recounts an amazing true story about M.I.T. students who formed a winning formula to beat blackjack. These wiz kids learned to beat the game, and then performed an assault on the casinos. To play in Las Vegas, where players can be banned for winning with card counting skills, they devised signals, disguises, and even fake drivers licenses, to keep from being banned. Twenty One is based on the book that explains how these kids took it to the casinos.

10,000 B.C.: This movie sends us back 1,000's of years. When mysterious warlords from another tribe attack the Yaghai's, they kidnap the beautiful Evolet. D'Leh, a young hunter who loves Evolet, organizes a band of hunters to chase down these warmongers, and save her, and the rest of the captured tribe members.

These days just about everyone buys or rents these movies, and views them on their home entertainment system. A more recent method for getting films is by using down loading technologies off websites. Online providers have websites that offer downloading of tons of different movies. - 17944

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