Starring: Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, Jamie Bell, Rachel Bilson
Director: Doug Liman
Year of Release: 2008
Anakin Skywalker and Mace Windu, together again. In this flick Hayden Christensen plays a David Rice, a guy who is a “jumper,” meaning he can jump from one physical location to another just by thinking it. So of course he uses the power to score chicks, steal money, and brag about how many places he went to in one morning (bragging to no one in particular I might add). Well turns out there are many jumpers and Samuel L. Jackson leads a group called the “Paladins” who’s job it is to kill jumpers. Why? They say only God should have this power. And somehow they are empowered by God to kill these kids? I don’t buy it. They don’t sell the concept enough in the movie to make it seem logical. This movie is based on a series of books and maybe the books go into it more. But on it’s own, the movie is paper thin.
Starring: Sam Neil, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough
Director: Steven Spielberg
Year of Release: 1993
F’ing Dinosaurs!!! What’s not to love about this movie? Seriously tho, in 1993 when this came out, no one had seen anything quite like it. We’re very used to CGI creatures these days but back then it was very impressive how real these creatures appeared. And of the 3 JP movies that have been made, this is hands down the best. It’s not even close. Steven Spielberg really interjects some style and flair to this to build the suspense and elevate the terror. And the whole story behind the creation of the park is very well done. That is what was lacking from the following movies. By the time the third one came out, it was all “Oh Sh*t! RUN!!!!”.
I think it would be really interesting to see these dinosaurs really make an attempt at spreading beyond the island. They played with the idea in the second movie but it never got past the “Oh Sh*t! RUN!!!!” stage. The first movie made a big point about how the dinosaurs were evolving beyond what the scientists that created them had anticipated. You could take that a step further and have the dinosaurs make a real play to coming back and dominating the world again. Or at least part of it. They were once the dominant species here. So why not see what would happen if they came back and started busting up man’s world. JP3 didn’t do so well at the box office so this series has probably run it’s course. And that world idea might be too much or if not done well, look really stupid. Read the rest of this entry »
