Comments on: “The Bourne Ultimatum” is an action free-for-all http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/bourne-ultimatum-is-an-action-free-for-all/ Movies with Rock Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:05:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: vaberella http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/bourne-ultimatum-is-an-action-free-for-all/#comment-2546 vaberella Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:49:54 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/bourne-ultimatum-is-an-action-free-for-all/#comment-2546 I find the poster wrong in regards to Nikki Parsons character. Her relationship with Bourne is not beauty and the beast to reflect angel versus devil. Yes, Marie was an innocent in all of this and unfamiliar with how far governments will go to fulfill an initiative. But when we look at Nikki she's already in the lion's den. She's the Lion's secretary so to speak. She knows what's going on and how far they'll go. She's a psychologist. So she's not innocent in all of this, she definitely in Ultimatum just wants to get out after seeing how far things have gone in the last two and really finding out unwanted truths. Truths she probably tried to hide from herself and/or ignored. Nikki in effect was Bourne before the training. I think that's why Bourne also kept her alive and she also proved to possibly have a relationship with Bourne of some kind before the Wombosi mission. Nikki was idealistic and had dreams and aspirations. But she wasn't innocent. And Bourne's situation surfaced things she couldn't ignore and maybe they had something in the past. I find the Beauty/Beast anology for Nikki unfair and totally incorrect characterization. For Marie, it's fitting, there is no doubt. For Nikki it is not and therefore I find has no relation to Julia Stiles. Julia was picked beautifully because she's giving what I saw from Bourne when he was searching for his identity in Identity...there's this knowledge that he's more than meets the eye but hoping for the best. She's definitely working for an uncouth group of people and knows it but then she has a choice of living or dieing and by Ultimatum she will go very far to get out of the situation and hopefully alive. I find the poster wrong in regards to Nikki Parsons character. Her relationship with Bourne is not beauty and the beast to reflect angel versus devil. Yes, Marie was an innocent in all of this and unfamiliar with how far governments will go to fulfill an initiative. But when we look at Nikki she’s already in the lion’s den. She’s the Lion’s secretary so to speak. She knows what’s going on and how far they’ll go. She’s a psychologist. So she’s not innocent in all of this, she definitely in Ultimatum just wants to get out after seeing how far things have gone in the last two and really finding out unwanted truths. Truths she probably tried to hide from herself and/or ignored.

Nikki in effect was Bourne before the training. I think that’s why Bourne also kept her alive and she also proved to possibly have a relationship with Bourne of some kind before the Wombosi mission. Nikki was idealistic and had dreams and aspirations. But she wasn’t innocent. And Bourne’s situation surfaced things she couldn’t ignore and maybe they had something in the past.

I find the Beauty/Beast anology for Nikki unfair and totally incorrect characterization. For Marie, it’s fitting, there is no doubt. For Nikki it is not and therefore I find has no relation to Julia Stiles. Julia was picked beautifully because she’s giving what I saw from Bourne when he was searching for his identity in Identity…there’s this knowledge that he’s more than meets the eye but hoping for the best. She’s definitely working for an uncouth group of people and knows it but then she has a choice of living or dieing and by Ultimatum she will go very far to get out of the situation and hopefully alive.

]]> By: David Bruce Murray http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/bourne-ultimatum-is-an-action-free-for-all/#comment-766 David Bruce Murray Sat, 01 Sep 2007 01:05:37 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/bourne-ultimatum-is-an-action-free-for-all/#comment-766 The only thing I really hated about this film was the trailer. They gave away WAY too much. Consider the scene where Bourne was in the guy's office, for example. That would have been much more effective if everyone in the theater didn't already know it was coming. Not sure if I would agree that this topped the first film, but then, I didn't go back and watch the earlier installments for the sake of comparison. The only thing I really hated about this film was the trailer. They gave away WAY too much. Consider the scene where Bourne was in the guy’s office, for example. That would have been much more effective if everyone in the theater didn’t already know it was coming.

Not sure if I would agree that this topped the first film, but then, I didn’t go back and watch the earlier installments for the sake of comparison.

]]> By: Eric Melin http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/bourne-ultimatum-is-an-action-free-for-all/#comment-123 Eric Melin Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:06:16 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/bourne-ultimatum-is-an-action-free-for-all/#comment-123 Thanks for the link! I was looking for that. Hilarious. It's a fitting continuation of Damon's "fued" with Kimmel. Thanks for the link! I was looking for that. Hilarious. It’s a fitting continuation of Damon’s “fued” with Kimmel.

]]> By: Michael http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/bourne-ultimatum-is-an-action-free-for-all/#comment-81 Michael Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:21:58 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/bourne-ultimatum-is-an-action-free-for-all/#comment-81 Great review. I can't wait to see it. If you like Bourne movies (or even just the trailers), you'll laugh at this send-up from Jimmy Kimmel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T23oNcCFriE Great review. I can’t wait to see it.
If you like Bourne movies (or even just the trailers), you’ll laugh at this send-up from Jimmy Kimmel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T23oNcCFriE

]]> By: Scene-Stealers» Blog Archive » "The Bourne Ultimatum" crashes into theaters http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/bourne-ultimatum-is-an-action-free-for-all/#comment-34 Scene-Stealers» Blog Archive » "The Bourne Ultimatum" crashes into theaters Fri, 03 Aug 2007 16:14:06 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/bourne-ultimatum-is-an-action-free-for-all/#comment-34 [...] Matt Damon’s third go-around as Jason Bourne is more action-packed than the first two, thanks to Oscar-nominated director Paul Greengrass. How does it stack up? J.D. weighs in with a new Print Review. [...] […] Matt Damon’s third go-around as Jason Bourne is more action-packed than the first two, thanks to Oscar-nominated director Paul Greengrass. How does it stack up? J.D. weighs in with a new Print Review. […]

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