JB vs JB

The James Bond series of movies have been taking a beating for offering up bland and superannuated action sequences. The Bourne series in particular has forced Bond to move out into more action rather than the corny one-liners and ludicrous gadgets. But who would win the battle of the spies, if James Bond and Jason Bourne went head to head?

I hate to sound like Rameez Raja’s commentary here, but really, it depends on which Bond we’re talking about, even if it’s all the same script.

Sean Connery’s Bond vs. Bourne : Pretty close, but I’d have to give it to Bourne – his martial arts skills may just be too good for the old fistfighter.
George Lazenby’s Bond : Bourne needn’t bother turning up. Lazenby would have tripped down the stairs in that ridiculous skirt of his from On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.
Roger Moore’s Bond : Oh, puhleese. Bourne. In about four seconds.
Timothy Dalton’s Bond : Bourne. Dalton would get The Living Daylights beaten out of him in no time.
Pierce Brosnan’s Bond : Bourne, if the relatives of Brosnan’s dead sidekicks don’t get to him first.
Daniel Craig’s Bond : Bourne, even if this should be about the closest as both are skilled martial artists and Craig looks tough. But I’d still give it to Bourne because of his superior close-in fighting skills and because he can hang off window ledges better.
Ian Fleming’s James Bond : Bond would finish Bourne in his sleep, then go and seduce that Canadian girlfriend of Bourne’s. Shaken, not stirred.