08-14-2007, 04:53 AM
For some reason my company decided to send the IT staff to the movies. We all wanted to see 'Transformers' (by all I mean me) but they decided on the latest Matt Damon flick.
Honestly I'm so tired of cheesy action flicks I would rather have stayed in the office.
If you've seen the other two, you've seen this one. If you liked the other two, you'll like this one. I didn't particularly care for the other two so you can probably guess where I stand.
The funny thing is, if they called this 'The 6 Billion Dollar Man' and explained that Bourne had bionic limbs and filmed the stunts in slow motion I would have enjoyed it more. The endless bone-crunching stunts that Bourne walks away from start to wear away my suspension of disbelief.
Everyone drives cars that have had the airbags removed and explode on impact. The villains once again buy their weapons from the slightly-irregular rack at the bad-aim superstore. Windows are made of brittle, non-lacerating safety glass perfect for leaping through.
Matt Damon shows his concern for being a highly sought-after fugitive by donning a myriad assortment of disguises (not really). Actually, he does his best to wear his hair and clothing as close to his pursuers description and photo as he can.
I think what's missing was humor. There was no wisecracking sidekick to balance Matt's dour, violent persona. No cackling villain, no funny chase scenes through fruit carts and chickens. Just punch-shoot-run ad nauseum.
Oh well, at least it was free.
Honestly I'm so tired of cheesy action flicks I would rather have stayed in the office.
If you've seen the other two, you've seen this one. If you liked the other two, you'll like this one. I didn't particularly care for the other two so you can probably guess where I stand.
The funny thing is, if they called this 'The 6 Billion Dollar Man' and explained that Bourne had bionic limbs and filmed the stunts in slow motion I would have enjoyed it more. The endless bone-crunching stunts that Bourne walks away from start to wear away my suspension of disbelief.
Everyone drives cars that have had the airbags removed and explode on impact. The villains once again buy their weapons from the slightly-irregular rack at the bad-aim superstore. Windows are made of brittle, non-lacerating safety glass perfect for leaping through.
Matt Damon shows his concern for being a highly sought-after fugitive by donning a myriad assortment of disguises (not really). Actually, he does his best to wear his hair and clothing as close to his pursuers description and photo as he can.
I think what's missing was humor. There was no wisecracking sidekick to balance Matt's dour, violent persona. No cackling villain, no funny chase scenes through fruit carts and chickens. Just punch-shoot-run ad nauseum.
Oh well, at least it was free.
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