Meeting you with a view to a kill

[cyrano]

So I'd heard it was a retro piece, going back and doing back story and 'how Bond got to be all Bondian'. And when the film started out in b/w I said 'hunh, interesting choice, but perhaps a bit arty for a Bond film.'
And then the screen said "Czech Republic" and I was all Buh?
At first I thought maybe the film was deliberately confusing (or just confused) about when it was set. There were cel phones, but one of them was big and clunky and had a waggly antenna. His swim trunks were sixties fashion straight out of Dr. No. But then they talked about Photoshop and 9/11 and I figured one of two things--it's either a Marvel comics style retcon and James is now forty years younger, or this is the new James Bond in the style of Dread Pirate Roberts.
I'm still not certain which, but it probably doesn't matter in the end. And I'm already quite fond of Vesper, because she's smart and manages to look hot even when she's supposed to be out of make up and in a dressing robe. Plus, despite being 'just an accountant' she still got to be involved in combat.

EDIT:
Oh yeah, the Parkour sequence was wonderful. And the final piece with the sinking Venetian house. Wow.