Jumper

Holy crap. A movie with Hayden Christensen where they actually don't trash him?! 😲

Jerry Martin19 said:Holy crap. A movie with Hayden Christensen where they actually don't trash him?! 😲

That implies the movie must be *truly* terrible. In other words: I have to see this. 😁

Man, this movie was just all over the place. The special effects are actually pretty cool, though it’s hard to even catch them because the editing is so frantic—that rapid-fire cutting has been driving me crazy in Hollywood movies lately. But the plot and the characters? Good grief. Everything feels like it was just sketched out in bullet points. The concept itself is genuinely interesting, it's just a massive missed opportunity... still, I've seen much worse

electriccyclist15 said:Man, this movie was just all over the place. The special effects are actually pretty cool, though it’s hard to even catch them because the editing is so frantic—that rapid-fire cutting has been driving me crazy in Hollywood movies lately. But the plot and the characters? Good grief. Everything feels like it was just sketched out in bullet points. The concept itself is genuinely interesting, it's just a massive missed opportunity... still, I've seen much worse

I think I'll pass on this one. There isn't much positive buzz out there, especially given the point made in the quote above. I nearly lost my mind watching Transformers; everything is filmed so close to the action that you can't actually follow what's happening. It feels like someone is just throwing buckets of paint at the screen with constant, jarring cuts. 🙄

Patrick Smith44 said:I think I'll pass on this one. There isn't much positive buzz out there, especially given the point made in the quote above. I nearly lost my mind watching Transformers; everything is filmed so close to the action that you can't actually follow what's happening. It feels like someone is just throwing buckets of paint at the screen with constant, jarring cuts. 🙄

Exactly. Same thing happened here. I totally struck out with Transformers too... I spent half the movie just staring blankly like a deer in headlights, trying my best to make sense of the shaky shots.😠

It was an okay movie, I guess. Nothing really special about it. Kinda mindless...☕

So, there’s this movie where Hayden Christensen is the lead, yet nobody is even breathing a word about his performance... everyone is just aiming all the "critique" straight at the film itself. 😲

Look, unlike his Star Wars stuff, the guy actually delivers a solid performance here. But the movie itself? It’s just way too bloated. If they had trimmed the fat, this could've been greatness. As it stands, it’s a 5/10.

It’s not exactly a disaster, but it’s definitely leaning toward boring. The cast is decent enough, but the script? Total snooze fest. Honestly, it feels more like some TV series they rushed through a studio to turn into a movie at the last minute.

It isn't a disaster, but it’s honestly a bit tedious. The cast is decent enough, but the script? Total snooze fest. It feels more like a TV series that someone rushed through a studio to turn into a movie at the last minute.

I had the exact same impression.

So I was watching this movie yesterday, and honestly? It was actually pretty good. I kind of got swept up in all their "power" and stuff, but then the ending just left me hanging... totally unfinished. Someone told me later there's going to be a sequel, though, so I guess that makes it okay. 😁

I’m honestly just crossing my fingers that this absolute masterpiece manages to snag at least three Golden Raspberries

It would be awesome if they made a sequel to Jumper! I’d love to see if they could actually top the first one in terms of pure silliness.

Nancy Vaughn24 said:It would be awesome if they made a sequel to Jumper! I’d love to see if they could actually top the first one in terms of pure silliness.

it can always get worse...

I honestly don't know. I watched the trailer and it looks like a solid movie to me. I suppose everyone has their own taste... personally, I've always been a fan of sci-fi, so I think I'll probably pick it up and give it a watch.

Peter Cooper5 said:So I was watching this movie yesterday, and honestly? It was actually pretty good. I kind of got swept up in all their "power" and stuff, but then the ending just left me hanging... totally unfinished. Someone told me later there's going to be a sequel, though, so I guess that makes it okay. 😁

Exactly. It should have come out around 2011.

The movie itself is great, though it leans into comedy a bit.
And don't even get me started on Rachel Bilson......😁😍

Honestly, that whole mess with the long-term fallout... it really shouldn't have happened in the first place...

I guess I felt a moderate sense of sadness from the movie👎

Elizabeth Turner46 said:I guess I felt a moderate sense of sadness from the movie👎

bome...

neonfox16 said:I honestly don't know. I watched the trailer and it looks like a solid movie to me. I suppose everyone has their own taste... personally, I've always been a fan of sci-fi, so I think I'll probably pick it up and give it a watch.

Every movie looks like a masterpiece if you only judge it by the trailer.