Week #6 in summary...! This week has been filled with Jason Bourne...

This week (well now it happens to be last week, sorry for my little break away from blog-land) I got another trilogy done and dusted, the Jason Bourne trilogy! And I actually enjoyed them more than I thought I would.

• The Bourne Identity (2002). I now like Matt Damon. I think this movie had enough guns and bombs to give me a headache...a good headache (do they even exist?) 8/10


• The Bourne Supremacy (2004). I still like Matt Damon a lot more. This movie, however, was definitely the weakest of the lot, which was a bit of a shame. 7/10


• Kick-Ass (2010). Wait, that's not a Bourne movie. Never fear, I did watch the last one, but I had to squeeze this cracker in. I loved this movie so much that I gave it...10/10


• The Bourne Ultimatum (2007). The final movie was probably the best, and this just proves that Matt Damon may just be the best action star ever. 8/10


• I, Robot (2004). A movie that I probably wouldn't have watched but I had to because we were watching it in Social Studies. I don't actually know what we were supposed to learn from it, but I liked it. 6/10


• The Matrix (1999). Like, this movie is awesome. Those visual effects were amazing. Just a shame that Keanu Reeves can't act. 9/10


• Date Night (2010). The funniest movie I have seen all year after The Last Song. 8/10

This week has been pretty good, considering that 100% of the movies are actions.

Highlight of the week: Birthday gathering, watching Date Night. Haha, funny times.

Lowlight of the week: Being sick just before my birthday and having to stay home=(

The Bourne Ultimatum

Another trilogy done and dusted. While some of the third installments have proved to be the worst of the lot, this surely isn't the case with The Bourne Ultimatum. This is pretty much the best of the lot, and as promised, it goes out with a bang. A bang bigger than the 'Big Bang' itself.
After being recovered from the sea, and after losing the one he loves, Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) is one more step closer to finding out how David Webb became Jason Bourne. Whilst Pamela Landy (Joan Allen) has decided to leave Bourne alone, CIA Deputy Director Noah Vosen (David Strathairn) has other plans. He believes that Bourne is still dangerous and must be eliminated, before he finds out his true identity and takes the CIA down with him.

The Bourne Ultimatum does follow the same tradition as the first two: a full on action with lots of chases and guns, but still manages to be intelligent. However, this movie is by far the most satisfying as now most of our questions have been answered about Bourne and his identity. In the most wonderful kind of way. The movie folds together, but the end sees it unfold again, leaving the audience to ponder the future of Jason Bourne.

Matt Damon has taken the role of Bourne and created him into something that even James Bond would be jealous of. Unlike most action thrillers, this has a strong emotional connection and a surprising way of executing a very intelligent storyline. Paul Greengrass's direction does get to be a pain though, as the hand held camera work is just a little too low-budget feel for what is supposed to be one of the better blockbusters.

Verdict on the trilogy? A fantastic set of action films that will get adrenaline junkies and the like pretty excited. Matt Damon makes these films worth the watch with his on-screen appearance and amazing performances. Total must see for the action fans.

The Bourne Ultimatum is the strongest out of the trilogy, I just can't give it the full quota of stars because it isn't typically my thing.

8/10

The Bourne Supremacy

If anything, 2010 is my year to watch all the big trilogies (let's see...LOTR, Back to the Future, Bourne...oh and I plan to watch the Ocean's movies too). Sometimes I find the second film to be the weakest of the lot. That theory is clearly evident in The Bourne Supremacy, as it is pretty much the same as the first one, which is kinda boring. However, it's not all that bad.
After escaping from the emotional and physical pain he previously encountered, Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) and his girlfriend Marie (Franka Pontente) begin a new life as far away as possible. But when an assassination attempt on Bourne goes horribly wrong, Bourne must re-enter the life he wanted to leave behind, in order to find out the truth why they are still after him.

While this movie, for me, wasn't as good as the first one, it still has many merits which are very similar to the first. It is as explosive and full on action as the first. However, on it's own, it portrays a much darker and more intelligent view of Jason Bourne and the mess he has found himself in. Now we know a bit about Bourne, this has allowed the story to let Bourne delve into some strange situations and try to dig himself out without seeming too over the top.

Again, this movie is clever and inventive, putting a new spin on the 'spy' character. It's easy to enjoy this movie, but I imagine that guys would probably revel in it because this is definitely more a movie for guys, rather than the teenage girl that I am. Matt Damon, once again, achieves a high action hero status with this, and passes as one of the better action heroes that doesn't succumb to cheesiness or become unbelievable. That, to me, is the films best asset.

A great sequel, I'm definitely amped to watch The Bourne Ultimatum.

7/10

The Bourne Identity

By chance I managed to get my hands on the entire Bourne trilogy. So, of course, I started with The Bourne Identity. I never really had the greatest interest to watch this movie, as I have never really been a huge fan of Matt Damon. But I was pleasantly surprised by the outcome of this movie.
When a body is recovered at sea still alive, the mystery man (Matt Damon) seems to have forgotten everything in life, including who he was. Eventually he begins to remember smaller details in life and soon finds out that his name was Jason Bourne. What he doesn't like is that a gun and fake passports also belong to him. Now Bourne, and his new friend, Marie Helena Kreutz (Franka Potente) travel from country to country in search of his new identity. But, someone else is not happy to see him alive, and is frantically trying to track him down.

This film never really lets up on being a full-on explosive action film. From the word go, it is an adrenaline filled thrill ride, but never seems to lose it's way or become lost in all the gun fights and car chases. That's a good thing, and some of the action sequences are thrillingly memorable as they aren't all the same as the blockbuster action sequences we are used to.

Matt Damon does amazingly well as the believable action hero. I mean, sure, this guy does turn up out of no-where and can bash the brains out of several people at once, but the audience can still believe in him and connect with him on a different level. This film serves as a thrilling start to an awesome trilogy. As some may say, the trilogy really does start with a 'bang'.

A great start to the trilogy, with a great performance from Damon as Bourne. Clever and inventive, this is the modernized and smarter version of Bond we have been waiting to see.

8/10