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The Bourne Identity

A collection of 3 posts
On Movies & Media

The Bourne Identity (2002)

Let's take a look back at The Bourne Identity. Ten years ago, director Doug Liman launched what would become a stylish, tough, influential franchise and gave Matt Damon the kind of solid action-hero identity that Tom Cruise has been seeking his whole career. (Sorry, but Mission: Impossible's Ethan H
09 Aug 2012 4 min read
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Damon on Bond vs. Bourne

Matt Damon on why J-Bourne is better than J-Bond: ... "Bourne is this paranoid guy. He's on the run. He's not the government. The government is after him. He's a serial monogamist who's in love with his dead girlfriend and can'
25 Jul 2007
On Movies & Media

Open letter to the Bourne franchise

First of all, thank you for one of the summer's most enjoyable movies. The Bourne Supremacy is just the right size and shape. Spider-Man 2 runs a little long, considering the comic-book simplicity of its plot. Your film ends at just the right moment. I laughed, I cheered,
02 Aug 2004 2 min read
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