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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
02/06/09

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After seeing the previews for this I had a feeling it was the movie Jumper was supposed to be...
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tetracycloide
02/06/09

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change superhero movies?

moderatly interesting premise: check
decent supporting cast: check
absymal male lead: check

by this tally the future of superhero movies looks remarkably similar to its past.
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Charlie Jane Anders
02/06/09

@tetracycloide: You know, I don't mind Chris Evans. He was good in Sunshine. Hes a lot better than Hayden Christensen or Shia.
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tetracycloide
02/06/09

@Charlie Jane Anders: the existance of extream crappyness does not make the moderatly crappy any less so. acting is not graded on a curve.
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Valrose
02/06/09

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Yet another seer named Cassandra.....

Will wait until this hits the $1.50 theater.
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crashedpc - Haifisch
02/06/09

@Valrose: *sticks bubblegum on the wall*
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Alexis
02/06/09

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I was waiting for your review on this film because AICN called it a 'Jumper' clone. While I understand why people might say that about the movie, everything I've seen from it sounds like something I want to see. I think I'll give it a matinee viewing.
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Charlie Jane Anders
02/06/09

@Evlsushi: It comes out the same weekend that Jumper did last year, and it has a few elements in common: slackery young hero-dude, African antagonist chasing him, secret organization, etc. But where Jumper was annoying and mindless, I found Push actually entertaining and fun.
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GuyNermie
02/06/09

@Evlsushi: AICN didn’t mean it was a Jumper clone in quite that way - the point they were making was that, like Jumper, it seemed to be set up too much as a franchise sort of picture – along the lines of "made by people who want a series not a story". An interesting point. Of course, it could be that they're just confused by a movie that takes its setting for granted rather than tediously discussing every nook and cranny of its back story....
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Alexis
02/06/09

@GuyNermie:

I read the article, I just wanted to summarize it in three words or less. I usually hate the reviews on AICN (especially from Harry) because they come off as way too subjective for my tastes.
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LittleDragon
02/06/09

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OOOOHHHHHHH Son of a monkey's pet donkey's uncle. its not showing where I will be for the next few days.

I love the way they set up the future watching/changing. And I love me some screaming Asians, it comes from my love of the old Godzilla movies.
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crashedpc - Haifisch
02/06/09

@LittleDragon: If you want I can come over and scream at you for a few hours. Tears for Fears is never wrong!
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crashedpc - Haifisch
02/06/09

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On one hand, I love explosions and flashy things. On the other hand, I'm dirt poor right now. On the gripping hand, exotic Orientals!
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OblivionVII
02/06/09

@crashedpc: Remember, everything is free on the internet.
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crashedpc - Haifisch
02/06/09

@OblivionVII: If I wanted to see exotic Orientals I'd look in a mirror or go downstairs and say hi to my parents. Heh. I'll prolly check the movie out though.
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Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
02/06/09

@crashedpc: Parents, by definition, are rarely exotic.
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GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE
02/06/09

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You have convinced me to see this. Sometimes being susceptible to peer pressure is a good thing.
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Pope John Peeps II
02/06/09

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I liked lucky number slevin. It was actually very interesting. The villains were funny without being cutesy or precious. And the whole thing was actually well paced, with a good story.
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tetracycloide
02/06/09

@Pope John Peeps II & Log1c: if we all keep agreeing like this the internet as we know it (snarky jack asses sniping at one another behind a shrowd of anonymity) will be doomed, replaced with a happy place where everyone agrees on everything and no one's panties are wadded.

i also throughly enjoyed lucky number slevin but if anyone asks me to confirm that i'll deny it.
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crashedpc - Haifisch
02/06/09

@tetracycloide: Well, we COULD reveal our supersecret identities, making it personal. Then we'd have to have pistol duels all the time.

Speaking of wadded panties...
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Pope John Peeps II
02/06/09

@tetracycloide: I keep my "Lucky Number Slevin" in an old "Transformers" box, so that no one will ever know it's there.
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