Thursday, March 12, 2009

Forgetting Sarah Marshall is Online

By Bomben Hirons

I have made a sampling of the more popular movies put up on the big screen in 2008. These are some of the films that I think you might like. I hope you find some films here that are worth watching.

WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS: It was a wild night in Las Vegas. Joy and Jack, who had just met, get up the next day and find out that they are married. After winning a huge jackpot, the question is who should get the money, so they try to settle it in court. It is decided that the two must stay married for a few months, and try to make their marriage work. With an eye on the jackpot, they conspire to make each other quit the marriage, as they are both determined to wind up with all the money.

IRON MAN: Weapons developer, business mogul, Tony Stark (played by Robert Downey Jr.) is taken hostage by Afghan fighters. They command him to build missiles for the insurgent group. He was wounded when he was abducted, and he has shrapnel lodged in his chest. To survive his injuries, and get away from the rebels, he creates a suit made of armor that makes him super strong. We now have another super hero, Iron Man.

TWENTY ONE: Twenty One basically recounts the actual tale of M.I.T. wiz kids who formed a team of blackjack players that beat the casinos. These wiz kids learned to beat the game, and then performed an assault on the casinos. To play in Las Vegas, where players who beat the game can be banned from playing, they had to change casinos often, and disguise themselves, so he wouldn't get caught. Twenty One is based on the book that explains how these kids made millions playing blackjack.

THE DARK KNIGHT: Batman, and law enforcement officials, are taking the major criminals off the streets. Things are going very well, that is until the Joker shows up, and starts a crime spree. Batman is in a battle now, as criminal mastermind, the Joker, has released his criminal insanity on Gotham City.

TROPIC THUNDER: With a collection of acting greats this film is a classic parody of popular war films. Things are going bad, so to get the over rated cast of actors to make a first rate war movie, the desperate director into the wild, leaving them to fend for themselves. The plan is to overwhelm them into making a war movie monster, which hidden cameras will capture. Incredibly, because the director steps on an old land mine and dies, the crew is left on its own, and they are convinced everything is just an act, but the bullets flying are actually real. Written, directed, and acted in, by Ben Stiller.

WALL-E: This film is a science fiction adventure in animation. Earth has been left behind, an uninhabitable wasteland. Waste removal robot, Wall-E, has been left to clean up the planet. When Eve, another robot, arrives looking for any signs of life, Wall-E finally has some company. Eventually, when Eve is recovered by the craft that sent her, Wall-E somehow get on the ship, and thus starts the adventure of his robot life.

Jumper: While almost drowning, David Rice (Hayden Christensen) learns he has an unbelievable ability. He has the ability to transport himself anywhere, anytime. He then comes to learn that he is not the only one that has this ability. Unfortunately, after a few years of fun, he learns that there are people that are trying to rid the world of jumpers. He now must battle for his life, as the hunters try to track him down.

GET SMART: Maxwell Smart (agent 86) is back, "and loving it". The evil organization (KAOS) verses the good guys (CONTROL), agents hidden in plants, and all the classic quotes. It is worth the look back at the world of KAOS and CONTROL.

INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL: The Indiana Jones adventure continues, after a few years off. This makes four movies in the Indiana Jones series. In this, the latest adventure, Indiana battles the Soviets. Now, the chase is on for some South American relics, and the powers they might possess.

These days just about everyone buys or rents these movies, and views them on their home entertainment system. An increasingly popular way to get movies is by downloading them directly from the internet. The internet has many websites that offer downloading of virtually any movie ever made. - 16887

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