The Bourne Identity and The Bourne Supremacy

[PlatinumGold]

i'm watching the Bourne Supremacy, probably for the 2nd time, and it strikes me,

this is NOT the bourne of the books. the bourne character in the books is a highly trained agent sent out to imitate Carlos.

in the movie, Bourne is a operative used as a killer.

overall the movie was a decent movie but i don't feel it represents the books all that well.

 

[RCN]

Man I'm glad I don't read books............... fiction anyway.

 

[Queasy]

The books were written years ago during the Cold War. Lots of changes had to be made to make a modern day movie out of it.

 

[zanieladie]

Many times the movie story line doesn't match the novel story line. Kinda sucks...

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: zanieladie
Many times the movie story line doesn't match the novel story line. Kinda sucks...

i wouldn't say it sux. it was nowhere near as bad as the Mission Impossible series of movies with Tom Cruise when comparing originals with movie adaptations.

i just didn't like that they change the substance of the character of bourne.

 

[secretanchitman]

i thought the movies were great, and the books were awesome!

cant wait for the bourne ultimatum in 2007!

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: secretanchitman
i thought the movies were great, and the books were awesome!

cant wait for the bourne ultimatum in 2007!

books were some of the best i'd ever read.

the movies are better than average, much much better than Mission Impossible 1 and 2 for example, but not even close to best movies i'd ever seen.

also, wtf was up with the end of bourne supremecy?

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: secretanchitman
i thought the movies were great, and the books were awesome!

cant wait for the bourne ultimatum in 2007!

books were some of the best i'd ever read.

the movies are better than average, much much better than Mission Impossible 1 and 2 for example, but not even close to best movies i'd ever seen.

also, wtf was up with the end of bourne supremecy?

Which part?

Spoiler!

The part where the bad guy commits suicide or the part where he explains to the girl about how he assassinated her parents?

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: secretanchitman
i thought the movies were great, and the books were awesome!

cant wait for the bourne ultimatum in 2007!

books were some of the best i'd ever read.

the movies are better than average, much much better than Mission Impossible 1 and 2 for example, but not even close to best movies i'd ever seen.

also, wtf was up with the end of bourne supremecy?

Which part?

Spoiler!

The part where the bad guy commits suicide or the part where he explains to the girl about how he assassinated her parents?

girl assasination etc.

was that in the books? i don't remember it being so but it's been 15 yrs since i read the books (more since i read The Bourne Identity). shoot i read that one back when i was in 7th grade.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: secretanchitman
i thought the movies were great, and the books were awesome!

cant wait for the bourne ultimatum in 2007!

books were some of the best i'd ever read.

the movies are better than average, much much better than Mission Impossible 1 and 2 for example, but not even close to best movies i'd ever seen.

also, wtf was up with the end of bourne supremecy?

Which part?

Spoiler!

The part where the bad guy commits suicide or the part where he explains to the girl about how he assassinated her parents?

girl assasination etc.

was that in the books? i don't remember it being so but it's been 15 yrs since i read the books (more since i read The Bourne Identity). shoot i read that one back when i was in 7th grade.

I'm the same way. It has been so long since I read the books that I don't even remember.

edit: Quick look at Wikipedia shows that this is one of yet many other ways where the books in no way match the movies.

 

[TheoPetro]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: secretanchitman
i thought the movies were great, and the books were awesome!

cant wait for the bourne ultimatum in 2007!

books were some of the best i'd ever read.

the movies are better than average, much much better than Mission Impossible 1 and 2 for example, but not even close to best movies i'd ever seen.

also, wtf was up with the end of bourne supremecy?

Which part?

Spoiler!

The part where the bad guy commits suicide or the part where he explains to the girl about how he assassinated her parents?

girl assasination etc.

was that in the books? i don't remember it being so but it's been 15 yrs since i read the books (more since i read The Bourne Identity). shoot i read that one back when i was in 7th grade.

that was his first "mission" that was the netske girl.

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: TheoPetro

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: secretanchitman
i thought the movies were great, and the books were awesome!

cant wait for the bourne ultimatum in 2007!

books were some of the best i'd ever read.

the movies are better than average, much much better than Mission Impossible 1 and 2 for example, but not even close to best movies i'd ever seen.

also, wtf was up with the end of bourne supremecy?

Which part?

Spoiler!

The part where the bad guy commits suicide or the part where he explains to the girl about how he assassinated her parents?

girl assasination etc.

was that in the books? i don't remember it being so but it's been 15 yrs since i read the books (more since i read The Bourne Identity). shoot i read that one back when i was in 7th grade.

that was his first "mission" that was the netske girl.

ya, i got that much from watching the movie. but what i didn't remember was, was it in the books? i don't seem to remember it being so.

 

[OdiN]

What???

Hollywood not following a book????

BLASPHEMY!

 

[xit2nowhere]

I'd rather prefer movies not follow books.
I read King's "Green Mile" and the movie was exact copy of the book. Word for word, scene for scene. It was great for those who never read that book before, but it was boring if you did.

 

[Armitage]

What I want to know - what happened to the baby? Wan't his girlfriend obviously pregnant at the end of the first one?

 

[TheoPetro]

Originally posted by: Armitage
What I want to know - what happened to the baby? Wan't his girlfriend obviously pregnant at the end of the first one?

hua? i dont remember that one. maby i need to go watch it again

 

[Goosemaster]

oh.

 

[zerocool1]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold


this is NOT the bourne of the books. the bourne character in the books is a highly trained agent sent out to imitate Carlos.

do you mean carlos the jackal?

 

[xit2nowhere]

Not imitate, but exterminate, you mean ?

 

[Sphexi]

What strikes me is how people get upset over how movies and books don't always follow exactly the same line. Some books would just suck as a movie, so they re-write parts of it.

 

[maddogchen]

Originally posted by: Armitage
What I want to know - what happened to the baby? Wan't his girlfriend obviously pregnant at the end of the first one?

what? no. He finally tracks her down at her little seaside cafe. They reunite and then it ends.

 

[BillyBatson]

i don't think books liek this are worth reading, how good can they be and they make better movies anyway

 

[y2kc]

Originally posted by: xit2nowhere
I'd rather prefer movies not follow books.
I read King's "Green Mile" and the movie was exact copy of the book. Word for word, scene for scene. It was great for those who never read that book before, but it was boring if you did.

I read the Green Mile prior to seeing the movie and thought that the reason the movie was excellent was because it followed the story so closely. A great book can translate into a great movie, Green Mile proves it... best adaptation I've ever seen.

 

[slackerinabox]

Literature and film are different mediums... I don't like it when people compare books to movies, judge the movie on it's own terms - unless it's a remake of a movie!

 

[bigrash]

never read the book, but i loved both movies. can't wait for the next one

btw, repost