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What's your pick for your favorite spy movie? The Cold War may have reduced the number of spies in the world, but movies of their craft are still quite popular, I think.
I agree that the Bourne Identity and Bourne Supremacy were pretty darn good movies. Of course the early Sean Connery 007 movies were pretty good as well. I really liked the movie The Saint starring Val Kilmer. Also, the Tom Clancy books made into movies have been pretty good as well and I don't know why more of them haven't been made. I think the last was The Sum of All Fears, perhaps back in 2002.
I watched a show on TV which was a panel discussion about the CIA and Hollywood. It was really interesting to hear them talk. Panel members included CIA folks (retired, I'm guessing) and even the guy who wrote Black Hawk Down. They gave their picks for their favorite spy movies….I think someone picked Clear and Present Danger….someone picked a trilogy of movies which had Alec Guinness in them (can't remember the name). One thing the author of BHD mentioned was that the Bourne movie was originally written in the 70s when the CIA was thought of in a negative light. The fact that the character is therefore battling against the CIA (being a rogue CIA agent) is significant for viewers. I can't remember exactly what he said on this point but it was something like the fact that it was put into film in the last few years gave it a different reception. I wish I could remember.
