Jumper is a great movie. Famed horror writer Stephen King told me so. And I believe him. After all, a friend of his helped produce the movie. So it must be good. Stephen King only makes friends with A-List talent. And if you’re not on the A-List, well, chances are you’ve worked on some bad movies.
And you’re not one of Stephen’s friends.
Consider the 2007 blockbuster Transformers (not to be confused with 2009’s Transformers: the Revenge Sequel). Stephen King isn’t friends with anybody who worked on it, and for good reason. That stinker was so bad he walked out on it!
Well, Transformers did have some cool Decepticons. The helicopter was creepy! The scorpion was awesome! The police car was way scary! And Bone-Crusher was wicked cool, chasing the Autobots on the freeway like that!
Also, the Autobots themselves had loads of personality. Bumblebee was amusing, playing matchmaker for the boy and girl characters. And Rawhide was funny, how he got annoyed with the boy’s parents and wanted permission to destroy them.
There’s also some heavy drama. Poor Jazz! I won’t say what happened to him, except that he will be missed.
Even after they saved the world, the Transformers leave us many hints of a possible sequel. According to the Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots–
Wait, wasn’t I talking about Jumper? I suppose there is so much to love about Jumper that Stephen King and I simply don’t know where to begin. There’s Samuel L. Jackson. And then there’s the teleportation power that prevents him from getting his hands on Hayden Christensen, doing an excellent job of playing hard-to-get.
Other than that, Steve and I are speechless.
Want more science fiction? Check out Sean Connery in:
Outland
Sean Connery in space!
