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Jumper | 
 enlarge | Director: Doug Liman
Actors: Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, Diane Lane, Jamie Bell, Rachel Bilson
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: Movie
Buy New: $3.99
Rating:  142 reviews
Sales Rank: 67
Genre: Action
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Video Download
Running Time: 89
ASIN: B001CDD84Y
Theatrical Release Date: February 14, 2008
Release Date: August 8, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Jumper August 29, 2008
this movie I looked forward to comming out onto video and I was not disapointed. The director hit a home run they waqs alot of action non stop. good suspence,good actors. It was futuristic, with alot of on your edge moments.I loved David Rice and Samuel L.Jackson.
 Movie: 2.75~3.75/5 Picture Quality: 4~4.75/5 Sound Quality: 4~4.5/5 Extras: 3.5/5 August 29, 2008
Version: U.S.A / Region-A
Film Rating: PG-13
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Running time: 1:28:29
Video Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Movie size: 27,016,445,952
Disc size: 43,779,808,800 (BD-50)
Average Video Bit Rate: 32.16 Mbps
Audio:
# English DTS-Master Audio 5.1 Surround
# Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
# French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, Korean
#Commentary by director Doug Liman, producer Simon Kinberg and producer Lucas Foster.
# Jumpstart: David's Story Animate Graphic Novel (8.07) the story as an animated graphic novel on screen
# Jumping Around the World - this is a PiP feature for players that have the PiP feature enabled. For those players that are not equipped for it, the material is available in a separate menu that can be accessed. The material presented is very interesting taking the viewer to behind the scenes footage of the locations around the world the movie was shot
# Doug Liman's Jumper: Uncensored (35.34) more behind the scenes footage
# Making an Actor Jump (7.35)
# Jumping from Novel to Film: The Past, Present and Future of Jumper (8.08)
# deleted scenes - there are six here, not entirely finished as effects shots are unfinished, there is still green screen and a boom operating hanging in the background...so yeah...work needs to be done here
# Previs future concepts (4.34) - a previs action sequence
# a second disc includes a digital copy of the film for portable devices
 Great purchase August 25, 2008
The movie was great. It was action packed, and surprised me many times. The purchase was easy and it arrived promptly and as advertised.
Jump Towards This Film For One Transporting Experience! August 21, 2008
Jumper is a surprisingly entertaining movie for the "Superhero" genre fans. Not that Hayden Christensen wears a funny suit or saves people, he just would fit in with X-Men's Kitty Pride like a brother. He's known as a Jumper, a person with the ability to transport to any place on Earth just by thinking of it in an instant. However, since the dawn of time, these jumpers are hunted by a group known as Paladins, led by Samuel L. Jackson (sporting some of the most metallic silver hair this side of Steve Martin) who for no other reason hunt and kill the Jumpers down due to only tradition and envy. So after a few years of robbing banks and traveling the globe, he finally is spotted, escapes back home to his old girlfriend, meets up with another Jumper, and takes on the baddies once and for all.
Now normally I scoff at today's CGI effects, but this time it was done right. Every jump looked very neat and it always was a cool guessing game to think for a split second as to where they'd end up. The action sequences are well played out and the storyline's quick, to the point, and doesn't tend to drag anywhere. Sure, Christensen's acting still could use a little "jump" itself, but seemed to fit with the character here & Jackson can still play the hated bad guy better than most of his acting equals.
In conclusion, Jumper is a fun eye-candy movie. A cool and somewhat original story that keeps you interested throughout. Recommended to most, really close to a must-buy for fantasy/comic-book fans. Jump to it!
(RedSabbath Rating:8.5/10)
 4 stars if it had been a TV pilot, 2 stars as a stand alone movie August 20, 2008
An interesting story, brought together by interesting talent, falls oddly short of expectations in this action movie with fantasy elements.
The stall is set out early, as an intro shows Hayden Christensen discovering his ability to teleport (jump) from place to place. He indulges himself with his ability, leaving behind the love of his teen life and living in style, until he meets another Jumper, played by Jamie Bell. They are tracked by the Paladin, a secret group led by Samuel Jackson who are hell bent on destroying Jumpers. And that's really about it - and I don't mean that I am saving the rest of the plot to avoid writing spoilers - that really is about it, it really devolves into a `does-he-get-the-girl' movie at this point, winding up after a scant 84 minutes, seemingly in the middle of the story. Why do the Paladin want to destroy Jumpers? Will Christensen achieve his stated goal of destroying the oddly coiffured Jackson character? What makes the Jumpers what they are? How many are there? Will Christensen's character ever come out of his permanent sulk? All remain unanswered - presumably for the inevitable sequel.
Hayden Christensen does little here to dispel notions that his acting is on a par with your nearest oak tree, but Jamie Bell is interestingly edgy and has the benefit of the films few humorous moments. Bilson looks terrific of course but really has little to do once the special effects starts, and Jackson is really only going through the motions. None of this really matters with such thinly drawn characters, and the director smooths over the cracks with his efficient action scenes. The movie does crackle along with innovative set pieces which pique the interest, ultimately however leaving you all the more unfulfilled at the (partly literally) cliffhanger ending.
Overall, you're left with the feeling that as much as there is to like, this would have been much better edited down to a 20 minute introduction to a much more interesting and complex film. Wait for the next movie and watch it as a double bill.
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