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| Reviewed by: Chris Burton 29 Jan 2009 The Bourne Collection
| |  There’s a new franchise in town. Step aside, Mr. Bond- Mr. Bourne is in town. Matt Damon is the super spy for the post-9/11 world. Paranoia abounds, as does violence for violence’s sake. Bond’s outdated. There’s no more showdowns on the snowy streets of Moscow, or in Lisbon or Paris in any kind of glamorous way. This war is anything but glamorous. America is traveling the world and imposing its will, right or wrong. Bourne is the embodiment of that. He’s lost everything, even his identity. He’s out for himself. Welcome to America.
Maybe I’m over-analyzing the political undertones of these action movies a bit too much, and maybe I’m completely off-base- but its all good.
Matt Damon plays Jason Bourne, a former CIA -programmed assassin with amnesia. Memories slowly trickle in to his mind, as him and his new wife sift through them. He knows he's done evil, but he's done with the killing. Meanwhile, in Berlin, a CIA operation to purchase classified Russian documents goes south and an agent is murdered. Bourne is framed for the sabotage. So now the CIA is coming after him, led by Agent Pamela Landy (played by Joan Allen). There is also a second search party, led by a nefarious Russian responsible for the frame-up, whose mission is to kill Bourne. But instead of Bourne, the bad guys only manage to take out his wife. So now it’s on.
Jason Bourne the super killer takes the fight to the doorstep of the Agency, as he promised he would in the first film. Bourne undertakes a battle with the corrupt forces of the CIA, who he's sure are somehow behind what happened to dear Marie. He begins an escapade of car-chases and gun battles. Through the entire process, though, he is remembering things from his past, the horrible acts he committed. In a sense, the murderous revenge he takes on those who killed his love is his redemption. He redeems himself the only way he knows how, the way he was trained to. This underlying theme sets the Bourne Supremacy apart from most spy films, thought it still packs in amazing action.
By the third film, Ultimatum, director Paul Greengrass has fully embraced the work of his epileptic cameraman. The quick cuts become annoying after awhile, but that aside, the Bourne Ultimatum is just as good as the first two.
Coming to us in a spellbinding 2.35:1 1080p presentation, these Blu-rays wow as they should. Its amazing, and features some truly excellent reference material. It was better than my theatrical experience, but probably only because I forgot my glasses when I saw the first one in the theater. Anyway, I really can’t find anything to fault in this video presentation. The color palette is excellent, with bold blues and yellows, even though the film is often washed out intentionally. Black levels are excellent throughout. Imperfections on the frame are non-existent.
Audio is equally impressive. It seems that a Dolby TrueHD 5.1 surround track is all we need. It really delivers. Bass is unbelievably strong. Surround activity is non-stop and always accurate. Dialogue and music come through crisp and clear.
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