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: Wesley Gibson is about to learn that his long lost father is a professional killer. When his father is killed, Wesley is basically forced into the secret society of killers that his father was a part of. He is transformed from a nobody office worker into 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 law enforcement officials, have been taking down the criminal elements of the city. Things are going very well, but now a new super criminal arrives on the scene, and attacks the city. Now, Batman really has his hands full, as criminal mastermind, the Joker, has released his criminal insanity 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: 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.
