Friday, February 27, 2009

Movies To Go Via The Web

By Ron Murphy

I have put together a small selection of the movies released this year (2008). These are some of the movies I found entertaining in this years crop. Hopefully you will see a couple of movies that you will enjoy.

Jumper: During a near death experience, David Rice (Hayden Christensen) learns he has an unbelievable ability. He has the ability to actually teleport himself to any place he wants to go, at any time. He then comes to learn that he is not the only one that has this ability. After he becomes used to jumping around the world, 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.

BOLT: Bolt: This film is an animated comedy. The star is dog actor Bolt, who plays the role of a dog that is a super hero dog. His problem is that he honestly believes he is this super hero dog with superpowers. When he is accidently put into a real life situation, he realizes that he is only a normal dog. Now, trying to get back home, he finds help, in the form of a cat named Mittens, and an overweight hampster named Rhino.

THE CHRONICALS OF NARNIA, PRINCE CASPIAN: Just one year has passed in their normal lives when, the four saviors of Narnia, Lucy, Susan, Peter, and Edmund are teleported back to Narnia. Prince Caspian has blownn Susan's magic horn, praying that he will be saved. In their one year at home, centuries have passed in Narnia, but they have been called back to battle for the freedom of Narnia once again. With the aid of the the bravest in the forrest, including, a dwarf, the centaurs, and a very skilled mouse, they conquer their foes and free Narnia.

WANTED: Wesley, an office worker going nowhere in life, learns that the father he never knew, is a professional killer. His father is killed, and now he is being recruited into the secret society of killers that his dad was a member of. He is transformed from a nobody office worker into the asassin that is in his blood. After that, everything becomes extremely complicated. Enjoy the ride.

THE DARK KNIGHT: Batman, and Lt. Gordon and D.A. Harvey Dent, have been taking down the criminal elements of the city. This has effectively reduced crime, until a new criminal mastermind shows up, and starts a crime spree. Batman has his work cut out him now, as criminal mastermind, the Joker, has released an overwhelming assault on Gotham City.

TWENTY ONE: The basis for this film is the actual tale of young college kids who built a team of blackjack players that beat the casinos. These wiz kids prepared and then enacted a ruthless attack on the tables. To beat the games in Vegas, where players can be banned for winning with card counting skills, they created false identities, and used complex signals to avoid detection. This movie is based on the best selling book that tells how the M.I.T. teams made millions playing blackjack.

10,000 B.C.: This movie sends us back almost 12,000 years. When mysterious warlords from another tribe attack the Yaghai's, they ride off with some of the people, including the lovely Evolet. D'Leh, a young hunter who loves Evolet, organizes a band of hunters to chase down these warmongers, and rescue Evolet and the others.

WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS: Wild and crazy nights in Las Vegas are normal. Barely remembering what had happened, Jack and Joy wake up to discover that they are married. They wind up winning a large jackpot at the slot machines, but each thinks they deserve the prize, so they try to settle it in court. It is decided that they must stay together for six months, and see if they can settle their differences. With $3 million on the line, the battle is on as both want to get the money for themselves.

WALL-E: This picture is a science fiction adventure in animation. Earth has been left behind, an uninhabitale wasteland. Waste removal robot, Wall-E, has been left to continue cleaning. When a recon bot (Eve) appears, checking for any signs of life, Walle-E has a friend. Eventually, when Eve is recovered by the craft that sent her, Wall-E sneaks aboard, and begins an exciting new life.

These days just about everyone buys or rents films, and watch them at home. An increasingly popular way to get movies is through downloads from the internet. Online providers have websites that will download virtually any movie ever made. - 17944

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