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Samuel L. Jackson drops the snakes and starts chasing teleporting teens in Doug Liman's JUMPER!!!

Sounds pretty silly by judderman	Jul 10th, 2006 04:02:05 AM
Teleportation has never been the most realistic power
First by NInks	Jul 10th, 2006 04:02:41 AM
Wow, first and first time posting. Maybe I should read the article now
Let me clarify by judderman	Jul 10th, 2006 04:11:20 AM
before the next poster mentions quantum mechanics. I don't have a problem with the possibility of teleportation, but with the possiblility of constructing a realistic story around it. Teleportation just makes things too easy. Unless they're going for a "Fly" treatment, which doesn't seem to be the case, I can't really see how they can generate any actual tension out of a kid who can, via teleportation, effectively do anything.
What the Fuck? Sam you should shoot the Sequals by Darth Evil Dead	Jul 10th, 2006 04:40:48 AM
For Snakes on a Plane 2 and 3 back to back !!! What the fuck are you thinking? You need to jump on this cash cow !! http://www.youtube.com/user/Da rthEvilDead
If this was Nightcrawler: Teh Movie, or BAMF! by Shermdawg	Jul 10th, 2006 04:49:44 AM
Y'all would be pissin' your underoo's right about now.
This could be motherf*cking so-so.. by DonnieDorko	Jul 10th, 2006 06:11:18 AM
Three cool ingredients that don't mix.
The book is great by zencat	Jul 10th, 2006 06:39:17 AM
A recent minor classic of SF adventure, something like Heinlein's juvenile books of the 50s and something like Ender's Game. Could be a fantastic film. To take a page from Herc's playbook, here is the Amazon link: http://tinyurl.com/f2jyk
And before we start dumping on teleportation by zencat	Jul 10th, 2006 06:41:21 AM
What about The Stars My Destination? The whole plot hinges on jaunting. It's been done, and done well: proof of concept for SF.
I trust Doug Liman - he's great IMO by LilOgre	Jul 10th, 2006 06:55:42 AM
He may not be to everyone's taste but I think he's four for four since SWINGERS. And each film has managed to be interesting AND entertaining (so rare especially this summer) - including MR. & MRS. SMITH. One of my favorite, if not my favorite, filmmaker working today.
Jaunter by Squashua	Jul 10th, 2006 07:38:26 AM
I always turned off "The Tomorrow People". Dulled me to tears as a child.
Teleporting snakes! by Tar Heel	Jul 10th, 2006 07:47:21 AM
So that's how they really got on the plane. The NSA better train some teleporting mongooses pretty quick.
Snakes in a motherfucking Teleporter by tripp5	Jul 10th, 2006 07:53:54 AM
kinda cronenberg-y
Yeah, never a big one for the teleportation... by brycemonkey	Jul 10th, 2006 08:03:21 AM
Always thought that more realistic 'powers' would be ESP type stuff like Scanners. I can even believe invisibility with some science. A kid that can teleport at will... don't know about that. I'll wait and see. If they can explain how it works without it being sucky then yeah, I'll give it a go.
It sounds like this is based on the Steven Gould novel by larrywong	Jul 10th, 2006 08:04:24 AM
Which was actually pretty good. It was a fairly realistic take on what would happen if someone got this ability. And had some dark moments. His power first manifests itself when he's about to be raped. And one of the first things he does is rob a bank. This could be really good.
It would be good if... by Token	Jul 10th, 2006 09:00:26 AM
If it followed the story of the novel with some degree of accuracy. It doesn't sound like it tho'...gonna be a 'based on' and who knows where that's gonna go.. Gould's books are really quite good...
Wasn't this on Robot Chicken last night? by chrth	Jul 10th, 2006 09:03:17 AM
Dicks in Time?
Nickelodeon movies aren't necessarily bad anyway... by Ribbons	Jul 10th, 2006 09:03:47 AM
...but that's besides the point. I'm looking forward to this one quite a bit because I'm a fan of Liman's. I don't really get how being able to teleport makes it that much easier to figure out who killed someone, unless there are a lot of locked doors you need opened, but I'm sure the film will be interesting regardless. Based on the name "Jumper" it sounds like it definitely will have that dark streak some folks are looking for.
Jackson will do just about anything, won't he? by Nate Champion	Jul 10th, 2006 09:24:13 AM
He needs to stop all the shitty, quasi-straight to DVD movies... if I remember there may have actually been a time years and years ago when people actually considered him a serious actor. Although I'm hoping Black Snake Moan will actually offer him the chance to give a real performance for a change.
I hope it doesn't by DonnieDorko	Jul 10th, 2006 09:32:42 AM
have a 20 minute long sequence in the middle with Benny Hill type music over Sam chasing the baddie, coming out of different doors, teleporting here and there. I think that would be a wrong way to do it..
Not sure about that Donnie... by brycemonkey	Jul 10th, 2006 09:43:59 AM
that idea has me smiling and more at ease with the project ;-) Perhaps they ought to film that as an alternate ending and test screen it (only if there is a nuse who's uniform is pulled off though)...
This movie needs... by Christopher3	Jul 10th, 2006 01:12:07 PM
A Scooby-Doo chase scene with all them running in and out of different hallway doors to bad '60s pop.
The Stars, My Destination by sleepingbear	Jul 10th, 2006 02:34:02 PM
/agree zencat. Would much rather see this movie come to film. Oh well, maybe if this one is successful Stars will finally get made.
bean counters strike again by far from god	Jul 10th, 2006 04:44:07 PM
This is a quite cool 80's teen novel and has so much potential. However it's not about an NSA agent pursuing a boy who can teleport, it's about the boy's coming of age... and he can teleport. big frigging difference!!! Being a SLJ junket will fuck it.
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. by oisin5199	Jul 10th, 2006 04:57:51 PM
sounds like the closest Sam will ever come to playing the Ultimate version of Fury modeled after him.
The teleporter should help people, by CreasyBear	Jul 10th, 2006 05:22:33 PM
like the teleporter could touch someone and teleport everything except for a tumor, and the tumor would just fall to the ground after they teleported, or if someone was constipated to the point of a medical emergency, the kid could grab his wrist and teleport them both, leaving nothing but the other person's impacted colon-sludge, which would fall harmlessly to the ground. Why can't Hollywood think of good ideas, like that one?
no snakes by BloodStaind	Jul 10th, 2006 05:39:41 PM
no fun. that's some repugnant shit.
TEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENS by kabong	Jul 10th, 2006 09:06:36 PM
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sounds like a super powered version of The Fugitive. by Orbots Commander	Jul 10th, 2006 11:55:07 PM
With Sam Jackson in the Tommy Lee Jones part.
did you ever read that stephen king story "the jaunt"? by erockwilly	Jul 11th, 2006 01:47:31 AM
pretty cool. right now the fly (goldblum) holds the trophy for teleportation flicks.
The Book by kdoc13	Jul 11th, 2006 03:35:58 AM
Ok, I thought this was another book. I seemed to remember a story about a kid who could teleport also called Jumper, he like steals some money, builds a house in the desert and kills terrorists, is this the same book? It doesn't sound like it, but two books with the same title and teleporting kids and the like?
Liman has become a hack by chien_sale	Jul 11th, 2006 04:07:15 AM
The biggest mystake was to return to action flicks following the Bourne Identity. I guess he loves the $$$ and live-style.
cool by lotharius3rd	Jul 11th, 2006 04:48:13 AM
I like Liman and Jackson is the fucking bomb. I like teleporting, do it every day. Want to see a movie about it. This might be cool. Okay, I'm drunk.
Fun book by Black And Gold	Jul 11th, 2006 09:10:56 AM
I thought the book was a good time. I enjoyed it. I hope they keep most of the elements and the overall theme of the book but I can see them adding this story line to it just to create the conflict of a different viewpoint. I look forward to it.
Liman is a stud. by LilOgre	Jul 11th, 2006 03:02:16 PM
MR. AND MRS. SMITH was an interesting commentary on marriage. And besides, Liman is now doing a much smaller budgeted Nick film after two huge blockbusters. Which gives me great confidence in the material. Just shows you where his head is REALLY at.
And Nick did NACHO LIBRE by LilOgre	Jul 11th, 2006 03:03:26 PM
Which furthers my confidence in the film.
Stephen King was just paying homage to Alfred Bester by Mr Stonky	Jul 11th, 2006 03:39:41 PM
Jaunting was named so in "The Star My Destination"

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