I finally saw LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD and BOURNE ULTIMATUM. DIE HARD was over-the-top, by-the-numbers, and dull. BOURNE ULTIMATUM was fresh, invigorating, and exciting…I loved it. I wish more movies were as smart and exciting as the BOURNE trilogy. The geek in my can’t wait to get ULTIMATUM on DVD so I can watch all three movies back-the-back in one sitting (as if I will ever have the time for that).
I also caught up with the last five episodes of THE SOPRANOS. They were definitely a big improvement over last season’s episode, a real return to form dramatically and comedicly for the series. But like everyone else, I don’t really get the point of the abrupt ending that felt more like a technical/broadcasting error than a scripted, dramatic moment.
Next on my Tivo… JESSE STONE: SEA CHANGE and the last five episodes of the season of HEROES and LAW AND ORDER: SVU.
Hello Lee,
Bob Harris posted an excellent interpretation of the Sopranos finale. It’s a really interesting theory with lots of evidence to back it up.
http://www.bobharris.com/content/view/1406/1/
Curious what you’ll think of SEA CHANGE. I love the Jesse Stone novels, but I thought the series started going downhill with that one. I hear the movie doesn’t follow the book’s plot though.