Funny videos are abundant on the web. From amateur clips to professional skits, samples of cartoons to segments of live comedy acts, and anything else that can make you laugh-the internet has it all.

There are many sites featuring funny videos. Some are video sharing sites, where users can post videos they find funny, and rate videos posted by other sites. Other sites feature videos, so that people browsing can just graze and click; no effort required.

Most video clips online are relatively short, which is convenient for you; the viewer. You no longer need to spend half an hour or more in front of the TV to relax, loosen up, and have some laughs. With the proper video site, you can scroll for videos and find one within moments. The average funny video is less than 5 minutes long. Not only is this great if you're in a hurry, but a funny video clip can be a great break from work or daily tasks.

A cool aspect of funny videos (more so than other videos online) is the viral effect. Funny videos are a means of social expression, and communication. How? Simple. You send a funny video to a friend, and the friend is amused. This friend sends the video to a few more friends. Each person amused will send the video to more people, so that it spreads like a virus, only it's a lot funnier than a virus.

What does this do for you? Well, it lets you share a part of yourself with countless others. You're sharing a bit of your sense of humour, and others with a similar sense of humour will share in that and enjoy it. Sharing videos online may not directly affect you, but the videos can have an effect on hundreds, thousands, even millions of other viewers. To share in such a basic, but large form of communication is a privilege of the internet era.

A personal effect that will directly benefit you is... your health! Laughing is good for you. How many statistics have you heard about how laughter helps fight disease, prevent disease, and cure disease? "Laughter is the best medicine." Laughter is a form of exercise. When we laugh, we breathe deeper, our heart rate can increase, and most people move a bit while laughing.

Laughter also exercises the facial muscles. Why do you care? Laughter will help you age! The more you use your facial muscles, the stronger they'll be. You'll prevent drooping, saggy wrinkles. Laugh lines around the eyes can be very attractive, and they'll reflect you, and your strong sense of humour.

So indulge in social expression, stay healthy, and age well. Watch a funny video whenever you can!

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Since award-winning Heroes TV show became so popular, thousands of people are looking to download Heroes episodes from online sources. The serial is entertaining and inspiring and grasps your attention immediately. No wonder it has a huge fan base.

Each episode of Heroes is interconnected with the previous ones, i.e. there is a followed storyline through the entire season. So, whenever you miss an episode, the order of events gets interrupted and it might be difficult to figure out what exactly was missed, because of dynamic storytelling. This is one reason why many people want to download Heroes episodes and catch up on the missed parts.

In case you started watching the serial not from the first season, you might be wondering what it was like before. Luckily, there are websites where any episode or the entire serial season can be downloaded. In fact, you have good chances to find even the latest episodes as they are uploaded regularly.

There are a few official websites that sell each episode download at a particular fee. Clearly, the pleasure of having more than a couple of episodes is going to cost you too much.

Some legal websites may also allow you to watch and sometimes download Heroes episodes for free, but they rarely have the entire original version. In most cases, the episodes are cut, i.e. shown only in pieces.

YouTube and the alike may also have some of the episodes you look for, but you know that the quality is usually poor and can really spoil the entire impression. Again, this is not the variant if you want to download Heroes episodes for your personal collection.

Yet, you can get both – great quality and low price. Joining a reputed website for unlimited downloads will allow you to get all the episodes of your favorite serial for a one-time, very affordable fee. In other words, you will be able to download as many Heroes episodes as you want without thinking about the total cost.

The key is to find a website that offers TV show episodes among other downloads and does not charge per download. This way you can grab tons of popular downloads – legally, safely, quickly and as cheaply as one can get.

You really have nothing to lose. Check out my blog to discover some of the best sites, where you can download Heroes episodes at the cheapest prices around.

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Downloading movies, music tv shows and games can be a great way to go, If done legally, it can certainly increase your entertainment library quickly and inexpensively.
Here's what to consider:

* Does the site offer Legal downloads? Many of the sites that offer"free" downloads are not totally legal and you can get in a ton of trouble if you get caught!
* Are the downloads compatable with your DVD player or other equipment? It would be a real drag to sign up for a service to then find out what you just downloaded won't play on your DVD player.
* Do they have good customer service and support?
It's always reassuring to know if you have any questions or have any problems, they will be addressed quickly and efficiently
* What is the video quality like? The best services guarantee DVD quality downloads.
* Is it worth the fee? Cheaper is not always better.
* What kind of guarantee does the service offer? A good company will stand behind it's service.
* If not satisfied can you get your money back? Once again, a good company will offer a money- back guarantee.

Now that we are beginning rerun season on TV, most of us will be looking for other things to watch. Let's face it, you can only watch so many reruns of Scrubs before you're ready to barf.

The other alternatives include renting videos via mail or driving across town to the video store. Neither of these choices are overly inviting (especially with gas at $3.50/Gal.). A friend of mine told me to simply download DVD quality movies to my computer. HMMM...what a concept!

Features to look for:

1. Large number of files to choose from
2. High Definition or DVD quality picture and sound
3. Do they also offer other media - ex: TV shows, games,music videos etc...in the package?
4. Unlimited downloads
5. No monthly or recurring fees
6. Download anytime - 24/7
7. Full Movies - not overly edited or cut-down versions
8. Copy VHS, DVD or games to CD - no DVD burner needed
9. Good Customer service
10. Guarantee No pop-up ads or spyware

Also:.
• High speed downloads

• No time limits - can you resume anytime?

• No Bandwidth limits

• No content limits

•You can save alot of money and time getting your videos this way. And you'll never pay late fees again.

This can be a great way to greatly increase your movie, music and game library quickly and inexpensively, but you would be well- advised to stick to download sites that you trust. I encourage you to do a little checking to find out if the site you're considering is trustworthy and forthcoming with any information you request.

Considering how lousy the programming on T.V. has been since the Writer's strike, maybe it's time to look into downloading movies and T.V. shows onto your computer and simply burning them to disk (If you want to).

This gives you the option to go back and watch whatever you want-- be it an old western movie or your favorite recent Sitcom. You can even take them with you and watch them on a portable DVD player. Now you can even download to your Playstation Portable, iPod or iPhone!
Ain't Technology Great!

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A romantic comedy which has as its central premise a woman who is always the bridesmaid but never the bride might seem like a run-of-the-mill idea but there's something much more genuine and interesting about "27 dresses" that makes it rise up a little more than your stock-standard romantic comedy. Although it does indulge itself in the usual conventions associated with this genre (and its reliance on these conventions is disappointing and silly), this film actually has the guts to raise the theme of the difference between falling in love with the idea of getting married and falling in love with a person who is right for you. Not many romantic comedies do that because they're too busy selling the ultimate chick fantasy rather than making an attempt to present what happens in the real world. It's just a shame that in the end "27 dresses" does the same thing, but before we get to that point, this film actually has something to say through some warm characters and charming scenes, making for a film that holds your interest in the middle, but ultimately loses it at the end with its highly predictable ending.

From when she was a young girl, Jane has been helping other women with their weddings. After an opening setup where we see her help a young girl with her distraught father at a wedding, we flash forward to the present where we see Jane frantically moving between two weddings on one night. This catches the attention of Kevin Doyle (James Marsden), a writer who works for a column called "Commitments" who writes romantic articles about the weddings he attends despite the fact that he despises the whole concept. Inevitably, the two come together and trade blows over their differing views on weddings and marriage. Making matters worse is that Jane doesn't realise that Kevin is the writer of the "Commitments" column which she reads with a dedicated passion.

On the side, Jane is madly in love with her boss George (Edward Burns), a fact that gets Kevin even more interested in her from a story angle: what's better? A bridesmaid who is organising her sister's wedding when she's madly in love with the groom. Kevin for his part tries to convince Jane that she should be looking out for herself and to open her eyes to the real world, not to the sugary sweet idea she's living in of a dream wedding with her boss. As is turns out, when Jane finally confronts reality and admits to George she's in love with him, and they exchange a kiss, she feels nothing; and as she discovers, it shouldn't feel like that. This is perhaps the most interesting idea working through the film: there's the idea of what you want, and then there's the reality. And as Jane discovers, what she thought she wanted wasn't what she actually wanted at all, a lesson that so many people I'm sure have learned who have gone through relationships and marriages where it was based on the "idea" of what they wanted rather than reality. What works even further is the idea that she ends up with Kevin, a man who is diametrically opposite to what she wants but in the end is the one who engages her mind and emotions through his wit, charm and intelligent sarcasm.

There's a lot going on in this movie thematically to hold your interest. First, there's the sibling rivalry between Jane and Tess, the latter of which always gets the light and attention. Jane never argues the point and lets Tess get away with everything, including Tess' romantic interest in her boss which sets up a number of great scenes with Jane hovering in the background looking like she's under the most intense mental torture she's every likely to be under given she's in love with her boss. It's only when Tess is selfish enough to cut up her mother's wedding dress to make a new one that Jane finally snaps, telling George the truth and in dramatic fashion exposes Tess' lies to keep George in front of everyone at their "night-before-the-wedding-day" party. There's also a lot of "wedding" commentary which is manifested in Kevin's character which is fun to watch, especially when it is so opposed to Jane's sweet and innocent views on weddings and marriage.

Where this film falls down is its reliance on typical romantic comedy conventions. Single-handedly, the climax really kills the film. You know that it should end happily because films like this have to end this way, but there's something very arbitrary and contrite about the proceedings as presented. Things just wrap up very quickly; Jane's feelings for her boss are glossed over in one scene, Kevin is re-introduced to take his place as Jane's man and future husband, Jane and Tess make up, and before you know it, they're all on a beach watching Jane and Kevin get married at a beautiful beach wedding. It's quite rapid and marks a major detour from the middle of the film which had some interesting sequences. But what did it for me in the end was the line up of women whom Jane helped dressed in the bridesmaid dresses that Jane wore at their weddings. It's one of the most ridiculous things I've ever seen. Given so much of this film actually explored interesting thematic territory, this 2-D cop out of an ending is a major let down.

"27 Dresses" is a romantic comedy that is more genuine and real than most films of its type; its unfortunately let down in the end by those very conventions which define films of its type.

Starring: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss

'Jaws' is based on Peter Benchley's best-selling book by the same name about a huge Great White shark that terrorizes a small New England community.

Quote: "You're gonna need a bigger boat."

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon

A cable repairman has a close encounter with a UFO, and then begins a quest to find answers to his new found strange behaviour.

Quote: "I guess you've noticed something a little strange with Dad."

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Starring: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen

It's a race between the Nazi's and Archaeologist Dr. Indiana Jones to find Noah's Ark and the Ten Commandments.

Quote: "Snakes. Why'd it have to be snakes?"

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Starring: Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore

After an alien gets left behind on Earth by his pals, he is helped in his effort to return home by a couple of young children.

Quote: "Is he a pig? He sure eats like one."

The Color Purple (1985)

Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover

This story revolves around the struggles encountered by Celie, an early 1900's African American woman.

Quote: "You a low down dirty dog, that's what's wrong."

Jurassic Park (1993)

Starring: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum

The security system running a Dinosaur Theme Park fails to hold it's occupants, resulting in numerous problems.

Quote: "That is one big pile of s***"

Schindler's List (1993)

Starring: Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes

The incredible story of Oskar Schindler, and his humanitarian turn towards saving Jews from Nazi concentration camps.

Quote: "I pardon you."

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Starring: Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore

Many WWII vets attest to the authenticity of this film about the search for the last living brother of four in the war.

Quote: "I have here a very old letter, written to a Mrs. Bixby in Boston."

Catch Me If You Can (2002)

Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks

This film is based on the adventures of master con man Frank Abagnale Jr., and his pursuit by FBI agent Carl Hanratty.

Quote: "Just tell me how much he owes and I'll pay you back."

War of the Worlds (2005)

Starring: Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Justin Chatwin

A father tries to navigate his son and daughter out of harms way as aliens invade Earth in a massive surprise attack.

Quote: "There's nothing living in that direction!"

Teen vampire fiction author Stephanie Meyer has already had a busy year with the early August release of the final piece of her best selling Twilight saga, Breaking Dawn. Summit Entertainment recently announced that the theatrical release of the Twilight movie, based on the first book in the popular series, has been moved from December to November 21st. This is exciting news for many teens and young adults obsessed with the series which chronicles forbidden love between a vampire teen and his early girlfriend.

Bella Swan, the story's 'normal' girl, is played by Kristen Stewart. Her character is a true original that sets herself apart from the trendy crowd at her high school in Phoenix. The Twilight saga picks up when Bella's mother remarries and sends her to Forks, Washington, to live with her father. This is where she meets the charming Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson). Bella is immediately captivated by the clever and intelligent Edward, who seems to see Bella for who she really is.

Bella and Edward quickly develop a strong romance. Unlike 'traditional' vampires, Edward's clan does not drink human blood and prefer to live in a civilized fashion. Aside from being immortal and possessing non-human strength and speed, Edward is fairly normal. The tension heats up in Twilight, when James (Cam Gigandet), Laurent (Edi Gathegi), and Victoria (Rachelle Lefevre), the Cullens' enemies, com to try to find Bella.

It will certainly be interesting to see if the enthusiasm for the feature film presentation of Stephanie Meyers' is as high as it was for the written story. Though commercially successful, reviews of the Breaking Dawn series finale were mixed. Some avid fans of the vampire drama were disappointed with the way the story ended. However, the anticipation leading up to the Breaking Dawn book release in early August was so high, it would have been virtually impossible to satisfy the expectations of all readers.