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Wow, JASON BOURNE kicks SPECTRE's ass and then some.

posted 8 years ago by HugeDaiCottermee
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Verily I say unto thee..I am certainly no great fan of the previous Bourne films and hold them partly responsible for the deterioration of the Bond franchise over the past decade by slavishly copying them. However JASON BOURNE is a different kettle of fish altogether; incredibly fast paced with fights and car chases that completely eclipse those in any of Craig's Bond films the story too is much easier to follow than in the earlier Bourne films yet is firmly rooted in the present day and although the hero has more than his fair share of angst at least we are not beaten over the head with it all the time.

Kudos too to director Paul Greengrass for eschewing the horrible frenetic editing that so marred his earlier work and allowing us to see every punch land and to follow the vehicular destruction with ease. The ending suggests there will be another Bourne adventure and if there is all I can say is....I would stand in line for this.

[–] something_toomany 8 years ago

I always enjoy a parody post.

"You'll have to speak up I'm wearing a towel"

[–] HugeDaiCottermee 8 years ago

Verily I say unto thee...no parody post here, JASON BOURNE is far better than SPECTRE and benefits from being at least 30 minutes shorter in running time.

[–] something_toomany 8 years ago

Remember the law of diminishing returns means more in comedy.

"You'll have to speak up I'm wearing a towel"

[–] matt_garth 8 years ago

30 minutes shorter, Flappy? Just like QofS -- less is better.

Take 'em to Missouri

[–] ringfire211 8 years ago

I would stand in line for this.
I see what you did there.

But from what I've heard the editing is even worse than in the previous films so I have no idea how you were able to see every move and countermove on the screen. ULTIMATUM was the worst editing I've ever seen in any film. And this is supposed to be even worse than that. Again, from what I've read and heard. That's why I completely gave the film a pass.

Connery, Moore, and Brosnan! Accept NO substitutes!

[–] HugeDaiCottermee 8 years ago

Verily I say unto thee...then you heard wrong, I hated the editing of the previous Bourne films but it seems that Paul Greengrass has learned a lesson from watching QoS and saw for himself what one of his acolytes did when copying his style and made it a thousand times more incompetent than he could have dreamed of. I had no problems following the plentiful action in JASON BOURNE, no problems at all. BTW, don't try and tell me that the editing in ULTIMATUM is the worst you have seen in any film because you have also seen QoS which beyond all doubt stands as a testament for all time of the most abysmal and incomprehensible editing that could ever be imagined. Forster made an action film with no action and Greengrass can no longer be accused of that.

[–] ringfire211 8 years ago

BTW, don't try and tell me that the editing in ULTIMATUM is the worst you have seen in any film because you have also seen QoS
I'm not trying. I did, and I'm telling it to you again. ULTIMATUM editing is the worst.

I'll be checking out BOURNE LEGACY soon which is bound to be an improvement over ULTIMATUM. But not better than QOS I'm sure, editing aside.

Connery, Moore, and Brosnan! Accept NO substitutes!

[–] HugeDaiCottermee 8 years ago

Verily I say unto thee...I don't recall the editing to be too bad in LEGACY but it certainly isn't much of a movie and as slow as hell but like all other movies ever made SUBSTANTIALLY better than the insipid and grotesquely edited QOS nonsense.