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Welcome to Ice Cubes In My Coffee :: The Caffeinated Movie Guide. I love movies and I have strong opinions about all of them. When they are great, they can change your life. And when they suck, you can at least have fun ripping them to shreds. I have seen a million movies and I have a bunch of movie facts and trivia stored up in my head - it's time to share. I'm going to be filling this movie guide with reviews on an ongoing basis, building up a large library of reviews so YOU, the movie-watching public, will know what movies are essential viewing and what movies you must avoid at all costs (hint: anything with the words "Starring Dane Cook"). I will also be posting some interesting articles and lists along the way as well. So grab a cup of joe and settle in for some movie talk!
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Jumper

Starring: Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, Jamie Bell, Rachel Bilson
Director: Doug Liman
Year of Release: 2008
 Rated 4 cups

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.



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