Too many fans seem to be blown away

This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.

Just perfect...

Blistering performances.

If you have read the Robert Ludlum books then you have no doubt been disappointed by the way the story has been handled in the movies.This TV mini series keeps much closer to the book than the film.If that were the only good part about this, I would not be writing a review.It does not have the action of the films but it has the tension of the book. It is gripping!!Obviously it still cuts some part from the book but it does have so much more than the films.The acting is good, to be expected from the great cast.I am so glad that I watched this. I was so disappointed by the films until I gave up and disconnected them from the books.Brilliant stuff and well worth watching!!!

This is a fair or should I say more accurate portrayal of Jason Bourne from Robert Ludlum's novel. The new Matt Damon based "Bourne" was only made to make Matt Damon look good. It really lacked any sobriety.Richard Chamberlain, and Jaclyn Smith is a much more convincing as the characters they're portraying. They're also far better looking than Matt Damon, and the other chick that played their part.This is a made for TV movie and blows away the big budget Hollywood movie that's made years later. The movie is worth a watch because of the foresighted nature of Robert Ludlum's story. In the '80s, there was no one else talking about mind control, or a super soldier assassin. But in recent years, the now declassified MK ULTRA material emerged, and the fact that super soldier program like mentioned in this story indeed existed (and probably still does).Chamberlain has lot more expression as Jason Bourne than Matt Damon, which makes this an excellent mystery / action movie from the '80s.

Having read the original novel and seen the 2002 film 'adaptation' starring Matt Damon, I was always curious to see this older rendition of Robert Ludlum's most ingenious and complex novel, The Bourne Identity. Having recently had the opportunity to do so, I can safely say that this miniseries, starring Richard Chamberlain is as good as it gets. This film is meticulously close to the original novel and truly recaptures the feel of Ludlum's suspenseful Cold War era thriller about an amnesiac on a quest to rediscover his identity in a cloak and dagger world of espionage and murder. The locations are wonderful and really add on to the story. The action scenes are no where near as stylistic as those in the Damon version and therefore greatly benefit from a more realistic and gritty tone. The music too is brilliant and highlights the mysterious and suspenseful theme of the movie. This film has only two shortcomings. Firstly, Richard Chamberlain, though a great actor, comes across as being a bit too mild to be Jason Bourne, whom, as anyone who has read the novel or its sequels would know, is an on-edge killing machine. He comes across as being only moderately convincing in the more brutal actions of the character on screen. Secondly, although Yorgo Voyagis does a fair job as Carlos, the ruthless assassin determined to eliminate Bourne, he in no way captures the aura of mystery that lies around the Carlos of the novel, who is a faceless manipulator seated at the center of a web of deceit. But then again, Chamberlain more than makes up for his relative inability to portray Bourne's violent side with his excellent portrayal of Bourne's ingenuity and skill as a 'Chameleon' (something Matt Damon has thus far never brought onto the screen), and I can quite understand that the directors did not wish to spend much time establishing Carlos, since Bourne is the true center of the viewers attention. A mention must be made of Jaclyn Smith, who plays the part of Marie St. Jacques to perfection, though she barely physically resembles the character in the novel. All in all, this movie is certainly the definitive rendition of Ludlum's great thriller.

I love this movie and watch it almost every day. Chamberlain is without doubt the most beautiful man I have ever seen. In fact, he is the most devastatingly beautiful and romantic man I have ever seen on screen, and while I have most of hs movies, I do wish there were more of them. I recently bought The Rose and The Slipper and never knew he could sing and dance before. I have given it to many of my friends because the commentary of the director is so good and you can see him with the Queen Mum with his "Beatle hair cut. The director referred to him as a "heart throb", which in my opinion is an understatement. In the Rose and the Slipper you can see him rehearse the songs and dances.