Jumper (2008)

@earfulof Aug 27, 2021
We're seconds away from Initiating "Jumper" (2008), we have fired up Paladin's Jumper World Tracking Monitor, please join us as we jump into this classic blockbuster
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@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
Hi, I'm Hervey and I'll be jumping and commenting on this film #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
Hi, I'm Alan and I'll also be jumping and commenting on this film. #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
The blu-ray opened with a trailer for "Jumper" (2008), which was very odd, and then turned into this remarkable ad: https://youtube.com/watch?v=L7_k8kz99Hg
#jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
Hayden Christensen in Jumper is possibly the coolest character even invented. #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
Right out of the gate, and we're already jumping! Hell yes! #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
It's great that it's not like a power he has to discover or whatever. He's just already jumpin' big time. #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
I like how the flashback to middle-school Hayden features an actor who doesn't look like Hayden Christensen at all, but also seems about as old as Hayden Christiansen #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
Young Hayden will go to any distance to chase after famous world landmarks like the Eiffel tower, little does he know how easy it will soon be to simply "jump" there
Oops, he fell in #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
Maybe don't step *right* on the slushy ice. Him going underwater as seen from the side of the lake was a gorgeous shot, though. Wish we'd held on that longer. #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
The sick CGI of him falling in was worth it #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
Hayden Christensen really could've played young Hayden Christensen here. #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
Less than 10 minutes into the movie and we're already seeing *lots* of jumping. I like it. #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
This movie could have simply been about the ability to jump only into the Ann Arbor Public Library, and it would still be good #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
Good room poster array: Metallica, wolves howling, Mark Twain #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
Classic teenage bedroom poster collection. #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
Wait, the river thawed over the course of the late afternoon/early evening? I would have only guessed it would have gotten colder #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
Yesssssss late credit sequence. We're ROLLING now. #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
Does Hayden Christensen just do cameos in this movie? Is it actually all this kid and we just get a few shots of the presumed headliner? #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
You gotta build suspense, the payoff when we finally see the star power of Hayden Christensen is gonna be incredible #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
The thematic richness is so powerful, we learn that Hayden's mom is also a "jumper" in her own way (abandoned her family) #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
All this jumping really seems to be causing a lot of damage to the surrounding rooms. Seems problematic. #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
This is only an 80-minute movie and we're still seeing credits over this sequence. Real good. #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
We've now been visited by Samuel L Jackson, of the NSA, representing the federal anti-jumper task force #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
HAYDEN!!!!! #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
Nice indoor motorcycles, Hayden. #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
This is my motorcycle, but not this motorcycle #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
It's so luxurious to have a sick spiral staircase, when you don't even need it (can simply jump downstairs) #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
Nice computer setup. Good PowerMac G5. #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
Chilling on Big Ben is the ultimate feeling right now #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
This movie is really entertaining, dense, and pleasant so far. #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
He's certainly jumping a lot #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
Tanqueray and tonic ordered! Apparently it's impressive that he knew to order Tanqueray? This is not impressive, but I still like it. #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
This is the coolest movie I've ever seen #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
I love how much of this movie is just gratuitous jumping. #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
Only God was meant to jump #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
Whaaaaaat. This got real dark real fast. #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
Jumping seems all fun and games, until you run into Samuel L Jackson's jumper trap #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
Samuel L Jackson (Roland) has breached Hayden's apartment, possibly by jumping #jumpvasion #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
"Need some help with that? It's been a while since you've used... a door." #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
#classicmoviequotes #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
"I hate jumpers" #classicmovielines #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
This is such a rending scene, Mr Jumper attempting to come home, but finding his childhood bedroom in semi-disarray (Mark Twain still in place) #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
"I want everybody up and running. Everybody." #classicmovielines #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
"We have his jump sites" #classicmovielines #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
This movie really spoke to a generation, insofar as Mr Jumper is the anti-millennial, finding easy wealth among the difficult of the Great Recession #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
Mr Jumper does not feel comfortable drinking a mere "bud" #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
This is basically a Hallmark movie. #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
It's incredible that Millie recognizes him, considering that he looks entirely different than he did back in high school #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
I really hope we get regular check-ins on Mark in the dark server room that Hayden jumped him to. #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
Are we supposed to be rooting for Hayden? Does this movie have a protagonist? These are questions we may or may not find answers to. #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
Hayden is obviously a protagonist (talented, cool, likable), but he simply needs to learn some maturity; life is not simply about jumping, after all #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
How does Hayden know how to fly on a plane if he doesn't know how to open a door handle? #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
It's humiliating to Mark that he was beamed into a bank vault #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
Millie knows what's up. #MillieKnows #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
Girl, if it seems to good to be true, chances are he's married, a fuckboi, or a jumper #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
This movie really captures 2008 perfectly, they're making out while some shitty whiny singer-songwriter soars #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
This is comically bad music. I love it. #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
It's been over five minutes since Hayden jumped, I'm losing interest #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
I'm really hoping that this movie takes an introspective, L'Avventura-type turn, and he never jumps again, instead grappling with ennui around Rome #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
Hayden's tricks really depend heavily on these doors being secured from only one side. #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
Both Hayden and Millie here are such unappealing and annoying presences (also perfectly 2008) #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
There are more of these incredibly cool dudes! Yes!!! #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
"Think you'll jump over all the place, jump jump jump jump jump, and nothing would ever happen?" #classicmovielines #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
Seems worth destroying the Coliseum over this. #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
"I just came through your jump scar." #classicmoviequotes #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
It must be so hard to know that you're the coolest guy in the world, and the only jumper, and then discover a second jumper, who's even cooler #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
Oh, his mom is also a literal jumper #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
I think it might be time to tell Millie about the whole jumping thing. Not a whole lot of downside and quite a bit of upside right now. #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
There's probably no worse feeling for a jumper than waiting in line at the airport #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
Hayden jump tearfully pushed his roller bag in Millie's direction, this is emotionally rending #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
That was supposed to say "just", not "jump" #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
Other jumper playing some really fun-looking video games here. #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
The cooler jumper has the ultimate gamer den #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
My god, he is *so* much cooler than Hayden. #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
We're learning so much about jumper vs. paladin lore, and this explains so much about what we *thought* we knew about so-called history #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
Hell yeah, Family Guy prominently shown, this is perfect #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
I do miss the good old days of unfettered jumping. This is a bummer. #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
Hayden is learning that there's a choice every jumper makes between care-free jumping (Cooler Jumper), or personal responsibility (taking on Roland, not abandoning his sorta-girlfriend) #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
Damn, he just stuck his fist into the jump scar and followed him, that's fuckin sick #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
Hayden acts like he wants an evil-fighting partner, but he really just wants a friend. #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
I like how we spent a while referencing "Marvel Team Up" to explain the concept of two people forming an alliance #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
Hell yes, we're back to gratuitous jumping! #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
"If it moves, I can jump it" #classicmovielines #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
Cooler Jumper had to jump a bunch to avoid congestion, but has not so much as hit a traffic light for the last two minutes #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
Wow, direct flight from Rome to Detroit? Impressive. #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
Why does Millie's friend look nearly identical to Millie? #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
Watching Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christiansen in any scene is just like watching Elisabeth Shue and Tom Cruise, but far worse #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
Millie *really* didn't ask for this. #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
The Paladins have developed technology that can keep jump scars permanently open? This is so fucking scary #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
This is what happens when the Paladins have been fighting the Jumpers since ancient history. #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
I believe in Hayden, it's possible he'll be the first-ever moral Jumper #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
Hayden has The Power of Love on his side. #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
This movie has become complete nonsense. #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
Griffin and Roland are skip-jumping through a scar-web, while Hayden is stuck to the ceiling, it makes a lot of sense to me #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
There is something very special in this movie about the age of 5; the age that Griffin first jumped, the age that Diane Lane abandoned her son, the age that Hayden first realized that he loved Millie #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
This is the densest, longest 80-minute movie I've ever seen. #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
This is such a classic conundrum: is it better to attempt to save your girlfriend's life, or to be practical and allow her to die, giving you more breathing room to chill and game? #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
Do they preserve momentum when jumping? They had been falling for like seven seconds, falling into the pool would still kill them #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
Wow, epic topical Chechnya cameo #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
A continued obsession with Coliseum destruction. It permeates the film. #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
Some things are more important than love, Hayden. Like jumping. And your cool Jumper friend. #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
Whoops, our thread "jumped", it's very topical, so I'll leave it #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
Hayden Jumper is the worst enemy of the Ann Arbor Public Library #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
Love the Jumper main theme. #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
Hayden Jumper has shown that he's different
1) Capable of not abandoning his loved ones
2) Can jump an apartment
#jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
What the fuck, Kristen Stewart #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
What a nightmare, to be a Paladin mom with a Jumper son #paladinmomproblems #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
What an enormous sense of closure, what a movie #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
It started real strong. It got a bit muddled. It wasn't perfect, but it had its moments. #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
Jumper (2008) really takes you places #jump08
@AlanJoyce Aug 27, 2021
You can say that again. #jump08
@bufordsharkley Aug 27, 2021
Like, it's *incredibly* frenetic, and has a lot to comment on; it's also very stupid and very charmless; I *could* comment on this for 40 hours, but it may hurt #jump08