So, John and I decided to go see "Skyfall' tonight. We were running a few minutes late and expected to miss the previews, but were surprised to come in and the movie was already in full action. Bond was shooting, running, and evading death in (what we thought) was a very exciting opening sequence.
However, about 35 minutes in, suddenly the action stopped and the theme music started to play. I thought to myself...in this exact sequence...
"Geez....that was the longest opening Bond movie sequence ever." Then... when the closing credits started to play, I thought:
"Geez....that was the shortest Bond movie ever." Then...not until my third "Geez"....
"Geez...we came into the wrong theater."
Yes, we had intended to start with the 6:10 but had joined a movie that probably started somewhere around 4:30.
So, of course, we did what any rational thinking couple would do, we got up and headed to the theater next door (which was the original 6:10 showing we intended to see) and caught the full middle section of the movie.
When we got to the part where we had come in to the FIRST theater, we got up and went to the next theater for the 7:45 showing and finally...enjoyed the real opening sequence!
So we watched the end, the middle and then the beginning. As if a Bond movie isn't confusing enough, we had to see it out of sequence. Of course, after realizing our error, we were laughing so hard at our own stupidity that we had no other choice but to carry it through in order to see the full movie.
We needed a laugh...and fate brought it to us.
Sometimes, that's how it works. Moments come to us out of sequence and if we just let it happen, we are able to pause, take a step back, and enjoy the show. Thank you, James Bond, for bringing us some laughs tonight.
PS - The movie is awesome - you'll love the opening sequence...that comes at the end....
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