Movie predictions: The Bourne Ultimatum

What I liked about the first Bourne were the amazing action sequences and how the movie transformed an ordinary looking Matt Damon into a believable, one-man killing machine. Move over, 007. Jason Bourne is here. I watched the second Bourne and was not disappointed since I know what to expect anyway. There’s something about one man’s battle with a powerful government agency that appeals to moviegoers. Plus the movie packed a lot of what action movie fans want.

Enter Bourne Ultimatum, the third film of the series. I expect to see the usual car chases and knowing Bourne, motorcycle runs as well. The in-your-face fist fights that are prolonged and a tad bit brutal. Loud explosions here and there and the stunts shot to look like climbing down a building or jumping from one to the next is child’s play. Yes, I think that’s just about it. It is interesting how they can continue to write a script about an amnesiac spy and the government agency that can’t seem to get the job done. Don’t make me start with the dispensable and seeming inexhaustible supply of hired guns either. What you have is tinsel town’s recent formula for blockbusters.

What else can one expect from the latest installment of a series? More of the same, I’m afraid. I don’t think we can reasonably ask for anything new. It will be Bourne and his killing prowess and admirable command of five or so languages. They’ll send one assassin after another but Bourne will be left standing.

Frankly, I’m getting tired of the fact that movie studios keep rehashing the same characters and plots and still make a killing at the box office. After the disappointing Spiderman 3 and Pirates of the Caribbean 3, I vowed never to fall for this brand of movie-making again. As to my prediction: It’s bound to earn more money for the studios which would in turn encourage them to make movies with second, third, (gasp!) fourth sequels in mind. I’m pretty sure my steering clear of this movie won’t make a dent but I sure hope movie makers would stop doing sequels because it’s so darn tired.

If anybody else out there is feeling the way I do about tiresome sequels of the same plot, I am appealing to you. Please stay away from these movies. Until we do, studios will continue to churn out movies with at least three sequels. What will stop them from making an otherwise entertaining movie character into a tiresome franchise?

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