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OK, so I managed to miss it. It's only been out about five years but I've never seen it until today.
What a great film. Absolutely superb, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Looking forward to being able to watch the second one in *checks* roughly 1 day 18 hours ;)
Why did I never watch this before?
Great film, one of my top five films, loved the fight scene in his flat. :)
If you enjoyed that one you'll love the second one, some good twists & amazing stunts :D
Kell_ee001
16-01-2007, 23:28
If you enjoyed that one you'll love the second one, some good twists & amazing stunts :D
Agreed :)
These are 2 movies I just had to get on DVD since I'm happy to watch them several times :D
I'm another that has the two Bourne films in my top ten. Intelligent action thrillers how they should be made. I rate them enough not to read the next two books in case they spoil the films, and Im a bookworm! Love them!
I have them both in my growing DVD collection. Absolutely top notch entertainment. The books are WELL worth a read too. Ludlum is far better than Clancy in every respect.
I rate them enough not to read the next two books in case they spoil the films, and Im a bookworm! Love them!
Next two books? Thought there was only 3 (not that I read that much), Bourne Identity, Supremacy & Ultimatum.
{edit}Ahh, found the fourth book, The Bourne Legacy{/edit}
I've never really rated The Bourne <insert version here>. In my eyes, Matt Damon will always be a big girls blouse.
killerkebab
17-01-2007, 00:26
The Bourne series of films are awesome, and the books are something else entirely. Classics in every respect, the story is just impossible to ruin either way :D
Heard the hype, watched them, loved them.
Action films as they should be!
It's one of the few films where it actually does justice to the books.
I've seen the first one on a 6" seat back tv on a plane. Thought it was ok, which usually means on a proper tele it's great :) Must get around to watching them properly.
I've never really rated The Bourne <insert version here>. In my eyes, Matt Damon will always be a big girls blouse.
He can be my blouse anyday :evil:
I liked the Bourne Identity, it had a Mini and Matt Damon in it. :p I didn't realise there were books (I'm so uncultured). /goes to find books...
Hmm, I've got the Matt Damon character from world police stuck in my head now.
Matt...Damon.... ;D
OK, Supremacy's pretty good as well ;)
killerkebab
18-01-2007, 01:10
The films are definitely something different to the books though. I watched the films first and I thought they were truly excellent films - the idea of the assassin tracking his past whilst avoiding those who were once his peers is brilliant, and the scenario in the second film is just as good.
However the books are something else entirely. A totally different Jason Bourne, and something which must be enjoyed as something separate from the films. A few similarities, yes - but definitely a different story. Those who have read and watched will know what I mean :)
The films are amazing in my opinion, action films you can see almost being true.
Can't wait for the next one :D
I guess it's just me then.... :D
My copy of The Bourne Supremacy on HD-DVD has arrived :D
Davey_Pitch
20-01-2007, 03:20
I love the Bourne films, as it's not over the top action like you often in films like James Bond, it's believable action all the way. The fight in the first film in Jason Bourne's apartment is brilliant. You can totally believe that they're two highly trained assassins going at it, not the usual spinny kicks you might see in other films. It also made me fear a man wielding a pen in a menacing manner.
ITV1. Right now. Just noticed. :eek:
Also on ITV2 at 9 tonight for anyone who missed it.
It was Bourne Supremacy on ITV1 last night, Bourne Identity in ITV2 tonight.
Bit of an odd way of doing it, but I recorded last nights so I can watch them the right way around at some point. :)
The Bourne films are good - enjoyable, believable action movies.
I actually quite like Matt Damon as an actor.
Davey_Pitch
25-01-2007, 22:35
I actually quite like Matt Damon as an actor.
So do I. I've seen quite a lot of his films and he's in three of my favourite films of all time - Rounders, Dogma, and The Legend of Bagger Vance. Quality actor who can turn his hand to a lot of different genres.
Good Will Hunting too. One of my top 3 films :)
Good Will Hunting too. One of my top 3 films :)
Ditto. Fantastic film.
well i'm disappointed in you lot :p. Just watched both of them back to back.
Boring, predictable and completely unbelievable. I usually like this type of film, but it was just way overhyped imo and didn't live up to it. And Bourne's a really unlikeable character, who it's virtually impossible to sympathise with.
Yay you're like me :D
I was really disappointed when I saw the first two :( I thought they'd be fantastic.
You're both wrong tbh :p
^^^
killerkebab
27-09-2007, 01:44
well i'm disappointed in you lot :p. Just watched both of them back to back.
Boring, predictable and completely unbelievable. I usually like this type of film, but it was just way overhyped imo and didn't live up to it. And Bourne's a really unlikeable character, who it's virtually impossible to sympathise with.Did you even watch the same film? :p
I know it sounds like a rash thing to say back but I'm really perplexed, I watched the film and was totally transfixed for the two hours.
It's called having a different opinion :p
But... but... but... it's wrong! :p
Davey_Pitch
27-09-2007, 13:53
Yep. I just thought it was crap. :confused: Very disappointed I'd been meaning to watch it for yonks, just never got around to it.
Do you honestly believe he could have avoided the police/car wrecks etc that many times?? Just walked out of so many buildings unchallenged that happened to have no officers outside the building, to make sure no-one came out? To clamber along skylines un-noticed? To keep all his passports/money etc even though he kept climing around in jeans and a bomber jacket? And of course the US government are to blame - when aren't they?
It was like one very long and far less believable episode of 24 imo.
It's not meant to be 100% believable, it is a film. Are you saying you hate all the Bond films as well then, considering they're far less believable than the Bourne films?
This pisses all over any bond film ever made and IMO much more believeable that a Bond film.
I guess it's each to their own - I think it's relatively believeable maybe bar the extreme situations - but walking in and out of buildings un-challenged, I know it's possible for example, and hte US government ARE to blame, they made him and what they made break ;)
I don't know I thought it was close enough to my dealings with such people to feel suitably convinced. Of course there's a lot of artistic licence and fiction - it's a film after all, the hero has to win! :p Besides he's built like a tank - he can take a few knocks and he's been well trained, and hyper efficient and not on the same plane of perception than others around him. He notices and behaves in a way that makes him almost invisible - training WILL do that I can assure you.
Don't shatter my illusions :p
Anyway when all is said and done, it's just a film, a bit of fun, and it#'s not for everyone. But life's boring without a pointless debate ;D
Do you honestly believe he could have avoided the police/car wrecks etc that many times?? Just walked out of so many buildings unchallenged that happened to have no officers outside the building, to make sure no-one came out? To clamber along skylines un-noticed? To keep all his passports/money etc even though he kept climing around in jeans and a bomber jacket?
I like to think that the training he underwent has made him a machine that works perfectly (and subconciously) on instinct - always knowing the best probable exit, lines of sight, the least crowded escape route etc. Fundamentally, he's just infinitely more efficient than those around him, including the local police who aren't shown to be inept, just underestimating and outclassed. Also, didn't he have a bag for all his stuff?
It was like one very long and far less believable episode of 24 imo.
Really? I would have put it entirely the other way around. The scrapes Jack Bauer gets out of are ridiculous by comparison.
I know there's little point me trying to change anyone's mind (well, about as much as anyone else convincing me it was crap!), just thought I'd give my spin on it.
leowyatt
27-09-2007, 14:12
Are you saying you hate all the Bond films as well then
don't get her started on the Bond films ;)
bom diddle bom bom, bom bom bom bom diddle bom bom etc etc :)
Just to repeat myself. ;D
I've never really rated The Bourne <insert version here>. In my eyes, Matt Damon will always be a big girls blouse.
leowyatt
27-09-2007, 15:15
Don't get you?
It's the bond tune :)
Davey_Pitch
27-09-2007, 15:16
The character was an assassin. He killed innocent people. How is he a hero and why doesn't he deserve a bad end? This is why I can't feel any sympathy for the character.
A quote from Batman Begins - "It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me". With that in mind, given that he's lost his memory and is only trying to live a normal life, doesn't he deserve some happiness, especially given how he feels about his past when he figures it out?
I take it you won't want to come and see number 3 next week then? ;D
Treefrog
27-09-2007, 15:21
Given that they're films rather than documentaries, with the typical Hollywood take on such things, I can't blame you for finding them less than realistic in some ways Kitten.
But having said that, I found them a lot more realistic/credible than most other films in the genre. And I really enjoyed them too, to the extent that I'm gonna get them on DVD when I see tham at my kind of price ;)
The third film reveals why he's an assassin. If I try and explain it though it'll spoil it. Although it sounds like you might not be watching it anyway!
One person's hero is another's oppressor.
semi-pro waster
27-09-2007, 18:55
I can't believe I missed this thread the first time round, Bourne <film title here> are all quite good but I found all of them ultimately a little unsatisfying compared to James Bond. They just don't have that spark (perhaps of humour/self deprecation) that makes Bond watchable so while Bourne is competent in a series of films it isn't something I would be likely to bother watching more than a couple of times while I've seen most of the Bonds a good 4-5 times each. Perhaps I'd feel differently if they hadn't been built up so much, I've got a fairly large contrary streak in me, also known as being an awkward sod. ;)
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