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- 2015
- PG
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 58 m
- 2015
- PG
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 58 m
Summary As a small-town girl catapults from underground video sensation to global superstar, she and her three sisters begin a one-in-a-million journey of discovering that some talents are too special to keep hidden.
Directed By: Jon M. Chu
Written By: Ryan Landels
- 2015
- PG
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 58 m
- 2015
- PG
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 58 m
Jem and the Holograms
42
2.6
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Summary As a small-town girl catapults from underground video sensation to global superstar, she and her three sisters begin a one-in-a-million journey of discovering that some talents are too special to keep hidden.
Directed By: Jon M. Chu
Written By: Ryan Landels
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
42
19% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
56% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
25% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
42
19% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
56% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
25% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
Jem and the Holograms is one of the weirdest big screen adaptations of a cheap TV cartoon that I've seen. That's praise.
This movie sure means well, and it’s just entertaining enough to (slightly) slip off the shackles of the great cultural conformity factory it ultimately represents.
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 65 User Ratings
2.6
22% Positive
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
6% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
72% Negative
47 Ratings
47 Ratings
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 65 User Ratings
2.6
22% Positive
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
6% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
72% Negative
47 Ratings
47 Ratings
To Chu’s credit, he does work hard not only to legitimize 30-somethings’ halcyon recollections, but also to make the material relevant to a new generation.
Jem has less in common with its neon-drenched ‘80s source material than with the real-life Internet-to-red-carpet trajectory of Justin Bieber — a similarly generic teen idol with moves dully modeled on superior artistic predecessors.
There are a few sweet moments early in Jem and the Holograms.... But then the movie’s lumbering, overstuffed, unfocused plot shows up, and whatever high hopes we might have had for this latest exploitation of 1980s nostalgia are slowly ground away.
Its one saving grace is that Chu’s direction is so wildly inconsistent that it manages to produce a handful of genuinely gorgeous images alongside all of the cruddy ones.
It's the screenwriting equivalent of Ryan Adams sucking the pop vitality out of Taylor Swift's deliriously produced tunes.
In revisiting the pop rock quest of a multiracial group of adopted sisters in suburban California, Chu has made a stylish and self-aware musical fantasy for the YouTube generation.
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The people behind this movie must've been TO LAZY to try make this similar to the 80s cartoon. with all of the lo-res video from Web clips and Google earth constantly showing up I'm surprised I didn't see a Windows movie maker title at the opening of the movie. I give this a four because it's funny at the end they try to set up a sequel. I don't care this was done on a $5 million budget when rebooting an old property to a new generation you should try to get it your all to stay true to the original.
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[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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If any questions are asked from viewers confused as to why this movie is such a negativity bomb, watch Nostalgia Critics review for this abominable garbage heap. It's bad, and he describes it in the best way I've heard so far. Not to mention this movie asked fans of the original Jem why they liked the series, and they copy pasted their answers into the end of the movie to make it look like they were talking about this **** movie, and not the animated series. The people who made this movie are truly malicious and lowdown.
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This box office bomb --- it made $2,255,211 worldwide against a $5 million budget --- is not as good as you wanted it to be as from the series that adopted this movie.
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Production Company
Allspark Pictures,
Blumhouse Productions,
Chu Studios,
Expedition Films,
Hasbro Studios,
Hasbro,
Scooter Braun Films,
Universal Pictures
Release Date Oct 23, 2015
Duration 1 h 58 m
Rating PG
Tagline Every Generation Needs a Voice
Website
http://jemthemovie.com/
Awards
Young Artist Awards
• 1 Nomination
Young Entertainer Awards
• 1 Nomination
