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But even for myself, I found little to no enjoyment and I never watched the cartoon.Īll that said, I suspect even if this were 100% faithful to the show, I’m not entirely sure it’d made for a better movie nor would’ve made that much more at the box office (a laughably paltry $2.26M worldwide gross). Joe: Retaliation and the upcoming Now You See Me 2) in particular, had the best of intentions and the cast doesn’t do half bad of a job with the script they were given, not to mention admittedly some of the songs were catchy enough, but in the end Jem and the Holograms is a messy picture with poor pacing and for fans out there, too much deviation from their beloved cartoon series. Chu (director of such, ahem, gems as Step Up 2 the Streets, G.I. ![]() Now, I’m sure those behind this project, Jon N. Heck, I think these things ideas were examined on “Hannah Montana” and I’m fairly certain it was the central theme in her movie which I had the unfortunate pleasure of reviewing years back. Jem goes the general direction in the rise to fame movies and other adaptations such as Josie and the Pussycats, and its ultimate message, albeit worthy, is beaten into the audience. ![]() Trust me, it’s not very impressive in spite of the filmmakers’ attempts at a heartwarming scene. Yeah, there is a dumb, all things considered, subplot involving a robot called Synergy designed and built by Jerrica’s father, which was dormant but suddenly switches on and displays a hologram with coordinates which the girls follow leading to another and an ultimate prize later in the film. While in town, Erica has her intern son, Rio (RYAN GUZMAN), serves as their chaperone. When they get there, Erica is earnest and begins the quartet’s makeover from clothes, make-up and even has Jerrica take on the Jem personality permanently. #JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS DVD BLURAY SPECIAL FEATURES SERIES#But as it spread like wildfire, the video, credited under the name of JEM (a nickname Jerrica’s father gave her), attracts the attention of Erica Raymond (JULIETTE LEWIS), CEO of Starlight Records.Įrica offers Jerrica, Kimber, Shana and Aja to come to Los Angeles for a three show concert series to capitalize on Jem’s popularity which would also lead to a lucrative contract which will help out their aunt who is experience money troubles which could potentially split them up. When Jerrica’s aunt’s home is about to go into foreclosure, she takes it upon herself to tape herself, in semi-disguise, singing one of her songs after which she wants to delete but Kimber instead saves and uploads it to YouTube where, in a matter of moments, it receives millions of hits and likes and shockingly only a few down votes. Jerrica and Shana came to live with their aunt (MOLLY RINGWALD) when their father died and mother had already passed years before. Jerrica also has two foster sisters, Shana (AURORA PERRINEAU) and Aja (HAYLEY KIYOKO). The film opens with various clips from YouTube (a common theme throughout) and finally a video with Jerrica (AUBREY PEEPLES), a young lady who seems to have talent for writing music lyrics but is camera shy, unlike her sister, Kimber (STEFANIE SCOTT), who shares her life on social media. I have to admit up front, I only vaguely recall that show but never watched it so I can’t comment on how this compares, so I don’t have the same vitriol compared with the fans, but have to say, the film just is plain not very good. That’s exactly how I would describe Jem and the Holograms after watching the feature film adaptation of the popular 1980s animated series. – $34.98 | January 19, 2016Ĭast: Aubrey Peeples, Stefanie Scott, Aurora Perrineau, Hayley Kiyoko, Molly Ringwald, Juliette Lewis, Ryan Guzmanįeatures: Commentary, Featurette, Deleted Scenes, Gag Reel, Music VideoĪudio: English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1) ![]() The Movie | Special Features | Video Quality | Audio Quality | Overall Jem and the Holograms doesn’t have very much going for it, save maybe for Juliette Lewis who hammed it up well enough, and doesn’t even crossing into the so bad its good territory, and I’m not entirely sure if it’s even worth a Netflix/Redbox.
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