Jumper (Single-Disc Edition)

Product Description

David is a Jumper who can teleport himself anywhere in the world which creates a fun and exciting life. But things turn deadly when David finds himself pursued by a secret organization sworn to kill Jumpers. Forming an uneasy alliance with another Jumper he becomes a player in a war that has been raging for thousands of years.System Requirements:Running Time: 88 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/FUTURISTIC

Product Details

• Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
• Released on: 2008-06-10
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish
• Dubbed in: French, Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 88 minutes

Editorial Reviews

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

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Customer Reviews

Stolen Theme
There are a couple of other reviewers who've made it sound as if this movie, and the book, are creating a new idea here. This is far from the TRUTH!!!

The greatest teleportation story ever written was authored by Alfred Bester (still only a book - nowwwww, that would be a movie!!!), and it was called, "The Stars my Destination".

The first teleportation story ever written was a short story called "Dangerous Dimension" by L. Ron Hubbard authored in the 40's. Both "Dangerous" and "Stars" earn the hallowed mantle of "CLASSIC", and I will be terribly disappointed if the both of them don't make it to the Silver Screen sometime in the near future. "Stars" could actually be made into a trilogy. It is that good, and I recommend everyone read both books.

They are . . . awesomely . . . classic.

Ian Shillington N.D.

Thrill ride
Great thrill ride of a movie. People with no imagination should probably avoid it. But if you like science fiction and well made action sequences then this film delivers.

I liked this one
People seem to want Hayden to fail bc/they're not happy with the recent Star Wars movies, but that's not very fair to this movie. The movie, while not Oscar material, is an entertaining flick. The acting is not bad, despite the complaints of other reviewers.

Again!!! Another good movie underrated
I found this movie so entertaining, I was not disappointed. The concept is good, even though it was treated very juvenile. One thing I liked is that violence was very low, allowing the movie to be seen by a general public. I've seen some comments about the acting, but I found very interesting the way Hayden Christensen performed his roll. There was some kind of a mysterious look on his face with little expression, revealing that there is some kind of uncomforting secret he is hiding and a power like that; you just can't tell anyone. He looks like he wishes to be honest with everyone but then he knows it is dangerous, so he needs to hide it from the people he cares about; it's not easy. His roll was managed in a very mysterious way, which in my opinion gave a very special touch to the movie. There's a lot of action, fights, car race, jumping, etc... even romance, what else do you want from a science fiction movie? 6 stars in total.

So under-rated! This was a magnificent movie!
I got excited the moment I saw the jumper trailer! The story looked cool yet I was prepared for a letdown at the theaters because of the stupid "super-hero" feel I got from the trailer. I was amazed how good it was, and it totally did not feel like some rip-off super-hero flick. The acting was perfect along with the effects. The romance was sweet and short, with an amazing twist at the end. It did feel like there was something small missing at the end and made me realize they probably will make a second movie (which I hope never comes). Jumper is perfect the way it is. I could be wrong a second could be great. I just don't want something to ruin this one.

I truly cant believe what the ratings on here are... This is one of my top ten favorite movies of all time! Most of my friends agree and loved it. Comedy, Sci-fi, Romance, and action all not going too far.

This will be on my dvd shelf forever! Check it out.

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