01. I officially hate Paul Greengrass as a director and it’s solely for the reason that the man absolutely refuses to use a steadicam. Why, exactly, is it necessary for the camera to shake all the time? Why, pray tell, must you ensure that your audience is on the verge of vomiting for 90% of the film? Are your action sequences so lacking that you have to jazz them up by jumping all over the place with the camera for added excitement? No, no they are not, your action sequences are perfectly decent if not fairly awesome in and of themselves, so there is absolutely no need for this technique. Ugh. On the plus side, this one didn’t make me nearly as sick as The Bourne Supremacy did, so I guess that’s something. Still. I’m pretty sure I’ll never enjoy a Paul Greengrass film as much as I should until he stops using this stupid technique.
02. I like Jason Bourne because he is an instrument of death all on his own. I don’t know why they ever bother to ask if he’s armed and dangerous, because even if he’s not armed he’s completely lethal to anyone in his path. He gets a gold star for being so awesome in the lost art of hand to hand combat. The fighting in this one was a little more acrobatic in places; the chase scenes weren’t quite parkour, I don’t think, but you can see the influence because every choreographer on the planet insists on using it now after Casino Royale.
03. Did I mention the camera shake? I found it so distracting that I was seriously zoning out during several fight/chase sequences, which is completely ridiculous.
04. Oh god, I nearly died when Julia Stiles adopted her new “disguise”. The second they cut to the shot of her rinsing the dye out of her hair, I rolled my eyes and bet myself $50 that she’d be sporting the totally hot haircut that Bourne gave Marie in the first film. GUESS WHAT HAPPENED.
05. Best line in the entire film: “He just drove his car off the roof.” They’re just so nonchalant about it, it kills me.
06. I still like the first one best, but this one was pretty good too. Minus the freaking camera shake. * kills *
Heh. I liked Bourne Ultimatum and I didn’t really notice the shaky camera. I take it you’re probably not a big fan of Blair Witch Project? That movie actually gave me a headache.
Strangely enough, the only other movie where I’ve ever had a problem with that was Up. Even though it was a great movie, I just COULD NOT STAND watching them constantly on the verge of falling to their doom. I literally had to go lie down when I got home because I felt nauseous.