By Jack Silbert on November 11, 2015
3.5 stars out of 5 It’s a challenge for any long-running series: They have to recycle just enough of the old tropes to satisfy the fans, while also including new elements to freshen things up. You know, like when your favorite old rocker incorporated trip-hop beats. Here, the Bond crew walks that tightrope, leaning toward […]
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By Jack Silbert on November 12, 2012
4 stars out of 5 Hoboken theater still closed, PATH station closed, my car sitting at Willow Sunoco. Still, nothing would keep me from seeing James Bond on the opening weekend. The 007 films have been a reliable pleasure in my life. (Before I’d ever seen one, I had a die-cast toy Aston Martin, complete […]
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By Jack Silbert on August 15, 2012
3.5 stars out of 5 I saw the first Bourne movie on a plane, and liked it a lot. The second one, I watched on-demand at home, and also enjoyed quite a bit. Vowed to see the third one in a theater, which I did, and by gum, very satisfying once again. Had the fourth […]
Posted in movie reviews | Tagged 00s movies, 10s movies, James Bond, Jason Bourne, Jeremy Renner, Matt Damon, The Bourne Legacy
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