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Today, many of us get movie rentals all the time. Normally they wait for the DVD to come out, in preference to watching films at the movie theaters. Here is a short list of some of the most popular DVD rentals in October 2008.

INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL: The Indiana Jones adventure continues, after a long break. This is the most recent movie of the exploits of the infamous Indiana Jones. In this, the latest adventure, Mr. Jones it’s the cold war, and the Russians are the enemy. Now, the chase is on for ancient relics called the Crystal Skulls, and the powers they might possess.

THE LAZARUS PROJECT: Ben Garvey, once a bad boy criminal, has changed his life for the better. With a stable home, and a good job, things are pretty darn good. Then, he is fired from work, and he turns to crime for the solution. People die during an attempted robbery, and he is sentenced to death. He expects the lethal injection to kill him. Shockingly, he isn’t dead, but is in an insane asylum. He now struggles for his sanity, and his soul.

LINEWATCH: Michael Dixon (Cuba Gooding Jr.) is a respected boarder agent in New Mexico, and life seems to be good. But Michael’s past is about to catch up with him. A long time ago, he was in a viscious L.A. gang, that he somehow got away from. When a bad twist of fate gives away his location to his old gang leader, his family is put in grave danger. He must risk his future, and work with the gang to get a huge illegal drug delivery across the border.

THE INCREDIBLE HULK: This film is about Military scientist Dr. Bruce Banner, who has been changed into a creature called the green Hulk. This feature film is based on the marvel comic hero, the Incredible Hulk. Edward Norton is the top star in this film. The director is Louis Leterrier. The film genre is sci-fi/action.

DECEPTION: Audiitor for the elite, Jonathan McQuarry meets corporate lawyer Wyatt Bose. This is a meeting that changes his life forever. He learns about “The List”, which offers a steamy sexual pleasures. But, he also finds himself in a scene full of deceipt, underhandidness and death.

JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH: On a quest to find his lost brother, a science professor goes on a mission that leads him to the center of the earth. This is a new version of the original 1959 movie, which was about the classic novel by Jules Verne. Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutchinson, Anita Briem, and Seth Myers star in this adventure film.

THE HAPPENING: Elliot Moore, with his wife and many other frightened people are leaving Philadelphia by train. Their city has been thrown into chaos. People have been afflicted by an unusual force, and are taking their own lives. Can mankind find the solution, or are we approaching the finish of man on this planet?

IRON MAN: Weapons developer, business mogal, Tony Stark (played by Robert Downey Jr.) is attacked and taken by Afghan insurgents. They try to force him to make missiles for the insurgent group. He was wounded while he was being captured, and has shrapnel stuck in his chest. To survive his injuries, and escape this predicament, he develops a suit of armor, which protects and strengthens him. Iron Man is born.

SPEED RACER: An anime-cartoon with a new twist. As you saw with The Flinstones, Speed Racer is an animation changed into a feature film with actors. Born into the family business, Speed Racer is a young man who loves racing. His goal is to win The Crucible, a major rally car race that his older brother lost his live in. With odds against him, and the future of the family business at risk, Speed Racer teams with his former adversary Racer X, in an effort to capture the championship, and rescue the family racing business.