Vanishing on 7th Street

Released Year: 2010

Directed by Brad Anderson

Casted by:

 Hayden Christensen as Luke Ryder

Thandie Newton as Rosemary

John Leguizamo as Paul

Jacob Latimore as James Leary

 Story:

Paul is a projectionist in a Detroit theater who is reading about the 16th century disappearance of the Roanoke Colony when the lights suddenly go out in the theater. He finds that all the staff and patrons have mysteriously vanished, leaving only their clothes and non-biological parts behind. He comes across a security guard who is holding a flashlight. As Paul had a headlamp on for his reading they deduce that people holding sources of light are protected against whatever dwells in the darkness. The guard's flashlight goes out, and he vanishes. As Paul investigates, his headlamp goes out as well.

The following morning, news reporter Luke Ryder wakes to find that there is no power in the building. After descending from his apartment, he notices that the doorman is missing and the paper is still the previous day's edition. People have completely vanished from downtown streets, now littered with abandoned cars and pieces of clothing. He heads to the news station to find his girlfriend, and it is later revealed that he discovered a recording which shows his girlfriend vanishing on air when the lights go out. The only thing he is able to recover is her ring.

Three days pass, and Luke is alone trying to scavenge flashlight batteries or other sources of light. He briefly encounters a man who is taken by the darkness, before coming across a bar being powered by a backup generator. The bartender's young son, James Leary, allows Luke to enter, followed soon after by another survivor, Rosemary.

Rosemary proves distant due to the trauma of her baby disappearing during the blackout, while James is convinced that his mother is at a church down the street and will soon return. They hear a man outside, and see Paul, who has mysteriously ended up under the lit sign of a bus stop across the road. Luke reluctantly leaves the safety of the bar to recover him and Paul reveals that he had been taken by the darkness, but the headlight that he had on had activated and he had found himself in the street three days later.

Due to Paul's massive concussion, Rosemary says that they need to find a hospital, and Luke suggests going to Chicago, where he saw a recording of a man just before the power went out at the news station three days prior. Paul tells them about the mystery of the Roanoke Colony where over a hundred settlers disappeared overnight, and they seem to be experiencing the same sort of occurrence. He tells them that the word "CROATOAN" was found carved into a tree at the site of the empty colony when the next ship arrived. With the generator running down due to extended use, they realize it is only a matter of time before the power goes out on them.

Luke comes up with a plan to take one of the nearly dead trucks on the street and feed power to it with the generator. He and Rosemary leave to obtain one, nearly getting caught in the darkness when the vehicle breaks down and they lose the light. Rosemary hears a baby crying in the dark, ignoring Luke's warnings that it is the darkness trying to trick her, she is lured under a solitary street light, and the lamp goes out taking her with it.

At the bar, James goes to get Paul some water, and the drain on the power causes the lights to flash out. Wearing a glow-stick necklace, James is safe, but Paul vanishes from the pool table on which he is lying.

Luke manages to push a truck back to the bar, and he escapes with James using the generator to get the truck started. As they pass the church up the block, James gets out to find his mother. Luke leaves, but after a conflict of conscience, and seeing the word "CROATOAN" carved into a sign hanging off a bridge, he returns, using the high beams from the truck to fend off the darkness. When Luke gets out of the truck to get James, the car battery dies and Luke too disappears. As James cowers under the glow of candles, which begin to go out, he pleads with the darkness "I exist." and all but one candle goes out.

James wakes to daylight and sees the last candle had been burning all night. A little girl, Briana, appears and insists that James is sleeping on her bed, but urges him to stay with her. She shows him her flashlight, which is solar powered, allowing it to stay on all night without having to search for new batteries.

As they leave the church, they encounter a police horse eating spilled apples on the ground and decide to take it to Chicago. As the sun sets on the children leaving the city, the camera pans to the bar, casting the shadows of Luke, Paul and Rosemary watching the two leave as the darkness falls. As it gets dark, Briana's light comes on, ensuring their protection against the darkness as they begin their journey.

 L² Scored: 6.5/10 

L² Comment:

Well, this is something new to me... the whole movie talks about people vanishing after the lights gone out, their soul being "swallow" by the shadows... It did not explain what happen and the movie lets it end with mystery that makes you wanna find out more about it... But overall the movie is consider ok, the horror part is not too excited as other horror movie...

Jumper

Released Year: 2008
Directed by Doug Liman

Casted by:
Hayden Christensen as David Rice
Rachel Bilson as Millie Harris
Samuel L. Jackson as Roland Cox
Jamie Bell as Griffin
Story:

David Rice discover his ability of teleporting when he falled through the ice into the river after picking up the crystal ball he gave to the girl he has a crush on, Millie Harris. The teleport brought him to the library. After going back home, David hide himself in his room and teleport away when his father questioned him.

As a 15yo kid, all David wanted is money. He teleport himself into a bank's safety area and got all the money he wants. He began to live himself in fame and richness for 8 years. But however, the 1st bank he robbed has finally been trace out by Roland Cox, a leader from Paladin. Paladin is a group who went after Jumper and killed them. Roland tried to catch David but David managed to teleport back to his own house. He went to look for Millie. After a small catch up with his dream girl, Millie agreed to went to Rome with David.

Millie always wanted to visit the colosseum of Rome but it was under renovation. Both of them sneak in, David planned to give Millie a surprise but accidentally bumped into another jumper, Griffin. Griffin warned David not to over-used his teleport power and 2 paladins appeared and they involved in a fight. Griffin managed to beat down the 2 paladins and teleport away. But David was seen by the security guard. David tried to get away with Millie but was send to the police station.

After staying 8 hours and waiting to be charged, Mary Rice, David's mother appeared and gave him the key to escape. David quickly got himself free and brought Millie to the airport. Leaving Millie to fly back to USA by herself, David teleport himself to Griffin's hideout in a dessert. Apparently, Griffin has been traced down paladins and tried to eliminate them. Griffin also tell him that Jumper is unable to teleport when they are attacked by electrical shock. When David teleport back to his house to question his father why Mary leave him when he was five, he found the father was murdered. Seems like the paladins has traced down everyone who related to him and afraid Millie will get into trouble, David teleport Millie to Griffin's hideout.

Roland and gang reached when the couple teleport away, they used the hight wave electrical supply and open the door of the teleporting. The paladins managed to get into Griffin's hideout and the fight begins. Expert fighter Griffin managed to beat the paladins away but Millie was caught by Roland and tie up in her own apartment. To save his love one, David went over there and tried to teleport the whole building away. David managed to use his strong will and move the house into an ocean and back to the library again. Roland was there as well. Finally David teleport Roland onto a hole in a dessert which no one will ever go there.

David finally traced down where Mary is. It seems like Mary is one of the paladin, to make sure her son is safe, she has to leave for his own good. In the end, David left and brought Millie along.

L² Scored: 8/10

L² Comment:

This movie is way too cool to be watch at home. I'm happy i watched it in cinema 2 years ago with the good sound system :) Hayden is hot, i can't resists him ever since i watch his star wars.

After googling for a while, i discovered that this film has been shot in 20 cities in 14 countries between 2006 & 2007~ geng !!! I can't wait for them to do the sequeal - Jumper: Grifffin's Story. Stay tuned :)