watching movies one cup at a time

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.  We get tiny, tiny glimpses into a deeper conflict but this movie is totally content to keep everything at surface level. I suppose that way they can have more cool shots of teleporting fancy cars and popping up on top of the Sphinx every 20 minutes. Read the rest of this entry »

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!!!!”. Read the rest of this entry »