November 30, 2008
Movie Trailer: Apocalypto
By watching this you may think this was a great work investigating the fall of the Mayan Civilization. with a look at the stark connections between the all consuming empires of old and that of the West today. What you really get is a common chase movie dressed up with Jungle Book backdrops.
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Screenwriter: Mel Gibson (Passion of the Christ) and Farhad Safinia
Director: Mel Gibson (Braveheart)
Actors: Rudy Youngblood and Dalia Hernández
Labels: chase film, film, Mel Gibson, movie trailer, Rudy Youngblood
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April 26, 2008
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Should I see it?
Nope.
Nope.
Even if you enjoyed the previous two Bourne films (The Bourne Identity and The Bourne Supremacy), which I did not (the entire series is all flash and no substance), this outing is a still an unsatisfying and lifeless disappointment.
Matt Damon (The Good Shepherd) returns as Jason Bourne, an assassin, estranged from the government agency that created him. Once again, the government is trying to kill Bourne, and once again he does battle with a number of faceless assassins, all the time helping a kinda pretty damsel in distress who has been sucked into his little drama. The whole series is tedious stuff and Damon is simply a lame lead for an action film. Its casting like this that makes it possible for guys in their fifties and sixties (Harrison Ford, Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis) to continue to make action movies. Instead of priming a new generation of masculine actors, Hollywood seems content with pushing softies like Damon. We have to look the elderly actors to remind us of how men used to act before this generation of testes-free heroes took the stage. C'mon, Damon looks like he should be playing touch football with his old college pals down at the park rather than kicking the crap out of a bad guy and standing up for what's right.
Back to the film. If you've seen the previous movies, you've basically seen this one already. If you haven't seen the previous movies, there's still nothing new to warrant your attention. You've seen all of this before in one shape or another in other films. Even if you come to this movie wanting nothing more than to see some thrilling chases or gunfights you'll leave disappointed. Director Paul Greengrass (United 93) has delivered a wholly uninspired and ultimately needless addition to this franchise.
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Jeff Burton's guest review of this film
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The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
The Brothers Grimm (2005)
Other Critic's Review:
Reel.com
Celluloid Heroes
Labels: chase film, David Strathairn, film, Joan Allen, Julia Stiles, Matt Damon, movie review, spy
posted by Michelle Obama's Left Nut at 1:23 PM
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Guest Reviewer: The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
***Thanks to Jeff Burton for this review. For more of his posts, head over to BURTONIA BLOGS***
You might want to make sure your seated while reading this, but there are still rogue elements at the CIA who want Jason Bourne dead. Yes, he's on the run again, and if the dog days of August leave you wishing for more frantic chases in exotic locales interspersed with frantic nail-bitting at the CIA operations center, then let me recommend "Ultimatum". The movie's makers can be forgiven for borrowing heavily from the last plot, if only on the strength of the central figure, Bourne. He's so fun to watch, it doesn't matter if he's caught on some Sisyphean black ops treadmill. The real key to the franchise's success are the clever tricks Bourne uses to foil the bad guys, and this movie has the requisite number.
For the first time, the Bourne series becomes ever so slightly political. I think my Hollywood political B.S. antenna might be more sensitive than most, but I think I counted half a dozen uses of the word "rendition", and they weren't discussing cover bands. But all that is going to sail over 90% of the theater-going-public's heads.
While the movie works well as a summer escapade, it could have been a deeper experience. The frenetic pace and the meth-addled camera work dilute the impact of the important moral message. Up until now, Bourne has blamed others for his predicament. In this movie, he discovers the real source of his troubles, and the ending could have used more time for him and us to process this.
This is a warmed over rehash, and I liked it. That said, I'm sure the "Ultimatum" is the not the ultimate Bourne picture. The franchise is going to have to start exploring new terrain, lest we all roll our eyes and mutter, "Bourne, again."
Related Review:
Matt Damon movies
Syriana (2005)
The Good Shepherd (2006)
Other Critic's Review:
ReelViews
Dark Matters
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Scott Nehring's take on the film
Scott Nehring's take on the film
Related Review:
Matt Damon movies
Syriana (2005)
The Good Shepherd (2006)
Other Critic's Review:
ReelViews
Dark Matters
Labels: chase film, David Strathairn, film, Joan Allen, Julia Stiles, Matt Damon, movie review, spy
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