These days, the majority of people rent movies on a regular basis. More often than not they wait for the DVD to come out, rather than seeing the film at the cinema. Here is a short list of some of most heavily rented DVD’s in Oct. 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 adventure continues, after a 19 year break. This is the latest film of the exploits of the infamous Indiana Jones. In this episode Indiana it’s the cold war, and the Russians are the enemy. The Soviets are looking for ancient relics called the Crystal Skulls, which are thought to have secret powers.
THE LAZARUS PROJECT: Ben Garvey, once a bad boy criminal, has turned his life completely around. With a loving family, and steady paycheck, he seems to have found a better life. Then, he loses his job, and he finds himself heading back into the criminal world. People die during an attempted robbery, and he is convicted, and sentenced to die. He expects the lethal injection to kill him. Shockingly, he wakes up bewildered, and in a psych ward. He now struggles for his sanity, and his soul.
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 movie tells the story of Dr. Bruce Banner, who has been transformed into the Hulk. The film is about the comic character the Hulk. This movie stars Edward Norton, Tim Roth, William hurt, and Liv Tyler. This film is directed by Louis Leterrier. This movie would be classified as a science fiction film.
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: An anime-cartoon with a new twist. As you saw with The Flinstones, Speed Racer chages a cartoon into a feature film with actors. Young Speed Racer who loves racing. His goal is to win The Crucible, a huge racing event that his older brother lost his live in. With odds against him, and everything at risk, he joins forces with his arch rival Racer X, to attempt to take the title, and rescue the family racing business.