Jumper [Blu-ray]

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Jumper [Blu-ray]

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David is a Jumper who can teleport himself anywhere in the world which creates a fun and exciting life. But things turn deadly when David finds himself pursued by a secret organization sworn to kill Jumpers. Forming an uneasy alliance with another Jumper he becomes a player in a war that has been raging for thousands of years.System Requirements:Running Time: 88 minutesFormat: BLU-RAY DISC Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/FUTURISTIC Rating: PG-13 UPC: 024543520917 Manufacturer No: 2252091

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As preposterous action movies go, Jumper is pleasantly unpretentious and breezily entertaining. A young man named David (Hayden Christensen) discovers he has the power to teleport (or "jump") anywhere he can visualize. After using this power to steal and make a comfortable life for himself, he pursues the girl he longed for in school (Rachel Bilson, The O. C.). But as he does so, another jumper (Jamie Bell, Billy Elliot) and a pack of fanatical jumper-hunters called paladins (led by a white-haired Samuel L. Jackson) crashes into David's freewheeling life. Jumper wastes no time trying to explain how jumping works or delving into the hows and whys of the paladins; this is an alluring fantasy of power directed at a pell-mell pace by Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Go). There's a brief moment when it feels like the movie will bog down in romance and vague gestures towards character development--happily, that's the moment when Bell appears and the whole movie shifts into overdrive. You might wish that Bell and Christensen had swapped roles; Bell has a far more engaging personality, and Christensen's bland good looks might better suit a more aggressive character. Nonetheless, Jumper has oodles of dynamism and nifty visual effects to propel its comic-book storyline forward. A variety of recognizable actors in bit parts (such as Diane Lane and Kristen Stewart, Panic Room) suggest that the filmmakers are laying the groundwork for sequels. Based on a critically-acclaimed science-fiction novel by Steven Gould. --Bret Fetzer

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Date: 2008-07-08
Jumper is a sci-fi styled ride
I enjoyed watching the special effects take you on a ride that lasted throughout the movie.

Rating:
Date: 2008-07-06
The best sci-fi action movie of the past year
Out of all the sci-fi action/adventure movies I've seen in the past year, Jumper was definitely the best. From the documentary parts of the DVD it seems they are considering sequels and I hope they do make sequels because this movie has a great storyline that's worth continuing. It would be great to see the saga continue. I happen to really like sci-fi and superhero type movies, and normally the ones I like come from comic strips. This one was based on a book which I haven't personally read, but according to the documentary, the movie is nothing like the book, and many of the characters were created just for the movie, so it would be cool if they released more films and expanded on that, telling more of the story and creating new adventures.

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Date: 2008-07-06
Great concept, weak execution
2.5 stars

Such a good idea, such a lame movie.
Starts pretty well and just gets weaker by the minute. Christensen is simply boring (here and everywhere else I've seen him). He thinks looking seriously and quietly at someone is acting. I feel nothing when I watch this clown.
Jackson is becoming a reliable sign of a cheesy flick.
The effects here are good, but the plot and story are lazy and should be so much more ingenius considering the basic premise. So much to work with and so little accomplished.
Not really worth watching.

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Date: 2008-07-05
Cut to the chase
My feeling about this movie is just like what Christensen says about Rome in the movie, "if you want to see it without all the boring parts." They definitely cut all the fluff here. Some could argue that portions of the plot suffer b/c of this but it's definitely for the greater good of the film. The main character realizes that "jump" during a dire situation. Realizing that he has a great power he uses it to his advantage and illegally accumulates wealth, woman, and toys. He's drawn into a controversy that he was unware existed when he finds out that he is not alone, and that all "Jumpers" are hunted by the "Paladins" (lead by Samuel L. Jackson) The conflict between these two is the entire second half of the film. There is alot of shaky camera work during most of the action scenes, probably to facilitate the special effects. It can be a little disconcerting at times. Short and sweet. It's one wild ride that you don't want to miss.