The Bourne Franchise

Episode 308. It's an explosive start to 2025 as we watch all of the Bourne franchise: the trilogy of The Bourne Identity, Supremacy, and Ultimatum, the not-really-a-reboot The Bourne Legacy, and the attempted return to form with Jason Bourne. These movies follow an amnesiac secret agent as he attempts to uncover the corrupt government program that took his memories in exchange for deadly skills. We discuss the context of action cinema in 2002 and how the series adapted to industry changes like cinematic universes, the Matt Damon screen persona, the unique values of the oft-maligned Bourne Legacy, DVD bonus features, the Bourne Stuntacular at Universal Studios Orlando, and how these movies all have the same end credits sequence.

• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:04) - Welcome and banter
• (02:02) - Non-spoiler thoughts on the Bourne franchise
• (20:28) - Housekeeping
• (26:16) - Spoilers for the Bourne movies
• (01:40:38) - Review Show Bingo
• (01:49:42) - Recommendations
• (01:56:55) - What we are discussing next episode
• (01:58:49) - Outro

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