The Bourne Ultimatum

[nyc999]

Just got back....loved it. It was semi-boring for about 7 minutes and then non-stop action.

New ranking:

Ultimatum >>>> Identity >>>>>>>>>> Supremacy

[Borodog]

X-posted from tldr:

So I just saw The Bourne Ultimatum.

Are we not done with the completely distracting artificial "realism" of overly tight close-ups and the intentionally jerky camera yet? This has NEVER worked, it has ALWAYS sucked. It does the exact opposite of what it is supposed to do. It's supposed to make the shots seem more "gritty" and "real", but all it does is remind me that I am watching through the eyes of a camera, and a badly operated one at that, rather than my own eyes. Hint: WHEN I LOOK AT THINGS MY HEAD DOESN"T SHAKE AND JERK UNCONTROLLABLY NOR DO I SHOVE MY FACE INTO PEOPLE'S FACES WHILE THEY ARE TALKING.

Sweet crying baby Jeebus this annoys the [censored] out of me.

/rant

[spyderracing]

I agree with everyone about the books and the movies being nothing alike. Just from the previews it's easy to tell. Bourne actually works with the CIA in the last book.

[john voight]

Saw it, here is my Review: (no spoilers)

I watched 3 movies today, Bourne, Simpsons, Rescue Dawn.

BU was pretty good as anyone will suspect. There are several action scenes. Too many I would say. I mean part of what makes the series good is the smartness of it. Plot twists, Bourne's journey, and realizations, etc... Here it was kind of bang, bang, bang w/ little in between.

So, if you really like action, this will make the movie even better for you. The movie didnt have the pace of say the Departed (IDK if this is a fair comparison). It leaned way more toward action. The action was very good though.

First major action scene is Bourne coaching a guy through a train station (or something). The two need to evade a bunch of agents, and it is the best action scene in the movie (IMO).

There was a foot/scooter pursuit that was less entertaining. The fight scene here was amungst the best in the whole series. The signature ultra close combat scene.

There was also a second vehicle chase which was okey.

Overall, it was good, but not great (IMO). Bourne is smarter than ever here, consistently toying w/ the guys who are chasing him, they are simply one level behind. Overall a recommended watch.

I could have used 30 more minutes so that the movie was not so saturated w/ action.

[CrazyEyez]

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I think this will be great... but Parqua... or whatever they call that "extreme" walking, is getting a little played out.

Bond movie, district B-13, now this...

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Explanation or link please. I have no idea what you're talking about. (Didn't see bond.)

[Kimbell175113]

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I think this will be great... but Parqua... or whatever they call that "extreme" walking, is getting a little played out.

Bond movie, district B-13, now this...

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Explanation or link please. I have no idea what you're talking about. (Didn't see bond.)

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jquXcwooV6A

[CrazyEyez]

Ok, thanks. I didn't know there was a name for it.

[sightless]

how come cia headquaters dont have curtains on their windows ):

[jaydub]

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But the movies have diverged off onto completely different storyline since 30 minutes into the first one, so at this point they are really just borrowing the book names anyway. If Ultimatum is a big enough hit, they can always make more.

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Well yes but in their defense, if I recall correctly from the two decades or so ago when I read the books, the original story was more spy vs spy and heavily involved the KGB. Not sure they could translate it very literally.

J

[PayoffWiz]

Just saw it. Best of the series IMO...the audience actually applaused when the credits started to roll.