The Bourne Identity (DVD)

~ He was the perfect weapon until he became the target ~ The Bourne Identity The Bourne collection is one of my favourite types of films and I own a special edition box set with all three films. The first of the trilogy- The Bourne Indentity I thought was brilliant and it was successful. I first watched this film when it first came out on DVD and I rented it from the video shop. The film is always on TV now and ive seen it so many times. I am a ...
...and Saving Private Ryan so the film when advertised really appealed to me. The story is based slightly on the novel by Robert Ludlums. * INFO * Director- Doug Liman Director Doug Liman is a very successful Director and has produced some very interesting films. He has won 2 awards and has had 3 nominations for his films. Some of his other hits include- Jumper, Mr and Mrs Smith and The O.C TV show. Writers- Story- Robert Liman Screen play- Tony Gilroy ...

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...HERO ****************************************************************** In 1980, the world was introduced to a new superspy known only as Jason Bourne in “The Bourne Identity.” This crackling novel by Robert Ludlum about a man with amnesia but is now a target by several assassins became a runaway bestseller, and even spawned two follow-up books. I have read the book several times myself, and I always find it a fascinating read; from the first page, ...
...He was fished out of the Mediterranean Sea, his body is scarred with bulled wounds and a frame of microfilm is found in his hip which has a number and the name of Swiss bank. Over time, he realizes that he can speak a variety of languages and has exceptional fighting skills---whoever trained him, obviously trained him well. When he arrives at the bank, he finds a safe deposit box filled with currency, passports and other articles; after he unexpectedly ...

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...and another film review, over the weekend I had been incredibly bored so instead of doing the usual sit at the computer all day I actually decided to watch a couple of films. Of course yesterdays op was Welcome To Collinwood, today’s is going to be a film that I’ve been a big fan of since it’s release in the cinema. Adapted from a Robert Ludlum novel The Bourne Identity hit our screens in 2002, as an adaptation of this book, which ...
...body (Matt Damon) floating in the Sea just off the coast France, and upon pulling the body aboard find out the man is still alive. Having removed a number of bullets from his body, they help him to recover during the next few weeks at sea, however he has amnesia and the only clue to his identity comes from a small chip implanted in his back with details of a Swiss bank account. Having arrived back on the French mainland, he heads straight for Zurich ...

Andy.mack 07.10.2003 · Read full review
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Ah, the spy. Bane of all European would-be dictators and cat stroking baldies the world over, they slip in and out of rooms (and women) undetected, with nary a scratch on their pristine hides or a ruffle in their slicked-back hair. “I expect you to perish!” scream the enemies whilst women cream their gusset after seeing men being beaten to death. You gotta love spy movies, because they lend ordinary folks the demeanour of super-heroes ...
...sip an ice-cold tuxedo for the latest espionage thriller - The Bourne Identity. ***THE PLOT*** A man’s body floats in the sea. Fishing boat finds man and reels him in. The ship’s doctor finds two bullets in his back and a device in his hip that projects the address of a Swiss bank account number. But the man is not dead as the crew assumed (do doctors not think to check people’s pulses?), in fact he’s angry as hell because ...

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After finishing The Bourne Supremacy last week I decided that it was probably best to go back and start at the beginning of the series. So I bought myself a copy of The Bourne Identity and sat down on Tuesday night and started reading. Almost a week later and I’ve just out the book onto my shelf having finished it. I’m a big fan of the films and that in part was the reason I was drawn to the books. I noticed during Supremacy that the story of the ...
...similar to the film, but still massively different. When a fishing trawler pull a man from the Mediterranean sea to find it riddled with bullets the crew need to drop him off to a doctor ASAP. He spent six months living on the Ile de Port Noir after Dr Washburn had saved his life and together they try to solve his amnesia. The only clue to his identity however is found on a small role of film surgically implanted above his hip. The film had only ...

Andy.mack 20.09.2004 (23.10.2004) · Read full review
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When the crew of a trawler spot a distress beacon floating in the water off the coast of France, they are shocked to find that the beacon is attached to the body of a young man. Unconscious, and injured from extensive bullet wounds, the man’s body yields no clues as to his identity. When he awakes, he is suffering from amnesia, but the crew tend to his wounds, and offer him passage to shore. The only clue to his identity lies in a computer chip, ...
...account. Arriving on the French mainland, the man tracks down the location of the bank and arranges to inspect the contents of his safety deposit box. Beneath a layer of cash and valuables, he finds a gun, a wristwatch and numerous foreign passports, all of which contain his picture, but with different names. Understandably puzzled, he decides to make his way to the US embassy to obtain help. But his movements have not gone unnoticed and he soon ...

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The Bourne Identity is a film from the first of three books written by Robert Ludlum about CIA agent Jason Bourne. Ludlum, who has written nearly two dozen best sellers, was also the Executive Producer for the film. The film is directed by Doug Liman who has Swingers and Go under his belt. He has certainly had long term experience in filming as he started making short films at the tender age of seven and on into junior high school! The general plot ...
...of the plot without ruining the whole movie for you. The simple plot does not make the movie boring though. Quite the contrary. There are lots of things going on in the movie, some of which still intrigue and if I'm honest, puzzle me a bit. Days after watching this film I am still piecing little bits together. Leaving me in no doubt that I would really like to see it again. Although I may have to wait until the video release. So on with the plot... ...

Ankes-un-amun 10.09.2002 (27.11.2005) · Read full review
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...reading a book before seeing the film version, if you see it at all, but this is one case where I made an exception. Come to think of it, I don't think I knew that the Matt Damon film 'The Bourne Identity' was based on a book at all. So I saw the film, thought it was wonderful and sought out the book. I found that although there are some names and ideas shared between the book and the film, they are very different in terms of plot and characterisation ...
...different decade to the book. However, once the spectre of the film is banished as an annoying distraction, this is a riveting book - different, certainly, but very good indeed. I shall try to keep references to the film to a minimum from this point onwards! The central character of the book is a man with no past. He can't remember anything about himself, and yet he can speak multiple languages fluently and he has a number of unusual talents. Skills ...

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The beauty of The Fugitive was that we didn’t know the whole story until the very end of the movie and therefore all the tension builds up until it explodes in the wonderful finale. We know that he’s innocent and we know who did it, but we don’t know why. All the secrets are kept secret until the final showdown because it makes for entertaining cinema. Minority Report is similar (hero on the run, suspected killer, breathtaking final revelations) ...
...audience spellbound until the very end. Out of the whole genre of wrongly accused/heroes on the run, the key is to hold something from the audience and thereby guarantee their interest and participation. Why on earth then, does The Bourne Identity think it can change these rules and survive. For a film with such a thin plot and no sub-plots, it gives the game away astonishingly quickly. Half an hour into the gruelling 118 minutes running time, I ...

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The Bourne Identity is one of those spy, secret agent type, action movies with a young fresh faced Matt Damon in the leading role, delivering a performance that roughly translates as "Hey there Schwarzenegger, Stallone and Willis, mines bigger than yours!" Well, something like that. Anyway, maybe he thought he could top Ben Affleck's The Sum of All Fears. Directed by - Doug Liman Starring - Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Brian ...
...(Damon) is found floating in the sea by a bunch of fisherman. It might have been wise to just leave him there but instead they bring him onboard and discover that the man has two bullet wounds in his back and an odd little laser device that reveals a Swiss bank account number. However the man has no idea what it could all mean because he's suffering from a case of the old amnesia. Believing that the Swiss account number will hold clues to his identity ...

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...and you can't remember who the hell you are, or what your life has been like. Then you find out soon afterwards that a bunch of security blokes are trying to kill you, and you don't have a clue why. I could imagine you'd be a little cheesed off. But this is the problem the man in the Bourne Identity faces. Discovered unconscious by a fishing boat in the Mediterranean Sea, the crew of the boat initially thought the man (played by Matt Damon) was ...
...In time, he disembarks from the boat to try to find out his identity. He manages to find some of his possessions at a bank in Zurich, at which point he finds out that his name is Jason Bourne. However, he also finds passports and other identification that refer to him by different names, as well as bundles of cash. This worries him, especially when combined with the fact that there are quite a few people who want to kill him. He doesn't know who ...

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The Bourne Identity is based upon a Robert Ludlum book but thankfully steers well clear of trying to follow it TOO closely, which is a mistake often made by book-film adaptations. Some may remember a 1980's mini series which unsuccessfully tried to bring the same book to the screen in around 4 hours and failed miserably by sticking too close to the text for example - this movie takes the general idea and gets on with the action instead which works ...
...of the book would be forgiven for being disappointed by this, but I feel most others will be pretty satisfied by what is on display here as long as they aren't expecting anything other than a retro-espionage thriller. Personally, I enjoyed it. The movie opens with the body of a young man(Matt Damon) being hauled about a Russian ship. The poor sod has been shot twice and dumped into the ocean deep out at sea but somehow he is still alive. A little ...

wampyrii 29.11.2002 (03.12.2002) · Read full review
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...two week period... what is the world coming to?! Having recently upped sticks and departed the sunny North Wales shore to be with my other half in the cold North East, I've found myself watching many, many more films. This is because he has a rather impressive collection of videos and DVDs. (Given I've only owned one DVD in my entire life, I suppose anything more than 5 DVDs would be an impressive collection to me, but when I say its impressive, ...
...many DVDs there are on the shelves but suffice to say, I've watched loads and still have loads to go at. Which is superb as I would usually just wait until a film was shown on the TV and watch it then instead! So, as of last night, we sat down to watch The Bourne Identity. Released in 2002, I could remember seeing all the trailers for the film but must admit, I didn't really know what it was about. It was one of those that I wasn't overly bothered ...

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...After being pulled out of the sea by a French trawler crew, he can neither remember how he got there, or even who he is. After removing the bullets from his back the trawlers doctor? also finds an electronic chip embedded under Bourne's skin, and the search begins. For this chip contains the location and number of a Swiss bank account. Fast forward to the bank in Zurich where Bourne discovers that the account is actually for a safety deposit box, ...
...gun. After quickly stuffing the passports and cash into a day sack, Bourne leaves the bank to re-examine his find. Significantly Bourne is drawn towards the passport bearing the name Jason Bourne, an American citizen residing in Paris. One quick phone call later to the Paris address listed in the passport for Jason Bourne and Bourne hears his own voice on the answer phone, progress at last. His next port of call is the American embassy in Zurich, ...

scampi1 05.09.2004 · Read full review
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...ways this is one of the hardest movie reviews I’ve ever written and will probably ever write, largely because, depending on what stance I take my opinion is literally poles apart. On the one hand it is an intelligent, original and highly impressive action film with two strong lead performances, a coherent and suspense-ridden plot and exceptional action sequences. On the other it is an adaptation of a book, not just any book mind, but one of ...
...some thirteen years ago. The Bourne Identity was written by the late Robert Ludlum back in 1980 and was the first of a trilogy that proved to be his creative and story-telling zenith. His novels of recent years are shallow, characterless nonsense in comparison. Unfortunately whilst the central premise is used in the film, many of the wonderful intricacies of the plot and one of the main protagonists have been conveniently shelved to its detriment. ...

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