A Few Superlative Film Plot Lines

By Lorna Shelton

For years now, the video store was the way to get movies. These days you can stay at home and get movies from a movie download site. Below is a sample of some of the movies you can find using movie download sites.

Alaska: Adolescent venture yam on a grand scale, as a brother and sibling take off looking for their dad and his downed plane. Structured like an old grade-B melodrama, however implemented with conviction contrary to magnificent, snowy landscape and characterizing an irresistible polar bear who befriends the youngsters. Heston, whose child prompted the drama, plays a mean, cunning poor gentleman. Cast includes Thora Birch, Vincent Kartheiser, Dirk Benedict, Charlton Heston, Duncan Fraser, and Gordon Tootoosis. (110 minutes, 1996)

8 Below: Worth seeing as this is Stan Kubrick's very last film. Cast includes Paul Stroller, Bruce Greenwood, Moon Bloodgood, Jason Biggs, Gerard Plunkett, August Schellenherg, and Wendy Crewson. (120 minutes, 2006)

Jupiter's Wife: Gripping documentary in regards to a middle-aged destitute female whom filmmaker Negroponte chanced to confront in NY's Medial Parle She claims to have ESP and be the spouse of the lord Jupiter and baby girl of the late performer Robert Ryan! Negroponte delves into her past and finds relatively a few astonishments in this incredibly moving picture of a shattered life. (78 minutes, 1994)

Dust Be My Destiny: Garfield is ideally cast as a disassociated drifter who finds himself in prison, where he falls for the ferocious detention center foreman's stepdaughter (Aisle). The megastars ascend above their less-than original material. Cast includes John Garfield, Priscilla Aisle, Alan Hale, Blunt McHugh, John Litel, Billy Halop, Hemy Armetta, Stanley Ridges, Bobby Jordan, and Charley Grapewin. (88 minutes, 1939)

The Devil Wears Prada: Miranda Priestly( Meryl Streep) is the dominant force in the fashion industry. When, by total luck, she falls into a job as Miranda assistant, she seems to have the opportunity of a lifetime. Working for the insufferable Miranda proves to be unbearable, no matter what the rewards might be.

Seabiscuit: This movie is a dramatization of the true story of Seabiscuit, a magnificent racehorse in the 1930's. The jockey, the trainer, and the owner had all fallen on hard times. Seabiscuit was a racehorse that no one believed in. This wonderful horse leads these men out of the tough times, and on to better things. He was a true racing legend.

The Mark of Zorro: An arresting approach to the tale of Joan of Arc, with a colorful Jovovich as the peasant gal who leads her countrymen into battle. However in this rendition inscribed by Besson and Andrew Birkin she additionally queries herself, which causes the film to lose propulsion after an exciting first half. Cast includes Marguerite De La Motte, Noah Beery, Robert McKim, and Charles Mailes. (90 minutes, 1920)

Only the Lonely: Chicago cop, who still lives with his mamma, falls in love-and has to conquer both his mommy's opposition and his sensations of guilt over leaving her. An emotional update of MARTY beams, with behaviors that are really on target, containing O'Hara's first 1973's The Cherry Pony. Cast includes John Candy, Maureen O'Hara, Friend Sheedy, James Belushi, Anthony Quinn, Kevin Dunn, Milo O'Shea, Bert Remsen, Joe V. Greco, Macaulay Culkin, and Kieran Culkin. (102 minutes, 1991)

Lock Up: Frank Leone's prison sentence is almost up. He is suddenly transferred to a high security lock up with Warden Drumgoole in charge. This is bad news for Leone. This warden has it in for Leone, and getting through his last 6 months will be hell.

Try a search phrase something like "Movie Renting". A change in the phrase will sometimes get a better result. Make another attempt with "Downloads Movies". - 29852

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