Sunday, March 1, 2009

Movies You Can Get Online

By Brian Hines

I have made a sampling of the movies released this year (2008). I have chosen a few of the motion pictures that I think you might like. I'm sure that you can find a picture or two that you will enjoy.

PINEAPPLE EXPRESS: Heavy pot smoker Dale Denton has just witnessed a bad cop, and a big time dealer, murder someone. The killers know he has seen the killing. Sure that he has been spotted, he drops his joint of pineapple express, and gets away fast. The marijuana is particular enough, that it is possible to find out who has it. The "fun" is on, as Dale and his dealer Saul are on the run.

TWENTY ONE: This movie tells the actual tale of M.I.T. wiz kids who built a team of blackjack winners. This team of blackjack players learned to beat the game, and then performed an assault on the casinos. To beat the games in Vegas, where players who beat the game can be banned from playing, they had to change casinos often, and disguise themselves, so they wouldn't get caught. This movie is based on the best selling book that tells how the M.I.T. teams made millions playing blackjack.

BOLT: Bolt is a fun animation. Bolt is a dog actor, whom in his TV show, has superpowers. His problem is that he is convinced he has these powers. After he is unexpectedly put into a real life situation, he discovers that he is only a normal dog. On a journey to get back home, he is helped by Rhino and Mittens, his newly found hamster and cat friends.

JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH: Searching for his brother, Professor Trevor Anderson travels to Iceland, and that sends him into the depths of our planet. This is a remake of the 1959 film, which was based on the classic novel by celebrated writer Jules Verne. Directed by Eric Brevig, and starring Brendan Fraser.

Jumper: While almost drowning, David realizes something incredible. He now knows he can teleport himself to anywhere he desires to be, anytime he wants. He then comes to learn that he is not alone in having this ability. After he becomes used to jumping around the world, he learns that there are people that are trying to rid the world of jumpers. Now he is in a fight for survival, as the hunters believe he should die.

THE CHRONICALS OF NARNIA, PRINCE CASPIAN: Just one year has passed in there "regular" lives, when Edmund, Peter, Susan, and Lucy are mysteriously pulled back into Narnia. Prince Caspian has blown Susan's magic horn, praying that he will be saved. 100's of years have passed since they left Narnia, but they now return to save Narnia from the evil Telmarines. With the help of the brave warriors of Narnia, they will fight for the future of Narnia.

ROLE MODELS: Danny (Paul Rudd) and Wheeler (William Scott), a couple of energy drink promoters, might be seeing some hard jail time because they binged, and trashed the company truck. The option to get out of serving jail time is to work in community service for 150 hours. The problem is they will need to mentor some kids as sort of a big brother. The stage is set for some good comedy.

STEP BROTHERS: Two forty year old child adults, who each live with their single parents, are going to live in the same room because their mom and dad get married, you have one crazy situation. With Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly in those roles, and the conditions are right for lots of laughs. This film is a sure fire bet for a good time this year.

TROPIC THUNDER: Overloaded with good actors this movie is a classic parody of popular war films. Things are going bad, so to get his super star cast to make a first rate war movie, the now venturesome director into the wild jungle, and leaves them there by themselves. The plan is to scare them into the realism needed for a great war film, which hidden cameras will capture. When the director steps on an old land mine and dies, the actors are now truly on their own, and they are convinced everything is just an act, when things start to get very real. Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., and Tom Cruise star.

Many people will buy films, so they can see them in the comfort of their living rooms. An increasingly popular way to get movies is by downloading them directly from the internet. Online providers have websites that offer downloading of almost any film you can think of. - 17944

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