In this past summer of threequels, The Bourne Ultimatum stood
head and shoulders above the competition.  William D. Lee's
picture  Extreme ways are back again and so is Jason Bourne.
There is no doubt that Matt Damon was already an in-demand
leading man, but he firmly cemented his status as Hollywood
superstar by anchoring a wildly successful action franchise. I
certainly don't think the general public ever saw Damon as a
potential action hero until he became Bourne, a point that was
even poked fun of in "The 40-Year Old Virgin." The Bourne series
have been comprised of those rare action films that have won
over movie-goers and critics alike. They're proof that loud,
dumb, and overproduced need not be requisites to make a great
action film. The Bourne series has definitely changed the way we
see the spy thriller and was a tremendous motivator in rebooting
the Bond franchise lest 007 become a campy, outmoded dinosaur.
"The Bourne Ultimatum" is a direct continuation of the last
film, "Bourne Supremacy," picki