Jumper is actually rather good!

Ok, so it's not the most original of plots but anyone english who is about my age remembers the 'Tomorrow People' - and always wished they could 'jaunt' - well this is the updated version of that with some exceptional FX and Samuel Jackson thrown in for good measure.

I saw this on opening day as my kids were still here and wanted to see it so it wasn't a $4 movie this time but it was actually worth it. The plot was, as is always the case nowadays, predictable but it was the overall movie that brought it together. SLJ actually didn't really add anything for me - the stars are def Hayden and Jamie Bell; who I haven't seen in anything since he did that ballet film which everyone loved and I hated, and he was great in this movie - he def has a new slew of doors opening after this movie.

The special FX were top class and the speed of the movie was just right for a 90 minute film.

It was left way open for a sequel or 3 and Diane Lane as the Mum/Jumper hunter is an obvious way forward. A bit de-ja-vu withe the 'Luke, I am your Father' story line from Star Wars but hey....... only so many plots to go round.

Anyway - see the trailer here.

Drude.

At last; a movie review!

So I still have a 'gammy' knee - but I'm off the crutches and stick unless I venture on to uneven ground or have to scramble over snow etc. but I can shovel the drive and suffer just from stiffness and diminished knee strength. The movie theatre I frequent has a nice curved auditorium so if I sit on the left most seat of a row I can have the leg stretched out a bit - that works!

Anyway, my kids are over from the UK and we went to see a movie on Tuesday (half price!) but we also plan to see Jumper on Thursday - (full price!!!).

Anyway we saw Rambo; the final installment in the Rambo story that started in 1982 with 'First Blood'. I've seen all these films as I actually prefer the Rambo character to the Rocky character Stallone portrays. Brooding, angry, never smiling, can create warfare from a few twigs and leaves; perfect hero for me!

I wasn't, to be honest, expecting much in the way of plot: Rambo saught out to go on some dangerous mission, he refuses, he is convinced, he goes along and is forced to either demonstrate why the others with him should not go or are unprepared to face the danger etc. then a lot of killing and the final killing of the bad guy.

That is pretty much what we got, although this Rambo was a tad different in a few ways. There was a love interest (Dexter's girlfriend - actress Julie Benz); there was far more graphic maiming and killing, far more severing of bodies (heads, legs, arms, cutting in half etc.) and a happy ending!

Actually, I thought this was the best Rambo so far - just pipping the second one (rescue of Vietnam vets left behind........). It was well made, well directed and best of all - not too long - I'm getting a bit sick of rambling films that go over the 2 hour mark - this was about an hour and a half - perfect!

I actually winced a few times at the maiming and killing - so a warning - if you are squeamish this is not the film for you.

It gets 3 out of 5 stars from me.

Drude.