The opening credits sequence shot straight to the top of my 'favourite opening sequences of all time' list - as a device for getting so much of that backstory accross, I admired the hell out of it, never mind how gorgeous it was.

It just won at all fronts, so to speak. And I'll probably see it a second time as well, because I'm sure I missed a lot of details. They're going to make a killing out of the dvds, I bet.