The Bourne Trilogy

cjmcork

Hi,

I don't normally post in this section, but I just watched The Bourne Identity for the first time (apparently I've been living under a rock for the past number of years - that and spending every weekend in the cinema with an ex seriously put me off the flicks for a LONG time), but OH MY GOD, it was bloody amazing...........going to watch the second one tomorrow and the third one on Friday.........so no spoilers please...........

Alicat

cjmcork wrote: »

Hi,

I don't normally post in this section, but I just watched The Bourne Identity for the first time (apparently I've been living under a rock for the past number of years - that and spending every weekend in the cinema with an ex seriously put me off the flicks for a LONG time), but OH MY GOD, it was bloody amazing...........going to watch the second one tomorrow and the third one on Friday.........so no spoilers please...........

Ah they are AMAZING Super-strong trilogy and well worth owning and watching a few times over

cjmcork

it's a long time since a character grabbed me like this........and my mother would watch it every night and this is a woman that doesn't DO DVDs.........seriously considering buying the DVDs for my own house.........

Pride Fighter

One of the few trilogies were every film is very good.
I think the 1st is the best, the 3rd the second best and the 2nd the worst, with hardly anything between them.

The Bollox

I had watched the first in the cinema and loved it but hadn't go around to watching the others.

then for xmas my brother got me the trilogy so I set aside a few hours and watched them back-to-back. what a night

Dman001

I tried to watch The Bourne Identity one day and it was so boring. I see it is on RTE next Wednesday so I'll give it another go. They still seem very over-rated to me though.

Tchaikovsky

I've only read the first book but I thought it was much better than the Bourne Identity.

Frank Bullitt

One of my favorite set of films ever,quality action all the time,can't go wrong.

BopNiblets

Oh crud! You reminded me, someone borrowed my Bourne DVDs and I can't remember who it is... HELP!

omb0wyn5ehpij9

Fantastic films....one of my favourites!

keefg

Dman001 wrote: »

I tried to watch The Bourne Identity one day and it was so boring. I see it is on RTE next Wednesday so I'll give it another go. They still seem very over-rated to me though.

I thought I was the only person in the world who didn't enjoy the Bourne films.

I have a particular hatred of the super fast editing on the second & third movies that make me feel nauseous.

Dull storyline as well. Just my opinion of course

ReacherCreature

Can't get enough of the bloody series! There's supposed to be a fourth film coming out, still wondering if I like that idea!

Running Bing

ReacherCreature wrote: »

Can't get enough of the bloody series! There's supposed to be a fourth film coming out, still wondering if I like that idea!

I always seen the Bourne series as like the Bond series in so far as they can keep it going as long as they like really.


Lets face it the second and third films were not really necessary (especially the third) but they were still amazing and I loved every second.


Okay so if they make a 4th and a 5th and a 6th etc. etc. its not likely to add anything particularly new andits going to be more of the same...will I be complaining? Fvck no:D



P.S. Boring and Dull story? Wow...their are many valid criticisms of the Bourne movies but they are two I thought I'd never see:eek:

Kintarō Hattori

An excellent movie series, who'd have thought Matt Damon would make a good action star. The first is easily my favourite. Glad you found and like them OP.

gandalf

Definite favourites of mine.

Up until this series I couldn't stand Matt Damon in films but he was perfect for the role of Jason Bourne.

Dutch_Druid

Robert Ludlum's alerady written a second series with his books.

Bourne is likeBond, but better. The last Bond (QoS) seemed like it was heading in the direction of Bourne, no flashy gadgets etc

Judgement Day

Just watching the Bourne Idenitity for the umteenth time - like Bond on Speed! Makes Die Hard seem positively pedestrian with its pace. Fantastic stuff. :)

Craft25

+1
Love any action/thriller/spy films that tour the cities of europe for some reason

MisterAnarchy

The first two films are excellent but the third is very average and adds nothing to the franchise.

p to the e

welcome to the club! it's warm here

RAFC

I read a fourth book in the Bourne series - The Bourne Legacy, was interesting to read and would like to see it in film, but not the best in the series

Peteee

Dutch_Druid wrote: »

Robert Ludlum's alerady written a second series with his books.

Mighty impressive considering he's been dead for nigh on 8 years!

Tristram

yeah lol

maybe he meant these:

* The Bourne Legacy (by Eric Van Lustbader) (2004)
* The Bourne Betrayal (by Eric Van Lustbader) (2007)
* The Bourne Sanction (by Eric Van Lustbader) (2008)
* The Bourne Deception (by Eric Van Lustbader) (2009)

Mink

You're going to love them!!! I've watched each of them umpteen times. You'll like them better 2nd time you watch them as quite a bit won't sink in 1st time through.
I wish I could erase them from my memory and watch them all over again!

Don't read the books - nearly the only time I've found that the movies were far better then the books. Just my opinion, I know some people love the books though

ARGINITE

Books are far better than the movies, but the movies are still excellent.

cjmcork

still haven't managed to watch 2 and 3..............ordered them so hope to watch this weekend.............

Dman001

So I've finished watching The Bourne Identity and I loved it. Thought it was brilliant, I'm looking forward to seeing the next two now.

ReacherCreature

Just had a quick look on Wiki there about the series.

Future

George Nolfi, who co-wrote The Bourne Ultimatum, will be writing the script of a fourth film, currently titled 'Bourne 4'. The story for the new film will not be based on any of the novels by Robert Ludlum. Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass have been attached to the project."

paddyb125

An amazing amazing series, puts James Bond to shame!

Shred

I absolutely love this series, in particular Identity; what a fantastic thrill ride of a movie. Ultimatum is my least favourite as I just felt it wasn't quite as grounded as the other two in parts, still a great action flick nonetheless.

danniemcq

the one thing that really pissed me off about the third was

near the end when the chick is sending the fax and the guy comes in (sorry i'm terrible with names) if he had pulled the plug the fax wouldn't have sent as it waits till all pages have been scanned before sending yet he just stood there watching it

J.S. Pill

Judgement Day wrote: »

like Bond on Speed! Makes Die Hard seem positively pedestrian with its pace. Fantastic stuff. :)

But he's just doing nothing really really fast. I found all the films extremely dull and the character is devoid of personality. Give me a wise cracking action hero any day.

The Don

J.S. Pill wrote: »

But he's just doing nothing really really fast.

It takes a lot of skill to fight someone and win. Bourne has fought people and been fast enough to see their attack and block it while countering their attack with his own. And he's done this while fighting multiple opponents at the same time.

He makes it look easy when its not.

nicklauski

Epic films! Loved every minute of them all. Talk of the fourth being a prequel possibly. Matt Damon is great as Bourne, Bryan Cox did a good turn in them aswell. The fist fights are great. As are the car chases.

Really enjoyed the chase in Ultimatum, probably because I was in New York a few weeks after seeng it.

rednik

The trilogy has just been released on blu ray in the states to very good reviews although the price is a bit much.It is also region free. No date yet for release over here.

cjmcork

man oh man, TBI is on AGAIN on ITV and I'm watching it AGAIN.............he completely rocks!

fryup

saw it tonight for the first time......not bad not bad at all

good action and clive owen made a good villian too

cjmcork

fryup, make yourself a gift and buy the DVDs..........you're worth it!

quad_red

Babybing wrote: »

I always seen the Bourne series as like the Bond series in so far as they can keep it going as long as they like really.

Lets face it the second and third films were not really necessary (especially the third) but they were still amazing and I loved every second.

I don't really agree with either of those points.

The second and third films

went into more depth on threadstone and it's successor, Blackbriar. They go full circle and show Bourne getting his memory back. Those that were responsible for the program have either been killed or have been exposed.

What made the Bourne character captivating was a combination of his ability and the primal nature of his quest. ie. he wasn't fighting for anything more than his own survival, wanting to escape from the cold bastards who used him and finally being forced into facing them down, trying to make them pay.

So the trilogy ends like that and the final shot that shows that Bourne managed to survive.

Where do they go from here? The Bourne character would have nothing but distrust for 'institution' etc. so he can hardly become a Mission Impossible style operative.

He wouldn't work as a mercenary.

And a competitor face-off, someone who wants to be as kick ass as him (as in Carlos the jackal from the books) doesn't feel right either.

The Bourne trilogy was defined by it's 'controlled' nature. eg. the romance with Nicki is revealed but there is never any attempt to inappropriately shoehorn any love angle into the film.

Leave it be hollywood! LEAVE IT BE!!

Dman001

The Bourne Supremecy is on ITV tonight at 9. Looking forward to it as I havent seen it.

Sleepy

Was a huge fan of the books and LOVED the first movie. Wished the direction on the second and third movies was better as I hate the shaky cam approach used though I did think the writing was good and can enjoy them after a dramamine...

For fans of the original book, check out the original mini-series with Richard Chamberlain which followed the book far more than the recent trilogy (though it has a different ending): http://www.amazon.com/Bourne-Identity-TV-Miniseries/dp/B00006AG8D

Spotted a copy of this for sale cheap in The Secret Bookstore in Dublin recently if anyone's interested.

Dman001

That does be on Zone Thriller on Sky alot. In fact it was even on last night. I found it very boring.

damselnat

I've never been a fan of action movies, or spy movies and avoided watching Bourne for quite a while after the first couple came out. I eventually gave in and watched them.......amazing. I loved the way they were different to the usual bad boy/wisecracking spy and there is, as another poster said, no love story forcibly shoehorned in.
What really did it for me though, was Greengarass' reluctance to use extras. Nerdy I know, but I can't help myself when I watch the 2nd two checking out the people in the background who might be going, look a man with a gun! But are probably going oi, look, is that Matt Damon?:o
lol

me-skywalker

meh