Retire in Paradise

With todays home entertainment systems, many of us get movie rentals regularly. Typically people wait for the rental, as opposed to seeing the film at the cinema. Here is a short list of some of the most popular DVD rentals in October 2008.

A fairly new means of accessing movies is movie downloads. There are places online that you can get virtually every movie made downloaded. This is very useful if you’re trying to make a large movie collection.

INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL: The Indiana Jones movies are back, after a long break. This is the latest film of the exploits of the infamous Indiana Jones. In this, the latest adventure, An older Indiana is pitted against post war Soviets. This time, it’s off top the amazone to search for some South American relics, and the powers they might possess.

THE LAZARUS PROJECT: One time crook Ben Garvey seems to have gotten his act together. With a loving wife and child, and steady work, he has found happiness. Then, he gets fired from his job, and he turns to crime for the solution. This goes terribly wrong, and he will pay with his life. He is sent to die. Incredibly, he wakes up bewildered, and in a psychiatric ward. Now its all on the line, his sanity, and his spritual well being.

LINEWATCH: Michael Dixon (Cuba Gooding Jr.) is a respected boarder agent in New Mexico, and life seems to be good. But Michael’s past is coming back to haunt him. He was part of a violent Los Angeles gang, that he somehow got away from. When a chance encounter exposes his whereabouts to his old gang, he and his family are put in a potentially deadly situation. He has no choice but to take a chance, and work with the gang to bring a big drug shipment into the U.S.

THE INCREDIBLE HULK: This film tells us the tale of Dr. Bruce Banner, who has become the Incredible Hulk because of being hit by gamma rays. This feature film is about the comic character the Hulk. Key actors include Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth. Louis Leterrier directed this movie. The film genre is sci-fi/action.

DECEPTION: Jonathan McQuarry (ewan mcgregor) has a chance encounter with corporate lawyer Wyatt Bose. It is a meeting that will change his life. He is introduced to “The List”, which offers a secret world of sexual indescretions. However, he also gets caught up in a treacherous game of back stabbing and death.

JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH: Searching for his missing brother, a science professor explores caves in Iceland that leads him to the center of the earth. This is a new version of the original 1959 movie, which was based on the brilliant book by highly acclaimed author Jules Verne. Cast includes Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutchinson, Anita Briem, and Seth Myers.

THE HAPPENING: Elliot Moore, along with his wife and some friends are escaping Philadelphia by train. The northeastern U.S. has been thrown into chaos. Citizens are being affected by some unknown malady, and are taking their own lives. Will mankind overcome this problem, or are we witnessing the final acts of man on this planet?

IRON MAN: Man of the town, arms builder, Tony Stark (played by Robert Downey Jr.) is captured by insurgent fighters in Afghanastan. They command him to create weapon systems for the insurgent group. He was wounded while he was being captured, and he has shrapnel lodged in his chest. To live through this life threatening wound, and break away from his enemies, he designs a suit of armor, that makes him super strong. Iron Man, a new super hero has arrived.

SPEED RACER: The 1990’s television cartoon gets real actors. Following an example like the movie The Flinstones, Speed Racer was a TV cartoon that was turned into a feature film with actors. Speed Racer is a young man who loves racing. His goal is to win The Crucible, a huge racing event that his older brother had died racing in. With odds against him, and everything at risk, Speed Racer teams with his enemy of the past, Racer X, in an effort to capture the championship, so the family business won’t go under.

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