Author Topic: Jumper  (Read 4007 times)

Offline JacksRag(e)

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Jumper
« on: Tuesday, October 23, 2007, 12:46:49 AM »
http://www.jumperthemovie.com/

It seems pretty interesting from the trailer.  Hayden Christensen and Samuel L. Jackson star.  Basically a movie where Hayden Christensen can teleport anywhere he wants to and Samuel L. Jackson is going after him.  It's pretty cool looking, actually.  And the teleporting reminds me a lot of Nightcrawler's jumping in X-2.

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Re: Jumper
« Reply #1 on: Sunday, June 15, 2008, 03:32:22 PM »
Too cool to ignore this -- especially for what it is: a very entertaining popcorn-style action flick.

No, the plot depth is definitely not the best around. No, the story is definitely not the deepest around, either.

The sandbox start of the flick, before he gets "discovered" is just too cool -- kind of like in Hollow Man, where the character is just messing around with his gift, trying to figure it out and all of that stuff. Too cool. (Of course, Hollow Man falls apart once it turns into generic Jason-slasher flick, in the last half of the movie. Jumper doesn't really mess itself up, going that route.)

Many of the actions scenes and "jumps" (from location A to a way much different location B; and even the rapidly contrasting "Jumps") are just too freakin' cool in this flick; especially when they get rapid and frantic.

For acting, Samuel L. Jackson and Jamie Bell easily steal this show.

Fun popcorn movie.





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Re: Jumper
« Reply #2 on: Sunday, June 15, 2008, 03:44:44 PM »
Aw, man.  How could you like this at all?  I thought it was terrible.  It pisses me off all the more because the concept is so cool.

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Re: Jumper
« Reply #3 on: Monday, June 16, 2008, 07:43:39 AM »
This was a piece of garbage with a somewhat interesting concept, but the movie failed miserably.

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Re: Jumper
« Reply #4 on: Monday, June 16, 2008, 07:46:47 AM »
I thought it looked really, really lame in the trailers.  Plus the main character was no-talent Hayden Christensen.  I have less than zero interest.

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Re: Jumper
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday, June 17, 2008, 12:45:56 AM »
This movie would make Santa Claus himself vomit with rage.
Suck it, Pugnate.