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The Bourne Identity is one of the best spy movies ever...change my mind
Posted on 11/29/18 at 6:50 pm
Posted on 11/29/18 at 6:50 pm
Saw in theater when released and watching it again for the umpteenth time.
Such a great movie.
Pacing
Action
Story
Soundtrack
Tension
All top notch
Such a great movie.
Pacing
Action
Story
Soundtrack
Tension
All top notch
This post was edited on 11/29/18 at 6:57 pm
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Posted on 11/29/18 at 7:03 pm to udtiger
quote:you're wrong
change my mind
Posted on 11/29/18 at 7:17 pm to udtiger
Book was so much better. They removed a critical 1/2 of the plot for the movie.
Posted on 11/29/18 at 7:20 pm to pvilleguru
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Book was so much better. They removed a critical 1/2 of the plot for the movie
No it wasn't. I hated the Bourne books.
Posted on 11/29/18 at 7:27 pm to heatom2
The original trilogy was great. But it had too many roots to untangle from 'Nam and Carlos.
The movies were a good way of any time modernizing it.
The movies were a good way of any time modernizing it.
Posted on 11/29/18 at 8:29 pm to udtiger
Shakey camera ruins it for me
Posted on 11/29/18 at 8:34 pm to kingbob
Minimal in this one.
Supremacy almost gave me motion sickness.
Supremacy almost gave me motion sickness.
Posted on 11/29/18 at 8:36 pm to udtiger
Spy Game
Posted on 11/29/18 at 8:54 pm to udtiger
many good spy movies that are pretty close
Posted on 11/29/18 at 8:54 pm to udtiger
Never considered it a spy movie.
Posted on 11/29/18 at 9:57 pm to pvilleguru
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Book was so much better. They removed a critical 1/2 of the plot for the movie.
Totally agree ... but that applies to all of Ludlum's books compared to the movies that were made.
My favorite Ludlum books are The Materese Circle and The Road to Gondolfo. Then comes the Bourne series.
I learned to speak Italian reading Ludlum books ... still have a few of them like Un Nome Sensa Volto (The Man with No Name) and Il Circolo Materese.
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This post was edited on 11/29/18 at 10:02 pm
Posted on 11/29/18 at 9:59 pm to scrooster
The books are great, but most people would have no context because they would not know how Carlos the Jackal was.
Posted on 11/29/18 at 10:06 pm to udtiger
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The books are great, but most people would have no context because they would not know how Carlos the Jackal was.
Ilich Ramerez Sanchez ... he was THE terrorist of his day. Venezuelan I believe. I remember in Italy when I was living there and he was said to be hiding out with the Red Brigade. Our little post was on high alert for about a month.
Best movie ever made about him was Nighthawks starring Sylvester Stallone, Rutger Hauer and Billy D Williams.
Posted on 11/29/18 at 10:11 pm to scrooster
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Best movie ever made about him was Nighthawks starring Sylvester Stallone, Rutger Hauer and Billy D Williams
SEVERELY underrated movie.
Easily one of Stallone's best performances.
Posted on 11/29/18 at 10:12 pm to scrooster
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ETA
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Red Storm Rising
Easily, Clancy's (and Larry Bond's) best
Posted on 11/29/18 at 10:20 pm to udtiger
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The books are great, but most people would have no context because they would not know how Carlos the Jackal was
The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth was also a good book.
Posted on 11/29/18 at 10:22 pm to udtiger
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The Bourne Identity is one of the best spy movies ever...change my mind
Actually the Richard Chamberlain, Jacklyn Smith version was truer to the book than is the Damon abomination.
Still, the best spy movie ever made, at least imho, is Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Best spy music too - it's not even close. The entire cast was incredible.
After that I'd go with ...
Three Days of the Condor
Dr. No
The Good Shepherd
Eye of the Needle
No Way Out
... that's off the top of my head. There are others including a couple of Hitchcock flicks like Notorious and another one that escapes my memory at the moment.
Heck, I like Mission Impossible better than Damon's Bourne.
Heck, I like Craig's James Bond better than Damon's Bourne.
Posted on 11/29/18 at 10:27 pm to pvilleguru
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The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth was also a good book.
Fred Zinnemann's 1973 movie is a classic! Highly recommended ... can't believe I forget about that one. I may try to find on Amazon or Netflix. Saw that in college at the theater and started reading all of Forsyth's books afterwards.
Posted on 11/29/18 at 10:47 pm to udtiger
Watch the last one. Your mind will be changed quickly. Unless you are an idiot, then go watch the new Grinch movie. Shark says it’s cinema perfection.
Edit.. Damn it, went and re-read your title. OP might be right, but the series ended with the viewer needing a lobotomy.
Edit.. Damn it, went and re-read your title. OP might be right, but the series ended with the viewer needing a lobotomy.
This post was edited on 11/29/18 at 10:50 pm
Posted on 11/30/18 at 7:07 am to udtiger
NO argument from me. Love the entire series
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