@@Cosmosisification You completely failed to understand what I was trying to say. Went way over your head. I'll rephrase it: It's because of people like you that they keep making sub-par movies and keep the bar low.
@@biglollol Oh I understood what you were saying, apparently you didn't understand what I was saying. Here, let me rephrase and really break down the nuance for you- I understand that you think people going to and hyping up sequels to subpar movies is perpetuating an environment where it's both more commonplace and more acceptable to put out these mediocre products, and I even agree with you. But since you came right out of the gate being an angry aggressive internet man, I attempted to use levity to make your stance more digestable to those who may be put off by that sort of aggressive behavior. Since you don't understand social context, not only has the attempt to make your stance feel more like something people can agree with been completely nullified, but it almost certainly had the opposite intended effect of driving people away from your correct perspective.
I work in film and Jumper is often referenced, whenever teleportation effects are involved. It is considered to be the gold standard of physically accurate representation of what it would be like to swap areas of space along with the atmosphere. The explosive nature, the environmental interaction. The movie does its signature effects better than anyone else. Everyone wants Jumper teleports, but for 1/10th the budget, so nobody is able to match the crispness. Very few films do teleportation well.
I will never forget this movie. I have always loved it. Don't know why but teleportation is almost never used in superhero movies because it's to op. But this movie did teleportation great.
when this movie first came out i thought it was pretty good and i wondered why it got cancelled, then i few years ago i discovered the books this movie is based off of and now i understand exactly why it was cancelled, this movie completely ignored the source material, the only details that made it from the book into this movie is the character names and teleportation…there are 4 books in the main Jumper series and they’re an absolute must read
The movie was a little fast and loose with the mechanics of teleportation. Most of the time the momentum is nullified (such as when they teleport while falling). In others the momentum is preserved.
@@anhnhvn That's because the jumpers instinctively change their momentum when they jump. That makes sense because otherwise if they jumped between different latitudes, due to the different speed at which points on the surface of the earth at different latitudes move through space because of the direction of earth's rotation, they fould fall on their faces every time. In a later book in the series one character contemplates that: "Hey... When I jump from the equator to the pole I don't feel any difference in acceleration even though the movement of the two points through space is different due to the direction of earth's rotation. That means my teleportation power must be instinctively giving my body an impulse to compensate. Hmmm... I wonder if I by jumping in place I can just give my body an impulse without changing my location?" And so that character learned how to use their jumping power to fly.
Griffin does the coolest moves, like his momentum-punch on Roland. Or how David’s daughter can fly, by jumping in the exact same spot (Impulse novel) Or how David escapes his captors by flooding the facility he’s detained in. He invents ‘twinning’ which basically means he’s jumping back and forth so fast that his body itself becomes like a ‘jumpscar’. (Reflex novel)
@@RoonMian I get your point, but "you gotta read the book to understand" is not a good argument for a movie adaptation. Movies are about showing, so the rules should have been laid out for the audience to see. Typically we should see a training montage where the MC test the limits of his newfound power. However this movie inexplicably does a timeskip and jumps straight to adult David's life, as if teenage David would be too boring. Then they imported Griffin from his own novel to fill in the gaps in David (and also the audience)'s knowledge. Eventually, causing the two of them to compete for screen time and making David less intelligent and proactive.
@@RoonMian Still the movie is full of plot holes. Like when samuel is chasing them through their own portals or whatever. Why dont they first jump somewhere thousand feet above ground. Theres no way to follow that as assailants would fall before they could use their device to slip through his last teleport window or whatever its called. At the very least it would dissuade following if they can tell its a high altitude trap and evade that way.
@@anubusx yeah I watch in the theatre yesterday, wish I could get 2hrs and 18mins of my life back. it's like that one mediocre kid somehow got 100% on a test but everyone knew it was just because he copied the actual smart kid but then the smart kid changed seats so he went on to get 0.5% on the next test because he couldn’t rip anyone off anymore. All this to say, it was f-ing trash.
I love it how the video starts with "no one remembers this sh*t" and 90% of the comments are like "oh Jumper! yes I remember this movie, actually liked it! :D"
In a poetical way he's right. Jumper is one of those movies that everyone kinda liked but didn't have that.... Thing. You know what I'm talking about. Some movies have it and others don't have it.
Its more of a movie where everyone is secretly obsessed but never want to talk about it in public kind of movie. I know I did. My high school mind was fantasizing a lot if I can teleport anywhere, and this movie is basically the graphic depiction of power fantasy every kid wanted if they can teleport anywhere.
@@TheFloorface ANDREW! ANDREW STOP PLEEEASE!… ANDREW! DONT MAKE ME DO THIS!! When I’m alone and like playing video games, I’ll find a reason to scream “Andrew don’t make me do this!”
This is one of those movies that I never understood the hate for. I absolutely loved it, and I've rewatched it a number of times recently and it honestly still holds up. It just seems to be a wrong place wrong time type of film. Which is particularly unfortunate, because as you mentioned Hayden Christensen already had a lot of unwarranted hate to deal with around that time, and the reception of this film certainly didn't help. I'm glad though that recently he's begun to receive the recognition he has so rightly deserved for so many years.
Idk why people hate these types of movies! Jumper, Looper, In Time, Limitless, Wanted, Edge Of Tomorrow, Alita: Battle Angel.. all of these were excellent movies in my eyes. They deserve better ratings.
It's an easy watch, but I don't think I'd want to watch it again. I think it had problems with the villain and explaining his agenda. I needed some real reasons of why he was after Jumpers. I don't know the books - didn't even know it was based on anything, so those might have a better story. The family drama was also a bit underdeveloped - even if some was left for later, it lacked foundations. As it was it's a decent action flick, you shouldn't think too much about.
I not only remember that film, it was one of my favorite action films with fantasy/superpower theme. Also, I never understood why Hayden was disliked as an actor because of the SW prequels. In my opinion he played a young Anakin VERY well. Exactly what you's expect from an immature and obsessed young man. You could dislike the character but I think that the performance was flawless.
Yeah, george lucas is just not the best writer. Great storyteller and world builder, just not the best dialog. If you watch Hayden's performance when there's no dialog, especially ROTS, it's amazing, I see and feel the conflict and and the emotion of Aniken's turn to Vader. Sorry for the rant.
DUDE I have felt this way for so long, like why would someone blame the actor for the character acting that way. He literally just did as the writers and directors asked
honestly, I like this genre of superpower movies rather than the superhero style. They seem more realistic, in the way as any person who has super ability will do
The intro brought back such Nostalgia because jumper, push and I Am Number Four we're genuinely some of my favorite movies when I was growing up I was always sad they never got sequels
I’ve seen Jumper many times. Yes, the conflict is undercooked. But they sold me so much on the idea of teleportation! This imo is the base of what a movie about superpowers should achieve: “Damn! I’d love to be able to do that!” The scene of him on a Sphinx, of them jumping a car through the streets, of him using it in his mundane life stuck with me for life! I always loved Nightcrawler, and this one is not even blue!
You'd probably love "Red Colonels" where some of the protagonists used their teleport device to steal a submarine to use it as a generator for their Moon underground base.
Jumper has one of my favorite depictions of teleporting ever. Being able to jump somewhere through a photo was unique and kept the "needing to see where you were going" even if it was a stretch.
@JoshuaAdim jumpers have to lay eyes on the location first. Remember he asks to use the bank's bathroom? It's so he can see inside the vault while it's open, the guard walks him past it. Pyramid is easy, just stand at the bottom at look at the top where you want to go. So yes, technically they don't have to actually stand in that spot, but they have to physically see it in person first.
I'm sure a significant part of that 15% RT score is just that Hayden Christensen hate from the prequels. Unfortunately the actors seem to always get the vast majority of the blame for poorly received movies, no matter whether their performance was actually the main issue or not.
Chronicle and Jumper are painfully underrated movies. They are probably the best exploration of what "grounded" superpowers would be like, without devolving into mindless nihilism.
Grounded in a sense that it’s self contained and doesn’t have thoughts of so many open world stories that revolve around the characters and hopes of crossovers im assuming.
Bro u should listen to chronicles director talk about where the sequel was going the one who survived was gonna go find out how they got their powers and meet the beings that they came from sounded amazing it's on UA-cam
LOL I love jumper as a kid ... I remember trying to "jump", concentrating to where I wanna teleport (even thinking of places with no people so if I succeed no one would know LOL) then my friend is watching while chanting "Lava" and "Volcano" to throw me off and I got scared that I might teleport in a mouth of a volcano straight to lava..
LOLLLL, glad i wasnt the only one, i wanted it so bad i was willing to ignore everything i knew about reallity, convincing my self that if i coudlnt it was because i was led to believe that i couldnt so my brain would block me
I respect Doug Liman taking accountability for Jumper not being successful critically. Nowadays directors/actors blame the fanbase, instead of admitting they could do better
Jumper was always on TV when I was growing up and I always enjoyed watching it! I’d definitely like to revisit it now as an adult and see how much I remember. I’m really glad that Doug Liman was able to bounce back from this with Edge of Tomorrow as that’s easily one of my favourite films! American Made is also pretty fun too.
Both Jumper and In Time's concepts sparked a love for sci-fi in me that's stuck ever since. This movie also serves as proof that teleporting is the best superpower, hands down.
I remember Jumper. I saw it in theaters and enjoyed it at the time. I was a huge fan of Hayden Christensen after his excellent portrayal of Anakin and was excited to see him do new franchises. Sad this never went anywhere.
Dude me too exactly. I was 6 when I saw revenge of the sith on release night, I remember it clear as day more than anything else. I loved this movie because of him!!!
It was a good movie, but compared to what we've got in the last year or two, it might as well be a masterpiece. Actually, shouldn't we be scared of Jumper sequel now...?
@@gegestrnad Maybe they would do a remake and properly adapt the books now , they don't have the balls or the will to make something new and creative anymore , but if they have to adapt something already successfull and already have a dedicated fanbase? say less , they'll "jump" all over it , it has everything modern hollywood needs to pick it up....
Man I loved Jumper. It created a "I need and want to know more" itch. Apparently it was a "theres just too little information to enjoy it" itch for others...
I remember I asked my dad to take me to watch this film. It was him, me and my sister; with other four people in the room. First time that i was at a movie screening with a room that felt "empty". Thee were some moments from the story I didnt like, some that I did. I left the room satisfied with what I saw, but the "empty" vibes from the room made me feel like I wasted my time. Saw it again on TV. Havent seen it since forever again, though sometimes I like to check it out on streaming scrolling the display bar (like youtube) just to watch certain scenes. I would love to recreate the jumping effect for youtube videos. Kimda hope they re-take this one day. Maybe as a series rebooting the story.
I had a cheap mp4 player the size of my palm when I was a teen. Was able to upload Jumper and I am Legend to it and would watch those two movies over and over again on the small screen. Not having a phone, I'd watch these on car rides, school bus, on the bathroom and pick up and drop and pick back up where I left off like a book. Love them
@@Mystical_Deendid you see push? Jumper is a cool movie, zero complaints. But push, man push is just spectacular. Easily one the most underrated movies of all time.
I felt Jumper was like a movie equivalent to comfort food. It's also a great movie to put on in the background for a get together. Thanks for the information on the UA-cam series, as well as the back story, and shedding light it was a series of novels. I didn't know that, but I plan to check the books out now, thanks to you!
Dude. This movie was one of my favourites. I got the dvd and would watch it multiple times a year. I still watch it every year or two. Suuuuch an underrated film. I wish they made a sequel.
Jumper was one of my favorite movies and had the best portrayal of teleportation powers. Had better CGI than A LOT of the new Marvel/DC movies. The first movie ended in a such a way that I thought it was just a one and done movie with just enough loose ends for the writers to make a sequel and enough conclusiveness to wrap things up right there. I had no idea there was a whole series of books already written. I honestly can't believe this movie was technically a flop.
Visually yes, but story and characters just felt … empty and plane. I watched it twice, just to make sure, but it just is really bad writing. I watched "Impulse", the "Jumper"-series, and it has great characterdevelopment and writing, just not for the main character. In the end you just hate her and are glad, that it is finally over.
Of course I remember Jumper. Is the movie where one inspired casting director chose Hayden Christensen and Kristen Stewart to play ridiculously good-looking vacant-stared siblings and I will never not think about it.
Thanks for this, I could never quite articulate why I saw so many pieces in Jumper that I liked but couldn't feel satisfied by it as a movie with those pieces assembled. And that alternate casting is wild to think about! I bet they'd have done great in those roles!
If u have not yet watched Mr Glass, Unbreakable and Chronicle, then you shld definitely try them as well. Not the stuff of Endgame but they u enjoyed the titles u mentioned, then these will be memorable to you as well, hopefully.
The sequel was turned into the UA-cam Original series "Impulse." In the books, the main character from "Impulse" was the daughter of the main character from "Jumper."
See I knew I wasn't crazy thinking that there was a UA-cam original show one of the first UA-camr original shows to come out and it was based off another book in the series so thank you for confirming for me
You'd be surprised how many people dont know about IMPULSE. Damn shame. It had some points that needed to be addressed but it overall was enjoyable. I'll eat ANYTHING up thats JUMPER-verse related. IMPULSE wasn't so much a sequel to JUMPER I dont think. They just took the name of the 3rd novel book (Impulse) and used it for the UA-cam series. Although the main teleporter is a female in IMPULSE like David Rice' Daughter in the IMPULSE book, it wasn't related to JUMPER the movie. I was ULTRA bummed that they left that series on a cliffhanger. Still am...😔
I remember Jumper because a friend who worked in a theater snuck a bunch of us in for a test screening before the movie released. I collect ticket stubs, so this movie sticks in my craw as the one I don't have a stub for.
Rewatched this movie this year. Ooh boy did I have a good time. I love this movie's take on teleporting. Wish the movie mad enough impact to warrant a sequel. Well atleast we got impulse despite the drop in quality
I found impulse to be soo shit and an insult to this movie.... I saw it years ago and the only thing I still remember about it is the main character constantly going... " I can't deal with this right now". Like girl... you can freaking teleport!!! Stop being hormonal and go figure it out how that shit works!!! The teenage drama was too much for me.
Of note: Rotten Tomatoes does not rate movies. 15% is not a rating. It means 85% of critics rated it 5/10 or less. Jumper’s average rating on RT is actually 4/10.
@@robmarsh918 i mean we have all seen people fail at somthings that's meant to be there thing or are we just sweeping the cup head thing or i dunno singers in general forgetting there own songs on stage plenty of people have a thing they think there good at but bam everyone can fail at the thing there good at sometimes
@@Wishkeyn It doesn't seem like the viewers needing to understand how Rotten Tomatoes works had any importance to the video. Doesn't add the the points being made or overall assessment being made. In fact, the creator's own understanding of how RT works also doesn't contribute to their analysis; just because it was passively mentioned doesn't mean it needs to be explained. The video's purpose was to critique the film and it's creators. Still, much appreciated to have it explained to the viewers. Just serves more like a fun fact, if anything.
I'm on a roll with your videos! You are great at retelling! You should do the other way around and do movies that were surprisingly successes regardless of the odds, like Edge of tomorrow!! (I love jumper)
I had the good fortune to meet Hayden Christensen at Fan Expo in Toronto. He was a real gentleman and he gave my Mom a big hug and thanked her for visiting him. He is not only a great actor, but he is a great person too.
The VFZ team needs major credits for allowing such a massive jump forward in how teleportation animation is handled. And for anyone who wants to see what a person with such powers is truly capable of, the fully recognize these abilities in "The Magicians".
8:12 what’s ironic is that people’s comment about him being wooden or unemotive in the prequels is because he’s supposed to be. That’s his character. Anakin believes being a Jedi means suppressing your true emotions, which is why he absolutely explodes during his showdown with Obi-Wan in Revenge of the Sith.
Bad excuse that doesn't even hold up in-universe. How many of the other Jedi act like he does? Hmm? Oh, none of them? Not even Yoda?! Come up with some other cope that makes more sense. I won't say it was all him, cuz directing and script are large parts of it, but yeah, his acting was not good.
@@Egesleanall of the Jedi act pretty stoic and unemotional, the difference with anakin is that he was already a boy when he joined the order, he'd already built up some angst from living in slavery and then leaving his mother behind still in chains. That's why the council initially says that he's too old. The other Jedi were raised to not show their emotions and the order is all that they know, Anakin in episode 2 is an emotionally traumatized teenager who is only pretending to be stoic by constantly burying those emotions. And when his emotions do come out, he doesn't know how to express them properly, hence why he's so cringe around Padme, and why he comes off so wooden. His stability is a mask and his instability is something he doesn't understand and no one around him can really relate with him to help him. So, yeah, the performance fits perfectly, Hayden Christensen played the character very well. Whether you like the character is another story, but that's not the actor's fault.
@@andrewsilva9721 See, this is much better cope, and I'm actually onboard with it to a fair degree, but I still say his acting wasn't that good. You can see that in other roles he's played, he's just not that good of an actor. He's far from the worst and not bad, just nothing special or anything to write home about. But as I said before, script and direction had a lot to do with how poorly the character was received then, and now.
@@EgesleanHayden Christensen is a great actor. I have never seen him do a bad or mediocre job. In every movie I have enjoyed his interpretation of the character. So I simply can't see what you're taking about.
Loved the concept back then, was young enough to not hate Heyden (the opposite) and actually thought the story had so much potential. It was one of the movies I liked watching casually. Just having them on, like an audio book.
Dude my brother and I must have watched this hundreds of times on DVD. It just made it feel like such a cool superpower, and imo laid the groundwork for Chronicle which I also loved. Grounded superpower media is incredible.
Daang first time I learned that Hayden suffered multiple injuries on set no wonder he doesn't want to come back for a sequel and do any more movies that require stunts etc. Good for him.
Wow, youtube is actually reading my mind now. I didn't say anything out loud but I woke up this morning thinking about if I was a jumper, what would I do, then boom, I opened youtube, and this was the first video that was recommended. Great video tho and I wish there was a sequel.
You know, there was this far reaching video/article (can’t remember) that I watched/read that said our phones are able to read our brain waves, that it’s an experimental tech right now 😂😂😂 You might have just proven that to be true and one of the first to test it
@-e6195 oh ya im noticing alot more "mind reading" happening like my Amazon list has things I've only thought about as well maybe I need a tin foil hat to fight back haha
Push & Jumper are my two pre-marvel "superhero" movies. Movies that feel like superhero movies, but refreshingly avoid a lot of the modern issues I have with that genre
There were so many neat little moments in this movie. I think one of my favorite parts was when he's sitting on the couch, a few feet from the remote, and he teleports over instead of getting up. I love dumb little bits like that.
I always really really liked this movie. It’s because I really like Hayden Christensen and Jamie Bell, they are very charismatic. But also I really liked the storyline. I would’ve been very happy to see a second and a third movie.
I totally agree: great concept, good first half, but rushed second half. Ironically, in times when we desperately need new concepts, this piece of gold is being wasted.
I adored Jumper, Push & I am number four. I have seen them all multiple times, read the books, remember them well and was devastated when each one never made it past the first movie!
Throughout a lot of my life, I've been able to like movies others don't because I enjoy concepts. When you say, "Great concept, bad execution," there's so many films like this. When I was younger there were so many films like that that I loved. But nowadays I'm less forgiving of it. I still enjoy some movies when I can see the concept there, but if the execution fails hard enough I just feel so betrayed. It's even more sad when you realize a big reason why this happens is because the studios don't take a seat and keep their mouths shut. Jumper, Push and Wanted are still 3 great concepts and I loved them a lot. Nowadays it's all about comic book superheroes, but I wish we could get more movies like those 3. Thanks for the nostalgia. ❤
Personally I think the adults at the time didn't like it but the entire younger generation loved it and sadly kids do not have money and I only think that bc every time I talk about jumper to an older person they have no idea what im talking about but almost every single person around my age (23) knows and liked the movie
When I first saw Jumper I didn't realize it was part of a series of books, so I felt it was ended okay. Watching Impulse brought me back to remembering how much I liked Jumper, and I do agree that a TV series allowed a better build up of characters. How she discovers her ability was both shocking and incredibly believable, even more so than the drowning in Jumper. But let's look at Push, another movie with a similar feel that ended with a hint of a sequel, but has been far too long to revisit it with the same people. Maybe a reboot? And I hate reboots and loved Chris Evans in it (first time I ever saw him), but newer tech and proper funding for a less-B movie feel would allow us to explore that world a lot better. Maybe even tell a more complete story with a longer single movie.
Loved this movie - because of how well the teleportation was. This became and still is my favorite super power. That and the slice of life type vibe at the beginning where he gets the money and just chills.
Yeah with a stupid female all powerful lead and a stupid white male as the arc enemy.. I really don't want any remake in this era until the wokeness is dead.
As a VFX artist i think this movie nailed one particoUlar shot rapresenting teleport: when Griffin charges Nolan after mentioning his mother. Pure power.
There was a time in Germany during the 2010s where this movie was on prime time televison once a month it felt like, so I'd say many people who watched TV during these days should remember this movie lol
I loved the way they teleport, so believable I wish they would do reboot someday I overall liked this movie as a kid 7/10, the way they showed teleportation was just so perfect
Especially at that particular time when he was overweight and at the height of his addiction and grieving his best friend. Honestly, I find it too hard to believe. He turned down multiple movie roles after 8 mile because he didn't have the best experience on that film. He turned down so many that people started asking 50 cent to try and convince him
I enjoyed this movie and loved it as a child, but on a recent rewatch, many issues stood out to me. The film was too short, and the camera cuts between scenes were too quick, making it difficult to fully engage with the story. The movie never fully explains what happens to the dad or provides any resolution for Griffin’s character, leaving huge plot holes. Also, the idea that Paladins and Jumpers have existed for centuries feels too far-fetched. You would expect human society to have discovered their existence by now, especially after seeing David and Griffin teleport-fighting across the world in broad daylight in front of numerous witnesses. It’s just not believable that they could remain hidden for so long.
I have a shameful confession about this film; I convinced my friends to go see Jumper instead of There Will Be Blood. I know, I know! But I went to this film purely on the strength of Doug Liman, who is a pretty solid director. Liked all his films, but God knows what happened here. There Will Be Blood is great tho
I just wish I could use that skill to get the remote. I can't tell you how many times I just stuck watching something dumb because a tv remote wasn't with in reach.
Man it made me so happy to hit the comments and see all the love this movie is getting, I always tell people this is my favorite movie and a lot of times people have no clue what it is. So underrated, so much fun, I wanted this power so bad as a kid. The nostalgia. This movie and Push are just so good and a huge part of my childhood.
I don't remember this movie being talked about at all back in 2008, only seeing it for the first time a year ago, and I enjoyed it. Glad it's a standalone movie without the need for franchising it.
I lost my virginity to this movie.
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That is sad to know, buddy. So sorry for you.
Not Cars 2?
@@Dead_Kerbalit's a great movie for me 😭
Jumper is a great movie
Today I learned I was in the minority of thinking jumper is one of the best movies ever 😭
Same here. My favorite movie by far, but apparently the mainstream doesn't like it
Same bro the money scene sold it for me
@@daylen577 i like it, but its super undercooked.
Lmaooo facts
Same great movie
There is a 100% chance I would go see a Jumper sequel in theaters.
Bring back Hayden
You are what's wrong with the perpetuation of slop sequels.
@@biglollol I prefer to call it "delicious garbage"
@@Cosmosisification You completely failed to understand what I was trying to say. Went way over your head.
I'll rephrase it: It's because of people like you that they keep making sub-par movies and keep the bar low.
@@biglollol Oh I understood what you were saying, apparently you didn't understand what I was saying. Here, let me rephrase and really break down the nuance for you-
I understand that you think people going to and hyping up sequels to subpar movies is perpetuating an environment where it's both more commonplace and more acceptable to put out these mediocre products, and I even agree with you. But since you came right out of the gate being an angry aggressive internet man, I attempted to use levity to make your stance more digestable to those who may be put off by that sort of aggressive behavior. Since you don't understand social context, not only has the attempt to make your stance feel more like something people can agree with been completely nullified, but it almost certainly had the opposite intended effect of driving people away from your correct perspective.
I'm 25 now and the only thing I remember about this movie is that I liked it
That’s what I’m saying, listening to the events sounds like a whole new movie but I know I saw and liked it when I was younger
lol same
yep same.
that's how you know a movie is a 6/10 on it's best day
Same. Was it the best movie ever? No. Was it an enjoyable movie? Would I watch it again? Maybe
I work in film and Jumper is often referenced, whenever teleportation effects are involved. It is considered to be the gold standard of physically accurate representation of what it would be like to swap areas of space along with the atmosphere. The explosive nature, the environmental interaction. The movie does its signature effects better than anyone else. Everyone wants Jumper teleports, but for 1/10th the budget, so nobody is able to match the crispness. Very few films do teleportation well.
Every single time someone asks me if I could have a super power what would it be, this movie plays in my head
Same. That, and the movie Next with Nicholas Cage
Hell yeah, only one second needed to school, baby
Omg same here
Either that or in Chronicle.
Now you're thinking with portals.
I will never forget this movie. I have always loved it. Don't know why but teleportation is almost never used in superhero movies because it's to op. But this movie did teleportation great.
when this movie first came out i thought it was pretty good and i wondered why it got cancelled, then i few years ago i discovered the books this movie is based off of and now i understand exactly why it was cancelled, this movie completely ignored the source material, the only details that made it from the book into this movie is the character names and teleportation…there are 4 books in the main Jumper series and they’re an absolute must read
@@mario.gaines I never read the book so it doesn't matter to me
I like the idea of having a rift after u jump so that the teleportation doesn't come off as too broken. So it's powerful but can be countered
You answered your own question
@@mario.gainesI’m gonna read the books for sure now
I liked how the Jumpers fought. Like teleporting and then coming back with an entire bus that retains its momentum. That's effing sick.
The movie was a little fast and loose with the mechanics of teleportation. Most of the time the momentum is nullified (such as when they teleport while falling). In others the momentum is preserved.
@@anhnhvn That's because the jumpers instinctively change their momentum when they jump. That makes sense because otherwise if they jumped between different latitudes, due to the different speed at which points on the surface of the earth at different latitudes move through space because of the direction of earth's rotation, they fould fall on their faces every time.
In a later book in the series one character contemplates that: "Hey... When I jump from the equator to the pole I don't feel any difference in acceleration even though the movement of the two points through space is different due to the direction of earth's rotation. That means my teleportation power must be instinctively giving my body an impulse to compensate. Hmmm... I wonder if I by jumping in place I can just give my body an impulse without changing my location?"
And so that character learned how to use their jumping power to fly.
Griffin does the coolest moves, like his momentum-punch on Roland.
Or how David’s daughter can fly, by jumping in the exact same spot (Impulse novel)
Or how David escapes his captors by flooding the facility he’s detained in. He invents ‘twinning’ which basically means he’s jumping back and forth so fast that his body itself becomes like a ‘jumpscar’. (Reflex novel)
@@RoonMian I get your point, but "you gotta read the book to understand" is not a good argument for a movie adaptation. Movies are about showing, so the rules should have been laid out for the audience to see.
Typically we should see a training montage where the MC test the limits of his newfound power.
However this movie inexplicably does a timeskip and jumps straight to adult David's life, as if teenage David would be too boring. Then they imported Griffin from his own novel to fill in the gaps in David (and also the audience)'s knowledge. Eventually, causing the two of them to compete for screen time and making David less intelligent and proactive.
@@RoonMian Still the movie is full of plot holes. Like when samuel is chasing them through their own portals or whatever. Why dont they first jump somewhere thousand feet above ground. Theres no way to follow that as assailants would fall before they could use their device to slip through his last teleport window or whatever its called. At the very least it would dissuade following if they can tell its a high altitude trap and evade that way.
This is my favorite movie of all time and the most rewatched movies in my life. I literally watch this movie to sleep.
Nowadays not getting a sequel or a franchise is probably the best thing that can happen to a movie
wish we could say the same for Joker 2, the sequel was awful af.
I haven't seen it. Is it really that bad.
@@anubusx yeah I watch in the theatre yesterday, wish I could get 2hrs and 18mins of my life back.
it's like that one mediocre kid somehow got 100% on a test but everyone knew it was just because he copied the actual smart kid but then the smart kid changed seats so he went on to get 0.5% on the next test because he couldn’t rip anyone off anymore. All this to say, it was f-ing trash.
That used to be common sense until recently when we start seeing nothing new but sequel's and franchises..
Uh oh im seeing it today @JacobJohnson-lh4gx
I love it how the video starts with "no one remembers this sh*t" and 90% of the comments are like "oh Jumper! yes I remember this movie, actually liked it! :D"
This video reminded people it existed. But this movie has no cultural impact, no one ever talks about it
My fav part is when Hayden says "it's jumpin time" and jumped all over the sea.
In a poetical way he's right.
Jumper is one of those movies that everyone kinda liked but didn't have that.... Thing.
You know what I'm talking about.
Some movies have it and others don't have it.
I loved this movie as a lod😂 so yes we do
Its more of a movie where everyone is secretly obsessed but never want to talk about it in public kind of movie.
I know I did. My high school mind was fantasizing a lot if I can teleport anywhere, and this movie is basically the graphic depiction of power fantasy every kid wanted if they can teleport anywhere.
This was a very, very good movie. I'm glad that many, many people in the comment section agree.
I never understood why people were thinking it was bad. It was so fun.
@@bryce2fadeway Only UA-camrs who need to create content think it was bad.
@@PaulJohn01 the only sure thing that I can say is that the final was really rushed. I remember that feeling
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...Damn...
I really enjoyed all 3 films he brought up in the begining.
Jumper, I am Number 4, and Push.
😂😂😂😂I felt like I was getting called out
Right?
literally😂 all he had to do was mention percy jackson and he would had my 12 yr old self’s top 4
❤
Yeah those movies didn't fail us. Hollywood failed them and us.
In-Time, Jumper, Push, and Chronicle are all movies from around this time I really wished had more stories from as all fascinated me.
A Chronicle sequel was something I REALLY wanted.
chronicle is criminally underappreciated
@@TheFloorface ANDREW! ANDREW STOP PLEEEASE!…
ANDREW! DONT MAKE ME DO THIS!!
When I’m alone and like playing video games, I’ll find a reason to scream “Andrew don’t make me do this!”
In-time was visually stunning but a terrible movie.
@@leonarmstrong5589 The movie wasn't amazing but I liked the premise and really hoped we would see more from the world.
This is one of those movies that I never understood the hate for. I absolutely loved it, and I've rewatched it a number of times recently and it honestly still holds up. It just seems to be a wrong place wrong time type of film. Which is particularly unfortunate, because as you mentioned Hayden Christensen already had a lot of unwarranted hate to deal with around that time, and the reception of this film certainly didn't help. I'm glad though that recently he's begun to receive the recognition he has so rightly deserved for so many years.
it’s cuz the book was great. movie was a massive letdown for fans
This was indeed a good movie, not great but I’d have watched any sequels.
Huh what hate...?
Idk why people hate these types of movies!
Jumper, Looper, In Time, Limitless, Wanted, Edge Of Tomorrow, Alita: Battle Angel.. all of these were excellent movies in my eyes. They deserve better ratings.
Jumper is one of the few movies I could watch over & over again. It's a fun, easy watch. Sci-fi, action, love interest. Satisfying.
Totally mid like Transformers 5 or Fast and Furious 16.
@@mufasafalldown8401it doesn’t have to be the best movie of all time… just something fun! And easy to watch
It's an easy watch, but I don't think I'd want to watch it again.
I think it had problems with the villain and explaining his agenda. I needed some real reasons of why he was after Jumpers. I don't know the books - didn't even know it was based on anything, so those might have a better story.
The family drama was also a bit underdeveloped - even if some was left for later, it lacked foundations.
As it was it's a decent action flick, you shouldn't think too much about.
Yea it’s pretty good
@@mufasafalldown8401bullshit! It's a 2000s classic
I not only remember that film, it was one of my favorite action films with fantasy/superpower theme.
Also, I never understood why Hayden was disliked as an actor because of the SW prequels. In my opinion he played a young Anakin VERY well. Exactly what you's expect from an immature and obsessed young man. You could dislike the character but I think that the performance was flawless.
Me too, I loved the prequels more than the old trilogy, except jar jar.
Yeah, george lucas is just not the best writer. Great storyteller and world builder, just not the best dialog. If you watch Hayden's performance when there's no dialog, especially ROTS, it's amazing, I see and feel the conflict and and the emotion of Aniken's turn to Vader. Sorry for the rant.
DUDE I have felt this way for so long, like why would someone blame the actor for the character acting that way. He literally just did as the writers and directors asked
@@NightsmokeFTB facts. been waiting for somebody to say this.
i know right
Chronicle, jumper, and push were my secret top 3!
A fucking solid top 3.
honestly, I like this genre of superpower movies rather than the superhero style. They seem more realistic, in the way as any person who has super ability will do
The most slept on 3 in history
Wanted was also a really cool movie i rarely hear about
@@F2PMegaGod district 9 too
The intro brought back such Nostalgia because jumper, push and I Am Number Four we're genuinely some of my favorite movies when I was growing up I was always sad they never got sequels
I’ve seen Jumper many times. Yes, the conflict is undercooked. But they sold me so much on the idea of teleportation!
This imo is the base of what a movie about superpowers should achieve: “Damn! I’d love to be able to do that!”
The scene of him on a Sphinx, of them jumping a car through the streets, of him using it in his mundane life stuck with me for life! I always loved Nightcrawler, and this one is not even blue!
Same.
You'd probably love "Red Colonels" where some of the protagonists used their teleport device to steal a submarine to use it as a generator for their Moon underground base.
@@Starrider. there is a youtube series called " impulse " that expands on jumper
I think it does teleportation better than any other movie out there.
Night crawler is awesome in all X-men movies i wish there was a series about night crawler and his origins etc .
The effects in this movie were so good. They haven't aged at all
Back when special effects were good😂 it’s crazy how even though the tech has improved, the effects are worse now.
@@eddyram4932That’s because they use more CGI now and fewer practical effects
@@eddyram4932 not that crazy considering everything is green screened now. this movie was made when they still actually went to locations to shoot
@@eddyram4932Production issue since companies crank vfx artists like crazy just to meet the deadline and impress investors sadly
Do you remember how good Davey Jones was in the Pirates of the Carribean? Peak of CG in movies. It was 18 years ago.
Jumper has one of my favorite depictions of teleporting ever. Being able to jump somewhere through a photo was unique and kept the "needing to see where you were going" even if it was a stretch.
They couldn't jump to a place they hadn't been. They would take the photos themselves to help jog their memory later if they wanted to return.
No, they had to be there before.
@@Majin_Dabura how did he jump inside a bank vault or the top of a pyramid
@JoshuaAdim jumpers have to lay eyes on the location first. Remember he asks to use the bank's bathroom? It's so he can see inside the vault while it's open, the guard walks him past it. Pyramid is easy, just stand at the bottom at look at the top where you want to go. So yes, technically they don't have to actually stand in that spot, but they have to physically see it in person first.
Actually the whole movie has a rather intel agency vibe to it. I personally believe it is not entirely entertainment and based on reality.
Thanks for letting me know that the Impulse series exists. Just started watching it.
I'm sure a significant part of that 15% RT score is just that Hayden Christensen hate from the prequels. Unfortunately the actors seem to always get the vast majority of the blame for poorly received movies, no matter whether their performance was actually the main issue or not.
Agreed, its a shame that he got blamed. I thought he had such a promising career in Hollywood after originally watching this film.
@@user-yy4ux9zf4rhe's great in Shattered Glass
Nobody hates starwars more than starwars fans
@@user-yy4ux9zf4rSame
I like this movie. It was great but it was a good watch
This actually was one of my favorite movies when I was a teenager and always dreamed of having that power
this 👆👌
The walking dead meme "I know what kind of man you are" comes to mind lol.
Me too!
Same same😂😂😂 i thought it was the greatest superpower ever
Chronicle and Jumper are painfully underrated movies.
They are probably the best exploration of what "grounded" superpowers would be like, without devolving into mindless nihilism.
Grounded? lol
Grounded in a sense that it’s self contained and doesn’t have thoughts of so many open world stories that revolve around the characters and hopes of crossovers im assuming.
@@GaaraFPS Chronicle is grounded. Jumper not so much.
Omg. Chronicle!! I friggin loved that movie!!!
Bro u should listen to chronicles director talk about where the sequel was going the one who survived was gonna go find out how they got their powers and meet the beings that they came from sounded amazing it's on UA-cam
This movie was a great concept. Loved it. Would love to see this concept explored more with sequels. Love Hayden's stage persona.
LOL I love jumper as a kid ...
I remember trying to "jump", concentrating to where I wanna teleport (even thinking of places with no people so if I succeed no one would know LOL) then my friend is watching while chanting "Lava" and "Volcano" to throw me off and I got scared that I might teleport in a mouth of a volcano straight to lava..
LOLLLL, glad i wasnt the only one, i wanted it so bad i was willing to ignore everything i knew about reallity, convincing my self that if i coudlnt it was because i was led to believe that i couldnt so my brain would block me
Kids are stupid
Me too lol
ah , the joy and innocence of childhood!
Did you died?
I respect Doug Liman taking accountability for Jumper not being successful critically. Nowadays directors/actors blame the fanbase, instead of admitting they could do better
Jumper was always on TV when I was growing up and I always enjoyed watching it! I’d definitely like to revisit it now as an adult and see how much I remember. I’m really glad that Doug Liman was able to bounce back from this with Edge of Tomorrow as that’s easily one of my favourite films! American Made is also pretty fun too.
mbc2?
Why did you have to say "growing up"
Both Jumper and In Time's concepts sparked a love for sci-fi in me that's stuck ever since. This movie also serves as proof that teleporting is the best superpower, hands down.
I remember Jumper. I saw it in theaters and enjoyed it at the time.
I was a huge fan of Hayden Christensen after his excellent portrayal of Anakin and was excited to see him do new franchises. Sad this never went anywhere.
Dude me too exactly. I was 6 when I saw revenge of the sith on release night, I remember it clear as day more than anything else. I loved this movie because of him!!!
Seeing how Hollywood has run out of ideas and everything is a sequel or reboot, I imagine we'll get one soon.
hehehe. probably
It was a good movie, but compared to what we've got in the last year or two, it might as well be a masterpiece.
Actually, shouldn't we be scared of Jumper sequel now...?
@@gegestrnad Maybe they would do a remake and properly adapt the books now , they don't have the balls or the will to make something new and creative anymore , but if they have to adapt something already successfull and already have a dedicated fanbase? say less , they'll "jump" all over it , it has everything modern hollywood needs to pick it up....
Man I loved Jumper.
It created a "I need and want to know more" itch.
Apparently it was a "theres just too little information to enjoy it" itch for others...
Exactly. TY
Apparently some people want information force fed to them, I like movies and stories that leave a lot of mystery.
@@Outwardpd Exactly. This movie did just that for me and had plenty of potential for more. Apparently 'critics' thought otherwise. Shame really.
I remember I asked my dad to take me to watch this film. It was him, me and my sister; with other four people in the room. First time that i was at a movie screening with a room that felt "empty". Thee were some moments from the story I didnt like, some that I did. I left the room satisfied with what I saw, but the "empty" vibes from the room made me feel like I wasted my time. Saw it again on TV. Havent seen it since forever again, though sometimes I like to check it out on streaming scrolling the display bar (like youtube) just to watch certain scenes. I would love to recreate the jumping effect for youtube videos. Kimda hope they re-take this one day. Maybe as a series rebooting the story.
I had a cheap mp4 player the size of my palm when I was a teen. Was able to upload Jumper and I am Legend to it and would watch those two movies over and over again on the small screen. Not having a phone, I'd watch these on car rides, school bus, on the bathroom and pick up and drop and pick back up where I left off like a book. Love them
The on screen chemistry between Hayden and Rachel was sooooo good.
You do know they were married and have a kid
@@HobieMorales nope didn't know that but thanks for that info tho.
The divorce broke him.
@@HobieMorales they never got married
What kinda jerk doesn’t like Jumper?
Ikr
If you know any movies similar to jumper and i am number 4 let me know bro
Number 4 isn't as good as jumper imo
@@Mystical_Deendid you see push? Jumper is a cool movie, zero complaints. But push, man push is just spectacular. Easily one the most underrated movies of all time.
Me
I remember how I really liked this movie. Thanks for reminding me about it
Jumper is a great little movie. As is Push. The days when films DIDNT NEED A FRANCHISE
The thing is, Jumper should have at least been a trilogy. It’s based on a book series with 3 books. Each book could have been a movie.
I always had a theory that Jumper, Push, and Next all took place in the same universe.
I wish Push and Jumper had gotten sequels. I really enjoyed the world's they created.
I didn't know there was a sequel to Jumper on UA-cam. I'm gonna watch it now!
Don’t negatively associate the idea of sequels or franchises , with badness , that is silly .
I thought it was a dope concept. I will never forget this film.
I felt Jumper was like a movie equivalent to comfort food. It's also a great movie to put on in the background for a get together.
Thanks for the information on the UA-cam series, as well as the back story, and shedding light it was a series of novels. I didn't know that, but I plan to check the books out now, thanks to you!
Jumper, Push, and Looper were all amazing and would definitely watch again
Dude. This movie was one of my favourites. I got the dvd and would watch it multiple times a year. I still watch it every year or two. Suuuuch an underrated film. I wish they made a sequel.
Jumper was one of my favorite movies and had the best portrayal of teleportation powers. Had better CGI than A LOT of the new Marvel/DC movies. The first movie ended in a such a way that I thought it was just a one and done movie with just enough loose ends for the writers to make a sequel and enough conclusiveness to wrap things up right there. I had no idea there was a whole series of books already written. I honestly can't believe this movie was technically a flop.
Visually yes, but story and characters just felt … empty and plane. I watched it twice, just to make sure, but it just is really bad writing.
I watched "Impulse", the "Jumper"-series, and it has great characterdevelopment and writing, just not for the main character. In the end you just hate her and are glad, that it is finally over.
Of course I remember Jumper. Is the movie where one inspired casting director chose Hayden Christensen and Kristen Stewart to play ridiculously good-looking vacant-stared siblings and I will never not think about it.
OMG.
I forgot Kristen Stewart was in this. I was legit totally confused by your comment, until my memory kicked in.
Thanks for this, I could never quite articulate why I saw so many pieces in Jumper that I liked but couldn't feel satisfied by it as a movie with those pieces assembled.
And that alternate casting is wild to think about! I bet they'd have done great in those roles!
I loved jumper, and push, and I am number 4. Sometimes I wish people wouldn’t take movies so damn seriously.
If u have not yet watched Mr Glass, Unbreakable and Chronicle, then you shld definitely try them as well. Not the stuff of Endgame but they u enjoyed the titles u mentioned, then these will be memorable to you as well, hopefully.
Very astute point. Its just a movie. Have fun. Enjoy the escape.
Jumper is a great movie! But I am number 4 is absoluty shit, sorry 😂
@@Trofnokerwould have to agree
True on that. Jumper, I liked that movie. I liked all three of those movies.
I am 41 years old and vividly remember watching Jumper in theatres and loved it
The sequel was turned into the UA-cam Original series "Impulse." In the books, the main character from "Impulse" was the daughter of the main character from "Jumper."
See I knew I wasn't crazy thinking that there was a UA-cam original show one of the first UA-camr original shows to come out and it was based off another book in the series so thank you for confirming for me
It had problems but I quite liked Impulse. I'm really sad it got cancelled. The introduced Shohreh Aghdashloo's character in the last episode damnit.
You'd be surprised how many people dont know about IMPULSE. Damn shame.
It had some points that needed to be addressed but it overall was enjoyable. I'll eat ANYTHING up thats JUMPER-verse related.
IMPULSE wasn't so much a sequel to JUMPER I dont think. They just took the name of the 3rd novel book (Impulse) and used it for the UA-cam series.
Although the main teleporter is a female in IMPULSE like David Rice' Daughter in the IMPULSE book, it wasn't related to JUMPER the movie.
I was ULTRA bummed that they left that series on a cliffhanger.
Still am...😔
Impulse had the same name as the book and teleporting but the plot and characters were completely different with different names.
Had some great music too imo.
I remember Jumper because a friend who worked in a theater snuck a bunch of us in for a test screening before the movie released. I collect ticket stubs, so this movie sticks in my craw as the one I don't have a stub for.
Yeah. This is one of those films that was ahead of its time. I always loved this one.
Rewatched this movie this year. Ooh boy did I have a good time. I love this movie's take on teleporting. Wish the movie mad enough impact to warrant a sequel. Well atleast we got impulse despite the drop in quality
I found impulse to be soo shit and an insult to this movie.... I saw it years ago and the only thing I still remember about it is the main character constantly going... " I can't deal with this right now". Like girl... you can freaking teleport!!! Stop being hormonal and go figure it out how that shit works!!! The teenage drama was too much for me.
Of note: Rotten Tomatoes does not rate movies. 15% is not a rating. It means 85% of critics rated it 5/10 or less. Jumper’s average rating on RT is actually 4/10.
that is... very convoluted
I’m pretty sure he understands how Rotten Tomatoes works considering movies are his thing LOL
@@robmarsh918 i mean we have all seen people fail at somthings that's meant to be there thing or are we just sweeping the cup head thing or i dunno singers in general forgetting there own songs on stage plenty of people have a thing they think there good at but bam everyone can fail at the thing there good at sometimes
@@robmarsh918 not all of the audience does, and he did nothing to indicate this was the case
@@Wishkeyn It doesn't seem like the viewers needing to understand how Rotten Tomatoes works had any importance to the video. Doesn't add the the points being made or overall assessment being made. In fact, the creator's own understanding of how RT works also doesn't contribute to their analysis; just because it was passively mentioned doesn't mean it needs to be explained. The video's purpose was to critique the film and it's creators.
Still, much appreciated to have it explained to the viewers. Just serves more like a fun fact, if anything.
I'm on a roll with your videos! You are great at retelling! You should do the other way around and do movies that were surprisingly successes regardless of the odds, like Edge of tomorrow!! (I love jumper)
This is quickly becoming one of my favorite channels.
I had the good fortune to meet Hayden Christensen at Fan Expo in Toronto. He was a real gentleman and he gave my Mom a big hug and thanked her for visiting him. He is not only a great actor, but he is a great person too.
The VFZ team needs major credits for allowing such a massive jump forward in how teleportation animation is handled. And for anyone who wants to see what a person with such powers is truly capable of, the fully recognize these abilities in "The Magicians".
😅☝🏿💯🔥🔥🔥
I still dream of having this kind of super power 😢
8:12 what’s ironic is that people’s comment about him being wooden or unemotive in the prequels is because he’s supposed to be. That’s his character. Anakin believes being a Jedi means suppressing your true emotions, which is why he absolutely explodes during his showdown with Obi-Wan in Revenge of the Sith.
Bad excuse that doesn't even hold up in-universe. How many of the other Jedi act like he does? Hmm? Oh, none of them? Not even Yoda?! Come up with some other cope that makes more sense. I won't say it was all him, cuz directing and script are large parts of it, but yeah, his acting was not good.
@@Egesleanall of the Jedi act pretty stoic and unemotional, the difference with anakin is that he was already a boy when he joined the order, he'd already built up some angst from living in slavery and then leaving his mother behind still in chains. That's why the council initially says that he's too old. The other Jedi were raised to not show their emotions and the order is all that they know, Anakin in episode 2 is an emotionally traumatized teenager who is only pretending to be stoic by constantly burying those emotions. And when his emotions do come out, he doesn't know how to express them properly, hence why he's so cringe around Padme, and why he comes off so wooden. His stability is a mask and his instability is something he doesn't understand and no one around him can really relate with him to help him.
So, yeah, the performance fits perfectly, Hayden Christensen played the character very well. Whether you like the character is another story, but that's not the actor's fault.
@@andrewsilva9721 See, this is much better cope, and I'm actually onboard with it to a fair degree, but I still say his acting wasn't that good. You can see that in other roles he's played, he's just not that good of an actor. He's far from the worst and not bad, just nothing special or anything to write home about. But as I said before, script and direction had a lot to do with how poorly the character was received then, and now.
@@EgesleanHayden Christensen is a great actor. I have never seen him do a bad or mediocre job. In every movie I have enjoyed his interpretation of the character. So I simply can't see what you're taking about.
@@korren9920 I suppose that's a matter of interpretation and taste then, cuz like I said, he's not a great actor.
I remember the film. Used to watch it over and over again on DVD. Recently bought it on Blu ray to add to my collection.
I didn’t know there was a jumper tv series on UA-cam lol. Thanks for telling me about it
Loved the concept back then, was young enough to not hate Heyden (the opposite) and actually thought the story had so much potential.
It was one of the movies I liked watching casually. Just having them on, like an audio book.
Dude my brother and I must have watched this hundreds of times on DVD. It just made it feel like such a cool superpower, and imo laid the groundwork for Chronicle which I also loved. Grounded superpower media is incredible.
I actually enjoyed Jumper and always wondered why no other films were made. I think you made valid points.
Daang first time I learned that Hayden suffered multiple injuries on set no wonder he doesn't want to come back for a sequel and do any more movies that require stunts etc. Good for him.
How did you know I needed to know this!?!? Thank you!!
Wow, youtube is actually reading my mind now. I didn't say anything out loud but I woke up this morning thinking about if I was a jumper, what would I do, then boom, I opened youtube, and this was the first video that was recommended.
Great video tho and I wish there was a sequel.
You know, there was this far reaching video/article (can’t remember) that I watched/read that said our phones are able to read our brain waves, that it’s an experimental tech right now 😂😂😂
You might have just proven that to be true and one of the first to test it
@INikeAir haha I guess my phone is a special one then haha
@@INikeAir very plausible/believable
i have the theory that AI has allowed computers to translate brain waves, this happends alot more often now
@-e6195 oh ya im noticing alot more "mind reading" happening like my Amazon list has things I've only thought about as well maybe I need a tin foil hat to fight back haha
Push & Jumper are my two pre-marvel "superhero" movies. Movies that feel like superhero movies, but refreshingly avoid a lot of the modern issues I have with that genre
Hancock ?
There were so many neat little moments in this movie. I think one of my favorite parts was when he's sitting on the couch, a few feet from the remote, and he teleports over instead of getting up. I love dumb little bits like that.
I always really really liked this movie. It’s because I really like Hayden Christensen and Jamie Bell, they are very charismatic. But also I really liked the storyline. I would’ve been very happy to see a second and a third movie.
I totally agree: great concept, good first half, but rushed second half. Ironically, in times when we desperately need new concepts, this piece of gold is being wasted.
I adored Jumper, Push & I am number four. I have seen them all multiple times, read the books, remember them well and was devastated when each one never made it past the first movie!
my friends and I loved this so much back in college. after exiting the theater we would jump around mimicking the teleportation lol
Throughout a lot of my life, I've been able to like movies others don't because I enjoy concepts. When you say, "Great concept, bad execution," there's so many films like this. When I was younger there were so many films like that that I loved. But nowadays I'm less forgiving of it. I still enjoy some movies when I can see the concept there, but if the execution fails hard enough I just feel so betrayed. It's even more sad when you realize a big reason why this happens is because the studios don't take a seat and keep their mouths shut.
Jumper, Push and Wanted are still 3 great concepts and I loved them a lot. Nowadays it's all about comic book superheroes, but I wish we could get more movies like those 3. Thanks for the nostalgia. ❤
Personally I think the adults at the time didn't like it but the entire younger generation loved it and sadly kids do not have money and I only think that bc every time I talk about jumper to an older person they have no idea what im talking about but almost every single person around my age (23) knows and liked the movie
23 here, yes i love the show too
I'm 41. I did watch it back then
When I first saw Jumper I didn't realize it was part of a series of books, so I felt it was ended okay. Watching Impulse brought me back to remembering how much I liked Jumper, and I do agree that a TV series allowed a better build up of characters. How she discovers her ability was both shocking and incredibly believable, even more so than the drowning in Jumper.
But let's look at Push, another movie with a similar feel that ended with a hint of a sequel, but has been far too long to revisit it with the same people. Maybe a reboot? And I hate reboots and loved Chris Evans in it (first time I ever saw him), but newer tech and proper funding for a less-B movie feel would allow us to explore that world a lot better. Maybe even tell a more complete story with a longer single movie.
I never new about Impulse until you mentioned it. Its on Amazon Prime. I'm watching it today. ***THANK YOU!***
To be honest the second book wasn't really all the good, so I am glad that the movie wasn't more than one
Loved this movie - because of how well the teleportation was. This became and still is my favorite super power.
That and the slice of life type vibe at the beginning where he gets the money and just chills.
Finally. We asking the right questions. Lets go!
5:20 is the start of the answer
Thanks for being helpful. I assume you are impatient.
Wish I checked the comments about 5 minutes and 20 seconds ago
Same@@Kinpica
thank you for talking about this movie because i love it. too bad there's no sequel
This definitely needs a remake...and THEN a sequel.
The film was really good because they didn’t make it 3 hours it was cool and fun, i will love a remake and sequel
Yeah with a stupid female all powerful lead and a stupid white male as the arc enemy.. I really don't want any remake in this era until the wokeness is dead.
TV show
It's a tv series called impulse.
As a VFX artist i think this movie nailed one particoUlar shot rapresenting teleport: when Griffin charges Nolan after mentioning his mother. Pure power.
There was a time in Germany during the 2010s where this movie was on prime time televison once a month it felt like, so I'd say many people who watched TV during these days should remember this movie lol
Yeah i'm one of those peole. But i wonder why the movie push, which is similar was never shown.
I loved the way they teleport, so believable
I wish they would do reboot someday
I overall liked this movie as a kid 7/10, the way they showed teleportation was just so perfect
I could definitely see a reboot happening TV show😅 either Amazon or Netflix I choose Amazon
0:22 add NEXT (2007) to that list
Nice addition
I like that movie. I never thought too deep about it until now, and I do see how it could have been alot better. You made good points. Well done sir.
1:21 MID?! I will see you at dawn, sir. Have your second at the ready. Good day, sir. I said good day!
Hell yeah, please humble him
Get him bruv!!!😂
2:43 lol the fact that the studio really thought Eminem would be good for this role lol 😂 no sir I don’t see this for him
Especially at that particular time when he was overweight and at the height of his addiction and grieving his best friend. Honestly, I find it too hard to believe. He turned down multiple movie roles after 8 mile because he didn't have the best experience on that film. He turned down so many that people started asking 50 cent to try and convince him
I enjoyed this movie and loved it as a child, but on a recent rewatch, many issues stood out to me. The film was too short, and the camera cuts between scenes were too quick, making it difficult to fully engage with the story.
The movie never fully explains what happens to the dad or provides any resolution for Griffin’s character, leaving huge plot holes.
Also, the idea that Paladins and Jumpers have existed for centuries feels too far-fetched. You would expect human society to have discovered their existence by now, especially after seeing David and Griffin teleport-fighting across the world in broad daylight in front of numerous witnesses. It’s just not believable that they could remain hidden for so long.
Ive been wondering this for years. this is still one of my favorite films to date
I have a shameful confession about this film; I convinced my friends to go see Jumper instead of There Will Be Blood. I know, I know! But I went to this film purely on the strength of Doug Liman, who is a pretty solid director. Liked all his films, but God knows what happened here.
There Will Be Blood is great tho
lol ive been there before. I convinced my friend to go see Batman vs Superman with me instead of 10 Cloverfield Lane. I chose poor.
I just wish I could use that skill to get the remote. I can't tell you how many times I just stuck watching something dumb because a tv remote wasn't with in reach.
0:40 The answer it´s obvious... the movie jump to a failure, he, he.... Actually, I really like it.
What? Jump to a failure isn't a saying. I can't even think of a phrase that's similar
I didn’t realize this video was a parody until he said “a large majority of people have come around and now love the Star Wars prequels”
2:04 wtf is bro smoking 😂
😂
😂😂😂😂 something great
That part was hilarious 😂
It coulda' been something.
Man it made me so happy to hit the comments and see all the love this movie is getting, I always tell people this is my favorite movie and a lot of times people have no clue what it is. So underrated, so much fun, I wanted this power so bad as a kid. The nostalgia. This movie and Push are just so good and a huge part of my childhood.
I don't remember this movie being talked about at all back in 2008, only seeing it for the first time a year ago, and I enjoyed it. Glad it's a standalone movie without the need for franchising it.