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 Re: The Bourne Ultimatum BKB's Ultimatum wrote: This movie was thoroughly entertaining in every way shape and form.. I thought SPIDERMAN III was the best to offer this summer, but this movie blows it away and never bores you at all.. An "A"... Also, Damon said he wouldn't do anymore of these movies.. If they make a 4th BOURNE movie(and you know they will at some point) who would be a good replacement for Damon?? I'm pretty used to him for the moment and can't imagine anyone else.. WHy would there have to be a replacement? (Unless damon has ruled out any involvement with a fourth pic)
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Levy
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Re: The Bourne Ultimatum They don't wanna do a fourth - at least not now. Maybe in 10 years they try their hand at "The Bourne Legacy", at least that's what Damon said in an interview
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Christian
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Re: The Bourne Ultimatum Loved it. Kicked up the suspense and intrigue a notch higher. The camerawork and editing during the rooftop chase and the smashing cars sequence was great. Everyone was solid, and lo and behold, Julia Stiles was not locked in a bathroom then never seen again! Liked the little nod to Marie's character when Nikki had to dye her hair. Paddy Considine had a memorable, albeit short role. Nice to see Albert Finney fill in the "shady government type" persona.
Anyone notice that one of the assassins, played by Edgar Ramirez, is named Paz (peace)?
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Re: The Bourne Ultimatum 4 days left for my next 'A' graded film...
From what I read, here and everywhere, it sounds like more of the old Supremacy and even better..
can. not. wait.
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Re: The Bourne Ultimatum yearsago wrote: Great Great Action packed Movie, The Car chase was intense, Paul Greengrass' use of the shaking camera added to the effect of the scene. Liked how Nicky Parsons, looked like Bourne's previous lover, kind of brought it all back to the first movie. Yes - there was that moment when she looked up into the mirror at Bourne with her her much like his last lover... and it reminded me (oh so very slightly) of Vertigo... I dunno, it just added a degree of depth to these characters. An unspoken tension or chemistry - not sure how to explain it - that I really, really enjoyed.
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Jedi Master Carr
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Re: The Bourne Ultimatum I loved it I gave it an A. I thought it was the best of the series.
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Jmart
Superman: The Movie
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Re: The Bourne Ultimatum Levy wrote: Jmart007 wrote: http://www.worldofkj.com/articleIndex.php?tid=30661" target="_blank I'm going to get ripped apart. Take it easy though, it's my first review.  Wow, you are wrong in so many ways, I can't even list it down. Joan Allen was fantastic as in the second one, Bond before Casino Royale was dead and Casino Royale became what it was because of Bourne. And that this is a continuing story is wanted, that's why we won't get 21 Bournes. Allen and Strathairn just didn't do it for me. They're capable of much better. That's just my opinion on it. As for Bond, yes, it was done in the style of the recent Bourne films. But IMO, the style and substance (The third act of Bourne U - New York is good) was much better in CR than BU. It's that flair I was talking about. Even though CR was 144 minutes long, I was with it and invested the entire time. While with Bourne, although it's a brisk 105 minutes, I was with it, but not invested. And thank god we don't have 21 Bournes. They'd have to become over the top like Bond for it to work that long and that's not a move this series should make. I may have not got this across well in the review (Especially since I was writing it past 1am) but it's not a bad movie at all. I thought it was okay. It was just disappointing and had it's problems. Note: C+ for me means I think the film is okay, but I wouldn't recommend it. Or as Yahoo puts it, "Flawed but worthy". _________________My DVD Collection
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yearsago
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
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Re: The Bourne Ultimatum zennier wrote:
Yes - there was that moment when she looked up into the mirror at Bourne with her her much like his last lover... and it reminded me (oh so very slightly) of Vertigo... I dunno, it just added a degree of depth to these characters. An unspoken tension or chemistry - not sure how to explain it - that I really, really enjoyed.
Someone else brought up the idea that perhaps bourne was attracted to marie because of how she kind of looked like Stile's character. The part where she was coloring her hair, and cutting the hair, and the look that damon/stiles shared, was definately some chemistry/tension there.
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Mr. Reynolds
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Re: The Bourne Ultimatum HOLY SHIT!  that was THE best movie I have seen in a LOOOONG time. A++++++++++ i walked out of the theater with tingly skin from all the adrenaline. perfect finish. the score was probably the best thing out of many.
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Re: The Bourne Ultimatum A hyperkinetic white-knuckler, I was on the edge of my seat throughout. This narrowly edges the first movie (B+) and outpaces the second film (B) to be the best of the series. Matt Damon remains completely perfect as Bourne, and it's hard to imagine anyone else in the role. Julia Stiles is actually given something to do in this movie, Joan Allen does as well as an ally of Bourne as she did as an enemy in the second film, and David Strathairn is thoroughly hissable. Many of the action sequences are tremendously well-edited, especially the cat-and-mouse sequence with Nicky and the assassin, with Bourne attempting to locate both of them. Bottom line, I enjoyed myself considerably. I also appreciate how both this and Die Hard 4 represented entertaining action movies that contained intelligence. B+
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Jmart
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Re: The Bourne Ultimatum Gullimont wrote: Jmart007 wrote: http://www.worldofkj.com/articleIndex.php?tid=30663" I'm going to get ripped apart. Take it easy though, it's my first review. Hopefully you're in the minority but still good to see your first site review man  Thank you.  New link though. I fixed it in the quote. Hopefully next time I won't make a mistake and only one review will be posted instead of three. Though I think I'm get a feeling it's not very popular.  _________________My DVD Collection
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Diesel
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Re: The Bourne Ultimatum Fantastic movie. I loved every minute of it. I'm sure I'm just echoing what others here have been saying,but this movie was beyond exceptional. I will miss this series if this truly is the last one.
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Re: The Bourne Ultimatum Glad to see so much love for this masterpiece.  _________________   1. The Lost City of Z - 2. A Cure for Wellness - 3. Phantom Thread - 4. T2 Trainspotting - 5. Detroit - 6. Good Time - 7. The Beguiled - 8. The Florida Project - 9. Logan and 10. Molly's Game
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Re: The Bourne Ultimatum It was good but it seemed like more of the same. The first movie was the best because it all seemed new. They definitely got carried away with the shaky hand cam, using it at an office meeting? Sort of ridiculous.
And they used the same music as in the first two movies, even though it was good. I wished they had added new songs in there. This seemed like laziness to me.
I give the move a grade of B+.
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Re: The Bourne Ultimatum What a busy, busy movie.
After the initial hour starts out pretty cool, with Bourne re-establishing himself as the king 'o' spys (he could easily take out Daniel Craig's James Bond), the damn thing goes into ADHD mode with the story and the visuals coming completely unglued and bouncing all over the place.
If only they had let Doug Liman complete the trilogy he started, we might have been treated to a story/character driven piece, instead of the spasmodic frenzy that Greenglass deigns to give us.
Still, the ending had a nice zing to it, though I would have preferred the denoument after the credits...
3 out of 5.
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Jonathan
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Re: The Bourne Ultimatum Bradley Witherberry wrote: Still, the ending had a nice zing to it, though I would have preferred the denoument after the credits... You WANT them to put something after the credits?  But I echo the sentiments of mostly everyone here. Absolutely badass awesome fun. ****
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Re: The Bourne Ultimatum I do agree with Bradley... about Liman's Bourne being more character-driven. I think Identity is superior to (wait for it...) Supremacy in terms of character, style, and, well, quality. This one tops both, however. I'm fine with that. Really, I was so impressed with how the supporting characters became fascinating players this time around. They seemed hollow in Supremacy; Landy, for example, was so... real. Interesting. Captivating. This one was a great improvement on both of its predecessors. 
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zingy
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Re: The Bourne Ultimatum I gotta say, I haven't been this excited to see a movie again in quite a while. Typically, if I see a movie a second time in theaters, it's just because I'd be seeing it with my friends, and then either another group of friends or family, or something. Like I'll go without hesitation, but it would have been okay if I didn't. But this is the first film in a long, long time that I just have to see again in theaters.
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Bradley Witherberry
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Re: The Bourne Ultimatum Positive* Jon wrote: Bradley Witherberry wrote: Still, the ending had a nice zing to it, though I would have preferred the denoument after the credits... You WANT them to put something after the credits? Wouldn't that of been fun!?! Just flash back to that last moment with Bourne still underwater as he comes to and starts swimming away. I love those little easter eggs for those who stay for the credits! What's the big rush to run out of the theatre?
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Re: The Bourne Ultimatum Bradley Witherberry wrote: Positive* Jon wrote: Bradley Witherberry wrote: Still, the ending had a nice zing to it, though I would have preferred the denoument after the credits... You WANT them to put something after the credits? Wouldn't that of been fun!?! Just flash back to that last moment with Bourne still underwater as he comes to and starts swimming away. I love those little easter eggs for those who stay for the credits! What's the big rush to run out of the theatre? Gotta get to the toilets before the slothy, dirty folk.
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Re: The Bourne Ultimatum TheSuaveOne wrote: Gunslinger wrote: 'Guillermo in The Bourne Ultimatum' comedy skit. That was hilarious. Thank you for posting that.  ditto btw, the movie gets an A. 
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roo
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Re: The Bourne Ultimatum The first question to be asked, and the only reason why people read this reviews is to answer the question: Which one of the trilogy was your favorite? Is this one better than the last one? There's a tricky answer to that...
Before I divulge that answer, I would, like I would with the Lord of the Rings series, ask the reader to take into account this series as a whole work. Like that series, this is one of the few trilogies that is almost note for note perfect. Doug Liman and Paul Greengrass, together with Matt Damon and their writers, cinematographers, etc. have created one of cinema's great spy/action stories, which are in many ways better than almost all of the James Bond movies.
The answer to the question above, if one put a gun to my head, is The Bourne Supremacy. And that allows The Bourne Ultimatum plays out like any great third part does. Jason Bourne while still hurting and angry has gone through the emotional turmoil of Supremacy in an effort to discover his true identity. The trick in Ultimatum is that it only matters on a surface level - Jason has already re-written his moral code, he has already moved beyond Jason Bourne by the time he learns the truth. I love The Bourne Supremacy because there are genuine moments of beauty and emotional impact, as Marie's body floats down the stream, as Jason confronts the daughter of his first assassinated diplomat. The heart of the story is there.
The ending of Ultimatum is fairly predictable if you have watched the series up to Supremacy, as it should be. Ultimatum is about tying up loose ends. Which is why it's one of the best "threequels" I've ever seen. What Paul Greengrass has done is drive this already 2 movie deep story to its logical conclusion, using bits and pieces laid down in previous films.
I could not want anything more from him.
It's a great, great film. The worst thing three words I could hear right now would be "The Bourne Legacy". David Webb told the doctor that he was no longer Jason Bourne. Please, Universal, leave it at that.
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Re: The Bourne Ultimatum Seriously. Along with Ratatouille, this is the best movie of the year so far. Relevant, exciting as hell, paced like a motherfucker. The first two were good. This was spectacular. Blows the others out of the water.
Any of the other summer action flicks would kill for even one set piece as exciting as this film's three biggies: the meeting with Paddy, the Tangiers sequence, and the car chase.
Greengrass has proven himself an action/suspense GOD.
Is there any other series that can honestly boast to having only gotten better and better through three installments? I can't think of any. Bond, almost, but I prefer From Russia With Love to Goldfinger.
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Re: The Bourne Ultimatum andaroo wrote: The first question to be asked, and the only reason why people read this reviews is to answer the question: Which one of the trilogy was your favorite? Is this one better than the last one? There’s a tricky answer to that…
Before I divulge that answer, I would, like I would with the Lord of the Rings series, ask the reader to take into account this series as a whole work. Like that series, this is one of the few trilogies that is almost note for note perfect. Doug Liman and Paul Greengrass, together with Matt Damon and their writers, cinematographers, etc. have created one of cinema’s great spy/action stories, which are in many ways better than almost all of the James Bond movies.
The answer to the question above, if one put a gun to my head, is The Bourne Supremacy. And that allows The Bourne Ultimatum plays out like any great third part does. Jason Bourne while still hurting and angry has gone through the emotional turmoil of Supremacy in an effort to discover his true identity. The trick in Ultimatum is that it only matters on a surface level… Jason has already re-written his moral code, he has already moved beyond Jason Bourne by the time he learns the truth. I love The Bourne Supremacy because there are genuine moments of beauty and emotional impact, as Marie’s body floats down the stream, as Jason confronts the daughter of his first assassinated diplomat. The heart of the story is there.
The ending of Ultimatum is fairly predictable if you have watched the series up to Supremacy, as it should be. Ultimatum is about tying up loose ends. Which is why it’s one of the best “threequels†I’ve ever seen. What Paul Greengrass has done is drive this already 2 movie deep story to its logical conclusion, using bits and pieces laid down in previous films.
I could not want anything more from him.
It’s a great, great film. The worst thing three words I could hear right now would be “The Bourne Legacyâ€Â. David Webb told the doctor that he was no longer Jason Bourne. Please, Universal, leave it at that. I couldn't agree more.
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BJ
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Re: The Bourne Ultimatum BJs Grade:
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Outstanding film, my favorite of the series.
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