Jumper (Special Edition + Digital Copy) [Blu-ray]

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.

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

David Rice has a special gift - he can "jump" (teleport) himself from place to place. He abruptly discovers his gift as a high school aged kid (Max Thieriot) escaping death-by-drowning from an icy river. At first he doesn't believe what happened, but when he escapes the rath of his drunken father in the same manner, he decides it must be real. This is his ticket out of this broken family (his mother left when he was 5) and this small go-no-where town. But, a teen ager on the run in New York will have a tough time living without a job. So, David hones his skills and finances his independence by robbing (jumping) banks. The story skips forward to find our 25-year old hero, played now by Hayden Christensen (Anikan SkyWalker/Darth Vader in Star Wars II, III), extremely skilled in his jumping ability. He's now a world wide playboy jumping to multiple countries and playing the field. Enter our arch enemy the "CIA" operative Roland Cox (Samuel L. Jackson) bent on destroying all "jumpers" on earth and you have the backdrop for any graphic novel. Throw in David's old high school flame Millie (Rachel Bilson) and an experienced loner "jumper" Griffin (Jamie Bell), and you have some unwilling team mates set against Roland. What follows are some 100 jumps in multiple CGI executions covering some "20 cities in 14 countries" (Wikipedia). The action is certainly there and the directing for these rapidly moving scenes was fairly tight. The cinematography was very good and the CGI was woven nicely into the action. The screen play was a little lacking, so the actors didn't have much to develop or shine, save Sam Jackson who always makes the best of what he's given. But, at least the film keeps you interested as you're taken for a ride across the globe. Don't look for any academy awards here, but this one might wet your pallet for a weekend do-you-have-a-movie-where-things-blow-up fix. The end might leave you wanting the sequel, yet for others it may leave you wanting to know where the return envelop is. For me, I had fun.

The movie was great. It was action packed, and surprised me many times. The purchase was easy and it arrived promptly and as advertised.

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)