insanity.

i just finished watching the bourne movies. because i wanted to wait to see them after i read the books.

huge, major, colossal disappointment.

there is no similarity in the plots. all that is the same is his name. jason bourne. everything else was changed.

in the books, all three of them, he is chasing and being chased by a european assassin named carlos. it's the entire reason that his identity as jason bourne was created...yet there's no mention of carlos in the movies.

his girlfriend (i mean WIFE!) was not killed, and is the person that helps him learn about his identity in every book.

and his contact at the CIA who helps him get from place to place, and tips him off about people discovering where he is....also killed in the movie, but not in the book. conklin.

and, oh yeah, jason bourne is supposed to be 50. although i'm not really complaining about that as much as pointing it out. matt damon is neat.

i could go on and on.

if i was robert ludlum, i would be pissed. the bourne ultimatum movie is the only one that felt as interesting as the books. the first two...i felt like nothing even happened. there was no action.

i'll have to wait a year to watch them again and see if i like them then. when the books are not fresh in my memory.