I'm still here....

in Tennessee, but nothing really cool has happened. I did see The Bourne Ultimatum. You know what that means:

Story- Considering that I've never seen any of the other Bourne series, it stood on its own very well. The actual story itself is quite entertaining and Matt Damon does a really good job as an action "hero." The only bad thing I have to say is that it's predictable, almost frustratingly so. If and when you see the movie, you'll be able to determine what's going to happen waaaay before it does.

Character Development- As I stated earlier, this is the third in a series of movies. Although this is the case, I felt that I knew Jason Bourne pretty well by the third act. He's a mysterious character who's really trying to find himself throughout the film, so you discover everything with Jason Bourne. Other characters, such as Nicky Parsons (Julia Stiles) and Pamela Landy (Joan Allen) were left by the wayside as far as development goes, but I imagine they had plenty of time to develop themselves in the previous two moives.

Visuals- Mind you this is my personal opinion: TERRIBLE! I can't stand the "shaky camera." This is such a cheap way of adding realism to movies Last I checked, I'm not epileptic nor do I involuntarily shake, so it's not "real" to me, just very frustrating. The amount of camera movement almost got me to the point of giving me a headache. Matt Damon did a very good job with the action scenes, and looks like a natural.

Direction- Most of the beef I have with this movie (see above) stems from mediocre direction. It would seem that Paul Greengrass needs to reevaluate how people see the world.

All in all, it was an entertaining film. It's not one that I would go out and buy, but it was worth the money I spent on the ticket.

Side note: You've all probably noticed that I do not give any kind of rating on the movie (such as 4 of 5 stars). I leave these out because they really have no bearing on what you'll think of the movie. Plus, it's a rather lazy way to review something. These reviews are just my opinion, no more no less.

That's all I have today. I'll be going back to Nashville this weekend...I'll keep you guys posted.


Peace,

Tony