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Advantages: thriller with intelligence
Disadvantages: the "special edition" could be more special

...Damon is Jason Bourne in the first of (currently) two films that follow the lead character's journey of self discovery after falling victim to amnesia and waking up with a bullet ridden body, an alarming propensity to easy violence and the access code to a Swiss safety deposit box. Without giving too much of the plot away, there are fights and chases (including a great car chase through Paris) and a bit of romance as Bourne tries to find out who ...
...kill him. The Bourne Identity is based on the first of 4 novels written by Robert Ludlum and featuring the exploits of Jason Bourne although it differs in many respects from the version on the printed page. However it was clearly a labour of love for director Doug Liman (who had previously directed Swingers and Go and has recently gone on to have a big hit with Mr and Mrs Smith) who formed a close relationship with the author during the making of ... Read review

Advantages: Good car chase scenes, decent acting, pretty good storyline
Disadvantages: None

I got the Bourne Identity and the Bourne Supremacy DVD boxset the other day and I haven't watched the Bourne Supremacy yet but I did watch the Bourne Identity yesterday afternoon so I thought I'd post a hopefully fairly quick review on that, for anyone thinking about buying it as a catchup on the Bourne movies before going to see the new Bourne movie, the Bourne Ultimatum, in the cinema this month. **Story** *Slight warning - some of the details ...
...everything; especially what happens at the end). If you don't want to know anything about the story, scroll to the bottom and read 'conclusion' instead* This is the first movie in the trilogy, based on the novel by Robert Ludlum and is all about Jason Bourne (played by Matt Damon), a government spy/assassin, who is found at the start of the movie floating in the sea with two bullets in his back and is picked up by some Italians in a nearby boat ... Read review

Advantages: The best movie of 2008...... So far
Disadvantages: It needed to be longer, if thats a flaw

...now find myself having watched Hancock awarding the movie the highest accolade I can by stating that of the movies so far, Hancock is the best movie of 2008. I avoided everything I possibly could to do with Hancock because to be honest the trailer failed to impress me. To my surprise I laughed, enjoyed the action, and was almost caused to shed a tear watching this very different superhero movie. In the past superhero movies characters are for the ...
..."Super Heroes". Hancock's superhero John Hancock (Will Smith) is not the traditional form of hero, he is an alcoholic, is verbally abusive, and has an appetite for destruction. While he wants to do good, nothing is ever quite thought through enough, while he might stop a group of armed thieves he may very well destroy half the city doing so. And this creates Hancock with a problem, he is not a superhero in the eyes of the public, he is a menace. ... Read review

Advantages: Better acting than Batman Forever and Batman and Robin, better costuming
Disadvantages: none that I can see

...the terrible mistakes which were Batman and Robin and Batman Forever. This time the costumes were good, the acting was good, and I actually enjoyed Katie Holmes in it even though for some reason I have been a bit prejudiced to her since Dawson's Creek and several other teenage movies she starred in in that era. As for the plot of the show, it's exactly like what the name suggests. It's about how Batman was made. I say buy it ;) ... Read review

Advantages: Will smith, good film all together
Disadvantages: Not brilliant.

...So when I heard about Hancock and the brief plot, I was intrigued to say the least. Here is what Hancock is about. Plot John Hancock is a miserable, alcoholic superhero who attempts to save lives at his own choice but due to the fact he's flying whilst drunk, he's caused the city millions and millions of dollars in damage. One day Hancock saves a guy called Ray, who has a dream to save the world, and sees something in Hancock that no one else sees. ...
...for the better. Is it any good? I went in expecting not a lot, and about ten minutes in I turned to my mum and pretty much told her exactly what the twist was and how it was going to end. About half way through I got slapped, due to the fact I had managed to pretty much describe the whole thing. In my eyes' it's very predictable, however I really enjoyed it. Yes it's another of Will Smith's 'save the world' films, but he does them so well, however ... Read review