| The Bourne Supremacy | | Cast : | Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Brian Cox, Julia Stiles, Joan Allen | | Director : | Paul Greengrass | | Studio : | Universal Studios Ho | | Format : | Color, Widescreen | | Released Date : | July 23, 2004 | | DVD Released Date : | December 07, 2004 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 05, 2005 | | Summary | "Scary version?" | Content
 | Audience Assassination 101: Take a great film with promissing franchisability, turn over the sequel to a bad TV director (Greengrass), have somebody kluge together a muddled frenzied script, add Joan Allen for extra "frown factor", and then metamorphose the razor sharp indestructible ultimate killer Jason Bourne into an introspective compassionate less menacing version of himself, then package it all up inexplicably for the PG-13 Gods and voo-ah-lah.
I guess this thing lost me from the first scene when Bourne and his GF he'd been hiding out with in India were spotted and chased by a KGB assassin who crashed his car and although he was on foot still managed to find Bourne as he was by now miles away and miraculously negotiated a head shot to the GF causing Bourne to drive off a bridge and into a river where he was able to swim away as the shooter looked on from the bridge, even though he must have been 3-4 miles away by my calculations when he made the shot. I dont know, axe the Director.
The DVD package is well put together (yawn) and the video and sound are top notch, but who cares. 2 Dramamine |
| Rating | | | Date | August 01, 2005 | | Summary | Could have been done better | Content
| Action packed sequel, that overall is enjoyable, but the story could have been told better. In this one Bourne has lost his memory and is being pursued by assasins while being framed for murder at the same time. Usual espionage stuff like double agents and car chase scenes that would have been musch better if the director knew how to tell a story. Matt Damon did a good job, if you like him check it out. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 28, 2005 | | Summary | Movie was allright..... but read the book after, not before.... | Content
| I don't do loooong reviews, so here is the short and sweet: The movie is a decent sequel, but still falls short of the original. Most people seem to agree that the early demise of Marie is dissappointing, to say the least. And about the most notable feature of the rest of the film is that it really isn't notable.
If I had never read the actual novel by Ludlum, I probably wouldn't have been as let down by this film. The beauty of the books is the fact that they each have their own plot-line while simultaneously revolving around Jason Bourne/David Web's rivalry with Carlos "The Jackal." This film actually has NOTHING to do with the actual novel, having only used it's title (as was admitted by the filmmakers). For instance, in the book, instead of being killed of early, Marie actually has a whole plotline that revolves around here exclusively, and in the end nearly single-handedly saves Jason/David's life. Ummmm... just a tad different than we saw on the screen. Too bad... the plots of Ludlum's novels were awesome, and would have really translated well to the big screen. As it is, they fall far short.
It's been a gorgeous summer. My suggestion... skip sitting inside wasting 2 hours of your time. Grab the novel, head outside, soak up some rays, and enjoy a great read! |
| Rating | | | Date | July 14, 2005 | | Summary | Where's Liman and what happened to following the book? | Content
| This movie dissapointed me alot. First off, who is Paul Greengrass? I mean, if Liman would have directed this film it would have been a way better flick. Second, if anyone has read the book, you would have realized how awesome the plot was and how this would have been a blockbuster if it would have followed it. In the book, Bourne's own government kidnapps his wife and Bourne must kill an assasin in search of his wife. This is all set in the Far East. Now that is a good plot. Instead, Bourne's wife is killed within ten minutes of the movie and it just falls apart after that. Ludlum would be rolling in his grave if he found out. I really think this would have been a decent film if it was set in China or Hong Kong and it followed the book more. Anyways whoever directs the Bourne Ultimatum should follow the novel. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 08, 2005 | | Summary | Good movie with questionable politics | Content
| I love the Bourne movies and I think Matt Damon makes a great Bourne. The action is great in this second movie, as are the fight scenes, and the score (music) is excellent. The dialog and plot are also excellent. I can really imagine CIA people talking that way. The "turf battles" are no doubt realistic. The only thing I dislike in the entire series is the post-Watergate, leftwing politics of it all. I mean, the view of the CIA is that of the left in say, 1977 - i.e., the CIA is the real "threat to world peace", not, say, Bin Ladin. Knowing that real U.S. CIA men die in Afghanistan, like Mike Span, a true American hero, this type of post-Watergate worldview just leaves a stale taste in my mouth. I mean, imagine how much cooler and modern this series had been if Bourne were not fighting his own government, but rather, say, Al Quida. We can only guess how excellent that would be, because I doubt Hollywood wants to make that kind of film ("too simplistic", etc.). They would rather feed us reruns of TV series from the 1970s ("Bewitched") than create a movie that depicts true American heros. So all in all, this series and movie is excellent, but I take one star away, for the leftist political undertone to the whole thing. |
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