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6.Mission: Impossible II(2000) Mission: Impossible 2sees Ethan Hunt and his team tasked to stop the release of the biological weapon “Chimera” and take down its perpetrator, rogue agent Sean Ambrose. Hunt enlists the help of Ambrose’s ex-girlfriend and professional thief Nyah Nordoff-Hall to help track him down. This second entry is the black sheep of the franchise. The story is lacking, and it hastily ties its action scenes together. Plus, it doesn’t help that there are unsavory behind-the-scenes tales between Tom Cruise and Thandiwe Newton....

8. Harry Potter When J. K. Rowling’s fantasy sensation was adapted for the big screen, it needed some big names to push it forward. In front of the camera, it starred greats like Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, and Richard Harris. But behind the camera? The biggest name was John Williams. Williams helmed musical composition for the first three movies, setting the tone—literally—for those who came after him. The Harry Potter theme (“Hedwig’s Theme”) is instantly recognizable and evokes a sense of magical youth and mystery....

10.Barnes & Noble Barnes & Nobleis one of the biggest booksellers—both online and brick-and-mortar—in America. You can find pretty much any type of book on their site, including comic books. They have a variety of formats and genres, including superhero comics, mangas, graphic novels, and even romance comics. However, you may have trouble finding super niche items. As you’d expect from B&N, their store is well-organized. You can sort products by genre, subject, prices, publishers, etc....

15.Armed and Dangerous Prefer your games on the less serious side?Armed and Dangerousprovides plenty of third-person shooting action, mixed in with tons of jokes featured throughout its single-player campaign. 14.SSX 3 Remember snowboarding games? Outside of Ubisoft’s mountain-sports simulatorSteep, they’ve pretty much fallen by the wayside. Which is why it’s worth revisitingSSX 3even to this day because it still plays well and it’s easy to jump into for a snowboarding fix....

9. MotorStorm: Arctic Edge MotorStormwas born on the PlayStation 3, so what exactly is aMotorStormgame doing on the older generation of the console? Basically, no one—including Sony—expected how well the PS2 would continue to sell, which is why this game was released for the PS2 as well as the PlayStation Portable in 2009. Even more surprisingly, it plays well. The icy environments actually factor into the gameplay, letting you cool your overheating boost by driving into snow or water....