Sunday, February 1, 2009

Favorite Films In 2008 By Dorinda: Free Film Access

By Kerri Climbes

I have put together a short list of the more popular movies put up on the big screen in 2008. I have chosen a few of the films I enjoyed watching this year. Hopefully you will see some films here that you will enjoy.

ROLE MODELS: Danny (Paul Rudd) and Wheeler (William Scott), who promote an energy drink, might be seeing some hard jail time after destroying the company vehicle while binging. The only way to avoid being locked up is to perform 150 hours of community service. Their task will be to mentor troubled kids in a big brother type situation. The pieces are all in place for this to be very funny.

FORGETTING SAHRAH MARSHALL: Grief stricken from a break up with Sarah, a TV sitcom actress, Peter decides to go on a trip to the Hawaiian Islands to get past the break up. As you might guess, when he checks into the resort hotel, the first thing he sees is his ex girlfriend and her new lover, who's bigger than life. This film is a classic romantic comedy.

TROPIC THUNDER: With an abundance of acting talent this outrageous flick is a claasic parody of popular war films. To get a realistic performance from his crew to make a true epic masterpiece, the now venturesome director into the middle of nowhere, and leaves them on thier own. The object is to overwhelm them into producing a war classic, which hidden cameras will capture. Incredibly, because the director walks over a land mine and is blown apart, the spoiled actors are on their own, and they are covinced everything is just an act, but the bullets flying are actually real. Great cast with incredible make up for Robert Downey Jr.and Tom Cruise.

IRON MAN: Super stud, engineering expert, Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is captured by insurgent fighters in Afghanastan. They try to force him to make missiles for the insurgent group. He was hurt while he was being captured, and has shrapnel stuck in his chest. To save his life from this injury, and break away from his enemies, he creates a suit made of armor, which protects and strengthens him. Iron Man is born.

JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH: Searching for his missing brother, professor Trevor Anderson goes on a mission that leads him to the center of the earth. This is a remake of the original 1959 movie, that was created from the brilliant book by celbrated writer Jules Verne. Starring Brendan Fraser and Josh Hutchinson.

Jumper: Nearing death by drowning, David realizes he has an unbelievable ability. He has the ability to transport himself to anywhere he desires to be, anytime he wants. Later, he becomes aware that he is not the only one that has this capability. Unfortunately, after a few years of fun, he finds out that there are those that want him, and all the jumpers wiped out. He must fight for his life, as those people try to track him down.

GET SMART: Maxwell Smart (agent 86) is at it again, and everything is under "CONTROL". KAOS vs CONTROL, gadgets galore, and all the classic quotes. This is a modern day version that looks back at the antics of Maxwell Smart.

BOLT: Bolt: This movie is a movie for the whole family. Bolt, is a dog who is an actor, who in his TV show, has superpowers. His problem is that he honestly believes he has superpowers. After he is unexpectedly thrown into the real world, he discovers that he is just a dog. Now, trying to get back home, he is aided by a cat named Mittens, and an overweight hampster named Rhino.

WALL-E: This picture is an animated, comedy, adventure, sci-fi. Mankind has left Earth, since it had become a pile of rubbish. Waste removal robot, Wall-E, has been left to clean up the mess. When Eve, another robot, arrives looking for any signs of life, Walle-E has a friend. When the spaceship returns for Eve, Wall-E somehow get on the ship, and thus starts the adventure of his robot life.

Many people will buy films when the come out on DVD, and views them on their home entertainment system. A new way people are aquiring movies is by downloading them directly off websites. Online providers have websites that will download virtually any movie ever made. - 17944

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