The Bourne Identity

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GasX

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Originally posted by: cr4zymofo
Originally posted by: MrsSkoorb
The book is 100 times better than the movie!
Kwit referencing books, damn books don't have 16:9 widescreen aspects and digital surround sound. Can your book shake my windows if there was an explosion? NO! The best a book can do is ""KAAABOOOOMMMMMM" as you read it, what the heck is that gonna do? Now with my surround sound, I can see, and feel the explosion.
STFU! books rule! :|


:eek:










;)
 

Kyteland

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Dec 30, 2002
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Originally posted by: cr4zymofo
Originally posted by: MrsSkoorb
The book is 100 times better than the movie!
Kwit referencing books, damn books don't have 16:9 widescreen aspects and digital surround sound. Can your book shake my windows if there was an explosion? NO! The best a book can do is ""KAAABOOOOMMMMMM" as you read it, what the heck is that gonna do? Now with my surround sound, I can see, and feel the explosion.

:p
* original book > * movie remake
 

Kyteland

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Dec 30, 2002
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Originally posted by: Wheatmaster
does anyone know the order of the four bourne books?
Identity - Supremacy - Ultimatum

There are only 3.

I still haven't finished #3. I only really enjoyed the first. The other two were just kind of meh.
 

StageLeft

No Lifer
Sep 29, 2000
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Originally posted by: Kyteland
Originally posted by: Wheatmaster
does anyone know the order of the four bourne books?
Identity - Supremacy - Ultimatum

There are only 3.

I still haven't finished #3. I only really enjoyed the first. The other two were just kind of meh.
Sweet, the third one has an awesome name too.

Who's with me that "The Bourne Supremacy" is a bloody cool name for a movie?
 

sillymofo

Banned
Aug 11, 2003
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Originally posted by: Kyteland
Originally posted by: cr4zymofo
Originally posted by: MrsSkoorb
The book is 100 times better than the movie!
Kwit referencing books, damn books don't have 16:9 widescreen aspects and digital surround sound. Can your book shake my windows if there was an explosion? NO! The best a book can do is ""KAAABOOOOMMMMMM" as you read it, what the heck is that gonna do? Now with my surround sound, I can see, and feel the explosion.

:p
* original book > * movie remake
GREAT CGI + Digital surround sound + great direction + great acting + great screen play + great editing *> original books.
 

ThePresence

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Nov 19, 2001
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Originally posted by: Electric Amish
Originally posted by: Wheatmaster
wow i just watched the movie. man that was freaking great! i can't wait for the sequel!


Wow. You're easily entertained.

Keep in mind, Amish hasn't liked a movie since 12 Angry Men or therebouts. :p
 

ThePresence

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Nov 19, 2001
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Originally posted by: Wheatmaster
Originally posted by: Kyteland
Originally posted by: Wheatmaster
does anyone know the order of the four bourne books?
Identity - Supremacy - Ultimatum

There are only 3.

I still haven't finished #3. I only really enjoyed the first. The other two were just kind of meh.

the bourne legacy?

That was written by Eric Van Lustbader, not Rober Ludlum!
 

Wheatmaster

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Aug 10, 2002
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Originally posted by: ThePresence
Originally posted by: Wheatmaster
Originally posted by: Kyteland
Originally posted by: Wheatmaster
does anyone know the order of the four bourne books?
Identity - Supremacy - Ultimatum

There are only 3.

I still haven't finished #3. I only really enjoyed the first. The other two were just kind of meh.

the bourne legacy?

That was written by Eric Van Lustbader, not Rober Ludlum!

doh wtf? why did he write the book then?
 

sohcrates

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Sep 19, 2000
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i liked that movie. my only problem was that the whole movie he's like "i don't understand, i can memorize things, and i'm trained to kill and know when people are watching me. i don't understand why i know this and can't remember anything. i don't know who i could have been"

i mean *clearly* he could have drawn the conclusion that he was a trained killer. i mean, geez, it was pretty clear to me!

but maybe i'm just nit picking
 

ThePresence

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Originally posted by: Wheatmaster

doh wtf? why did he write the book then?

From the Publisher
In Robert Ludlum's ground-breaking career, no other character so captured and held the world's imagination as Jason Bourne. He appeared in three of Robert Ludlum's own #1 bestselling novels - The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, and The Bourne Ultimatum - and they remain amongst Ludlum's most-read and most-loved books to this day. Now, for the first time ever, the Estate of Robert Ludlum has acceded to the demands of readers around the world, turning to bestselling author Eric Van Lustbader to bring Jason Bourne back to life in a thrilling new novel.
 

ThePresence

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Originally posted by: sohcrates
i liked that movie. my only problem was that the whole movie he's like "i don't understand, i can memorize things, and i'm trained to kill and know when people are watching me. i don't understand why i know this and can't remember anything. i don't know who i could have been"

i mean *clearly* he could have drawn the conclusion that he was a trained killer. i mean, geez, it was pretty clear to me!

but maybe i'm just nit picking

That part reminded me of "The Long Kiss Goodnight" which probably ripped off it's plot from the book, because it's exactly the same.
 

Electric Amish

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Oct 11, 1999
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Originally posted by: ThePresence
Originally posted by: sohcrates
i liked that movie. my only problem was that the whole movie he's like "i don't understand, i can memorize things, and i'm trained to kill and know when people are watching me. i don't understand why i know this and can't remember anything. i don't know who i could have been"

i mean *clearly* he could have drawn the conclusion that he was a trained killer. i mean, geez, it was pretty clear to me!

but maybe i'm just nit picking

That part reminded me of "The Long Kiss Goodnight" which probably ripped off it's plot from the book, because it's exactly the same.

Now there's a good movie. :thumbsup:
 

ThePresence

Elite Member
Nov 19, 2001
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Originally posted by: Electric Amish
Originally posted by: ThePresence
Originally posted by: sohcrates
i liked that movie. my only problem was that the whole movie he's like "i don't understand, i can memorize things, and i'm trained to kill and know when people are watching me. i don't understand why i know this and can't remember anything. i don't know who i could have been"

i mean *clearly* he could have drawn the conclusion that he was a trained killer. i mean, geez, it was pretty clear to me!

but maybe i'm just nit picking

That part reminded me of "The Long Kiss Goodnight" which probably ripped off it's plot from the book, because it's exactly the same.

Now there's a good movie. :thumbsup:

LOL. Exact same plot, just with a woman.
 

Kyteland

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Dec 30, 2002
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Originally posted by: cr4zymofo
Originally posted by: Kyteland
Originally posted by: cr4zymofo
Originally posted by: MrsSkoorb
The book is 100 times better than the movie!
Kwit referencing books, damn books don't have 16:9 widescreen aspects and digital surround sound. Can your book shake my windows if there was an explosion? NO! The best a book can do is ""KAAABOOOOMMMMMM" as you read it, what the heck is that gonna do? Now with my surround sound, I can see, and feel the explosion.

:p
* original book > * movie remake
GREAT CGI + Digital surround sound + great direction + great acting + great screen play + great editing *> original books.
original books > GREAT CGI + Digital surround sound + great direction + great acting + great screen play + great editing + totally gutting the original story and replacing it with a shadow of its former self.
 

jman19

Lifer
Nov 3, 2000
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Originally posted by: Electric Amish
Originally posted by: Wheatmaster
wow i just watched the movie. man that was freaking great! i can't wait for the sequel!


Wow. You're easily entertained.

Says the guy with questionable taste in movies.