Movie: The Bourne Ultimatum

So I went to see The Bourne Ultimatum today... and here is what I though about it

I will start out by saying, this is an awesome movie, and if you have watched the other movies in the Bourne series, this is a must see. I don't recommend that you see this movie until you have seen the others, since it is heavily driven by the previous story line.

First, what I didn't like about this movie. The lack of a tripod. Come on, in this day and age in the movie making industry, you do not have to hold the camera in your hand when filming. They have this thing called a tripod. Yes, this simple, inexpensive (I bought one for $15!) device, would improve this movie greatly. Most of the action sequences I had a hard time seeing what was going on, who was doing what or who was winning. A lot of it was blurry and hard to follow, especially on the big screen.

Pretty much every fight scene in a movie is heavily choreographed to make it intense and realistic, but with this camera method, of everything being shaky, it's pretty pointless. Having an up close and shaky shot, is an okay method to use sometimes, but not all the time! Some movies are so bad that it is not watchable, it gives people headaches and makes them motion sick even. This new method of making movies needs to be turned down a bit, and not used as the standard.

That being said, here are the good points of the movie.

The action sequences are exciting, edge of your seat type. If you like James Bond or other action movies, add this movie to your list. Lots of car chase scenes, car wrecks, shotting, fighting, and pretty much anything else they could throw in there to add to the excitement.

The story line is excellent; it isn't just a story line that focuses on action (like The Marine.. dumb movie) but instead the story line is thought provoking and intriguing. They do a good job of tying the other movies together and adding closure. Although you are not told exactly what happens to Bourne, there is enough closure that it makes the movie series feel complete. Another positive aspect of the story line is that it is not entirely predictable. There isn't a lot of twisting plot lines (where you don't know who is good or bad) but there are several scenes where you don't know how it's going to end up until close to the end. Personally I like movies that are not entirely predictable.

There were plenty of different landscapes in the film, from New York City to Spain, and other countries.

Well, I don't want to say too much to give away the story, so I will just end it here.

Overview:
Great movie, great action scenes, and a great, mostly unpredictable story line, adding closure to the series. The only downside is the shaky, tripod-less camera work. So if you are not the type of person to get motion sick easily, go see it! And if you are the type that gets motion sick, wait until it comes out on DVD, then see it.

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