tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post5056324732658506599..comments2024-03-20T01:16:08.502-07:00Comments on Double O Section: New Bourne Legacy TrailerTannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03910873055922510145noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-53424801936067743362012-06-01T06:42:03.057-07:002012-06-01T06:42:03.057-07:00I've always felt that the Bourne series just k...I've always felt that the Bourne series just kept making the same film over and over. However, they did seem to make them better each time. And I have to admit, if it wasn't for Casino Royale and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, the Bourne series would probably be the best spy film series in recent years. <br /><br />Hopefully, this Treadstone will not be another re'Tread'! (groan, sorry about that)Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-69411111733785906142012-05-31T21:14:00.802-07:002012-05-31T21:14:00.802-07:00Yeah, that's a good point. I guess I was think...Yeah, that's a good point. I guess I was thinking more along the lines of Treadstone in the books. But there could have been ways around it, as you say. Even a corrupt organization surely SOMETIMES fights some battles for good (like SD-6 or Division on Alias or Nikita). Just show one of those missions. Or deal with a post-Bourne Treadstone that's in better hands and better managed, or something.<br /><br />I do think the approach they took will work, though. The one thing that worries me is thinking about U.S. Marshals. Remember that sequel/spin-off to The Fugitive? They had a great opportunity to tell a new story about a standout supporting character from the first film, Gerard (Tommy Lee Jones), and instead of showing him doing what he does best and actually hunting down a guilty criminal, they completely retreaded the storyline of the first film. The fugitive he was after (Wesley Snipes this time) was ALSO an innocent man, it turned out! Didn't Gerard EVER chase a guilty party? I have every bit of faith that The Bourne Legacy will be better than that, but that movie always stands out in my head as a sequel/spin-off that went wrong by simply repeating what had come before... and an agent on the run from his handlers IS a retread(stone).Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03910873055922510145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-23393491364516105892012-05-31T19:45:56.650-07:002012-05-31T19:45:56.650-07:00I'm not sure having a Treadstone agent who was...I'm not sure having a Treadstone agent who was still employed by the government would work. After all, the previous Bourne films have pretty much established that Treadstone was a corrupt, criminal program. If the protagonist worked for Treadstone, he would essentially be working for a group we have come to see as the Bad Guys. <br /><br />Granted, there are ways this could work. It could be a "new" Treadstone, and the hero would have to deal with the baggage of the old program. Or we could watch as the hero gradually comes to realize Treadstone isn't on the up-and-up. That being said, I understand why the filmmakers chose the approach they did.Le Samourainoreply@blogger.com