OK, I'd never seen The Bourne Identity before and I got Supremacy as a gift from a friend. So this week I decided I'd finally cough up the dough and watch all three films back to back.
Bloody hell, that was the arguably
the most thrilling ride I've had watching a film,
ever. I thought Identity was pretty good, but Supremacy really knocked me out and Ultimatum just kept pounding me even more without letting up. Paul Greengrass is now easily one of my favorite directors now. His disticnt touch on the Bourne films is what make them stand out - down to earth, gritty, kinetic...I just don't get why so many people have a problem with the way the fight scenes are filmed. I could understand them just fine from what I remember. Sure Identity's action was clearer, but in my opinion it just didn't feel as visceral as Supremacy or Ultimatum's. I swear I could feel my heart pounding in my throat during the one on one fights and car chases.
And looking back a page or two in the thread, those who are complaining of the piss-poor "twist" in the end are probably looking at the whole thing the wrong way.
I think it was quite obvious to the audience from almost the very start that Bourne had volunteered for the program. The shock is really meant for Bourne in that all the flashbacks of his painful memories made it seem to him as if he was some kind of a victim, especially in light of the fact that he really thought of himself as someone moral and righteous particularly after Marie's death and his "confession" in the end of Supremacy.
Anyways, the stunt Bourne pulls in Supremacy in the climax of the car chase scene that takes out Karl Urban's character, and the "he drove off the roof moment" in Ultimatum...
F**k.
