I mean it would have been great to have a fight scene with Bond disoriented and without equilibrium and unable to distinguish faces. It would have been so delightfully freaky.
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?Don't get me wrong, there were scenes I adored. That helicopter scene was amazing, and the gradually deteriorating aeroplane chase was a joy to watch.
But there was so much eh.
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?Yeah, I was hoping he was bullshitting and actually did forget her face and was just going by her voice
Would make the villain a lot more threatening
but no
Well yeah that's what I would say overall
Massive variance in quality
Me watching it with friends pushed me into enjoying the movie overall, I think
edited 9th Dec '15 3:45:31 PM by ThanatoSeraph
I think the only legitimate moment where I laughed was early in the movie when Q was giving Bond his gadgets.
And he talks about the kickass car that's all bulletproof and amazing.
And then he just says "oh that's for 009 whoops here's your lame-ass watch."
I mean it's a cheap joke but it was kind of funny.
I'm still not sure where the whole "smart blood" thing was supposed to go.
It didn't really serve a unique role in the story for the most part. Hell, halfway through the movie they just delete its files and move on. Aside from tracking him (which only Q actually did) it didn't do much at all.
Also, did Q want Bond to take the car? I'm getting mixed signals from that. On the one hand there was the whole "heads up, the alarms are loud" thing. On the other, he seemed genuinely shocked when he realised that Bond went ahead and stole it, and seriously concerned for his job.
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?The alarm is loud referred to the watch
hence the explosion
But yeah, the smart blood was just another cheap thematic thing tying into the whole surveillance plot
It was used by Q to track Bond to the therapist and raise some tension but that's about it
It was a lot more important than the widow scene though
It actually did serve a purpose
Just one that was dropped halfway through the movie
edited 9th Dec '15 3:56:26 PM by ThanatoSeraph
Oh riiiiiight. So that's why the watch he said was normal ended up exploding. Okay, I guess that clears that up. Still, it was a super ambiguous way to phrase it.
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?

Yeah Bond's fuciform gyrus should have been toast.
That might have been interesting.
But the power of the Bond Boner for Bond Girl is enough to overcome severe brain damage.