terrycloth

Well, I went to see the movie. I was already dozing off through the credits, which is never a good sign. During the movie I was mostly okay during the action sequences, but whenever Moneypenny started talking I'd drift off into vague re-enactment of the book I'd been up early reading. Tonight, on mind's eye theater, Moneypenny is Honor Harrington!

Anyway, I fell asleep during the middle of the movie, but I can't really blame that on being tired, since I've fallen asleep during the middle of every Bond movie ever made. Unless there are some I haven't seen yet.

The theater was also very, very cold. I mean, I was shivering even with my coat on.

Highlights of the movie:

Bond is finally foiled by someone with a web-enabled cell phone who looks him up on the IMDB, then gets tortured with scorpions and electricity all through the opening credits. Yay!

Apparently, large swords are the weapon of choice of the modern spy. They aren't as clumsy or random as a pistol.

Entire building is made out of ice. Despite this, super-spy-woman is somehow trapped in a room when the (half-inch thick) doors lock.

Giant death ray is capable of destroying a hardened concrete bunker, but only damages an airplane. Maybe the piles of generic explosive barrels helped.