RELATED: Jason Bourne Was Meant to Kill Nicky Parsons in the First 'Bourne' Film Julia Stiles Explains How She Survived Here are all five Bourne movies, ranked worst to best. Neither of the last two installments generated much enthusiasm about seeing the story continue, and producer Frank Marshall has indicated that a sixth film is in search of a new voice to reframe the saga’s direction.Įach of the films is fascinating in its own right.

Just look at how many bad imitators mistook Bourne’s frantic mayhem as nothing more than hastily spliced together shaky cam and produced embarrassing results. It's hard to imagine a time where Matt Damon wasn’t renowned as an action star, and the presence of a seasoned awards-caliber actor at the height of his popularity as a recurring franchise lead is only one part of the legacy left by Bourne. While the James Bond and Mission: Impossible franchises went through tonal crises in the early 21st century, Bourne became the hardened spy series of the Bush era. The action was nimble and the stories were politically aware, set in the real world of modern espionage. Diverting wildly from '90s campiness with a gritty, realistic style, the films epitomized the importance of real stunt work when CGI was so often used as a crutch. While falling, Bourne managed to shoot this man in the head while in mid-air.ĭied from various gunshot wounds/falling to his death downstairsĪfter wounding this man with bullets and knocking him out twice, Bourne finally ended his life by using him as a body shield to cushion his landing on the floor two stories down, all whilst escaping and killing the other remaining operative.The Bourne franchise changed the direction of modern action cinema. This third Treadstone bodyguard to Conklin was killed by Bourne as he used the first knocked-out operative's obese figure to shield his landing.

Shot single-handedly with a Walther P5 Compact pistol Shot akimbo-style with both a Walther P5 Compact pistol and an upside-down Taurus PT945 firearmīourne took out this assailant after knocking out the first operative (who he later killed) when he sensed that Conklin's team was ready to ambush him from downstairs. Bourne caused an explosion and later ambushed and shot him at the farm. Shot in the stomach with a 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgunīourne killed this second Treadstone asset sent to assonate him after he noticed that the farmhouse dog was missing and presumably silenced by this man.

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