A Movie That Will Have You Jumping

Jumper
Jumper is based on the 1992 science fiction novel Jumper by Steven Gould. The movie was directed by Doug Liman. It was released into theaters on February 14. It grossed an average of $27.2 million in its opening for the weekend box office. A video game for Jumper was made for Xbox 360, Playstation 2, and Wii, and was released on February 12, 2 days before the movie was released.

The Jump
The movie starts with David Rice as a teenager. He has few friends and keeps to himself. When a guy at school pulls a prank that goes badly wrong, David finds his life to be in grave danger. Here he finds that he has the power to "Jump" or teleport anywhere he wants to. David leaves everything behind and uses his new found power to start a new life. As David (Hayden Christensen) grows older, he begins to rob banks for money. David's carefree life suddenly takes a turn when he runs into a man from the shadowy organization a.k.a Paladins named Roland Cox (Samuel L. Jackson). Roland among others try to hunt down "Jumpers" because they believe that "No one should have the power to be everywhere at once except God". When David realizes that his life is once again in danger, he jumps home and tries to track down the one person he thought he could trust and his long time crush Millie (Rachel Bilson). When David and Rachel meet, David uses his stolen wealth to fly Millie to the one place she has always dreamed of going, Rome. There David meets another Jumper named Griffin (Jamie Bell), who informs him that he tracks down Paladins and kills them because Paladins track down Jumpers and kill them. Once again David runs into Roland, and finds that it will be a fight for his life as well as other Jumpers and the one he loves.

A Jumpin' Movie
Jumper was an exciting movie that made you anxious to find out what happens in the end. Hayden Christenson was once again cute as ever as well as doing a great job playing his part. And face it any movie with Samuel L. Jackson in it is awesome! New comer, Rachel Bilson (Summer Roberts from The O.C.) also did a great job playing alongside her real boyfriend, Hayden Christensen. Diane Lane, Max Thieriot (young David Rice), Jamie Bell, and AnnaSophia Robb (young Millie) also starred in the movie. I really liked the movie so if you like sci-fi movies, than I'm sure you will enjoy this movie.



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Gone Too Soon

Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger was born in Perth, Western Australia on April 4, 1979. He is the son of Sally and Kim Ledger, and has one sister, Kate. Heath and his sister Kate were named after Heathcliff and Catherine from Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights.

A Famous Career
Heath was in a few t.v. series before trading his talent for the big time. His first big time movie was 10 Things I Hate about You, costaring with Julia Stiles. In 2000, Ledger played Gabriel Martin in The Patriot were he costared with Mel Gibson. After that his career soared. He then went on to film other movies like A Knight's Tale, The Four Feathers, Lords of Dogtown, The Brother's Grimm (costaring with Matt Damon), Brokeback Mountain (costarring with Jake Gyllenhall, Michelle Williams, and Anne Hathaway), Casanova, Candy, I'm Not There, and The Dark Knight were he plays the Joker. Ledger was also in the process of filming The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.

Awards
He went on to win "Best Actor of 2005" from the New York Film Critics Circle and the San Francisco Film Critics Circle for his performance in Brokeback Mountain. He also got a nomination for a Golden Globe as "Best Actor in a Drama", and a nomination for an Academy Award for "Best Actor ". Ledger was 26 when he became one of the youngest performers ever nominated for the Best Actor Oscar.

Personal Life
Ledger met his former girlfriend, Michelle Williams, during the production of Brokeback Mountain and had their first child, Matilda Rose, on October 28, 2005 in New York City. Matilda's godparents are Jake Gyllenhaal and Busy Philipps. In August of 2007, Ledger and Michelle Williams ended their relationship due to busy schedules. On Janurary 22, 2008, Heath Ledger was found dead in his apartment in his SoHo neighborhood in New York City. The cause of his death was inconclusive for a time, but recent reports say Ledger died of acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diasepam, temazepam, alprazolam, and doxylamine. Reports say that he was taking these different medications for anxiety, insomnia, depression, pain, and cold symptoms, and it was an accident. We and the film industry will miss a great actor. Our sympathy goes out to his family, friends, and fans.

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