The Bourne Ultimate Collection [Blu-ray]

I had seen the first three Bourne movies in the HD DVD era, so I wanted to replace those with 4K discs and also see the two newer movies. All five look and sound excellent in the 4K/UHD disc format.The first three movies are compelling and exciting as the story of Jason Bourne is revealed bit by bit, with lots of action and plot twists along the way. Then, "The Bourne Legacy" throws all of that away and is "just like the Jason Bourne movies" but comes up with a completely different plot and simply uses various names from the earlier movies while having no relation to them at all, that I could see. So, it was reasonably interesting on its own, with action and suspense, but does not fit into the series at all in my opinion.The fifth movie "Jason Bourne" (which also has Matt Damon in it, like the first three but not the fourth) fortunately goes right back to where "The Bourne Ultimatum" left off and completely ignores "Legacy". So, going back into the original story line, it was much more satisfying and enjoyable.

This is a great series of movies, they are intense but so compelling. One thing that was strange--I was watching the first one with my son and it would occasionally display the rating of the movie on the corner of the screen and it said "R". That's incorrect, the first and I believe all 5, are definitely rated PG-13. I still wouldn't recommend them for younger viewers, there definitely is a lot of violence, some of it pretty intense. Also the stories are a bit more complex and layered than some movies so I don't know that younger viewers would get that. I think I would even say like high school age or older for these.

Would recommend. Love the Bourne series. Books are a little different fair warning

Fantastik

this is an amazing boxed set. previously, i had never seen the 4th installment because it didn't have Matt Damon in it. i recently learned that Jeremy Renner was not a replacement for Matt but a different agent on a different project and Jason Bourne was referenced many times. i absolutely loved all the special features on these discs and the extras. i spent hours exploring the files and documents. well worth the money. i am happy to have all five films now in one set. just waiting for the next one! :)

Saw the deal on this set and couldn't pass it up.

This is a good collection. While the packaging style is of the shelf hog variety, it's still well done.The 4k video is done over a span of many years, so you can see the evolution of the quality as the series progresses.The audio is similar, in the way that the first three movies, while in Atmos, don't wow. But the next two movies are better in reproducing object based audio. DTSX here does a good job.Content-wise, it's kind of low calorie espionage that's formulaic. I mean, who'd want to be in charge of any of these programs, Jason's just going to end up deleting you. And if you're female, don't be anywhere near the guy. Also, a word about the cinematography: pure trash. The first three films were made in the heyday of what I lovingly call the "seizure cam". The camera will just not sit still, bouncing up up down down left right left right zoom in zoom out like a Konami code. Combat is also a series of cuts, not one fluid shot. I really hated this style of camera work, as it ruined Gladiator and the Battlestar Galactica (among other reasons) reboot for me.Jeremy Renner's Bourne Legacy is my favorite out of these movies. I hope they continue on with his storyline, but its ending was satisfying enough if there are no more.

I am not a fan of Matt Damon so I was surprised by this series. My son gave me number 3 and I liked it so I bought the series. Matt does a great job in these videos. Lots of action and a great story line with good actors throughout.PROS: Good seriesCONS: Video 4 has nothing to do with the series. They throw in a couple of mentions of the other videos, but it is a completely different video. It is good also, but doesn't really fit. Matt is not in video 4 because they changed directors and he refused to act in it. He does come back for video 5.Video 4 is the creation of Hawkeye from the Avengers (even the same actor).