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 19 year break. This is the latest film of the exploits of the infamous Indiana Jones. In this episode Indiana it’s the cold war, and the Russians are the enemy. The Soviets are looking for ancient relics called the Crystal Skulls, which are thought to have secret powers.

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 is a veteran boarder patrolman in New Mexico, and life seems to be good. Soon his past is coming back to haunt him. He grew up in a violent Los Angeles gang, but he had the courage to leave. When a chance encounter shows where he lives to his old gang leader, he finds himself in a dangerous situation. For the sake of his family, he will take a huge risk, and work with the gang to move a large drug shipment into the country.

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: Jonathan McQuarry (ewan mcgregor) has a chance meeting with big time corporate lawyer Wyatt Bose. It is a meeting that will change his life. He is exposed to “The List”, where people find a steamy sexual pleasures. However, he is driven into a world of betrayal, treachery 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.