The bird boys are back with the first of a three-part series about a trilogy of movies beloved by dads, grandfathers, and uncles alike. Get ready to wake up, beat up some cops, wreak havoc at the US Embassy, recklessly drive through the streets of Paris, have a shoot-out with a psychopathic librarian looking Clive Owen, and fall in love with some random woman you paid to drive you around! Also, you gotta figure out who you are, why everyone is out to get you, and why you can’t stop effortlessly beating people to a pulp.

That’s right. We’re looking at Doug Liman’s 2002 action-thriller film “The Bourne Identity”. Loosely based on the Robert Ludlum book of the same name, Matt Damon stars as Jason Bourne, a man who has lost his identity to amnesia and is still a top-level CIA killing machine (and conducts himself accordingly). Marvel at Chris Cooper being a shady and conniving CIA official! Be in awe of Brian Cox also being a shady and conniving CIA official! Enjoy young Walton Goggins and Julia Stiles saying a few lines here and there! Get slightly confused but be ultimately okay with Franka Potente falling in love with a man who bodies people the way I make eggs in the morning (with ease and precision)!

Nah, but for real, this movie is slick and has aged like a fine wine. Liman’s small-scale filmmaking gives both the characters and the narrative a practical and intimate feel. The action is raw and realistic (for the most part), the pacing is excellent, and the writing is top tier. This movie, and its sequels, turned the genre on its head and have influenced action and thriller films ever since. The soundtrack is dope too! Plus, it has one of the best car chases in recent cinematic history and a slow burn shoot-out in a french field. What more could you want?! On top of that, the cinematography and editing create a sense of immediacy that elevates this whole thing to another level. In this episode, we chop it up about the film, what we love, what makes “Identity” unique in the trilogy, Doug Liman’s career, Matt Damon absolutely killing it as Jason Bourne, and set up some of the themes and ideas that we will be exploring in the next two episodes.

We also give our thoughts on the next-gen Cyberpunk 2077 and how much the game has been improved, PALMREADER dishes on an unpleasant experience he shared with a deliveryman and gives some suggestions to everyone who just can’t seem to keep their opinions to themselves, Otis talks about James Wan’s “Malignant” and some more ramblings from the boys.

We’ll see you next week for “The Bourne Supremacy”!

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