Sep
05
2007
As in The Bourne Identity
Dir: Doug Liman
Writ: William Blake Herron & Tony Gilroy
Starring
- Matt Damon … Jason Bourne
- Franka Potente … Marie Helena Kreutz
- Chris Cooper … Alexander Conklin
- Clive Owen … The Professor
- Brian Cox … Ward Abbott
- Gabriel Mann … Danny Zorn
- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje … Nykwana Wombosi
And The Bourne Supremacy
Dir: Paul Greengrass
Writ: Tony Gilroy
Staring:
- Matt Damon … Jason Bourne
- Franka Potente … Marie
- Brian Cox … Ward Abbott
- Julia Stiles … Nicky
- Karl Urban … Kirill
- Gabriel Mann … Danny Zorn
- Joan Allen … Pamela Landy
Both based on the novels by Robert Ludlum. No spoilers.
I remember really enjoying The Bourne Identity when I watched it first. But for some reason I never saw the sequel, but with the third out now in the cinemas I thought this is an ideal opportunity to catch up. And when I spotted the dvd set of the pair was only 18 euro I nabbed it.
I haven’t watched any of the extras yet, so can’t comment on those, but I really enjoyed the films. The are the perfect blend of reality and fantasy violence.
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Jun
17
2007
Dir: David Fincher
Writ: James Vanderbilt, based on the book by Robert Graysmith
- Jake Gyllenhaal … Robert Graysmith
- Mark Ruffalo … Inspector David Toschi
- Anthony Edwards … Inspector William Armstrong
- Robert Downey Jr. … Paul Avery
- Brian Cox … Melvin Belli
This is based on the true story of a serial killer in the 1970’s in California who highlighted his murders with cryptic letters to newspapers. He killed at random, and called himself The Zodiac, and wrote his letters in a code. He also often sent bloodstained items of clothes along with these letters as a sort of proof. He was never caught. Robert Graysmith was working as a cartoonist at one of the newspapers where the letters arrived, and became caught up in the case. The film is based on his book of the events of the time.
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Oct
19
2005
Dir: Wolfgang Peterson
Writ: David Benioff based on poem by Homer
* Brad Pitt - Achilles
* Eric Bana - Hector
* Orlando Bloom - Paris
* Diane Kruger - Helen
* Sean Bean - Odysseus
* Brian Cox - Agamemnon
*Brendan Gleeson - Menelaus
So the Illiad up on the big screen. The most expensive film ever made. Bound to be rubbish right?
Well it isn’t great, but it is far from bad.
The films opens with a brief history lesson; with an outline of the political situation in the Ancient World, letting the audience know who is who, and where they all lie. We also get an introduction to the awesom fighting abilities of Achilles as he fights the champion of Thessaly and defeats him in an instant. (Maybe modern wars should also be decided by one on one challenges, save a lot of hassle).
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