Push (Paul McGuigan, 2009) — Telekinesis and Dakota Fanning, Chris Evans, Hounsou

The Bus · 10-21-08, 01:39 PM

HD Trailer | IMDB | 6 February 2009

A riveting action-thriller, Push burrows deep into the deadly world of psychic espionage where artificially enhanced paranormal operatives have the ability to move objects with their minds, see the future, create new realities and kill without ever touching their victims. Against this setting, a young man and a teenage girl take on a clandestine agency in a race against time that will determine the future of civilization.

Pros:
+ Most movies with Hounsou are good.
+ Theme seems interesting.
+ Explosions.

Cons:
- Jumper was awful.
- Untested/unknown director and writer.
- There's only one good movie that Summit is distributing and it's not the one with the Human fucking Torch in it.
- Jumper... did you see it? It was terrible.

RyoHazuki · 10-21-08, 01:52 PM

Surprisingly it doesn't look that bad. I wouldn't call McGuigan untested either. Gangster No. 1 was really good and lots of people I know like Lucky Number Slevin.

fumanstan · 10-21-08, 02:00 PM

I saw the trailer for this in front of Sex Drive last weekend. It looked pretty interesting to me, although it just makes me think of Heroes.

And I didn't think Jumper was that bad at all.

sauce07 · 10-21-08, 02:21 PM

I too have a Jumper feeling with this, but this could actually be good.

HN · 10-21-08, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by fumanstan

I saw the trailer for this in front of Sex Drive last weekend. It looked pretty interesting to me, although it just makes me think of Heroes.

And I didn't think Jumper was that bad at all.

i agree with your Heroes vibe.

Kal-El · 10-21-08, 03:56 PM

Definitely made me think, "Oh, 'Heroes' for the movies". Not that that's a bad thing. I'll be seeing it.

Matthew Chmiel · 10-21-08, 05:21 PM

IMO, McGuigan is 2 for 2.

The film doesn't look that interesting, but with McGuigan at helm, it might be watchable.

Rated_R_Outlaw · 10-21-08, 07:21 PM

seen the preview before SexDrive yesterday and thought it looked better than Twilight, kinda has a Jumper meets Heroes thing going on.

mdc3000 · 10-22-08, 09:46 AM

Thought the trailer was pretty lackluster, but with that cast I'll probably see it anyhow...

scott1598 · 02-06-09, 09:23 AM

anyone actually see this yet?

candyrocket786 · 02-06-09, 10:41 AM

I liked Jumper, so I'll try to catch this during the weekend.

LickTheABCs · 02-06-09, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by candyrocket786

I liked Jumper, so I'll try to catch this during the weekend.

Same here.

Zodiac_Speaking · 02-06-09, 04:10 PM

I wasn't too thrilled by it. While the cast is good, the idea behind these powers and whatnot seemed half-thought out. It was paced weirdly; fast then slllooowww. I don't know, I can see some really liking it and others rolling their eyes.

mdc3000 · 02-06-09, 05:52 PM

Yeah, just alright... the middle is really SLOW, with lots of scenes that go nowhere and don't even help to build characters (no one here seems like a real person - just a 'power')... and the movie just ENDS without much resolution... if this were a hit, I could see the next film in the series delivering the goods, but this one is so weak I doubt they'll get a chance to make the next one... great cast but weak execution, no distinct/fleshed out characters and TIRED plot elements = dull.

Brack · 02-06-09, 10:29 PM

I give it a marginal recommendation. Like the others who've seen it, it did drag at times, and some of the characters didn't feel very fleshed out, but it mostly kept my interest. It was a more bleak version of "Heroes."

I really liked the chemistry between Evans and Fanning, in their sort of brother/sister relationship. I wouldn't compare this to Jumper, which I thought was pretty bad. At least the characters' actions in this one make more sense and had some decent dialogue.

toddly6666 · 02-06-09, 11:26 PM

I saw Push today and this is not this year's Jumper....Jumper was a lot better than this film. I would say it's more like this year's 10,000 B.C., which also starred Camilla Belle.

Let me sum up PUSH:

PROS:
+Dakota Fanning is not a little girl anymore
+Dakota Fanning gets drunk
+Dakota Fanning curses
+Dakota Fanning still manages to get some good emotional scenes in there
+Dakota Fanning is the next Jodie Foster
+Amistad is in it. He's always good, eventhough I can't understand what he says half the time.
+Cliff Curtis is in it, with powers to change the shape of things (I still wanted him to play Zartan in the G.I. Joe film, who is a shape shifter/master of disguise)
+Chris Evans is always entertaining and should be a leading man in more films
+Amistad's right-hand blond man is pretty cool and gets the most bad-ass action in the film.
+nice shots of Hong Kong

CONS:
-not good enough story, especially if it's trying to be a set-up for a sequel that will never happen.
-Camilla Belle shouldn't be in Hollywood - she's unappealing and droopy-eyed.
-not enough action

The main reason to see this film is to see the screaming, eye-bulging Chinese guys. They are so unintentionally funny and awesome, it's worth the price of admission. And I'm being serious. Totally worth the price of 12.50 theater admission. I hope these guys get roles in future X-men films..

Brack · 02-06-09, 11:38 PM

^^^ you have far too many positives to still call this movie worse than Jumper.

Matthew Chmiel · 02-06-09, 11:47 PM

Just by the list of pros sound like it was a better movie than Jumper.

Christ, that picture you posted already entertained me more than Jumper.

celmendo · 02-07-09, 01:42 AM

I generally liked it but this guys says what I felt almost exactly:

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/40018

NiCK Crush · 02-07-09, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by toddly6666

-Camilla Belle shouldn't be in Hollywood - she's unappealing and droopy-eyed.

Are you kidding? She's gorgeous.

tylergfoster · 02-07-09, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by NiCK Crush

Are you kidding? She's gorgeous.

She's like Megan Fox, with talent.

I wanted to see this, but the bad reviews gave me pause. If I'd woken up earlier today, I'd have gone to see it, but I didn't. Maybe next weekend.

LickTheABCs · 02-07-09, 01:44 PM

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She's like Megan Fox, with talent.

I take it you haven't seen Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen..

pridesticks06 · 02-07-09, 02:00 PM

Saw this last night, pretty meh. Not near enough action and the ending was terrible. Dakota Fanning drunk was pretty funny though

As to the Camilla Belle argument, she's good-looking but something about her eyebrows bothers me...

toddly6666 · 02-07-09, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by pridesticks06

Saw this last night, pretty meh. Not near enough action and the ending was terrible. Dakota Fanning drunk was pretty funny though

As to the Camilla Belle argument, she's good-looking but something about her eyebrows bothers me...

it's not just her eyebrows, but also her droopy eyes...her bang hairdo didn't help as well...

scott1598 · 02-07-09, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by toddly6666

IPROS:
++Amistad is in it. He's always good, eventhough I can't understand what he says half the time.

The Amistad is a ship, not a person. have you even seen the movie or just thought you'd be clever in referencing Djimon Hounsou?

10-21-08, 01:39 PM	#1
The Bus DVD Talk Godfather Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: New York Posts: 51,655	Push (Paul McGuigan, 2009) — Telekinesis and Dakota Fanning, Chris Evans, Hounsou HD Trailer \| IMDB \| 6 February 2009 A riveting action-thriller, Push burrows deep into the deadly world of psychic espionage where artificially enhanced paranormal operatives have the ability to move objects with their minds, see the future, create new realities and kill without ever touching their victims. Against this setting, a young man and a teenage girl take on a clandestine agency in a race against time that will determine the future of civilization. Pros: + Most movies with Hounsou are good. + Theme seems interesting. + Explosions. Cons: - Jumper was awful. - Untested/unknown director and writer. - There's only one good movie that Summit is distributing and it's not the one with the Human fucking Torch in it. - Jumper... did you see it? It was terrible. __________________ Movies: 2002 / 03 / 04 / 05 / 06 / 07 / 08 / 09 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 2013 "Too much disclaiming in this post." – Dr. Mabuse

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fumanstan DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 33,773	I saw the trailer for this in front of Sex Drive last weekend. It looked pretty interesting to me, although it just makes me think of Heroes. And I didn't think Jumper was that bad at all. __________________ 3x Sheep Champion VG Round 1b \| VG Round 7 \| NFL

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Rated_R_Outlaw Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 65	seen the preview before SexDrive yesterday and thought it looked better than Twilight, kinda has a Jumper meets Heroes thing going on.

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candyrocket786 DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,171	Re: Push (Paul McGuigan, 2009) — Telekinesis and Dakota Fanning, Chris Evans, Hounsou I liked Jumper, so I'll try to catch this during the weekend. __________________ It's Official.... Michael Bay is the "New George Lucas" PS3/360 GT: DVDVampire

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mdc3000 DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Guelph, Ontario Posts: 9,458	Re: Push (Paul McGuigan, 2009) — Telekinesis and Dakota Fanning, Chris Evans, Hounsou Yeah, just alright... the middle is really SLOW, with lots of scenes that go nowhere and don't even help to build characters (no one here seems like a real person - just a 'power')... and the movie just ENDS without much resolution... if this were a hit, I could see the next film in the series delivering the goods, but this one is so weak I doubt they'll get a chance to make the next one... great cast but weak execution, no distinct/fleshed out characters and TIRED plot elements = dull. __________________ Armchair Directors - Video Movie Reviews Letterboxd Rank 'Em As You See Them 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Spending Tab 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007

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Brack Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 4,986	Re: Push (Paul McGuigan, 2009) — Telekinesis and Dakota Fanning, Chris Evans, Hounsou I give it a marginal recommendation. Like the others who've seen it, it did drag at times, and some of the characters didn't feel very fleshed out, but it mostly kept my interest. It was a more bleak version of "Heroes." I really liked the chemistry between Evans and Fanning, in their sort of brother/sister relationship. I wouldn't compare this to Jumper, which I thought was pretty bad. At least the characters' actions in this one make more sense and had some decent dialogue.

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toddly6666 DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 6,265	Re: Push (Paul McGuigan, 2009) — Telekinesis and Dakota Fanning, Chris Evans, Hounsou I saw Push today and this is not this year's Jumper....Jumper was a lot better than this film. I would say it's more like this year's 10,000 B.C., which also starred Camilla Belle. Let me sum up PUSH: PROS: +Dakota Fanning is not a little girl anymore +Dakota Fanning gets drunk +Dakota Fanning curses +Dakota Fanning still manages to get some good emotional scenes in there +Dakota Fanning is the next Jodie Foster +Amistad is in it. He's always good, eventhough I can't understand what he says half the time. +Cliff Curtis is in it, with powers to change the shape of things (I still wanted him to play Zartan in the G.I. Joe film, who is a shape shifter/master of disguise) +Chris Evans is always entertaining and should be a leading man in more films +Amistad's right-hand blond man is pretty cool and gets the most bad-ass action in the film. +nice shots of Hong Kong CONS: -not good enough story, especially if it's trying to be a set-up for a sequel that will never happen. -Camilla Belle shouldn't be in Hollywood - she's unappealing and droopy-eyed. -not enough action The main reason to see this film is to see the screaming, eye-bulging Chinese guys. They are so unintentionally funny and awesome, it's worth the price of admission. And I'm being serious. Totally worth the price of 12.50 theater admission. I hope these guys get roles in future X-men films.. __________________ www.couchpotatofarm.com Last edited by toddly6666; 02-06-09 at 11:30 PM.

02-06-09, 11:38 PM	#17
Brack Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 4,986	Re: Push (Paul McGuigan, 2009) — Telekinesis and Dakota Fanning, Chris Evans, Hounsou ^^^ you have far too many positives to still call this movie worse than Jumper.

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Matthew Chmiel DVD Talk Legend Join Date: May 2000 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 11,063	Re: Push (Paul McGuigan, 2009) — Telekinesis and Dakota Fanning, Chris Evans, Hounsou Just by the list of pros sound like it was a better movie than Jumper. Christ, that picture you posted already entertained me more than Jumper. __________________ Google+ / Instagram / Letterboxd / Spotify / Twitter Find me on PlayStation Network / Xbox Live / Steam: cupboardoflove

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celmendo Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 615	Re: Push (Paul McGuigan, 2009) — Telekinesis and Dakota Fanning, Chris Evans, Hounsou I generally liked it but this guys says what I felt almost exactly: http://www.aintitcool.com/node/40018

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pridesticks06 DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,215	Re: Push (Paul McGuigan, 2009) — Telekinesis and Dakota Fanning, Chris Evans, Hounsou Saw this last night, pretty meh. Not near enough action and the ending was terrible. Dakota Fanning drunk was pretty funny though As to the Camilla Belle argument, she's good-looking but something about her eyebrows bothers me... __________________ Blu-ray slipcovers needed: 1)The Third Man (Criterion Blu-ray) 2)The Fast and the Furious (1st one)