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  • The Bourne Ultimatum

    Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) continues his international quest to uncover his true identity while staying one step ahead of those who want to kill him.

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    "A fitting conclusion to the Bourne series...."  [more]
    — Jeff Otto

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    • ghostrider1970

      04/13/08 10:12 AM
      I MUST ADMIT THAT IM 37 YRS OLD AND A MALE,AND THE BOURNE SERIES,AND ESPECIALLY,BOURNE ULTIMATUM WERE AWSOME MOVIES AND I GIVE THEM ALL HIGH REGARDS.THESE ARE MOVIES THAT ANY MALE SHOULD ADD TO HIS DVD COLLECTION.AND THE SOUNDTRACK WITH MOBY JUST GIVES IT MORE FLARE!
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    • Jeff Otto

      ReelzChannel.com, August 03, 2007


      A fitting conclusion to the Bourne series.


      The Bourne series began in 2002 with director Doug Liman's The Bourne Identity starring Matt Damon as Jason Bourne. Critical and commercial success demanded a continuation of the Bourne saga and director Paul Greengrass took over the series for 2004's The Bourne Supremacy. Again, success allowed a third entry into the series for 2007, The Bourne Ultimatum, which fittingly and lovingly concludes novelist Robert Ludlum's popular Bourne series on celluloid. Paul Greengrass returns to director the final chapter.


      Since most reading this have already seen the prior Bourne films, I'll spare you the plot summary. For those who haven't, you'll probably want to rent Identity and Supremacy before viewing Ultimatum anyway as you'll probably find yourself a little lost otherwise. Bourne is back, still searching for his identity and still being pursued.


      Damon returns as Bourne. Also returning are Julia Stiles as Nicky Parsons and Joan Allen as Pamela Landy. Joining the series for the first time are David Strathairn as Noah Vosen, Albert Finney as Dr. Albert Hirsch and Paddy Considine as Simon Ross.


      To be perfectly honest, I've enjoyed all three Bourne movies. I can't necessarily pick a favorite as they are all well made, well-acted and well, in general, very good action films. Bourne Ultimatum delivers on all promises, with thrilling action, political intrigue and just the right dose of surprise and comic relief.


      The action is again excellent, possibly even topping the other two films in some respects. While the first film still probably contains the best car chase, Ultimatum probably has the chase with the most wrecks. It also probably has the most inventive action, including such bits as a motorcycle jumping a wall, a car going backwards off a parking garage roof and a book being used with deadly force.


      Ultimatum won't change your life or go down in history as one of the greatest action movies, but it's a solid entry into the genre that should please fans of the series and books as well as movie fans in general.


      Damon is great, just as he was in the first two. If anything, a maturity from the first to the third is evident and he may now be a little more believable kicking the crap out of anyone who stands in his way.


      Allen and Stiles have beefed up roles from the previous movies and both deliver excellent performances. Strathairn, who is finally getting his shot at more mainstream cinema after his lauded performance in Good Night and Good Luck, is very good as Vosen, a jaded villain whose morals are constantly called into question. Finney's role is brief but important to the plot, a great casting decision to sell the magnitude of his sequence.


      The Bourne Ultimatum is great summer escapist fare. It's a popcorn thriller that keeps audiences riveted from start to finish. The action starts almost from the opening frame, with a rare breath of air in its lean 111 minutes for audiences to hit the restrooms without missing a good part. Bourne is also smart, keeping audiences on their toes with constant twists and turns as opposed to the usual mindless blood and guts summer audiences have gotten so used to. Ultimatum delivers the goods in fine fashion, an easy recommend and worth checking out at your local megaplex.


      ReelzChannel Rating:  8

    • dancingsingingelf09

      03/21/08 08:41 PM
      This is a great movie. Even better than Identity. I wish the Oscars had an award for stuntmen because the fight scenes were wonderfullly choreographed. Very good ending.
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    • 12554ib

      03/24/08 09:55 AM
      It was an awesome movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I gave it a 10.
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    • ghostrider1970

      04/13/08 10:12 AM
      I MUST ADMIT THAT IM 37 YRS OLD AND A MALE,AND THE BOURNE SERIES,AND ESPECIALLY,BOURNE ULTIMATUM WERE AWSOME MOVIES AND I GIVE THEM ALL HIGH REGARDS.THESE ARE MOVIES THAT ANY MALE SHOULD ADD TO HIS DVD COLLECTION.AND THE SOUNDTRACK WITH MOBY JUST GIVES IT MORE FLARE!
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    • Dinamite2001

      05/11/08 04:03 PM
      Another great Borne movie. It leaves you ready for another episode. Matt Damon is excellent. I have never seen such a great series. I am on the edge of my seat waiting for the next one.
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  • Crew

    Director Paul Greengrass
    Producer Frank Marshall
    Producer Patrick Crowley
    Producer Paul L. Sandberg
    Producer Paul Sandberg
    Executive Producer Jeffrey M. Weiner
    Executive Producer Henry Morrison
    Executive Producer Doug Liman
    Writer Tony Gilroy
    Writer Scott Z. Burns
    Writer Scott Burns
    Writer Tom Stoppard
    Writer George Nolfi

MOVIE NEWS

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Monday, October 22

  • Bourne Non-News Gets "Dugg" by Forgetful Fans

    Perusing the top-rated headlines on Digg.com this morning, I came across a story that was receiving a lot of hits, or Diggs or Karma or whatever they are calling it - something about news of Matt Damon returning for a fourth Bourne movie.

    The story came from website slashfilm.com, whose source was reported to be Agence France Presse in Tokyo. Yahoo! News also reported on this non-story.

    Reading through the story provided further proof of the notoriously short attention span of American movie fans.

    The quote from Damon reads: "If Paul Greengrass, maybe years down the road, was interested in doing another one, then I would do it, too," Damon said.

    Reading this, the quote seemed quite familiar, so I returned to the transcript from Damon's Four Seasons Press Conference in July, attended by ReelzChannel.com, where Damon said "I love the character, and if Paul Greengrass calls me in ten years and says, "Now we can do it, because it's been ten years and I have a way to bring him back. Then there's a world in which I can go, 'Yeah, absolutely.' We could get the band back together if there was a great idea behind it..."

    Were Bourne fans not paying attention to Damon's interviews promoting the third movie this summer or does the fact that he repeated the same spiel three months later make it "news worthy?"

    By the way, Christopher Lloyd says Back to the Future 4 "could happen," Harold Ramis believes Ghostbusters 3 is a possibility and I hear that Brazillian Job movie might just come together.


    Posted 10/22/2007 by Jeff

    Matt Damon | The Bourne Ultimatum

Sunday, August 5

Monday, July 23

  • What's next for Matt Damon?

    On the heels of Bourne Ultimatum's August 3rd release, the question is what's next for Matt Damon. With a strike looming over Hollywood once again, the actor may have difficultly fitting everything he wants to do into his schedule before the strike date.

    ReelzChannel.com spoke to Damon at a press conference for Bourne Ultimatum this weekend. The actor openly discussed his pre-strike hopes:

    "I'm hoping to do the Green Zone movie (Paul Greengrass' Imperial Life in the Emerald City)... I'm doing The Informant with Steven Soderbergh, which we've been trying to do for years, starting April 15th. We have a strike coming, and Steven knows I want to do Paul's movie, so he moved it all the way up so he'd basically go April 15th to June 30th, and the strike starts the next day. If Paul can get me in before April 15th...then I can do it."

    Damon has also been linked to Darren Aronofsky's boxing picture, tentatively titled The Fighter along with Departed co-star Mark Wahlberg. "The full script isn't in yet," Damon says. "It's another thing that's out there."


    Posted 07/23/2007 by Jeff

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