Which action movie franchise has been the most influential in the 21st Century? The answer is surely Bourne. When the Bourne Identity released in 2002 it changed the landscape of action movies and its impacts are still felt today. During the 1980's and 1990's action movies were led by huge marquee stars like Arnold Schwarzenegger, … Continue reading Bourne Ranked
When Nicky Parsons (Julia Stiles) hacks the CIA and downloads documents on all of their black ops programs she makes both herself and Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) a target again. Twelve years have passed since Bourne exposed the CIA’s Treadstone and Blackbriar operations and whilst he is free he is still tormented by flashbacks and … Continue reading Jason Bourne
Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner) is a CIA operative taking part in the “Outcome” project designed to enhance agents both physically and mentally via medication. However when Jason Bourne exposes to the world other CIA programs designed to create assassins Eric Byer (Ed Norton) is sent in to shut down “Outcome” and hide all evidence it … Continue reading The Bourne Legacy
Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) attempts to finally uncover his origins as a trained killer and free himself from the CIA for good. The film opens with an audacious cat and mouse action sequence set inside London’s Waterloo station where Bourne tries to intercept a journalist named Simon Ross (Paddy Considine) before the CIA gets to … Continue reading The Bourne Ultimatum
Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) and Marie (Franka Potente) have been living off the grid for two years since the events of The Bourne Identity. But when Bourne is framed for the murder of two CIA agents he finds himself pulled back into the shadowy world he escaped from. Bourne may still be struggling to unlock … Continue reading The Bourne Supremacy
A man found near death in the Mediterranean Sea and suffering from amnesia finds that the only things he remembers are how to elude authorities and kill. Can he discover who he is and regain his memory before assassins on his trail eliminate him? All Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) has to go on when he … Continue reading The Bourne Identity
Zsa-Zsa Korda (Benicio Del Toro) is about to complete the most impossible business scheme ever conceived: The Phoenician Scheme. But he has to survive the many assassination attempts against him, the governments trying to cripple his business empire and the moral lessons of his daughter Liesl (Mia Threapleton). The Phoenician Scheme is another Wes Anderson … Continue reading The Phoenician Scheme
The artificial intelligence known as ‘The Entity’ has slowly but surely taken over cyberspace since the events of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning. Truth no longer exists and political and social stability is collapsing. Can Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his team stop ‘The Entity’ before it takes control of the world’s nuclear missile arsenal? … Continue reading Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Stephanie Smothers (Anna Kendrick) and Emily Nelson (Blake Lively) are reunited on the beautiful island of Capri where they find themselves embroiled in murder and double crosses. Five years on from the events of the last movie, Stephanie is now a famous true crime vLogger and has written a book about her relationship with real … Continue reading Another Simple Favour
Hard-bitten cop Walker (Tom Hardy) tries to track down the son of an important politician before the Triads and a group of corrupt cops get their hands on him. Havoc is unfortunately a rather large misfire from Welsh writer/director Gareth Evans who brought us the rather exceptional The Raid and The Raid 2. Unless that … Continue reading Havoc
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