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. You can get virtually any movie you want with a good movie download site. Here are some examples.

American Beauty: Lester Burnham has just about had it with his life. His family has become dysfunctional, and he hates his job. He finally quits his job, and begins to reinvent himself. He is right at the point where things are looking better and tragedy strikes.

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)

House of Women: This movie is a corny rendition of circumstances in a female penitentiary raised by excellent cast and quick pacing. This film was later redone as Caged. Cast includes Shirley Horseman, Andrew Duggan, Constance Ford, Barbara Nichols, Margaret Hayes, and Virginia Gregg. (85 minutes, 1962)

Who Framed Roger Rabbit: This is an animated mystery movie. Roger Rabbit has been framed for murder. Washed up, alcoholic detective Eddie Valiant, is trying to clear Roger's name.

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.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: A kids lyrical in regards to a flying automobile is one ludicrous journey, with entirely forgettable score and some of the shoddiest visual effects ever. This is loosely based on novel by Ian Fleming. Cast includes Dick VanDyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lionel Jeffiies, Gert Frobe, Anna Quayle, and Benny Hill. (142 minutes, 1968)

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)

Soul Food: The tradition of Sunday dinners with Mama Joe has kept the family together for going on 40 years. When she is hospitalized with diabetes, the Sunday dinners stop. Almost immediately the family falls into turmoil, with lots of infighting and problems. Finally Mama Joe's grandson Ahmad sees what needs to be done, and Sunday dinners are revived.

I Want to Go Home: Lyrical author-actor Green plays a compulsive American cartoonist who voyages to Paris for an craft gallery show-and to see his alienated baby girl Benson. Depardieu, an exuberant admirer, brings him to his mommy's nation home for the weekend. Written by Jules Feiffer, with a score by John Kander, this Franco-American curio is appallingly poor. Cast includes Adolph Green, Gerard Depardieu, Linda Lavin, Laura Benson, Micheline Presle, and Ludivine Sagnier. (101 minutes, 1989)

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