Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Some Straightforward Film Summaries

By Jaime Vincent

In the past you had to go to a store if you wanted to rent or buy a movie. As technologies have advanced, downloading dvds from movie download sites is becoming very common. Below, is a sample of some of the movies you can find using movie download sites.

The Naked Gun: There is a plot to kill Queen Elizabeth II while she is visiting Los Angeles. Tough, but completely incompetent L.A. cop Frank Drebin is tracking down the potential plot. He find the evil Vincent Ludwig and foil his plan.

They Were Expendable: One of the finest and most underrated of all WW2 films, based on the real tale of America's PT boat battalion in the Philippines throughout the early nights of the battle. Moving, exquisitely detailed production photographed by Joseph August under Ford's unique hand, with genuine-life Naval Officer Montgomery. Cast includes Robert Montgomery, John Wayne, Donna Reed, Jack Holt, Ward Bond, Leon Ames, Jack Pennick, and Tom Tyler. (135 minutes, 1945)

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Captivating premise of assembling infamous 19th century fictional characters, from Dr. Jekyll and Dorian Gray to Dracula's Mina Harker, whose assorted qualities combine to start a sort of Due process Group. The film is undone by lumpy storytelling, badly orchestrated action, and outsized, cartoonish visual effect patterns. Connery is charismatic as ever playing Allan Quatennain. Cast includes Sean Connery, Shane West, Stuart Townsend, Naseeruddin Shah, Richard Roxburgh, Peta Wilson, Tony Curran, Jason Fleming, David Hemmings, and Max Ryan. (110 minutes, 2003)

Adalen 31: Adalen 31 is a Swedish story of mill striker's, and their battle with management. Things get complicated when one of the strikers develops a relationship with a factory manager's daughter. When she becomes pregnant things become even more complex. Peter Schildt, Kerstin Tidelius, Stefan Feier- bach and Roland Hedlund star. (1969 Swedish-drama directed by Bo Widerberg)

Above The Law: When martial arts expert Nico Toscani worked for the CIA he did missions in Vietnam. While there he saw one of his superiors, Zagon, use the war to help him set up a drug smuggling ring. Now, years later, working as a Chicago detective, he starts to close in on Zagon. Zagon is well connected, and this causes Nico his job. Now all bets are off, as Nico will stop at nothing to track the drug smugglers down.

The Three Muskateers: Musketeers Athos, Porthos, and Aramis join young D'Artagnan in an attempt to stop Cardinal Richelieu, who is plotting to form an alliance with the English. The Musketeers are abandoned, and asked to throw down their swords. These three refuse, and along with D'Artagnan will try and save France.

The African Queen: Marvelous amalgamation of souse Bogart who triumphed an Oscar and spinster Hepburn voyaging downriver in Africa throughout WWI, battling the factors and the Germans, and each other. Cast includes Katharine Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, Robert Morley, Peter Bull, Theodore Bikel, and Walter Gotell. (105 minutes, 1951)

For Singles Only: Absolutely not for those who like excellent films. 2 gals move into desperado's condo where Berle is communal commando. The outcome is a rape, and then an effort at suicide, and few melodies. Cast includes John Saxon, Mary Ann Mobley, Milton Berle, Lana Wood, Mark Richman, Chris Noel, and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. (91 minutes, 1968)

In The Line Of Fire: Frank Horrigan, an overly seasoned Secret Service man, who was working the day J.F.K. was killed, finds himself in another tough situation with a President. Mitch Leary, an embittered former C.I.A. assassin, is after the President. Horrigan will be tested again.

Try "Renting Movies Online" if you want to find some downloads. Different phrases get different results. If the last one did not work try something else. Switch to "Buy Movies Online Download" and see if you find what you are looking for.

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