Dover's Favorite Movie List From 2008

By James Brown

This is a short list of the movies released this year (2008). These are some of the films that I think you might like. I'm sure that you can find a picture or two that are good viewing.

Jumper: Nearing death by drowning, David realizes something incredible. He has the ability to teleport himself to any place he wants to go, at any time. Eventually, he discovers that there are others with this capability. After he becomes used to jumping around the world, he is exposed to hunters that think jumpers are a threat, and need to be eliminated. He now must battle for his life, as those people try to track him down.

BOLT: Bolt: This film is an animated comedy. Bolt, is a dog who is an actor, who in his role on television is a super hero dog. The thing about Bolt is that he is convinced he is this super hero dog with superpowers. When he is accidentally put into a real life situation, he realizes that he is just a dog. Needing to find his way home, he finds help, in the form of Rhino and Mittens, his newly found hamster and cat friends.

THE CHRONICALS OF NARNIA, PRINCE CASPIAN: Just one year has passed in there "regular" lives, when Edmund, Peter, Susan, and Lucy are mysteriously pulled back into Narnia. Prince Caspian has blown Susan's magic horn, hoping to be saved. 100's of years have passed since they left Narnia, but the four legendary characters have be summoned back to save Narnia from the evil Telmarines. With the support of the brave warriors of Narnia, they conquer their foes and free Narnia.

WANTED: Wesley Gibson is about to learn that his long lost father is an assassin. When his father is killed, Wesley is basically forced into the secret society of killers that his dead father was involved with. He now will become the professional killer that is in his blood. From there, things get very complex and twisted. Hang on to your seat.

THE DARK KNIGHT: This time Batman, along with Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, have been taking down the criminal elements of the city. This has effectively reduced crime, until a new criminal mastermind shows up, 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: This movie tells the actual tale of M.I.T. wiz kids who created a team of blackjack players that beat the casinos. These wiz kids prepared and then enacted a brilliant run at the blackjack tables. To beat the games in Vegas, where players who beat the game can be banned from playing, they devised signals, disguises, and even fake drivers licenses, to keep from being banned. Twenty One is based on the book that explains how these kids made millions playing blackjack.

10,000 B.C.: This film will take you back to prehistoric times. When a warlike tribe storms the Yaghai people, they ride off with some of the people, including the lovely Evolet. A young hunter named D'Leh, who is in love with her, leads a group of hunters to pursue the warlords, and save her, and the rest of the captured tribe members.

WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS: I guess it was a typical night out in Vegas. Joy and Jack, who had just met, get up the next day and find out that they are married. After winning a huge jackpot, each thinks they deserve the prize, so they try to settle it in court. The judge decides that the two must stay married for a few months, and try to make their marriage work. With $3 million on the line, they each try to get the other to give up, as both desire to wind up with all the money.

WALL-E: This film is an animation comedy. Mankind has left Earth, since it had become a pile of rubbish. Wall-E, a robot built to remove trash, has been left behind to continue cleaning. When a recon bot (Eve) appears, checking for any signs of life, Wall-E has a friend. When Eve is retrieved by the spaceship that sent her, Wall-E somehow gets on the ship, and thus starts the adventure of his robot life.

These days just about everyone buys or rents films when the come out on DVD, and views them on their home entertainment system. A new way people are acquiring movies is through downloads off websites. The internet has many websites that will download virtually any movie ever made.

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