The Bourne Supremacy

[HUCKLEBERRY FINNaplex]

I really have to star watching more tv. Another movie I didnt even know was out.

The first was a major disappointment. I read the books, and that was some of Ludlum's best work. The movie was barely recognizable.

Dang man,you are one tough critic,I have never heard anyone call Bourne Identity disappointing.It is one of the best action films I have ever seen personally.

 

[jerseyart]

Dang man,you are one tough critic,I have never heard anyone call Bourne Identity disappointing.It is one of the best action films I have ever seen personally.

Huck,

LOL

If it had been just an "action flick" I would likey have enjoyed it far more. But going in with expectations from the books, which are an incredible read if you haven't already done so, I couldn't help but feel let down.

In the books the Bourne character is a guy who lost his family, became a special forces person in Vietnam, and was eventually trained by US intelligence to force Carlos the Jackal (built to mythical proportions) out of hiding. The boat accident (which in the book was a failed assasination attempt against Bourne) and the amnesia are more or less true to the story, but it goes out in a seperate direction from there. In the book for example Bourne is an intellectual who just happens to be the rest. His "gf" and eventual wife wasn't a hapless drifter but a Canadian government official. They were extremely captivating characters. The movie was more or less just fight scenes loosely tied together by a weak plot line

 

[Tryn2]

I loved the first one I cant wait to see the 2nd.....

 

[jenscats5]

I liked the movie myself, but have not read the book.....I'll have to look for it next time I'm at the library.....

But I can understand the point about the movie & book not being comparable...

 

[jerseyart]

Jen, if you like action/espionage novels they you would likely enjoy the Bourne trilogy. Have yet to meet anyone who hasn't.

What makes them especially interesting is that Ludlum places each book in a different part of Jason's life, so that by the third book he is no longer young and fast, but slowed down some by age, and has to do thinsg without all the physical skills he once possessed. Great read

 

[jenscats5]

Jen, if you like action/espionage novels they you would likely enjoy the Bourne trilogy. Have yet to meet anyone who hasn't.

What makes them especially interesting is that Ludlum places each book in a different part of Jason's life, so that by the third book he is no longer young and fast, but slowed down some by age, and has to do thinsg without all the physical skills he once possessed. Great read

Yeah, I like all kinds of books.....and I checked out the info on Amazon.....sounds like a good series.....

Can't read Tom Clancy tho.....wasn't able to follow him.....

 

[HUCKLEBERRY FINNaplex]

Huck,

LOL

If it had been just an "action flick" I would likey have enjoyed it far more. But going in with expectations from the books, which are an incredible read if you haven't already done so, I couldn't help but feel let down.

In the books the Bourne character is a guy who lost his family, became a special forces person in Vietnam, and was eventually trained by US intelligence to force Carlos the Jackal (built to mythical proportions) out of hiding. The boat accident (which in the book was a failed assasination attempt against Bourne) and the amnesia are more or less true to the story, but it goes out in a seperate direction from there. In the book for example Bourne is an intellectual who just happens to be the rest. His "gf" and eventual wife wasn't a hapless drifter but a Canadian government official. They were extremely captivating characters. The movie was more or less just fight scenes loosely tied together by a weak plot line

Well I disagree about the movie plot being weak,but you have definitely caught my interest in the book!Now I'm going to have to go out and by it!

 

[jerseyart]

For some perspective, I think the Lord of the Rings trilogy was the only book to movie that didn't disappoint me. I'm also not much of a movie buff.

It is amazing what they can do with special effects nowadays. If the screen writer is talented, the drop off for these movies shouldnt be as bad as they once were.

 

[Forge]

For some perspective, I think the Lord of the Rings trilogy was the only book to movie that didn't disappoint me. I'm also not much of a movie buff.

It is amazing what they can do with special effects nowadays. If the screen writer is talented, the drop off for these movies shouldnt be as bad as they once were.

I really like the Hunt for Red October movie too. Tom Clancy's book was better, but the movie was a good adaptation IMHO, probably mostly due to the cast.

 

[jerseyart]

Forge,

I've never been a big fan of Clancy, or in a different genre, King either. So the movie adaptations of their books don't disappoint me