New Zealand were in sparkling form in Cardiff, dispatching of France 62-13, and registering their place in next week's semi-finals.
The Kiwi performance was without doubt the best at this Rugby World Cup so far, and maybe one of the best in World Cup history as they completely dismantled the French.
On the scene of the famous 2007 quarter-final between these two nations, a repeat of New Zealand's shock defeat could not have been further from a repeat this time around on a sorry night for French rugby.
Retallick charge down gives All Blacks lift-off
From the very get-go, it was an All Black masterclass at the Millenium Stadium, and if they weren't already, they are now without doubt World Cup favourites.
The first of their nine tries on the evening came from an unlikely source in the form of second-row forward Brodie Retallick.
The World Player of the Year in 2014 charged down a Freddie Michalak kick, which Retallick gathered himself to go over, and to add insult to injury Michalak left the field following the try due to a hamstring injury.
France fired back to knock over a penalty through Morgan Parra, but before long the continued Kiwi pressure paid off and New Zealand were over again.
Some excellent handling from the Conrad Smith gave Nehe Milner-Skudder the chance to finish, and that's exactly what he did with his now trademark sidestep to sprint away from the opposition.
'The Bus' comes to the party
Julian Savea had five tries in the tournament coming into this game, despite going about his business pretty quietly.
On the biggest stage of them all he made his mark on this competition with a hat-trick of the highest quality.
His first came thanks to a sumptuous offload from Dan Carter after he broke through the French defence to send Savea over for the All Blacks third try.
France then gained a glimmer of hope with their first try, with Louis Picamoles powering over after an overthrown lineout to reduce the deficit to 11 points.
Before you could say 'comeback', New Zealand were over again on the cusp of half-time to edge the lead out to 16.
It was that man Savea, who brought back memories of Jonah Lomu with an incredible show of brute force to shrug off a pair of French defenders and touch down for his second in the corner.
All Blacks complete romp after break to book semi spot
The second-half was a sight to behold as Steve Hansen's men scored 33 unanswered points in a show of the finest rugby imaginable, against a sorry French outfit who had Picamoles yellow-carded after the break.
Savea raced away for his hat-trick try on the hour mark, following from Jerome Kaino's five-pointer in a side-to-side passing move by the All Blacks.
Number eight Kieran Read scored New Zealand's seventh before replacement scrum-half Tawera Kerr-Barlow found himself in the right place at the right time to score a brace to take the score past 60.
From jersey number one to 23 the All Blacks were sublime in Cardiff, with Ma'a Nonu in particular one of the stars of the night and he should have got himself on the scoresheet late on, only to drop the ball as he neared the try-line after a 50 metre charge up the field.
After the biggest quarter-final win in Rugby World Cup history, New Zealand turn their attention towards Twickenham where they face a rejuvinated South Africa in next week's semi-final after they overcame Wales earlier in the day.
For France, their World Cup couldn't have ended much worse, after giving up the ghost early on in Cardiff as Philippe Saint-Andre's sorry stewardship of the side came to an end.