We're just contemplating rewatching it.
So, the last two nights we finished off the Bourne films. The Bourne Legacy is a side shoot, triggering from the events of Supremacy and Ultimatum, as the CIA burns down all the operations with a link to Treadstone and Blackbriar, trying to manage the revelations released by Pam Landy. It deals with an agent from Project Outcome who ends up running after the Agency attempts to kill him off; searching for the medications that he is on as part of the programme, he ends up linking up with a researcher from the company that provided the medical support. The film works fine, but it feels a bit like a remake of The Bourne Identity. The film has noticeably different end credits which annoyed me as it felt more like it should be a Bond film. I suspect that it was substantially cheaper than the usual animation.
Last night we watched Jason Bourne, the final film in the series to date. This one zings along compared to Legacy, which wasn't pedestrian! It's noticeable how little Jason Bourne actually says in the film. It's like his demons and conflicts are internalised, and he's lost in them until - once again - he gets drawn into conflict with the CIA when Nicky Parsons (from the earlier films) reaches out to him. As usual, the CIA assume the worst and it gets increasingly messy. There's a thread running underneath examining the impact of the Snowden revelations and the implications on privacy and freedom. The ending is very well done. If this is the way that the series bows out, then it was a good way to go.
So, the last two nights we finished off the Bourne films. The Bourne Legacy is a side shoot, triggering from the events of Supremacy and Ultimatum, as the CIA burns down all the operations with a link to Treadstone and Blackbriar, trying to manage the revelations released by Pam Landy. It deals with an agent from Project Outcome who ends up running after the Agency attempts to kill him off; searching for the medications that he is on as part of the programme, he ends up linking up with a researcher from the company that provided the medical support. The film works fine, but it feels a bit like a remake of The Bourne Identity. The film has noticeably different end credits which annoyed me as it felt more like it should be a Bond film. I suspect that it was substantially cheaper than the usual animation.
Last night we watched Jason Bourne, the final film in the series to date. This one zings along compared to Legacy, which wasn't pedestrian! It's noticeable how little Jason Bourne actually says in the film. It's like his demons and conflicts are internalised, and he's lost in them until - once again - he gets drawn into conflict with the CIA when Nicky Parsons (from the earlier films) reaches out to him. As usual, the CIA assume the worst and it gets increasingly messy. There's a thread running underneath examining the impact of the Snowden revelations and the implications on privacy and freedom. The ending is very well done. If this is the way that the series bows out, then it was a good way to go.