Jem and the Holograms

"The soundtrack is incredible. I downloaded all the original songs. Her voice is amazing! Man they're jams. Honestly, I'm impressed by the raw talent in her voice. I truly enjoyed the movie & the story it had. It really played into an actual origin story for everything which I greatly prefer. There were some weird parts, but overall it worked well together. The characters were real, but still had their own quirks too. Kimber continually gets thrown under the bus but not as much as the original show, so that's good. Disclaimer: I watched this before watching the full original show. I watched that afterwards & the 2 are very different. This is much more heartfelt, realistic, & modern. While the old show is more magical, action packed, & sparkly(As in it has flair). The movie plays into their emotions a lot & truly dives into their characters while humanizing Jem & Jerrica both. I felt closer & cheered this Jerrica on more. The other Jerrica really got separated from Jem half the time making them seem like 2 different people. I can tell Jem is the confident & star verison of Jerrica here. I'll admit the YouTube videos throughout the movie were kind of annoying at first, but now I've grown to love them. It's more of the fact I enjoy the originality & idea of them. Still think some were unnecessary. But they had purpose. The drum battle was to represent Jerrica & Erika's first confrontation. Clever, but at first annoying. Now for the story. I truly did like it. This Jerrica is far more relatable than the fortune 500 company owners Saint of a daughter. Plus shes closer to the target audiences age than the original too. I do adore the tribute to the original show at the end with I'm still here. The song reassures original fans & declares to new ones she's here to stay. I understand Jem the show was very dear to many people, but this movie is to bring in new people. After all, every generation deserves a voice & they really captured it for this generation."

"There’s a reason why you probably already forgot this movie existed—and it’s because it’s a painfully forgettable movie. It’s like finding an old, used bandage between your couch cushions, a small reminder of a possibly painful experience that comes back to you in the least pleasant way possible. This movie doesn’t just have NOTHING to do with Jem the cartoon—and, in fact, seems to comically miss the point of several key characters and important elements (turning Synergy into a bootleg R2-D2 because Earth to Echo existed, turning Eric Raymond, the corrupt symbol of the music industry’s sexism and greed, into a woman, the fact the other Holograms are just window-dressing, and major internal continuity issues), but the greatest offense of all is how cheap the movie is and how it rampantly splices in random YouTube footage like this was a Ray William Johnson video from 2009. Which also leads into the controversy about certain clips being edited to look like they’re praising THIS Jem (a cliched internet pop star who somehow goes viral over a single, one-of-a-billion videos and hits every single cliche in the rise to stardom playbook), which feels extremely offensive for a number of reasons. Just watch the trailer; it’s got basically the entire movie with everything but the post-credits scene. I’m just struggling to ask who this movie was supposed to appeal to: it’s not for fans, it’s not for newcomers, it’s not very interesting for teen girls, and, while the songs are okay, it’s nothing you can’t hear on Spotify or even SiriusXM *RIGHT NOW* so it doesn’t even really have THAT going for it. Check out the cartoon, or, barring that, try and pick up the IDW Jem comics—I’ve heard great things. "

"Must watch, very relatable "Everyone has a voice""

"My multi-colored vcr was recording daily. LOVVVED JEM"

"It sucks only remember it when looking for the original show"

"It's too bad there won't be a sequel as intended.. But as a stand alone I think it's pretty decent. It was better than I expected for a movie that did poorly at the box office. But as a family movie (Which is unheard of today) I think it was very good at entertaining without crossing the line."

"An amazing coming of age, drama, & romance movie. Highly recommend this movie! Also, this movie has amazing songs performed throughout the movie."

"I was really inspired by this. To the point of realising who I am."

"I loved it! I have watched it so many times! It's got everything I love!!!"