Bourne Identity (Widescreen Collector's Edition) (2002)

Director: Doug Liman  Starring: Matt Damon  Franka Potente  
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Product Summary
Publisher: Universal
Format: DVD
UPC: 00025192155123
Buy.com Sku: 40175618
Item#: VST436
Category Keywords: Based On A Novel  Europe  Romance  Secret Agents  Spies  Spy  Suspense  Theatrical Release  Thriller 
Rating: 
 
He was the perfect weapon until he became the target.
 
 
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby Surround Sound, Featurettes, Audio Commentary, Theatrical Trailer, Music Video, English, Spanish, Subtitles
 
The best-selling suspense novel by late author Robert Ludlum comes to the screen for a second time, following a 1988 made-for-TV movie. Matt Damon stars as Jason Bourne, a barely alive amnesiac with a pair of bullet wounds in his back, pulled from the Mediterranean by Italian fishermen. Bourne's only clue to his own identity is a bank account number etched on a capsule implanted in his body. He quickly finds the Zurich bank where money, a gun, and a few identification documents await, but after he's pursued by security goons at the American consulate, Bourne realizes he can trust no one and offers a German gypsy named Maria (Franka Potente) ten thousand dollars for a ride to Paris. Encountering more professional killers bent on his destruction, Bourne discovers that he possesses a surprising degree of skill in combat, martial arts, and linguistics -- handy talents that clearly indicate his past includes work as a spy and assassin, but for whom? With Maria's reluctant help, Bourne edges closer to the truth, something CIA officials want concealed at all costs.

Matt Damon Exclusive Interview: A Bourne Superstar
 
"A new action hero is Bourne."  Access Hollywood
"A lean, deftly shot, well-acted, weirdly retro thriller that recalls a raft of '60s and '70s European-set spy pictures."  Jonathan Foreman, New York Post
"Mind-Blowing!"  FOX-TV
"Gripping!"  Chicago Tribune
"Non-stop action!"  FOX-TV
 


Editor's Note

As THE BOURNE IDENTITY begins, a man who may or may not be Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) is found floating in the Mediterranean Sea and is hauled onto a fishing boat. When the ship's doctor examines the unconscious castaway, he discovers two bullet wounds and an implanted device that displays a Swiss bank account number. With nothing but this code, the amnesiac Bourne travels to Zurich and gains access to a safe-deposit box containing a gun, thousands of dollars in various currencies, and valid passports from numerous countries--each listing a different identity. Within minutes, Bourne is on the run from a seemingly ever-present agency, relying on language and fighting skills he didn't even know he possessed. Offering $20,000 for a ride to Paris, Bourne gains the reluctant help of the nomadic Marie (Franka Potente). Meanwhile, the shadowy organization, headed by a tough-talking bureaucrat (Chris Cooper), sends numerous assassins (including the Professor, played by Clive Owen) after Bourne and Marie. As their situation grows more perilous, the two strangers struggle to find out who Bourne really is and why they are being hunted.

Doug Liman's adaptation of Robert Ludlum's best-selling novel is a remarkable exercise in straightforward storytelling, with the director wisely choosing to focus on Bourne and his quest for identity. The fight sequences are thrilling, but never overly glamorized, and the film's pacing is engaging and deliberate. Damon, who displays genuine bewilderment as his character discovers his almost-superhuman abilities, anchors the proceedings with the subtle charm of an unlikely action hero. Potente also shines as Bourne's road companion, a savvy woman who slowly builds an utterly believable relationship with the confused man. Bearing distinct affinity for its European setting and classic Hollywood suspense films, THE BOURNE IDENTITY succeeds as an unusually smart character-driven thriller.

 

Features
Theatrical Trailer
Moby "Extreme Ways" Music Video
Production Notes
The Birth of The Bourne Identity
DVD-ROM Features, including Total Axess
Extended Farmhouse Scene
Feature Commentary with Director Doug Liman
Alternate Ending
Cast and Filmmaker
Deleted Scenes
 
Technical Info

Release Information
Studio: Universal
Release Date: 10/11/2002
Running Time: 116 minutes
Original Release Date: 2002
Catalog ID: 21551
UPC: 00025192155123
Number of Discs: 1

Audio & Video
Original Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English
Available Subtitles: Spanish
Video: Color

Aspect Ratio
2.35:1

 
Cast & Crew
Matt Damon
Julia Stiles
Brian Cox
Chris Cooper
Clive Owen
Franka Potente
Robert Ludlum - Based On Novel By
Robert Ludlum - Based On The Novel By
Doug Liman - Director
Oliver Wood - Director of Photography
Saar Klein - Editor
Frank Marshall, Robert Ludlum - Executive Producers
John Powell - Music By
Julianne Jordan - Music Supervisor
Doug Liman, Patrick Crowley, Richard N. Gladstein - Produced By
Patrick Crowley, et al. - Producer
Dan Weil - Production Designer
Tony Gilroy - Screenplay
W. Blake Herron - Screenplay
Tony Gilroy & William Blake Herron - Screenplay By
Peter Donen - Visual Effects Supervisor

 
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone
"...Cool RONIN-style car chases ensue....BOURNE earns what passes as hip praise..." 07/04/2002 p.115

Los Angeles Times
"...A tiptop espionage thriller....Laced with great shocking moments, BOURNE moves along smartly on its own steam, drawing us confidently into its orbit..." 06/14/2002 p.C1

USA Today
"...Blisteringly fast, BOURNE also has a strong or striking supporting actor around every corner..." 06/14/2002 p.6E

Chicago Sun-Times
"...Very well done, with skillful action sequences and a great chase scene through Paris streets..." 07/21/2002 p.5

Sight and Sound
"...There's much to enjoy here....Liman has real talent....An undertone of humour enriches the action..." 09/01/2002 p.56-7

Chicago Sun-Times
"[A] skillful action moive....Well-crafted and acted....[Liman] directs the traffic well, gets a nice wintry look from his locations, absorbs us with the movie's spycraft and uses Damon's ability to be focused and sincere." 06/17/2002

Chicago Sun-Times 8 of 10
I kind of enjoyed The Bourne Identity. I had to put my mind on hold, but I was able to. I am less disturbed by action movies like this, which are frankly about nothing, than by action movies like Windtalkers, which pretend to be about something and then cop out. Doug Liman, the director of Bourne, directs the traffic well, gets a nice wintry look from his locations, absorbs us with the movie's spycraft and uses Damon's ability to be focused and sincere. The movie is unnecessary, but not unskilled. - Roger Ebert
 

  
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Customer Reviews
Cinematography 4
Plot 3.5
Acting 4
Overall Satisfaction 4
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3 of 5 And Ludlum Produced This?!? Sunday, March 16, 2003
A Viewer from Happyvalley, UT  

As a fanatic reader, I decided to read the book before seeing this movie... not a good idea. The book was fantastic to say the least, and I still have to finish the trilogy. However, because I had read the book, the movie was a terrible disappointment! They strayed soooo far from the actual story that by the time it was done, I was just completely frustrated. And then, while watching the credits, I saw that the author of the books actually produced this movie! How he could sit there and see his story eviscerated like that, I'll never know. I guess the movie by itself was ok... there were way too many holes in the story though, even as a standalone plot. The bottom line is, if you've read the book, just read it again, you'll enjoy it a lot more than the movie. If you haven't read it, go ahead and watch the movie but dont set your hopes too high.
 
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5 of 5 Outstanding Action and Soulful Acting Saturday, December 07, 2002
jbfalaska from Deatsville AL  
Excellent storyline, although the movie did appear to leave out some content. You could feel it. The action and pace of the story were very believable. You also feel the human element as he doesn't dive, crash, leap, attack, run without actually sweating and tiring out. Obviously refreshing from other international GI issues. Great movie and a must buy for the DVD library - get it in Widescreen or not at all.
 
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5 of 5 Bourne out-Bonds Bonds! Monday, November 25, 2002
Jim from Vancouver, WA  
Bourne out-Bonds Bonds! The late Robert Ludlum's best character is Jason Bourne. Bourne has frailties and faults and his hair actually get mussed at times (unlike Ian Fleming's hero). Matt Damon actually is quite believable as the amnesiac Bourne. Hot newcomer Franka Potente (See "Run Lola Run". A must!) is just right as Maria. This DVD will be a must have for all serious fans of the spy genre.
 
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