The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

Not all there

I was disappointed to find at least one
scene missing from the DVD. The scene
after Bourne kills the other Treadstone
agent. I keep thinking that there are
other scenes missing.

Others have listed the problems of the
shaky cameras and too close close-ups.
I wish to say I agree with their comments.

Part of the enjoyment of watching the
Bourne Identity was the relationship
between Matt Damon and Franka Potente.
Since they killed her off in the beginning,
they might have brought in someone else
for Damon to relate to.

Since there are more Bourne sequels in
the making, I hope someone is reading the
criticisms listed here and elsewhere and
tries to correct the problems. June 2, 2008

A Fantastic Bourne Sequel...

Only rarely does a sequel equal its predecessor for entertainment value. Very loosely based on a Robert Ludlum novel, "The Bourne Supremacy" does that, with a breathless stream of action sequences featuring the amnesiac but lethal former CIA assassin Jason Bourne (again played with a pitch-perfect combination of restraint and intensity by Matt Damon).

As the movie opens, Bourne is hiding in a seaside village in India with his girlfriend Marie (Franka Potente from the first movie). He suffers from flashbacks of which he can make no sense, but he and Marie have built a life together.

Four thousand miles away in Berlin, a CIA black operation supervised by CIA Deputy Director Pam Landy (a cooly precise Joan Allen) goes sideways when a mysterious assassin intervenes. A fingerprint left behind leads Landy to Jason Bourne's identity. Landy will mount a major operation to hunt down Bourne, enlisting the aid of TREADSTONE veterans Ward Abbott (Brian Cox) and Nikki Parsons (Julia Stiles) from the first movie.

In India, the mysterious assassin from Berlin materializes to hunt Jason Bourne. He narrowly misses Bourne but kills Marie. A stoic Bourne returns to Europe on a collision course with the CIA and a shady plot involving a Russian oil magnate and a corrupt CIA insider. The action will spin from India to Italy to Berlin and finally to Moscow, where a thrilling car chase will bring Bourne face to face with his Russian nemisis.

The frantic, grainy, realistic cinematic style of the first movie is duplicated here, building suspense fasther than the viewer can worry about plot holes. The core of the movie is Bourne's relentless pursuit of his objective, slowed only by his struggle to make sense of flashbacks and the need to bandage the odd wound. The ending leaves plenty of room for additional sequels.

This DVD version contains some interesting extra features about the making of the movie. "The Bourne Supremacy" is highly recommended as an very entertaining action movie. June 2, 2008

a great movie

i bought this for my husband because he is a matt's fan.
and he has the other movies of the trilogy except this one. May 31, 2008

Bourne-again franchise

A great follow-up to the original and my favorite of the 3 thus far. One of those rare cases where the sequel surpasses it's predecessor:

-Better action and more suspense
-A Bourne character with more purpose and direction
-a more respectible "suit" on his tail played by Joan Allen
-Another worthy adversary in the form of Karl Urban.
-All around a slick spy movie! May 25, 2008

The Best Kept Secret: This is an extraordinary Christian film.

I have not lost my mind. In the absence of any flow of real Christian entertainment coming out of Hollywood, I think it's very important to point out that this is an extraordinarily Christian film. Bourne is fighting evil; Bourne is seeking to discover those who have enmeshed him in what he knows to be evil; and his conscience guides him as he moves through this rapid paced, wonderfully scripted, wonderfully acted, and wonderfully directed film. His motives can never be reduced to mere revenge. Others in the film also wrestle with serious moral issues. But Bourne is the Knight. ----- His mission results in his extracting a moment of recognition from the villain of what the villain has done, and then Bourne proceeds to seek redemption himself in the only way he knows how. He consciously rejects evil for good. ---- Whether Christ is ever mentioned in the film doesn't matter. ----. What matters is that this is a film reflecting deep moral values, and it is also a film you can watch with your children. There is no jarring sexuality, and the violence in the film is actually treated with conscientious respect. It is treated with appropriate depth for the horror that it is. ---- Until we start getting some really profound Christian entertainment from the TV and Movie execs who seem for the moment to scorn it, I think it's important to point out those films which reflect deep Christian values, and to repeat: this film is such a one. I personally love it and have watched it more than four times. The moments of confession and moral recognition are as thrilling as the action. ---- Highly recommended to everybody, including families. --- Just a fine, fine piece of profound and wonderfully exciting work. (Let me add that Matt Damon is terrific here, just as he has been in every film he's ever made.) May 14, 2008

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