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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Quickie Movie Reviews

By Hollie Pugh

For a long time we have used the video store as one of our main ways to access movies. High speed internet access has now made it possible to download movies right off a movie download site. Below, is a sample of some of the movies you can find using movie download sites.

The Abyss: A submarine has sunk. A nearby oil rig crew is sent down to rescue the sub if possible. Once down there they find that this in no normal situation. This film stars Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn, and Leo Burmester. (1989 Sci-Fi)

Night of the Generals: A WW2 whodunit, movie has potential although gets lost in gloomy script, and inanimate behaviors. It is simply a dud. Cast includes Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Tom Courtenay, Donald Pleasence, Joanna Pettet, and Christopher Plummer. (148 minutes, 1967)

So Close: Two siblings, ostensibly ultra-tech pc surveillance operators, are secretly assassins decimating a murderously corrupt business outfit by outfit. Quarreling tooth and nail with gun and sword, they're countered by a shrewd policewoman equally skilled in martial crafts. Wonderful-gaudy action set pieces far outplay the inter personals in this hack Charlie's Life savers wannabe. Cast includes Zhao Wei, Karen Mok, Melody Seung Hun, Michael Wai, Yasuaki Kurata, and Derek Wan. (111 minutes, 2002)

Ghost: Encountering a thief in a dark alley, Sam is shot and killed. In the form of a ghost Sam stays close to the love of his life, Mary. He is unable to communicate with her, but watches her live on. He soon realizes that his death was no accident, and that Mary is now in danger. He uses a fake psychic to communicate with Mary and try to save her life.

Fantasia: Walt Disney's 8-part matrimony of music and energized icons continues to be an astounding accomplishment; Taylor's narration times it more .than the content. "The Wizard's Apprentice" with Mickey Mouse, "The Dance of the Hours" with dancing hippos and alligators, "Rite of Spring" dinosaurs stalking the world, and "A Day on Hairless Hill" with Chemo-bog, the personification of sinister is so shocking that they make up for the less gripping patterns. Cast includes Leopold Stomwski and the Philadelphia Orchestra; depicted by Considered Taylor. (120 minutes, 1940)

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story: This film is a biography of the life of martial arts superstar, turned actor, Bruce Lee. We follow his life from childhood in Hong Kong, filled with demons, to his exodus to the US, as suggested by his father. In the US he opens a martial arts school, and pursues an acting career.

Hang-Up: Disheartening black-oriented action-flick in regards to a medication racket; Hathaway has finished numerous fine films, although this, his last, isn't one. Bey is excellent as a doomed prostitute. Cast includes William Elliott, Marki Bey, Cliff Potts, Michael Lerner, and Timothy Blake. (74 minutes, 1994)

Class Action: Jeb Ward is an attorney specializing in class action cases. He is taking the case of a man suing a big auto company for a safety issue, which has had a huge affect on the man's life since his accident. To spice things up, the defense team will be led by his daughter.

Raising champ Vargas: A quaint film of a self-fashioned adolescent stud on N.Y.C's Lower East Side who chases a snobby gal with such tenacity that he wins her over. A fully detailed cut of life filmed with such quaintness that you believe the discussions are overheard rather than orchestrated. Cast includes Victor Rasuk, Judy Marte, Donna Maldonado, and Wilfree Vasque. (88 minutes, 2003)

A phrase like "Compare Movie Download Sites" might get a good result. Try a different search if the first one does not provide good information. See if "Download New Release Movies" gets a better result. - 18780

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Do Legal Movie Downloads Exist?

By Alan Reynolds

Finding legal movie downloads is a very difficult task and anyone who has attempted to find legal downloads will no doubt realise that this is the case. However, any search in any of the popular search engines yields a great deal of results on the subject. Unfortunately, many of these results are very questionable.

Firstly, you cannot download movies for free legally. For obvious reasons, this is simply not possible and any side claiming to offer free movies is simply breaking the law or at best, linking to other sites which are breaking the law. Even worse, you may well end up paying a subscription fee for such a site and still downloading pirated movies anyway.

However, there are some exceptions and although some of them are restricted to certain areas, especially to the United States alone, there are various sites which allow you to pay a modest subscription fee or to pay for each movie in download them online, the latter being preferable for a number of reasons.

What's more, the quality of pirated movies tends to be very questionable. Very few of these have high quality sound, with no possibility to play back in multi channel, as any DVD was meant to be played. What's more, it is also very difficult to get the latest high definition content.

However, again this is not practical for a lot of people. Not everyone wants to wait for several days for their films to be delivered and instead they want to be able to download movies quickly. In this day and age, many people have extremely fast broadband connections which will allow you to download a high quality, DVD quality movie in well under an hour and probably significantly less.

If you have a fast Internet connection with a high amount of monthly bandwidth, or even better, no monthly limit on your bandwidth, then of course you want to make the most out of it. This is where downloading movies on the Internet comes into play.

Legal movie downloads a very hard to find for a number of reasons. If you have typed in any search terms relevant to the subject, you have no doubt seen many different results of sites which promised legal movie download for free or for a modest subscription fee. The fact is, this is simply impossible under most circumstances, especially if the site claims to offer free movie downloads with no subscription fee either.

Many movie download resources that are legal or any restricted to citizens in the United States but again, there are exceptions and if you find a good list of results on the search engines, you will need to carefully filter the amount to find the right one and once you have found a reliable one, then you will be able to get the movies you want in no time for minimal fee. - 18780

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The Top Movies Of 2008 And How They Uniquely Entertained Us

By Knapp Leonard

In the year 2008, Americans and people around the world enjoyed a series of splendid new movie releases. It was one of the best years for Hollywood. Movie theaters across the country were packed all summer long with new blockbuster hits that entertained movie goers in every genre.

Americans are fascinated with the entertainment of movies. It is one of the most private means of entertainment. Whether watching in a crowded theater of viewing in the privacy of home, we all seem to find the time to indulge in the fantasy world of Hollywood entertainment.

Did you know that Hollywood released approximately 500 movies during 2008? While that is a remarkable number of films, only a few made it onto the big screen. Others were enjoyed by a select group of special interest movie watchers. All in all, there was something entertaining for everyone.

When 2008 was rapidly coming to a close, movie critics gathered all around the country to summarize the movies and to present their final verdicts for those movies which were deemed as overwhelming successes or dismal flops. While their verdicts do carry weight within the movie industry, there nothing but mere opinions. We all have our own preference for what truly entertains us.

The movies that received my two thumbs were movies that made me feel good inside. These movies not only transcended the criticisms of critics all over the country, but gained wide approval from movie goers in America and the rest of the world.

Was 2008 a good year for the movie industry? This is not an easy question to answer. For some it was a horrible year while others enjoyed one dynamic film after another.

With over 500 films released during the year, there is no way to give significance to each and every film. While many movies faded away in the minds of special interest viewers, they are some movies that have made an indelible impression on us.

So what kind of movies did you enjoy in 2008? I am sure you found the time to entertain yourself and the family with movies that made you feel good inside. My personal favorites were as follows: Wanted, Tropic Thunder, Slumdog Millionaire, Burn After Reading, The Visitor, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Gran Torino, WALL-E, Iron Man and The Dark Knight. If you have never seen any of these, I suggest you rent them at your local video store. You will love the entertainment value they bring to your world of movie indulgent. - 18780

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The Top 5 Guitarists Of All Time

By Nathan Spencer

There are many well-known guitarists in the world who have swept the crowd off their feet with their performance. Jimi Hendrix is a widely popular American guitarist one of the best in the entire genre of rock music. He was born in Seattle, Washington on November 27, 1942 and was the first to use phasing and stereophonic effect in rock recording. Due to his unmatchable contribution he has had many awards to his credit including the UK Music Hall of Fame.

Eric Clapton, the famous English blues-rock songwriter, guitarist, and singer was born on the 30th of March, 1945. Thanks to his valuable work he has been able to secure the 4th place in the Rolling Stone magazine, amongst the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". One of his best recordings happens to be the song "Layla" which became an instant hit. He has been a member of Cream and Yardbirds and has been included into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the same.

The renowned English guitarist, Jimmy Page, was born on the 9th of January, 1944. He is a composer and a record producer. His career started in London being a studio session guitarist and later he became a member of the Yardbirds. Soon after, he co-founded the Led Zeppelin, the famous English rock band. Page, as a member of Led Zeppelin and the Yardbirds, has been included into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Some of his well-known albums are The Firm, Outrider and Mean Business.

Born on the 24th of June 1944 Jeff Beck was and is a famous English rock guitarist. He is amongst the three guitarists who happened to play with the Yardbirds. Jeff has managed to gain the 14th position as the "100 Greatest Guitarist of All Time" in the Rolling Stone Magazine and in his musical pieces he has covered genres like heavy metal, blues-rock and jazz fusion. For his great contribution to the field of music, Beck has won the Grammy Award, for Best Rock Instrumental Performance, four times.

Eddie Van Halen is a Dutch American guitarist who was born on the January the 26th, 1955. He also happens to be a keyboardist, producer, and songwriter. Eddie's popularity can be best defined as being the co-founder and lead guitarist of Van Halen, a hard rock band. The further members of the band were Mark Stone as the bassist and Halen's brother Alex on drums. He definitely is one of the best rock guitarists of his time with his ability of high frequency feedback, rapid guitar playing and tapping. - 18780

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Uli Jon Roth - Scorpions Guitarist Bio

By Nathan Spencer

Uli Jon Roth, the German guitarist, was born on the 18th of December 1954. The contribution to the field of neo-classical metal music by him is immense. Roth, along with some other members, and towards the beginning of the 1970s, had formed a band entitled Dawn Road. In 1973 the Scorpions separated owing to Michael Schenker who had left it to join the UFO. Klaus Meine and Rudolf Schenker , the other existing members of Scorpions, combined with the members of Dawn Road to form a very strong group. The name of this group was changed to Scorpions as it had become quite popular during those years. Uli Jon Roth thus became the Scorpions guitarist.

Roth played the role of main songwriter, occasional lead singer and of course the lead guitarist in the four albums that were released by Scorpion during the years 1974 and 1977. Tokyo Tapes, was recorded in 1978, in Japan and it was one of the best selling live albums of the Scorpions. Before the release of the album, Roth had left the band. Electric Sun, Roth's very own band was formed and three albums were released. The 1st album was released in the year 1979. It was entitled Earthquake and was dedicated to Jimi Hendrix. The other albums were Fire Wind & Beyond the Astral Skies, released in 1981 & 1985 respectively. They were dedicated to Anwar el-Sadat and Martin Luther King respectively.

Roth, later, composed two concertos and four symphonies and had even performed with some symphony orchestras all through Europe. After this the name 'Uli John Roth' was used by him for all his concerts and album releases. In the year 2001 Roth had even played for Castle Donington, which happens to be an outdoor rock festival. Later on this got released on DVDs. Roth, along with the Scorpions, featured in a concert in 2006 at Wacken Open Air Festival. It had become a great success and was named as "A Night To Remember, A Journey Through Time".

Roth is the founder of the Sky Academy and the creator of the Sky Guitar. These are the best rock guitars for beginners. He had particularly made custom guitars which had additional frets. Roth had five of these kinds of guitars which were made by a person of British origin and had been used by the guitarist of Fair Warning. Of these five guitars, one was fretless, another was made with 36 frets, and yet another had 42 frets. The fretless guitar was used in the album, Beyond the Astral Skies. - 18780

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