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 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