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Roj
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Topic: Bond v Bourne Posted: April 17 2009 at 11:20 |
Easy question, but is it an easy answer. Which do you prefer, Bond or Bourne?
Of course, Bond has longevity and that wonderful charm and typically British sense of humour. But Bourne is pretty damn cool too. And there will be a fourth Bourne film on it's way soon.
So, who is it to be?
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Vibrationbaby
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Posted: April 17 2009 at 13:53 |
That was easy.
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Kotro
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Posted: April 17 2009 at 14:02 |
Dude, even Maxwell Smart and Austin Powers would beat Bourne.
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Posted: April 17 2009 at 15:22 |
The Bourne trilogy is brilliant, I really love it, but I'm also a fanatical Bond buff. Just watched two of them last weekend. I can't look at the pre-Brosnan movies with much criticism, but the Bournes beat the living hell out of the last three Brosnan films. Casino Royale was a massive step up, I should watch the newest one soon. Can't believe I never went to see it on the screen.
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Posted: April 17 2009 at 15:33 |
I found the latest one rather disappointing. Bring back the gadgets and dry humour. Casino Royale was a cool deviation but I hope they get back to basics for the next one.
Edited by Vibrationbaby - April 17 2009 at 15:35
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TheCaptain
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Posted: April 17 2009 at 15:34 |
James Bond has a more comedic and charming edge while Jason Bourne is nothing but intense action. I don't like comparing the two but I'll pick Bond.
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Vibrationbaby
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Posted: April 17 2009 at 15:39 |
Jackie Chan rules!
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The Quiet One
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Posted: April 17 2009 at 15:47 |
This is my choice: Or maybe this one:
Edited by cacho - April 17 2009 at 15:49
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Posted: April 17 2009 at 15:54 |
Bond, although Casino Royale was so horrible that I've no interest in seeing the new one. The last few with Brosnan very pretty bad too, but at least they felt like Bond movies.
Edited by Vompatti - April 17 2009 at 15:54
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Posted: April 17 2009 at 15:55 |
well this is a prog site...
Bond - cultured Englishman
Bourne - barbarian American..
Bond all the way hahha..
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The Pessimist
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Posted: April 17 2009 at 17:17 |
I found Bourne's films to be extremely boring and repetitive (sorry to the fans here). Although I feel the same way about bond. I loved Casino Royale though, so that gets my vote...
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Posted: April 17 2009 at 18:22 |
Bourne introduced a new aspect to the rock-paper-scissors game. He beat a guy who had a knife with a towel. Childhood games will never be the same
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BroSpence
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Posted: April 17 2009 at 22:52 |
Which Bond/Bourne?
Both characters were quite different in the books from the movies. Personally, I enjoy both a lot. Although I've only read Bourne in book form, and not Bond. Bourne in book is amazing and better than the movies, but I enjoyed the action and such. I'll go with Bourne I guess.
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Posted: April 18 2009 at 18:02 |
All, excpet a few, Bond movies are just crap. And Bourne just bores me to tears... so I´m going with Bond, just because of Casino Royale.
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el böthy
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Posted: April 18 2009 at 18:12 |
cacho wrote:
This is my choice:
Or maybe this one:
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Posted: April 18 2009 at 19:33 |
^My brother and I love it, surely one of the very people on earth who see it. We find it to be a great mix of Mission Impossible's fiction with a bit of humour. Also the fact of having a case per chapter, plus the story itself is pretty cool, one of the things I like so much about Dr. House too.
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Posted: April 19 2009 at 00:20 |
Hmm...interesting. I actually found the newest Bond to be essentially a horrible Bourne film. The Bourne movies are very good, the first one being exceptional. However, they come nowhere near this lineup: Dr No, From Russia With Love, Goldfinger and Thunderball (actually Bond movies never came close after these)
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Posted: April 19 2009 at 01:18 |
loved Casino Royale but also thoroughly enjoyed the first two Bourne films, Identity a bit more
I vote Bourne
Edited by Atavachron - April 19 2009 at 01:19
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Posted: April 20 2009 at 15:06 |
Which one do I enjoy more? Bond. Which one would royally kick the other's ass in a fight? Tough, but since I have yet to see Bond kill a guy with a pen/towel/soon to be a blade of grass or piece of paper, Bourne it is. But Bond at this point has the longevity, so I'm going with him.
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Posted: April 20 2009 at 15:26 |
Bond, because he almost turned into an archetype in the western collective subconscious.
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