I have made a small selection of the more popular movies put up on the big screen in 2008. I have chosen a few of the motion pictures I found entertaining in this years crop. I hope you find 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 there “regular” lives, when Edmund, Peter, Susan, and Lucy 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 rescue Narnia from an evil fate. With the aid of the the bravest in the forrest, including, a dwarf, the centaurs, and a very skilled mouse, they battle to 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 actual tale of young college kids who created a team of blackjack players that beat the casinos. These wiz kids planned, trained, and executed a ruthless attack on the tables. To play in Las Vegas, where card counting can get you banned, they devised signals, disguises, and even fake drivers liscenses, to keep from being banned. This movie is based on the best selling 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: Wild and crazy nights in Las Vegas are normal. Barely remembering what had happened, Jack and Joy get up the next day and find out that they are married. When they win a $3 million jackpot, each thinks they deserve the prize, so they try to settle it in court. The strange ruling is that the two must stay married for a few months, and try to make their marriage work. With lots of money at stake, the battle is on as both want to wind up with all the money.
WALL-E: This picture is an animated, comedy, adventure, sci-fi. Earth has been left behind, an uninhabitale wasteland. Wall-E, a trash collecting robot, is assigned to clean up the mess. When a recon bot (Eve) appears, checking to see if the planet can sustain any life, Wall-E finally has some company. When the spaceship returns for Eve, Wall-E sneaks aboard, and thus starts the adventure of his robot 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.
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