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Skyfall (2012) vs. The Bourne Legacy (2012)

Skyfall (2012) vs Bourne Legacy (2012) | Bond and Bourne

Two determined superspies, two venerable movie franchises. The more venerable one, James Bond – by some standards, the longest-running film series in history – fattens its library this weekend with the release of Skyfall, starring Daniel Craig, who plays the suave secret agent for only the third time. Fighting in the defending champ’s corner is The Bourne Legacy, featuring a lead character so new, he’s not even named Bourne. Jeremy Renner plays the genetically enhanced secret warrior Aaron Cross, outrunning various government creeps who are trying to assassinate their own man to protect their black-ops program. Continue reading

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Casino Royale (2006) -vs- On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)

The Smackdown James Bond has a long franchise of adaptations, interpretations, and revitalizations spanning nearly fifty years.  With such a lineage, it’s only natural that there’ll be some intra-family rivalry. Today we put up two highly-touted revampings designed to help … Continue reading

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