The Bourne Legacy

[ericadawn16]

We arrived at the movie theatre and this car was parked next to us with silver, blue, red and a LARGE spoiler on the back.

My mom: Look, it's Captain America's car!

I will probably have more complete, introspective thoughts at a later time, but for now...

The Bourne Legacy

I enjoyed it but I'm not like...Hiddleston uncontrollable excitement about it.

There are three reasons why:

1. Flowers for Algernon was never one of my favorite stories. I always found it incredibly sad and depressing and creepy. Now, you've put into an action movie context and gave it a better ending but still...

2. Since there were three movies of build-up, obviously I was given more incentive to be attached to Jason and Nicky. I do love Rachel Weisz and Jeremy Renner and I have for ten years and two years respectively but it's hard building up characters while having everything else going on.

3. There was a LOT of stuff in the ads that weren't in the movie:

a) Well, I'm not just a science project.
b) I'm going to finish what he started.
c) We both gave them everything... This was supposed to be followed by smoochies! Yes, I may have been watching a little too much Buffy but come on, one little measly kiss? NOTHING!

Also, You should have left me alone, is said to a WOLF!

So, I did really enjoy pretending it was Clint Barton undercover. It worked like 90% of the time. I thought it was just me but...

Aaron Cross: I'm going to take the nest.
My mom: Are you sure you're in the right movie?

At the beginning, there were wolves. They kept following him and he kept freaking out. I guess it was Alaska so we were just supposed to be like, "Well, it's Alaska and Liam Neeson taught us that they like hunting and eating humans."

I couldn't help thinking he was worried that Loki had sent them...

My Mom: I hated seeing him all beaten up and hurt especially the scene with the hospital gown and all...you survived the New York City with barely a scratch. He even had that fight with Black Widow and didn't get a scratch!

Me: Cognitive rehabilitation.

(Credits end and company logos come on.)

Me: Awww...
My Mom: What? You were expecting them to eat Shawarma?
Well, yes...
Me: They could have at least been eating fish or something...

Also, they KILLED Albert Finney's character...wahhh.

So, Bourne Ultimatum>Bourne Legacy>Bourne Supremacy>Bourne Identity

Comments

[cruel-fortuna.livejournal.com]

So, is this film worth seeing for someone who didn't like the original Bourne trilogy?

( I always liked Equilibrium & Christian Bale better, ... it's a similar concept. )

...at the very least it sounds like it might make for good plot bunnies & crossover fic.

[allisnow.livejournal.com]

I didn't like the originals, and I was flaily about Legacy *shrugs*

That may because I find Matt Damon to be the Hollywood A-list equivalent of a black hole.

YMMV.

[ericadawn16.livejournal.com]

If you didn't like the original trilogy?

No, probably not unless you strictly want to watch it from the viewpoint of...Clint's undercover...go...

I've never gotten through Equilibrium. I love Christian Bale and the cast but me and Dystopian? We don't really mesh...

[allisnow.livejournal.com]

Aaron Cross: I'm going to take the nest.

Oh man I had to stifle so many giggles at that line.

Re: shwarma. My dad and I went to see Dark Knight Rises tonight. I had already seen him but went with him anyway. Anyway, the credits roll and I get ready to go and he looks at me and goes "No shwarma scene?"

Joss, you have RUINED other movies for us!

[ericadawn16.livejournal.com]

hehe

http://justastolenrelic.tumblr.com/post/29799726326/sairobee-should-we-stay-after-the-credits

[twhitesakura.livejournal.com]

I didn't watch the originals so I was a bit lost in the beginning but I think the movie was disappointing overall. I didn't buy into the romance and rushed ending. Wolves stalking humans is very unnatural, but at least the character acknowledged that by saying it was unusual. *shrugs*

[http://users.livejournal.com/unnecessary_/]

"Well, it's Alaska and Liam Neeson taught us that they like hunting and eating humans."

Did you have to endure that terrible movie as well? My dad and I snuck into it after seeing the other awful movie about whales. lol. So many movie theater regrets.

[ericadawn16.livejournal.com]

No, but we did have to endure the trailers for both and that was enough.

[i-llbedammned.livejournal.com]

I could totally see Captain America having a Batmobile-like car that is painted like the American flag.

It is harder to get attached to these new characters, it always is when you switch main characters mid-way through a franchise.

The neglecting of those lines is disappointing, they seem like they had promise.

...I could totally see Clint Barton being a spy and Loki sending wolves after him. I'm sure Fenrir needs to hunt things.

[iamrman82.livejournal.com]

Liam Neeson also taught us that if you take his daughter, he will eff you up!

[tigriswolf]

At the beginning, there were wolves. They kept following him and he kept freaking out. I guess it was Alaska so we were just supposed to be like, "Well, it's Alaska and Liam Neeson taught us that they like hunting and eating humans."

I couldn't help thinking he was worried that Loki had sent them...

I now want to write a fic where Clint teams up with wolves for some mission for Loki. *facepalm*

[ericadawn16.livejournal.com]

What happened with this? Did I miss it?

I think it sounds awesome.

[tigriswolf]

I totally forgot about it, and I've sorta stopped writing Avengers fic. But I'll be watching the DVD in the near future, so I'll put it in the ideas folder.