the name's bond, james bond

Last night I went with a few friends to see the new James Bond movie, 'Quantum of Solace', at midnight. Although it was late and I have so much schoolwork to do, I just had to go. First of all, I haven't been to the movies in two months (which is a really long time especially since I went to the movies once a week this past summer), second of all, I needed a break from the real world, and thirdly, Daniel Craig is kind of the bomb diggity. And every second of lost sleep and the 50% I got on my animal science quiz this morning was totally worth it.

Let me explain myself. I really like watching good movies, I guess it's like a lame hobby that I have or something, and going to the theater is definitely the best way to enjoy a good movie. Midnight viewings are my favorite, because even though it's late you know it's worth it because only people who really want to see and enjoy the movie would be crazy enough to go that late and therefore you don't have the usual rude whispering, texting people getting up every twenty minutes to get more popcorn and go to the bathroom or annoying middle and high schoolers who only come to canoodle with their forbidden boyfriends or girlfriends unbeknownst to their parents. And then there's the whole superior mindset that you get to see the movie before most everyone else, so you can talk about it the next day amidst your droopy eyes and yawns.

More explaining - I don't go to the midnight showing for every movie I want to see, just the ones that I know won't disappoint. Now with the James Bond movies that's a special case. Before Casino Royale came out in 2006, the handful of Bond movies I had seen were utterly wretched. Sean Connery is classic, but I never cared for all the sexual innuendo and cheesy dialogue. And Pierce Brosnan - gag me with a stick (I haven't seen any of the Roger Moore ones or whoever the other two were that no one remembers so I can't hate on them, but I'm pretty sure they're not much better). But this new Bond, Daniel Craig, is awesome, and his movies have become more action-packed and visually stunning and less perverted and corny. Many of the fans of the original movies dislike the new Bond because he's more of an action hero and less of a fornicator, in my personal opinion. Deal with it. Blonde is the new Bond, baby. He is ripped, rugged, his eyes are piercing, and Mary's personal favorite - he purses his lips (haha).

Enough about him. The movie itself is pretty doggone amazing, and it has just about everything you could ask for in an action movie - a car chase, boat chase, motorcycle chase, airplane chase, and a few plain ole running on foot chases - and that's just the chases. There were plenty of great fight scenes, some that were very Bourne Ultimatum-esque, and of course there was the usual villain trying to take over the world. So yeah, definitely worth the $7 (hooray for student discounts!) and previously stated consequences. And don't you worry, I'll probably be over this little obsession within a week or two. Now the real question is why am I still up at 12:30 the night after? I'm so sleepy.............