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 something incredible. He now knows he can transport himself anywhere, anytime. Eventually, he discovers that he is not alone in having this capability. After years of “jumping” around the planet, he is exposed to hunters that think jumpers are a threat, and need to be eliminated. Now he is in a fight for survival, as these paladins try to track him down.
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: A young, bored, office worker named Wesley discovers that the father he never knew, is a contract killer. His father has been murdered, now Wesley is asked to join into the group of assasins that his dad was a member of. He is asked to become the professional killer that is in his blood. From that point on, this movie gets extremely complicated. Hang on to your seat.
THE DARK KNIGHT: In this film Batman, and Lt. Gordon and D.A. Harvey Dent, are taking the major criminals off the streets. Crime is now down, but now a new super criminal arrives on the scene, and attacks the city. Batman is in a battle now, as criminal mastermind, the Joker, has released an overwhelming assault on Gotham City.
TWENTY ONE: The basis for this film is the true story about M.I.T. students who created 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 can be banned for winning with card counting skills, they devised signals, disguises, and even fake drivers liscenses, 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 cinematic production sends us back 1,000’s of years. When a warlike tribe storm the Yaghai people, they capture, among others, Evolet. D’Leh, a young hunter who loves Evolet, leads a group of hunters to pursue the warlords, and save her, and the rest of the captured tribe members.
WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS: It was a wild night in Las Vegas. Barely remembering what had happened, Jack and Joy wake up to discover that they are married. After winning a huge jackpot, there is a debate on who gets the money, so they try to settle it in court. The judge decides that they must stay together for six months, and give their marriage a chance. 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.
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.
Many people will buy these movies, and watch them at home. An increasingly popular way to get movies is by using down loading technologies from online sources. There are websites that will download tons of different movies.
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