The Bourne Supremacy DVD

Advantages: Car chases and stuntwork which pack a wallop, Damon and supporting cast
Disadvantages: The shaky camera techique might make some viewers queasy; A downer overall

...LIMAN OR LUDLUM ****************************************************************** The second chapter of the “Bourne” series takes a more brutal, mean approach than its predecessor, and it’s clear that several changes have been made since the surprise hit of 2002. Author Robert Ludlum had passed away a year prior to BOURNE IDENTITY’s release, and director Doug Liman, who did exceptionally well, was fired. The reasons for this drastic decision are ...
...was in constant battle with the studio on his vision vs. their vision, which would explain why re-shoots were done for nearly a year. Needless to say, this is a common problem in the business; Richard Donner was fired before finishing SUPERMAN II and was replaced by a director who knew nothing about superheroes and wasn’t a Superman fan at all. Liman does continue on as an executive proucer, and thankfully his replacement manages to continue the ... Read review

Advantages: Damon, Pace, Action, Fight scenes
Disadvantages: nothing really

The Bourne Supremacy re-enters the mysterious world of expert assassin Jason Bourne (Matt Damon), who continues to find himself overshadowed by the splintered nightmares from his former life. The stakes are now even higher for the agent as he coolly maneuvers through the many CIA plots and turncoat agents. All the while Bourne is hoping to find the truth behind his haunted memories and answers to his own fragmented past... Special Features: Audio ...
...The Move With Jason Bourne' featurette 'Bourne To Be Wild: Fight Training' featurette 'Matching Identities: The Casting Of The Film' featurette 'Keeping It Real' featurette 'Blowing Things Up' featurette 'Anatomy Of A Scene: Bridge Chase Scene' featurette 'Scoring With Composer John Powell' featurette 'The Go-mobile Revs Up The Action' featurette 'Crash Cam: Racing Through The Streets Of Moscow' featurette Great film. Another explosive action-packed ... Read review

Advantages: Very good, inticing, action.
Disadvantages: The plot can confuse you.

...The Bourne Identity and Supremacy are great films. I have watched them both and have them on DVD. The action and cleverness of the plot is great and keeps you interrested but it can get very confusing, and sometimes you have to read between the lines or put things together yourself which is sometimes hard. The characters are great and well acted, and the storyline is very inventive. Well worth watching, over and over. The Bourne Identity and Supremacy are great films. I have watched them both and have them on DVD. The action and cleverness of the plot is great and keeps you interrested but it can get very confusing, and sometimes you have to read between the lines or put things together yourself which is sometimes hard. The characters are great and well acted, and the storyline is very inventive. Well worth watching, over and over.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average not helpful

Advantages: Loss of memory action spy adventure story with loads of twists
Disadvantages: Concentration required to keep up with the plot.

...ludlum fashion and this is not a movie to watch when half asleep. It commands your full attention and concentration and you then gey back the full power of the plot and the excellent filming and screenplay. Matt Damon is a very good lead actor for this role - he has a non expressive face best suited to this part. He looks and acts stoically. The filming has been done in such a way that you feel very much that you are experiencing everything first hand - as though you are Jason Bourne. The crowd/bystander scenes are the best I have ever seen in that they look completely natural as though the events that happen in the open really are a shock to the people there. When I read the Bourne Identity I was certain that a sequel would follow because the ending was incomplete - the film does mirror this feeling. The sequel, the Bourne Supremacy... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Great acting, excellent story line, great stunts & car chase, Matt Damon
Disadvantages: Not for the faint-hearted

...Very rarely do I find that a sequel or any later film in a series to be as good as the first. Why? simply because the first one in a series is so original so new, so exciting. Unfortunately, I have to say the same is the case with The Bourne Supremacy. I loved the film and I would watch it again, but it's just not quite as good as the Bourne Identity. Is it exciting? well..yes, in fact it is a very exciting and enjoyable film. Matt Damon, as expected, plays the character of Jason Bourne every bit as well as he did in the first film. He portrays more depth in his character and the action scenes are probably more tense than in The Bourne Identity. The car chase is harsh and realistic, Bourne's enemy is hard and brutal. There's no bumping into cars and they somehow explode, it's gritty and real and frankly, it's brilliant. The film... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful