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Winning London (2001)
Stereotypes running amok!
This movie was quite terrible - it shows the English as terrible snobs! Practically no British teenager speaks that poshly - apart from the royals. Not even the royals youngsters wear suits to discos! What normal guys wheres one of those riding jackets! The Olsen twins displayed their total lack of knowledge of Britain - and referred to every single wrong stereotype they could find. This film is stupid and childish - and will send all the wrong messages to the USA about us Brits. We do not dress up-tight to ALL occasions, we CAN dance, we do not all live in stately homes, we do not all have up-tight parents and we can have fun. The film does do us one favour however... we ARE integral and we DO have morals. We also DO NOT negotiate with terrorists. We can definitely give the Americans a run for their money like that.
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
Truly Inspired And Original - A New Type Of Action Movie
I loved this film! It was much grittier than 'The Bourne Identity', but had the same quick pace. I found it heartbreaking to see him lose something that, especially if you've seen 'Identity', we became close to, as he did, and which kept him steady. Matt Damon is terrific as Jason Bourne conveying to the feelings and emotions of Bourne with brilliant control, a thing which many actors would have failed miserably at. Without another character close to him, there is no one for Matt to bounce off, therefore his conversation is rather limited to say the least. I was amazed at how he still kept you interested, and commanded every scene he was in, simply by his facial expressions and body language. Though I do enjoy his telephone conversations with Pamela Landy, and also Bourne and Nicky - played superbly by Julia Stiles - enjoy a fantastic scene together. You cannot, though, talk about a Bourne movie and not mention the fantastic action sequences - with Matt Damon incredibly doing all his own stunts - and the breath-taking car chases. I found the exquisite detail in this amazing and Bourne's ingenuity was at a level all it's own. The normality in which the film is set and the ordinary props Jason uses make you almost believe that it could, possibly, happen until you finish the film. I think that Matt using a rolled up magazine to fight with, and subsequently to destroy any evidence was fantastic, the doors not closing as he only just makes the train was so normal and so un-action movie-ish, in a world where the doors close just after every action hero, that I found it sensational - even though it sounds so ordinary and silly now. I truly believe 'The Bourne Supremacy' is an beautifully inspired film and that everyone should watch it.