[quote]Himora22 wrote:
There were FAR worse movies that came out than Jumper this year, And what do you mean ‘no plot’? I never said he was a great actor but Jumper was not meant to be a stand alone movie. I thought that was rather obvious[/quote]
They give no explanation for the battle between jumpers and paladins other than “we’ve been fighting for centuries”. How about a little flashback, or a quick scene of a jumper doing something particularly evil to validate such a campaign against them? Nope, they didn’t have any of that, just a couple lines of dialogue and fighting. That’s it.
They didn’t help matters any by not giving Hayden’s character any positive traits other than his powers. Oh, he likes a girl! BFD, every teenage boy has a crush on some girl. Have him save a friend with his powers, or just do SOMETHING to make me want to root for him when he’s in trouble.
Anyone seen that comedy sketch explaining any Crusie movie?
Cruise plays a Pilot. He’s a pretty good Pilot but then he hits a crisis, during this crisis he meets a beautiful woman. After much discussion the beautiful woman changes him and he returns as a better Pilot.
Cruise plays a Barman. He’s a pretty good Barman but then he hits a crisis, during this crisis he meets a beautiful woman. After much discussion the beautiful woman changes him and he returns as a better Barman.
Cruise plays a Race car driver. He’s a pretty good Race car driver but then he hits a crisis, during this crisis he meets a beautiful woman. After much discussion the woman changes him and he returns as a better Race car driver.
[quote]analog_kid wrote:
Owen penis-nose Wilson. The only role he should ever play is some some stoned surfer bro-brah.[/quote]
I think this also applies for Keanu Reeves. I have yet to see a movie where I do not sit and wait for him to break out a stonified “Whoa” or a “Most Excellent” ala Ted Logan.
[quote]Neebone wrote:
Anyone seen that comedy sketch explaining any Crusie movie?
Cruise plays a Pilot. He’s a pretty good Pilot but then he hits a crisis, during this crisis he meets a beautiful woman. After much discussion the beautiful woman changes him and he returns as a better Pilot.
Cruise plays a Barman. He’s a pretty good Barman but then he hits a crisis, during this crisis he meets a beautiful woman. After much discussion the beautiful woman changes him and he returns as a better Barman.
Cruise plays a Race car driver. He’s a pretty good Race car driver but then he hits a crisis, during this crisis he meets a beautiful woman. After much discussion the woman changes him and he returns as a better Race car driver.
You can see where this is going.[/quote]
You can say that about a lot of movies in general.
I have to defend Nicholas Cage. Granted I don’t know what happened with Ghost Rider, the rest of his work has been really solid. Lord of War, Weatherman, The Rock, all really well acted movies, and he’s done quite a fucking few.
[quote]Vicomte wrote:
I have to defend Nicholas Cage. Granted I don’t know what happened with Ghost Rider, the rest of his work has been really solid. Lord of War, Weatherman, The Rock, all really well acted movies, and he’s done quite a fucking few.
To mix it up a bit, I vote for Sharon Stone.[/quote]
I really enjoyed the Weatherman. I have never understood the hate for Nicholas Cage either. He is probably a bit of a freak in real life, but who cares?
98% of the fuckers that have been on Saturday Night Live [/quote]
You know I dug Han Solo and Indiana Jones, but most of his movies after that blew. He always has the same strained look of anguish on his face especially when he played that Tom Clancy character.
They give no explanation for the battle between jumpers and paladins other than “we’ve been fighting for centuries”. How about a little flashback, or a quick scene of a jumper doing something particularly evil to validate such a campaign against them? Nope, they didn’t have any of that, just a couple lines of dialogue and fighting. That’s it.
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You just made my point for me. Its not a stand alone movie and was never meant to be they have to make others for the first movie to be a success. And sense when did one group of ppl need a reason to kill another?