Yeah, but so did every other movie. That doesn't mean anything. The gunbarrel sequence, to me, isn't an integral part of Bond.

Besides, they're in both Casino and Quantum, just in different places.

And Diamonds proceeded pretty much as if OHMSS didn't happen. Bond was after Blofeld because he's always been after Blofeld. It didn't feel personal at all, and it should have been.

And FYEO's opening is far too campy to take seriously. That didn't feel personal either. Blofeld randomly shows up, and Bond has to survive by killing him.