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The Bourne Ultimatum

Date: Oct 31 2007

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Did you see The Bourne Identity? Oh my God. It’s crazy from beginning to end. Matt Damon plays this guy who wakes up on a boat with gunshot wounds in his back, and he doesn’t remember anything about who he is. When he gets to the shore, he finds out that, whoever he is, someone is trying to kill him. He spends the whole movie narrowly escaping death.

They just made a second sequel, called The Bourne Ultimatum. If you saw the first movie recently, or the second one, The Bourne Supremacy, you’re probably still too exhausted to check out the latest one, so listen to Marni and Kevin talk about it.

Dialog

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Marni

Kevin

Marni: So have you seen any good movies lately?

Kevin: You know, I hadn’t been to the theater in probably four months and I went to see Bourne Ultimatum the other night.

Marni: Really? How is it?

Kevin: Really good…pretty sweet.

Marni: I have to say, it’s one of those movies that I…The first one I was like, eh…the second one…I’m sucked in. I can’t wait to see it.

Kevin: It’s…part of it’s a little far-fetched, but really I thought it was very entertaining. You know, hour and 45 minutes, I was sitting on the edge of my seat much of the time, and there’s an amazing car chase scene.

Marni: Oh! I love car chase scenes.

Kevin: It really is one of the best I’ve seen.

Marni: It’s just so classic. American films, car chase, yeah.

Kevin: And I like Matt Damon. I find him charming and I think he’s a really good actor.

Marni: He is a good actor. I don’t find him, you know, I think he’s cute, I’m not…But I do think he’s a good actor. He’s got some chops.

Kevin: And I read yesterday that he has the best salary to box office ratio of any actor in Hollywood, meaning…

Marni: The best return on your investment. Well, that’s interesting and I think he does some good things with his money. He’s very politically active. I like that.

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Discussion

The first movie Kevin has seen in a few months is The Bourne Ultimatum. He liked it.

Marni thought the first movie was only so-so, but for some reason she’s dying to see the new film. Kevin says that much like the earlier films, The Bourne Ultimatum is nonstop action. The craziness peaks with a car chase scene.

Now Marni really has to see the movie. She loves car chase scenes.

Even though a lot of people only like him because he’s good-looking, Marni and Kevin agree that Matt Damon is a talented actor. It turns out that according to something Kevin read, Damon is also the best value when it comes to American actors. His movies earn more per dollar that he makes than any other actor in major films. Marni and Kevin also like Matt Damon because he spends a lot of his money on charities and political causes.

What’s your favorite kind of action scene? Do you like car chases like Marni, or do you prefer gun fights or martial arts scenes?

Comments

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alongtime

Viet Nam

I never have seen this film yet, but i will watch this movie and commet last

Sabu

India

I have watched the first and second part (The Bourne Identity and The Bourne Supremacy)

Superb movies !!!!! and I am dying to see the new one.

I like car chase and martial arts as well.

The movie will be excellent if it has a love story too….

babyfaceding

China

haven't seen this one yet, but I can't wait to watch the film now! I love action movies, car chase, gun fights and chinese kungfu, sometimes mix some romance in it, really cool!