Wednesday, February 25, 2009

2008 Box Office Hits By Deo: Using tHE wEB

By Redge Grind

I have put together a sampling of the more popular movies put up on the big screen in 2008. This list consists of the movies I enjoyed watching this year. Hopefully you will see some films here that are good viewing.

JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH: Searching for his brother, science professor Trevor Anderson goes on a mission that puts him on a journey to the center of earth. This is a remake of the original 1959 movie, that was created from the classic novel by celbrated writer Jules Verne. Directed by eric brevig, and starring Brendan Fraser.

WALL-E: This film is a science fiction adventure in animation. Earth has been left behind, an uninhabitale wasteland. Wall-E, a trash collecting robot, is assigned to clean up the mess. When Eve, another robot, arrives looking for signs of life on Earth, Walle-E has a friend. When Eve is retrieved by the spaceship that sent her, Wall-E somehow get on the ship, and starts an incredible adventure.

HAMLET 2: Failed actor Mr. Marshz now finds himself teaching theater classes at the high school to bored and unmotivated kids. When the high school loses a major building, the school board figures the useless theater coarses will have to go. Fully inspired, he plans to keep the school from dropping his classes by producing Hamlet 2, a new version of the classic, which he put to paper himself.

WANTED: Wesley, an office worker going nowhere in life, learns that his father, who he never really knew, is an assasin. His father is killed, and now he is being recruited into the organization that his father was a part of. He now will become the professional killer that he was meant to be. From that point on, this movie gets complicated, and many twist and turns follow. Hang on to your seat.

INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL: Indiana is back in action, after a 19 year hiatus. This is the latest film in the Indiana Jones series. In this, the latest adventure, Indiana it's the cold war, and the Russians are the enemy. This time, it's off top the amazone to search for ancient relics called the Crystal Skulls, and the powers they might possess.

MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 AFRICA: This is the next in the sequence to the box office hit Madagascar. The small group of animal friends are trying to get back to New York's famous Central Park Zoo, which is the only home they know. With things going wrong again, with the Penguins leading them astray, they will wind up going to have more adventures first.

THE INCREDIBLE HULK: This movie is about Dr. Bruce Banner (Edward Norton), who hhas been changed into a creature called the green Hulk. The film is a story about the comic character the Hulk. Key cast members are Edward Norton, Tim Roth and Liv Tyler. This film is directed by Louis Leterrier. This movie would be classified as a science fiction film.

IRON MAN: Weapons developer, business mogal, Tony Stark (played by Robert Downey Jr.) is attacked and taken by Afghan insurgents. They try to force him to build weapons for the insurgent group. He was hurt when his convoy was attacked, and has shrapnel stuck in his chest. To live through this life threatening wound, and get away from the rebels, he designs a suit of armor, which makes him virtually invincible. Iron Man is born.

WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS: Wild and crazy nights in Las Vegas are normal. Barely remembering what had happened, Jack and Joy wake up and soon realize that they had married each other the night before. 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 for the next few months they must stay together, and try to make their marriage work. With an eye on the jackpot, the battle is on as both want to have the cash for themselves.

Most people buy or rent these movies, and views them on their home entertainment system. An increasingly popular way to get movies is by downloading them directly off websites. Online providers have websites that with a membership, you can download virtually any movie ever made. - 16651

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