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Author has moved on and ignored this film in the book sequels


Jumper was released in 1992, then the first sequel titled Reflex was released in 2004. The film came out in 2008, along with a companion novel Jumper: Griffin's Story.

Now, jump ahead to 2013 and 2014, and he released two more sequels titled Impulse and Exo, with one glaring omission....Paladins. Actually, not just Paladins, but the author has basically ignored the film completely, and continued on as if it doesn't exist.

Personally, I think it's a wise decision on his part, as the film was a horrid retelling of an excellent novel.

In the novel, Davey's father was far more abusive than the one depicted in the film, so, whereas in the novel you cheer for him when he jumps away, in the film he comes across as just some whiny brat who is rebelling against a strict parent.

Then there's the Paladins, who weren't in the novel, but were shoe horned into the film as some kind of ham fisted foil to Davey. They were completely unnecessary, since there were more than adequate antogonists in the novel, in the form of government agents who were trying to track him down, and the terrorists who killed his mom.

Hopefully, sometime in the future, possibly as a tv series, this tale is rebooted in a manner more faithful to the source material, which is superior in every way.

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Awesome. Thank you for the tip on Jumper books #3 (Impulse) and #4 (Exo). So David and Millie have a daughter ...

For the curious, the books for David's original arc are:
(1) Jumper
(2) Jumper Reflex
(3) Jumper Impulse
(4) Jumper Exo

Griffin's story (which I have) is pretty much David's story, but with Mexican migrants as Griff's family/friends. It's pretty damn weird, is all I gotta say ...

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by faididi - Sun Mar 20 2016 21:56 -
... Awesome. ... the books for David's original arc are:
(1) Jumper
(2) Jumper Reflex
(3) Jumper Impulse
(4) Jumper Exo ...
Thanks for the reading list, I find it helpful. Yet, I took the first book, I tried reading it, and found the prose crude and vulgar. I just had to put it down. Why torture myself?

''I'm fortunate the pylons were not set to a lethal level.''

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Yet, I took the first book, I tried reading it, and found the prose crude and vulgar. I just had to put it down. Why torture myself?
It was Gould's earlier work - perhaps his prose wasn't as polished. Personally, I enjoyed the first book ('Jumper').

I consider Gould's 'Jumper' a good (above average) book in terms of down-to-earth science-fiction. Along with Robert Cormier's 'Fade' and Nicholson Baker's 'The Fermata', 'Jumper' forms a custom triumvirate of 'super power' novels that focus on a single talent, along with its potential uses and abuses.

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I liked Exo the best.

The way the author breaks down the nuts and bolts of her literally starting her own space program, and the authorities reaction to it, was both informative, and occasionally hilarious.

I was left wondering if she can go to orbit, what's stopping her from going much further, as long as line of sight is maintained initially.

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I was left wondering if she can go to orbit, what's stopping her from going much further, as long as line of sight is maintained initially.
Space and vacuum is a hostile environment. Unless Cady (sp?) can forego having her body fluids freeze and burst from her body (as well as not breathing), she will need to have some sort of environment to allow her to survive.

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I disagree. I like the whole Paladine thing better than the terrorist idea. I like the filmmaker’s rational that David is sort of unconcerned with the world’s problems. The novelist took the opposite approach in the sequels, which is fine. I liked the two first books a lot (Impulse I skipped and Exo was boring and hell...even the second book was very repetitive, which is why I skipped 3).

It felt like the books just didn’t have a real dramatic “engine,” as they say. At the same time, I agree with you in terms of wishing more of the first novel made it into the film. it’s a shame.

I love the film and wish more had come of it. I especially liked Griffin. Wasted opportunity. I don’t think the novelist knew really what to do with Griffin.

I suppose I’m saying both books and film came up about 50% good on each side (the film a little more just because it was so fun).

I’m hoping another filmmaker gets hold of the series soon. Tomorrow People could have been something. Oh well.

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