Poll: Indiana Jones vs James Bond

[Breaker deGodot]

I'm British, so in the interests of patriotism I shall have to go with 007. That, and the fact that Bond is evidently an immortal supernatural entity, judging from his ability to change appearance, age, voice etc. at will without anybody he knows commenting on that fact. Either that or he's from Gallifrey.

Double-post apology powers, activate!!!

I like the idea that James Bond is just a code-name, which explains why each incarnation is different in attitude and physique.

I read about that too, on Cracked.com I think it was. To be honest I shouldn't have used the film version of Bond, I should have gone with him in the novels. Though I doubt many people will have read many, if any, so I went a little lowbrow, for want of a word.

I got it off Cracked as well I think. But yeah, I see where you were coming from.

It's a good theory, but it's not true. In Licence to Kill they mention Bond having a wife at some time beforehand, which happened all the way back in On Her Majesty's Secret Service with a different Bond actor. I kind of wish it were true, though.

 

[The Heik]

A cheap and cheerful question for you all: Indiana Jones has a fight with James Bond, who would win? If you're wondering which Bond actor, go with Connery I guess, everyone seems to like him the best.

It wouldn't matter which Bond it was, Indiana Jones would lose. Jones is a archeologist, Bond is a special forces-trained secret agent. Jones has a whip, Bond has a plethora of weapons and a license to kill.

It's a simple case of someone who survived due to mostly luck vs someone who's survived because he's the best around.

 

[Dalek Caan]

James Bond. Although knowing him he will try to seduce Indiana since he always does that with the people who try to kill him.....................................OH GOD! WHAT HAVE I DONE!?!

 

[The-Epicly-Named-Man]

I'm British, so in the interests of patriotism I shall have to go with 007. That, and the fact that Bond is evidently an immortal supernatural entity, judging from his ability to change appearance, age, voice etc. at will without anybody he knows commenting on that fact. Either that or he's from Gallifrey.

Double-post apology powers, activate!!!

I like the idea that James Bond is just a code-name, which explains why each incarnation is different in attitude and physique.

I read about that too, on Cracked.com I think it was. To be honest I shouldn't have used the film version of Bond, I should have gone with him in the novels. Though I doubt many people will have read many, if any, so I went a little lowbrow, for want of a word.

I got it off Cracked as well I think. But yeah, I see where you were coming from.

It's a good theory, but it's not true. In Licence to Kill they mention Bond having a wife at some time beforehand, which happened all the way back in On Her Majesty's Secret Service with a different Bond actor. I kind of wish it were true, though.

Doh well. It's one of those series that we would've thought was ridiculous if we hadn't grown up with the constant actor swapping, and the slightly dodgy continuity (see as well; Doctor Who).

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

and the fact that he played Punch-out with a guy the looked like Brock Lesner's bigger german cousin.

"Bomber" Pat Roach. A Georgie brickie in Auf Wiedersehn Pet. Sadly no longer with us.

 

[evilengine]

I go for Dr Jones, simply because I haven't had the urge to watch a Bond movie in several years yet I still watch all four Jones movies regularly.

Don't you mean three? there wasn't a fourth one ¬.¬

 

[Swifty714]

A cheap and cheerful question for you all: Indiana Jones has a fight with James Bond, who would win? If you're wondering which Bond actor, go with Connery I guess, everyone seems to like him the best.

It wouldn't matter which Bond it was, Indiana Jones would lose. Jones is a archeologist, Bond is a special forces-trained secret agent. Jones has a whip, Bond has a plethora of weapons and a license to kill.

It's a simple case of someone who survived due to mostly luck vs someone who's survived because he's the best around.

Indy is the best around.

But in all seriousness, Indiana Jones doesn't just thrive on luck. In 'last crusade' he always survived by quick thinking. Temple of doom, he was rescued a few times, but luck never really saved him. Lost ark? I don't remember him ever getting through with luck.

maybe a little luck, but mostly quick thinking.

 

[Torrasque]

James Bond. Although knowing him he will try to seduce Indiana since he always does that with the people who try to kill him.....................................OH GOD! WHAT HAVE I DONE!?!

I think you just Rule 34'd something that the internet hadn't quite gotten to yet. Well done? lol

OP: My money is on the guy with a license to kill, not the guy who knows alot about history and problem solving.

 

[Dalek Caan]

James Bond. Although knowing him he will try to seduce Indiana since he always does that with the people who try to kill him.....................................OH GOD! WHAT HAVE I DONE!?!

I think you just Rule 34'd something that the internet hadn't quite gotten to yet. Well done? lol

No No No NO, Make it stop. I don't want to think these thoughts.

 

[Cap'n Ninja]

Let's see. The trained secret agent, licensed to kill with an arsenal of gadgets, or a professor of archaeology with a whip, a hat, and a six-shooter?
I know where my money's going

I always see it as the well trained, but poncy, upperclass drunk (let's not forget how much Bond drinks) vs the rough, down-to-earth guy who always fights dirty (biting and throwing sand in your face).

He's still been trained in close-quarters combat and has no qualms about killing, as well as has an arsenal of gadgets.
He also doesn't do an awful lot of fighting drunk either if you pay close attention (The James Bond Drinking Game is quite dull actually - When he drinks, you drink. When he fights, you drink, you don't drink an awful lot. I think I got through two martinis in a film)

 

[MordinSolus]

Bond... James Bond. (Shoots Indiana Jones).

 

[Stealthygamer]

Bond, he would snipe Indy and that would be that

 

[FalloutJack]

Much as I like Indy, he doesn't have gadgets, like say...that under-the-sleeve dart gun from Moonraker.

 

[irani_che]

Bond
here to f*ck b*tches, get money andf save the frickin world

 

[eternal-chaplain]

That depends, is it a fair fight? I'm assuming this is just going hand to hand and Indy cannot use his whip just as James Bond can't use...everything. And when you look at it that way, Bond seems a little too dependent on technology if you ask me. =^_^=

 

[WolfThomas]

It's a good theory, but it's not true. In Licence to Kill they mention Bond having a wife at some time beforehand, which happened all the way back in On Her Majesty's Secret Service with a different Bond actor. I kind of wish it were true, though.

You can reconcile that with assuming there's just been 4 bonds with 6 actors (plastic surgery? there is precedent). Connery as the first, Lazenby-Moore-Dalton as the second, Brosnan as the third and Craig as the fourth.