Bourne better than Bond?

Legacy, cultural influence, and popular zeitgeist-ness notwithstanding — maybe. Or perhaps not. At the very least, though, the latest Bourne (and last?) kicks serious ass.

....On another note, don't ever order from the unnamed fast-food chain that's upstairs in Vancouver's Scotiabank/Granville St. theatre. Not unless you want to wait for an hour while you watch the staff go about mundane tasks in such an excruciating, maladroit, sloth-like, piecemeal fashion that I cannot possibly begin to describe it here.

(Well... this wouldn't be a very bloggish blog if I didn't write something substantial now and then. So here's an attempt. Fact to know: movie starts at 10:50 p.m.)

10:40. Cashier takes order. Cashier relays order to staffer. Staffer looks at order. Staffer looks at cashier. Cashier relays order to staffer again. Staffer looks confused. Cashier looks at staffer. Staffer looks at cashier. Cashier looks at staffer. Staffer realizes order. 10:41. Staffer goes to back table. Staffer finds a burger bun on back table. Staffer places bottom half of burger bun on different part of table. Staffer goes looking for burger patty. 10:42. Staffer realizes burger patty is in freezer. Staffer goes in freezer. Cashier asks question about drink. 10:43. Cashier begins filling requested drink. Staffer emerges from freezer with burger patty. Staffer places burger patty on grill. Staffer stares at burger patty on grill. Drink overflows. 10:44. Cashier apologizes. 10:45. Staffer takes burger patty off grill. Cashier fills new drink. Cashier apologizes. Staffer looks confused. Staffer discovers burger bun on table. 10:46. Staffer places burger patty on bun. Staffer looks confused. Cashier apologizes. Staffer realizes burger needs top bun. Staffer looks confused again. Staffer realizes top bun is in freezer. Staffer goes in freezer. 10:47. Cashier hands over refilled drink. Staffer emerges from freezer with top bun. Staffer realizes bun must be thawed. Staffer places bun in toaster. Staffer stares at toaster. Staffer turns around. Staffer sees original top bun next to burger patty and bottom bun. Staffer puts original top bun in toaster. 10:48. Staffer realizes original top bun is already thawed. Cashier removes original top bun from toaster. Second top bun emerges from toaster. 10:49. Staffer is unsure what to do with extra thawed top bun. Staffer looks at cashier. Cashier looks confused. Staffer puts extra bun next to original bun. 10:50. Staffer looks for pickle. Staffer realizes pickle is in freezer. Staffer goes in freezer. 10:51. Staffer returns from freezer with pickle. Staffer places pickle on burger. 10:52. Staffer looks at pickle. Staffer looks at burger. Staffer looks confused. 10:53. Staffer realizes burger needs tomato. Staffer goes in freezer looking for tomato. 10:54. Staffer emerges from freezer with no tomato. 10:55. Staffer looks in smaller freezer. Staffer finds tomato. Staffer looks happy. 10:56. Staffer places tomato on top of pickle on burger. Staffer looks at tomato. Staffer looks at burger. Staffer looks at top bun. Staffer looks confused. 10:57. Staffer takes tomato off pickle. Staffer takes pickle off burger. Staffer places tomato on burger. Staffer places pickle on tomato. Staffer looks happy. 10:58. Staffer places original top bun on burger. Staffer stares at burger. Staffer looks confused. 10:59. Staffer looks at cashier. Cashier looks at staffer. Staffer looks at cashier. Cashier looks confused. Staffer looks confused. Cashier looks at me. 11:00. "Ketchup?"

(Thank God for previews.)