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The Bourne Supremacy

One interesting thing about this movie is that there isn’t really catch-phrase, a fancy theme song, a super-duper-action-star type lead character, mind bending special effects, etc. Basically there is no gimmick. It’s not like Mission Impossible which depends on its huge star and well-known franchise name to do well. It’s not like the Matrix which relies on multi-million dollar special effects to get people to come in the theater. It’s not like I, Robot which relies on an established science fiction franchise to draw interest. It’s just a plain old, damn good spy/assassin movie.

The pace is fast and constant, really never letting you catch your breath as you watch Mr. Bourne outrun the bad dudes. I haven’t really felt such an intense movie in a while. Most action movies have a few tense scenes, but in The Bourne Supremacy I felt pretty tense the entire time. There are a few laughs, a few gasps, but mostly it’s just car chases, boat chases, foot chases, and Jason Bourne outwitting all the silly CIA operatives.

The one thing that was kind of iffy about the movie is the cinemaphotography… During the fight scenes and car chase scenes, the camera is always focused very closely on the subject, rather than giving you more of an overview. The camera is also very shaky and blurry, so it can be difficult to tell what is really going on. However this also may be one thing that contributes to the edge-of-your seat feel of the movie since you really don’t know what is going on sometimes. Or maybe they were trying to make you feel more like what Bourne was actually seeing and doing. It’s just something I noticed, which could be counted as a knock against the movie since I really shouldn’t be thinking about the cinemaphotography.

But overall I thought it was a really fun movie and I liked it a lot.

Rating: 5/5

Nice! Gotta go see it now (big fan of the first movie). Funny thing bout the cinematography, its called a “steady cam” (i believe) yet it gives that shaky feeling to a movie lol.

My friend said the same thing about the cameras being really shaky. Oh well, guess it’s time for me to go see it. :D You should start up a movie review site Derek, I love all your explanations, they tell me exactly whether it will be a good movie or not. :D

I saw it on Friday and thought the same thing!

Overall, the movie was great, but the camerawork was a little too distracting. Without giving away too much, the majority the fight scenes would have been much cooler if we could have seen what was going on. Instead, they were so shaky and blurred, I had a hard time following who was who.