On Friday, we went to see Juno. Yes, we’d heard great things about the movie, but hadn’t been expecting much since it was supposed to be the story of a teenage girl who gets pregnant and decides to give the baby away. It is that…and so much more. The movie was a pleasant surprise with its twists and turns. I understand why it won Best Screenplay at the Oscars. It was smart, funny and touching in its quirkiness. The characters are likeable in their abnormal normalcy. The first couple of minutes may lose you due to the slang, but it smooths out. Just stick with it. If it’s still playing at a theater near you, go see it. You will not be disappointed.
Now onto our second feature. Dh and I had put off seeing Jumper because of the hellacious reviews. Charli gave us hope that it wasn’t as bad as everyone said. Today we broke down and went to see it. And you know what? Charli was right. It was a fairly entertaining movie. The premise is awesome. Abused kid, abandoned by his mother discovers that he can teleport when his life is put into danger. The movie goes on to show what he chooses to do with his ‘gift’. Obviously there is a lot more going on than just his ability to teleport, but I can’t tell you what it is since it would spoil a plot point. I’d never thought about teleporting as being something cool (outside of avoiding air travel) until this movie. Let me just say, it would be one heck of a power. The movie was certainly decent enough to warrant my time and money. It also has me intrigued about the book. I will probably pick it up the next time I’m at the bookstore. My final thoughts on the movie are if you enjoyed Transformers, then you’ll enjoy Jumper (even though it doesn’t have robots). Yes, there are a few holes that aren’t plugged because the movie is supposed to be the first of a trilogy, I believe. If you go into with that in mind, you’ll enjoy the flick.
Now for something completely different and I think way cool click here for Apocalyptica and let the headbanging begin. 
March 2nd, 2008
Ha! I thought you’d like Jumper. I want to read the book, too. And I really hope the sequel’s coming. I wanna know what happens next! I must see if Juno’s still playing, I missed hearing about that one.
by Charli March 2nd, 2008 at 5:50 pmCharli, You were right. I did enjoy Jumper. I hope the sequel comes out too. It would be interesting to see where they go with it now that they’ve laid the ground work.
Juno is fab. Seriously try to catch it. Smart writing. Really smart writing.
by Jordan March 2nd, 2008 at 6:03 pmYup. I am officially the last person on the planet to see Juno. I missed it when it was in our theater, but everyone says it’s so amazing that I added it to my Netflix queue. As for Jumper I want to see it for the premise alone. What it most reminds me of, though, is the book The Time Traveler’s Wife. That was a great book, a haunting one, although I found it a little confusing at first, when I tried to get the hang of how she had built the world of the novel.
by Caryn March 2nd, 2008 at 7:00 pmCaryn, Definitely rent Juno. Very well done. I thought Jumper was fun. I haven’t read the Time Traveler’s Wife, but I’ve heard good buzz about it. I imagine trying to keep the story coherent while jumping all over the place would be difficult. The book Jumper came out in 93, I believe, so it’s been around for a while.
by Jordan March 2nd, 2008 at 8:29 pmI was thrilled when Diablo Cody won best screenplay for Juno. I think she rocks. She used to be an exotic dancer and now she’s an Oscar winning writer. And she’s one of a very few women that have won writing Oscars. Girl Power!
I’m loving the Cello playing metal rockers! I listened to all their songs…I’m a big Metallica fan so listening to the cello covers was pretty cool.
by Vivi Anna March 3rd, 2008 at 9:20 amVivi, Yeah, I thought it was cool that she won. Particularly given her background. As for the metal cello players, isn’t that great? Very creative.
by Jordan March 3rd, 2008 at 10:58 amOk the metal cello thing was just KEWL!
by Amie Stuart March 3rd, 2008 at 12:38 pmAmie, I thought it rocked, too.
by Jordan March 3rd, 2008 at 1:46 pmI’ve yet to see JUNO, but I did see JUMPER. Thought it was okay. Good for entertainment, but agree that he books will probably be way better as there were details I wanted that were missing.
I also so another JUMPER in the bookstore, it was the other Jumpers story. Can;t remember his name, but you know who I mean. LOL
by Sasha March 3rd, 2008 at 4:02 pmThanks for the reviews, Jordan. The Apocalyptica piece was very well done.
by BernardL March 3rd, 2008 at 7:38 pmSasha, Yep, there have been a few books out under the Jumper title. Juno is terrific. Truly terrific. Jumper was just fun. Not deep. Just fun. The holes in the story were equal to the missing characterization in Transformers.
by Jordan March 3rd, 2008 at 9:53 pmBernard, Glad that you liked them. I really enjoyed the music. Thought it was very creative.
by Jordan March 3rd, 2008 at 9:54 pmI saw Juno and really enjoyed it but thought she was maybe a little too pretty for the offbeat charcater she played altho’ I know offbeat can exist with cute. I just wanted her to look more quirky.
by Suzanne Perazzini March 3rd, 2008 at 10:30 pmJumper is still playing here in New Zealand so will go see it this weekend.
Suzanne, I didn’t have a problem with her being cute, but I know what you mean. I thought that she made up for it with her personality. Jumper is just fun. Not a lot of substance, since it’s the first of three, I believe.
by Jordan March 4th, 2008 at 9:33 am