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		<title>Mel Gibson In Mad Max Two: Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 07:14:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Estela Todd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mad Max 2, also known as the Road Warrior, is simply put, one of the greatest action films ever created. It might even be one of the greatest films of all time, period, depending on your perspective. It is, at the very least, one of the most well crafted films in existence, one of the most well told, with clarity and coherence even amidst all the chaos the story provides. This is the one that made Mel Gibson a household name, and certainly one of the must download movies of all time.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mad Max 2, also known as the Road Warrior, is simply put, one of the greatest action films ever created. It might even be one of the greatest films of all time, period, depending on your perspective. It is, at the very least, one of the most well crafted films in existence, one of the most well told, with clarity and coherence even amidst all the chaos the story provides. This is the one that made Mel Gibson a household name, and certainly one of the must download movies of all time.</p>
<p>There aren&#8217;t a lot of movies that work so well on so many levels, much less action films, which are typically used just to turn over a quick and easy profit at the box office. The movie is just, very, very strong on all possible levels. It&#8217;s exciting, fun and has some moments of great humor, drama and humanity.</p>
<p>You probably know everything about the movie, but it&#8217;s worth a recap nevertheless: After World War III, food, water and gasoline have all become scarce. The outback of Australia has become a wasteland, overrun by ruthless gangs of warlords and thugs. Mad Max is a former cop now just trying to stay alive and find enough gas and water to get from one day to the next, to keep himself, his dog, and his car alive.</p>
<p>Throughout his trials in the previous film, Max became just as much of a ruthless beast as the criminals he&#8217;d been chasing. Here, he&#8217;s offered a chance at redemption, at becoming a part of society, or what is left of it, once more.</p>
<p>The movie is, really, one big chase scene. It stops here and there just long enough for the viewer to catch his or her breath. A lesser movie might have grown boring with this structure, having sacrificed story and character for chase scenes. However, The Road Warrior uses action to tell the story, to develop character. This is how the old westerns did it, and it&#8217;s too bad that this structure isn&#8217;t really used anymore.</p>
<p>In the end the movie is really a statement on heroism, delving into Joseph Campbellian mythological structure and coming up with what many Australians consider to be &#8220;Star Wars Down Under&#8221;. It&#8217;s certainly one of the most successful films to ever come out of that country, and is still considered a national treasure of the Australian cinema all these decades later.</p>
<p>The movie is really a western and deserves to be classified alongside films like Stagecoach and The War Wagon as one of the all time great action packed adventure films.</p>
<p>The movie is loud, spectacular, full of crazy characters and stunts, and, perhaps, one of the ten greatest films ever made, depending on how you evaluate films on a personal level. At the very least, it is one of the most well crafted and well told action stories of all time, and certainly belongs on your download queue if you haven&#8217;t seen it yet.</p>
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		<title>A Short Review Of Tetsuo The Iron Man</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 07:14:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karyn Rojas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tetsuo Ironman was the debut film by the legendary Japanese film director Shinya Tsukamoto. The film is of course in another language, but you should consider putting it on your downloads queue next time you sign into your movie download service because it's not THAT kind of foreign movie. It's a horror action film, so there's always something happening on screen. The dialog isn't what's important. You can follow the story with the subtitles off and still understand it about as well as anyone else... Which isn't saying much, considering how strange the film is.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tetsuo Ironman was the debut film by the legendary Japanese film director Shinya Tsukamoto. The film is of course in another language, but you should consider putting it on your downloads queue next time you sign into your movie download service because it&#8217;s not THAT kind of foreign movie. It&#8217;s a horror action film, so there&#8217;s always something happening on screen. The dialog isn&#8217;t what&#8217;s important. You can follow the story with the subtitles off and still understand it about as well as anyone else&#8230; Which isn&#8217;t saying much, considering how strange the film is.</p>
<p>The movie follows a typical Japanese salary man who, for no reason at all, starts to sprout pieces of scrap metal from his body. It starts when he&#8217;s shaving and pieces of&#8230; Aluminum cans or something start growing from his face. It&#8217;s very strange. Eventually, he grows into a living, breathing heap of junk metal, and it winds up being a great example of Cronenberg&#8217;s body horror genre.</p>
<p>The concept behind the movie was to make something like a monster film with a human sized badguy. The end result is sort of the Japanese answer to both David Cronenberg, and David Lynch&#8217;s Eraserhead. It&#8217;s definitely a strange journey full of unforgettable images, for better or for worse. The movie might be right up your alley, or it may leaving you simply scratching your head, but it&#8217;s not an experience you&#8217;ll forget any time soon.</p>
<p>This is really what Japanese cyberpunk is all about. It&#8217;s not so much about the relation between man and computers as man and industrial concepts. So the film is filled with imagery of steam and steel and junkyards and factories. The closest comparison in American cyberpunk would be Robocop, set in the industrial city of Detroit. Although Robocop has nothing on this film&#8217;s style.</p>
<p>The movie is fast paced, sort of confusing, but ultimately, it really works well as a sort of horror movie slash action flick. It has an incredible nightmarish look to it, utilizing stop motion special effects, cheap props and costume that look more real because they&#8217;re not makeup. They actually glued pieces of metal to the actors faces in order to get the look they were going for.</p>
<p>The film draws a lot of influence from two sources: Eraserhead, and David Cronenberg&#8217;s Videodrome. Both of these films greatly contributed to its look, with Shinya Tsukamoto being a particularly big fan of Cronenberg&#8217;s entire library of work. A warning, though, if those movies made you squeamish, this one will make you twice as squeamish. As surreal as the imagery is, it still might gross you out just a bit.</p>
<p>Tsukamoto would later go on to create a number of incredible films, including Tokyo Fist and Bullet Ballet, and a sequel to the original Tetsuo, called Tetsuo: Body Hammer. He&#8217;s now working on a third in the series, Tetsuo: The Bulletman. All of his films focus on some similar themes regarding violence, sexuality and the male ego. If you like Tetsuo Iron Man, check out Tokyo Fist, which similarly deals with the concept of rage as a component of transformation.</p>
<p>He&#8217;s also gone on to have a career as an actor (he plays a major character in this film), starring as a major character in Ichi the Killer. His career is certainly one to watch. Twenty years after his debut, it&#8217;s clear that he&#8217;s just warming up.</p>
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		<title>Locating The Best Podcasts Online</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 07:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emmanuel Rogers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Podcasting is one of the newest fashions in information technology. Podcasts are basically radio-shows which aren't emitted by various radio-stations and are instead provided to you by ordinary everyday people. The simplest way to describe a podcast is to call it an online radio which can be listened to directly or downloaded to a portable hard-drive or media player. Of course due to the nature of this technology, there are mainly free, but there are also a number sites which offer professional podcasts, which you can download by paying a certain price.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Podcasting is one of the newest fashions in information technology. Podcasts are basically radio-shows which aren&#8217;t emitted by various radio-stations and are instead provided to you by ordinary everyday people. The simplest way to describe a podcast is to call it an online radio which can be listened to directly or downloaded to a portable hard-drive or media player. Of course due to the nature of this technology, there are mainly free, but there are also a number sites which offer professional podcasts, which you can download by paying a certain price.</p>
<p>Podcasts come in countless of different formats, sizes and topics. The number of topics comes from the fact that all kinds of people create podcasts and talk about different topics, so you can find a podcast for just about anything. Of course you can&#8217;t be guaranteed that you will only find good, high quality podcasts. There are also many podcasts which aren&#8217;t professional at all and will mostly loose your time. Finding podcasts online is mostly done by using various search engines. There are also some websites that are basically search engines for podcasts. Such a site is &#8211; http://www.fluctu8.com/.</p>
<p>However, if you are planning to find podcasts to which to listen to, you should first decide what topic you want to learn or hear about in the podcast. Of course there are different formats of the podcasts. Some may include not only audio, but also video footage. However such podcasts that contain video footage are usually paid, but there are some free ones.</p>
<p>Now after you have learned that search engines are a good way to find podcasts and decided the topic of the podcast you want to hear about it is time to search of it. It is important to combine the correct keywords in order to find a good podcast related to the topic you are searching for. Example for a good set of keywords to search for is &#8220;free aerobics podcasts&#8221;, &#8220;free violin tutorial podcasts&#8221; and etc. Of course if you haven&#8217;t decided on a topic, you can always search for &#8220;top rated podcasts&#8221; and find the best podcasts on the Internet that discuss various topics.</p>
<p>As we said earlier, except the ordinary search engines there are also special websites which specialize in finding podcasts online. One of these websites is http://www.fluctu8.com/. Such websites are called podcast directories and you can easily search for them on the Internet. All of these podcast directories have their podcasts sorted in different categories depending on their topic and quality.</p>
<p>Another good way of finding podcasts online is to look around the websites of different television channels and radio stations. They commonly provide their visitors with different podcasts of today&#8217;s news and etc. Of course it is highly recommended to listen to podcasta that are produced by ordinary users, because you may hear some very interesting facts that differ from the ones you learn from the wide media.</p>
<p>After you have found the desired podcast it is time to download it and enjoy it. You can either listen it while on your computer or copy it to a portable player and enjoy to it while jogging in the park or driving your car to work.</p>
<p>And these are the main ways of finding podcasts online. And you won&#8217;t only find ordinary podcasts, but also high quality ones which will be able to give you the most valuable information and tutorials.</p>
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		<title>The Goonies Is A Great Film</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:13:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bobby Colon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Goonies Forever! If you grew up in the eighties, then no doubt you have fond memories of watching this movie over and over until the VHS tape finally wore out and snapped. If you haven't seen it yet for whatever reason, think of it like... Captain Blood meets Indiana Jones meets Stand By Me meets Goodfellas. It really does have a little something from everything in terms of movie genres, and it's definitely a classic as far as movie downloads go.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Goonies Forever! If you grew up in the eighties, then no doubt you have fond memories of watching this movie over and over until the VHS tape finally wore out and snapped. If you haven&#8217;t seen it yet for whatever reason, think of it like&#8230; Captain Blood meets Indiana Jones meets Stand By Me meets Goodfellas. It really does have a little something from everything in terms of movie genres, and it&#8217;s definitely a classic as far as movie downloads go.</p>
<p>The movie follows The Goonies, led by Mikey Walsh, son of a museum curator. This gang of misfits hails from the Boon Docks of Astoria, Oregon. The movie really kicks into the story when the rich folks in Astoria decide they&#8217;re going to buy the Goonies&#8217; neighborhood, tear it down, and build a golf course in its place. Boooo! That&#8217;s what we in the industry call a real Jerk Move!</p>
<p>The Goonies take it upon themselves to save the Boon Docks. They start by getting into the attic, where Mike&#8217;s dad, a museum curator, has a bunch of old pirate stuff stashed. They find a treasure map leading them to an old restaurant on the coast. The restaurant is run by the Fratellis, a low rent crime family led by Ma Fratelli, a serious ball buster who takes a sort of Bates Motel approach to mothering her children, played by Robert Davi and Joe Pantoliano. They have to figure out how to get under the restaurant to get the treasure without alerting the Fratellis and&#8230;</p>
<p>It sounds like a lot of information to take in all at once: Pirates, the mafia, buried treasure, foreclosures&#8230; But if you just stay along for the ride, you don&#8217;t have to worry about keeping track of all that. Just enjoy it for what it is, a fast paced, action filled adventure romp through caves and crypts, culminating in a showdown on an underground pirate ship.</p>
<p>Really, the movie&#8217;s all about fun. It&#8217;s a really silly, fun, exciting movie, partly because it doesn&#8217;t go all the way into fantasy territory. Unlike Monster Squad, everything that happens in The Goonies technically COULD happen in real life&#8230; It&#8217;s not very likely, but within the context of the film, it feels about as real as anything in Stand by Me. This really helps it inspire you with a sense of adventure in your every day life.</p>
<p>When the film came out, it was considered to be a little TOO fast paced, with booby traps and swordfights breaking out at the drop of a hat. However, when compared to the manic pace of most modern children&#8217;s films, The Goonies is downright laid back.</p>
<p>Anyways, it really is one of the quintessential eighties flicks. The style, the music, the genre, even, it&#8217;s all eighties, so at the very least, it&#8217;ll bring you back if you grew up in that decade.</p>
<p>It really is a classic in its own right, sort of the family film answer to Indiana Jones. If you remember it from your own childhood, now may be the time to turn your own children on to the adventures of Mikey Walsh and the rest of the Goon Squad.</p>
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		<title>Watch Old Classic Films With Movie Download Services</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:15:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alicia Avila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we talk about bringing back good memories, there is nothing that beats watching old movies, when we see our favorite past time movie; it tends to bring back old memoirs and feelings. Having said this, we find ways to watch movies 15 years ago. Fortunately for us the internet has offered us websites where we can watch out favorite movies, fortunately, there is what we call old movie downloads.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When we talk about bringing back good memories, there is nothing that beats watching old movies, when we see our favorite past time movie; it tends to bring back old memoirs and feelings. Having said this, we find ways to watch movies 15 years ago. Fortunately for us the internet has offered us websites where we can watch out favorite movies, fortunately, there is what we call old movie downloads.</p>
<p>The internet may be very popular when it comes to the latest movies of the market, but it does not forget to serve the others who value the worth of those films that were made in a time far and long from today, these old movies are very special and packs a lot of good memories and mixed emotions.</p>
<p>These sites knows the importance of old movie downloads, and the feelings and joy it brings back to the viewer, so it saves the customer a lot of time in researching and video shop hopping by providing them with old movies that they want in one click. To start with your old movie experience, again, here are some of the most suggested websites that provides old movie downloads.</p>
<p>Turner Classics is one of the top sites when it comes to classic movie downloads. It offers a large amount of trivia and wide database of movie collection enough to waste a whole day of watching the classic films that you wanted. So if you are looking to have fun right away I suggest that you visit this site first</p>
<p>Apples website which has many quick time movies is an excellent place to watch old movies, and do download. The quality and resolution of these movies goes from high resolution to HD (high definition).</p>
<p>Internet Movie Database is a site with an average level when it comes to the classic films, it has a decent collection of films but it makes up with the information and trivia. It also has the capacity to let the audiences watch the film online or directly download it to their computers.</p>
<p>Finally, some alternative sites where you can watch old movie clips are on sites like Yahoo Movies or even AOL Movies. They do not go back too far in years but they do have a large selection of trailers that you can have free of charge and that will allow you to watch as long as you need.</p>
<p>Old movie downloads make it very easy and convenient for us to watch our favorite old movies in the comfort of our home and at the front of our computers, it beats going to the movies stores and spending tons of time just searching a single movie title and not finding it, there is nothing more frustrating than that. So I notify you to follow these websites and better yet, look for more sites where you can have old movie downloads.</p>
<p>Some manufacturers, offer free service to properly place the tuner on our computer if we bought their product. <a href="http://www.moviedownloadsites.net">Film Download Site</a> and Paul Haggis, based on the book by James Bradley with Ron Powers. Artists such as Prince, Sting and Bjork, have pushed the envelope of creativity for years.</p>
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		<title>Film Downloads Should Not Be Pirated</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 07:16:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mari Tillman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has happened to all of us. Even though you have the greatest of cable packets, you run all the channels from 1 to 99, 999 and there is still nothing to watch. You continue your search through the DVD library and there is nothing there either. You know that a really good movie was just released on DVD, but do not want to waste the energy to go pick up a copy. Here is a great idea, movie downloads.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It has happened to all of us. Even though you have the greatest of cable packets, you run all the channels from 1 to 99, 999 and there is still nothing to watch. You continue your search through the DVD library and there is nothing there either. You know that a really good movie was just released on DVD, but do not want to waste the energy to go pick up a copy. Here is a great idea, movie downloads.</p>
<p>Legal movie downloads are available on your computer from many movie download services.</p>
<p>According to your choice, the movies can be one time rentals for a single viewing or they can be purchased so that you can burn DVDs, saved on media players or your computer. You can have all of this without ever having to leave the comfort of your own home. As winter approaches, this sounds like a great idea for a stormy night.</p>
<p>This is going to be very convenient for you.</p>
<p>It is much better than renting a DVD from a brick and mortar store that you never get to watch. You bring it home to find everyone is busy for the night or the must see award show is on and your movie gets passed by. Eventually it gets to the point you will have to pay a late fee if you get to watch so you drop it off, the case never opened once again.</p>
<p>Movie downloads take all the work out of the process.</p>
<p>One of the greatest is advantages is you no longer have to make a stop at the movie rental shop on the way home. Any time, even after the shop is closed, you can choose your movie online to rent. There are never any late fees to pay.</p>
<p>People who purchase DVDs often have a problem with storage. Those little silver disks can take up a lot of space. Then there is the problem of finding the correct disk when you decide that you want to watch it. When you download movies, you can do all your storage on your computer of digital media center. Of course if you prefer to burn DVDs you also have that option.</p>
<p>There are many sites on the internet that offer free downloads of pirated movies. Please do not download these movies.</p>
<p>The motion picture industry is dependant on the sale of current movies to fund the production of the next movie. These sales also pay the salaries of actors, screenwriters and other personnel involved in the production of the movie. Downloading a pirated movie is the same thing as stealing a DVD from the store. In addition, there are no guarantees that you will not also download a virus or Trojan with that free download.</p>
<p>It is easy to get legal movie downloads. Just head over to one of those trusted sites, pay the fee and download to your heart&#8217;s content.</p>
<p>3) The Three Most Important Things About an Audition &#8211; Practice! <a href="http://www.moviedownloadsites.net">Download Movies</a> Unfortunately,most of the effective software(s) cost $20 to. Plus, the nylon strings aren&#8217;t as hard on the fingers while plucking them or creating notes on the neck.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Everyone wants to be bitten by the sexy Robert Pattinson, but are you asking yourself who is this person? If you are you are lost, be about to be found! He is best known for playing Edward Cullen in the Twilight series.</p>
<p>Thanks to the media, most people refer to him as R-patz. Born on May 13, 1986 in London, England, he also has the middle name of Thomas and currently stands about 6 feet high. This gorgeous man has a lovely accent and an amazing smile to drive all the ladies wild.</p>
<p>His first job was at the age of 12 doing modeling. At that time his mother worked for a modeling agency. After a few years his modeling career went to a halt which he blames this on him growing up to be too much of a manly figure. That modeling agency must be kicking themselves now!</p>
<p>At the age of 15 is when he started doing a little acting on some plays, but in 2003 he got a huge break and got a role in the popular Harry Potter movies. But his greatest success is with the Twilight movies. Competing with about 3000 other people trying out, he luckily got the role!</p>
<p>He also has a few hidden talents, such as he is a wonderful musician. In the first Twilight film he composed a different Bella&#8217;s Lullaby on his own, and that is even him playing the piano in the scene. Another instrument he can play is the guitar.</p>
<p>Robert Pattinson is one of the top most rated gorgeous men in this day and age. He is very popular with ladies of all ages. Could it be the allure of the hopeless romantic or perhaps his amazing good looks? You decide.</p>
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		<title>A Synopsis Of The Film The Last Dragon</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 07:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erma Duncan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Last Dragon was a film produced by Motown Records in the mid-eighties, and while it was sort of created as a way to market a few singles, notably Oh Sheila, the film still stands as a pretty good Kung Fu movie, a good comedy, and one of the all time must download movies of the eighties. It's fun, funny, sort of corny and very eighties.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Last Dragon was a film produced by Motown Records in the mid-eighties, and while it was sort of created as a way to market a few singles, notably Oh Sheila, the film still stands as a pretty good Kung Fu movie, a good comedy, and one of the all time must download movies of the eighties. It&#8217;s fun, funny, sort of corny and very eighties.</p>
<p>The film follows Bruce Leroy, or so is his nickname. He&#8217;s a young martial artist from Harlem who works for his father&#8217;s pizza parlor while teaching Kung Fu to the local neighborhood kids. Throughout his adventures, he also has to keep his cool and composure while dealing with his rival, Sho&#8217;Nuff, who&#8217;s always trying to get a rise out of him. Sho&#8217;Nuff, you see, is the Shogun of Harlem&#8230; Yep, the Shogun of Harlem. That&#8217;s what he likes to call himself.</p>
<p>He really is a great character. Maybe one of the all time classic comedy movie villains. He&#8217;s colorful, ridiculous, short tempered and always funny. He wears visor sunglasses (You know, the ones that look like horizontal blinds), as well as shoulder pads, hakama (the baggy pants you always see in samurai films), and a top knot/Rick James kind of hair style. It&#8217;s just plain hilarious watching him come on screen. He always starts with his big introductory piece, demanding that his lackeys affirm his meanness, badness and prettiness before engaging in any business.</p>
<p>The only downside to the movie is the comparatively less interesting subplot revolving around a really, really awful Cyndi Lauper style singer and her manager/boyfriend who&#8217;s trying to get her some airtime on a local music show, produced and hosted by Bruce Leroy&#8217;s would-be-lover. This subplot isn&#8217;t the most interesting part of the film, but fortunately it&#8217;s not a main focus.</p>
<p>And of course, it does pay off in the end when the manager hires all the baddest dudes in the city to have it out with Bruce Leroy and his students. These &#8220;bad dudes&#8221; include a big fat old white guy with a Mister T Mohawk and an all gold one piece suit&#8230; Yep, real bad dudes, these guys.</p>
<p>There are also some really fun, corny moments along the way. At one point, Leroy tries to seek wisdom from the guy who writes the fortune cookies at the local Chinese restaurant, only to find that they&#8217;re written by a computer. Therein he finds that zen wisdom of emptiness and being.</p>
<p>Could the movie have been better without the weird subplot about the record promoter? Sure, but even so, it&#8217;s one of the all time classic eighties flicks, and one of the best attempts at spoofing the Kung Fu genre while at the same time honoring it. It&#8217;s also just plain a whole lot of fun.</p>
<p>Next time you want a goofy, fun eighties flick, and you want to see a little kung fu while you&#8217;re at it, go ahead and give The Last Dragon a download.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boaz Yakin isn't the most well known names in film. He's really something of a writer-for-hire for the most part. The vast majority of his films have been studio projects where he was simply brought on board to bring some studio's idea of a marketable project to life. He's made very few movies that have been... More personal, you might say. Fresh, however, is his crowning achievement, and a must see movie downloads for your queue.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Boaz Yakin isn&#8217;t the most well known names in film. He&#8217;s really something of a writer-for-hire for the most part. The vast majority of his films have been studio projects where he was simply brought on board to bring some studio&#8217;s idea of a marketable project to life. He&#8217;s made very few movies that have been&#8230; More personal, you might say. Fresh, however, is his crowning achievement, and a must see movie downloads for your queue.</p>
<p>This movie came after Boaz Yakin&#8217;s self imposed exile. At a certain point, he became disillusioned with the film industry and declared that he would be taking a hiatus from writing, at least until he felt he had something important to say. The result was a movie that truly does make a powerful statement.</p>
<p>The film follows a young boy working as a drug mule for various mid-level dealers around the city. He makes anywhere from twenty to fifty bucks a run, and he&#8217;s been storing that money in a coffee can by the railroad tracks. The money really adds up when you save it, and Fresh is saving it. For what? We won&#8217;t say. Save to say that the way the movie plays out is really something.</p>
<p>Each week, Fresh spends one afternoon playing chess with his father who offers him guidance and a moment to reflect upon what&#8217;s going on in his life. These are sort of the Greek chorus scenes of the film, allowing both Fresh and the audience to consider what has happened before and where the movie is going to go from here. The chess also serves as a metaphor for what Fresh is doing while on the clock.</p>
<p>The movie is sort of like Fistful of Dollars as a hood story. Two of Fresh&#8217;s friends are killed by one of the dealers he works for, and he takes it upon himself to exact an incredible revenge plan that gives you one surprise after another. Fresh is a young man of incredible intelligence, and his scheme is one of the all time greatest plots in film history.</p>
<p>Fresh&#8217;s scheme to take the badguys down is really incredible, serving as a fascinating parallel to the chess games he plays with his father. The master stroke of his plan is that none of his opponents suspect him of a thing, as he is, after all, just a kid. He essentially manages to play dumb and innocent, while in fact outsmarting everyone around him.</p>
<p>The movie is, at times, brutally and shockingly violent. This is necessary to drive home the reality of Fresh&#8217;s situation. He&#8217;s not in a good place in life, his bosses menace him and threaten him with death at every turn, and he walks a tightrope in order to keep himself alive while at the same time taking down the people who torment him and his friends and family.</p>
<p>The film is truly one of a kind. Clockers runs in a somewhat similar vein, but Fresh is built around a truly unique concept. The movie takes a young child, around ten years old, and pits him against ruthless, violent, sociopath criminals. It&#8217;s not a children&#8217;s movie, even though the hero is a child. It is a film about the power of morality and righteousness over compromised morality and cruelty, and truly a fascinating thriller.</p>
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		<title>Renting DVDs Online Will Save You From All Those Nasty Late Fees</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Technology has made huge leaps in recent years. It wasn't so long ago that movie video rental stores first opened their doors. Typically, these shops were local franchises that offered a small selection of popular films for at home viewing. Before we knew it, large corporations were opening movie rental superstores in every city in every nation. Now a new wave of movie rentals has come along and swept our shores. Now you can rent DVDs online.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Technology has made huge leaps in recent years. It wasn&#8217;t so long ago that movie video rental stores first opened their doors. Typically, these shops were local franchises that offered a small selection of popular films for at home viewing. Before we knew it, large corporations were opening movie rental superstores in every city in every nation. Now a new wave of movie rentals has come along and swept our shores. Now you can rent DVDs online.</p>
<p>When you download movies online, you can end up with a plethora of unexpected problems. Movies freeze in the middle of downloads sometimes. You can end up with incomplete files and corrupt files. It&#8217;s hard to know where you can legally download movies, too. If you&#8217;re not careful, you could be breaking infringement laws.</p>
<p>There are numerous online movie rental companies that started this huge trend several years ago. They realized a need before it existed. When the global financial markets started to turn south, people started making cuts anywhere they could. Entertainment seems to have been the understandable choice for these cuts with many families. When you can&#8217;t make ends meet, it seems a bit absurd to make expenditures for fun and excitement.</p>
<p>Steer clear of these free movie download sites, you could end up with a virus or worm in your system that will end up costing you far more than the price of a DVD movie rental. It just pays to be cautious in today&#8217;s day and age.</p>
<p>Many companies that let you rent DVDs online offer other services, as well. They may have online video game rentals available or movies on demand for immediate viewing. You can download these files and watch them at your leisure or view them instantly online.</p>
<p>Most online movie rental memberships give you options on how many movies you rent at a time, and sometimes how many you rent per month. Most memberships offer unlimited viewing privileges, too. With this option, you can rent as many movies as you&#8217;d like at a time. You can also download or view movies instantly online with many membership plans.</p>
<p>You&#8217;ll always receive the highest quality online movie downloads when you use one of these services and the downloads are completely legal. When you use your membership plan to view movies instantly, you can watch online on your desktop or laptop computer or through network connection to other devices. Many times, you can download movies onto your cellular telephone and watch them whenever you&#8217;d like.</p>
<p>By using the services of an online movie rental membership, you&#8217;ll get all of the latest releases as well as many classics and independent movies to watch at your leisure. You&#8217;ll have quality sound and video movies that keep you and your family entertained even in the hardest of times. Rent DVDs online today and get your movies in as little as two days.</p>
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