Posted by sean at threshold7n.jpmorgan.com on June 17, 2002 at 11:26:46:
In Reply to: I heard someone say the car chase is better posted by The Bastard on June 17, 2002 at 10:47:32:
it was choreographed or whatever by the guy who did the chases for "Ronin". It's done well, as you can imagine based on that.
: than the one in Bullit...which I find tough to believe.
Nowhere near that.
: What alot of people don;t understand is Bullitt was actually done (and done BY Steve McQueen)...nowadays car chases are special effects...CGI and the like.
So that's what makes it better? Hell, I'm all for CGI if it looks better.
: So tell me...how does the one in Bourne compare?
It's not nearly as good as the classic car chases, but it's well done. It loses points (in my opinion) for the fact that we almost never get an 'inside' perspective from the car (we see the car often, but we see Damon and Famke like twice through the whole scene). Also, the movie itself is nothing special. It's pretty much a standard plot, competently directed and well acted (natch). Apparently, the book's plot sounds much less like the standard cliche plot than this.
Basically, if you think you'll like the movie, you should see it. If you don't think you'll like it, there's nothing in the movie to convince you otherwise.