#Jem and the holograms dvd movie#
If you grew up with the cartoon on Saturday mornings, like millions of American kids (including my sister), then you'll be surprised to discover that the movie version bears little resemblance to its source material. Jem is a very confused movie and it's a very stupid movie, and its most stupid mistake is completely abandoning any appeal this otherwise out-of-time 80s pop-culture relic might have had with its nostalgic core audience. The girls immediately make a splash but they find themselves fighting against the influences of the industry that wants to tear them apart. A shady music exec (Juliette Lewis) snatches the girls up and forms a band with Jerrica's foster sisters, Aja (Hayley Kiyoko) and Shana (Aurora Perrineau). Within hours, everyone wants to know who "Jem" is, which is just Jerrica donning a pink wig. Jerrica (Aubrey Peebles) is a shy performer until her younger sister Kimber (Stefanie Scott) uploads a song of hers to YouTube. If you'd like to learn more in vivid detail then please continue reading, but for those who desire the truly outrageous, you'll only find the truly outrageously bad. It missed the campy tone of the series, instead inserting lots of unearned serious drama that veers wildly, while trying to set up Jem as an inspirational leader. What made it so terrible? Well to start with, it seems to have jettisoned everything that fans of the original 80s Saturday morning cartoon might recognize in an attempt to appeal to a new generation. It was pulled from theaters after only two weeks in wide release. Jem and the Holograms was one of the biggest bombs of 2015.