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Summary: Bond Breaks Out To The Big Time In "Goldfinger"
Review: "Goldfinger", released in 1964 is the third film of the James Bond series and like the two preceding film in the series, Goldfinger is based on Ian Fleming's novel of the same name. Sean Connery returns as James Bond and many of the players from the first two films reprise their roles including Bernard Lee as "M", Lois Maxwell as Miss Moneypenny, and Desmond Llewelyn as "Q". Terence Young, however, does not return as the director in this outing, replaced by Guy Hamiltion.The storyline of Goldfinger represents the first time (and the last time until "Live and Let Die") that a Bond film does not involve a scheme from the evil organization SPECTRE. Instead, it appears that Bond will be investigating what he terms a "simple smuggling matter". The crime is gold smuggling and the target is rich tycoon named Auric Goldfinger, a man Bond has had a previous and somewhat unpleasant encounter with. Bond begins to penetrate the world of Goldfinger and to uncover his smuggling methods, but he discovers that smuggling is but a sideline to Goldfinger for Bond discovers that Goldfinger is planning the greatest crime in history, to rob the gold vaults of Fort Knox! Captured, Bond must play a deadly game to foil Goldfinger's plans. Goldfinger can be considered the first big budget Bond film and the production shows it off with shooting locations in Britain, Switzerland and, for the first time, America. Director Guy Hamilton gives Goldfinger a much broader, brassier feel than the earlier Bonds. Shirley Bassey sets the mood in the opening credits with her award winning redition of the "Goldfinger" theme song and the mood is continued with the film score. Several other changes are made under Hamilton's watch. Bond's spy gadgets make their true debut in this film, topped off with the trademark Aston Martin loaded with a full array of weapons. The armorer Q's character is established fully for the first time, displaying his genius for developing the tools of spycraft and displaying his disdain for Bond and his antics. One unusual tradition began with Goldfinger when Bond's CIA contact Felix Leiter, played by Jack Lord in "Dr. No" was played instead by Cec Linder. From this point on (until "Licence To Kill"), no actor ever played Felix Leiter a second time. Despite the changes, German actor Gert Frobe continued the tradition of ruthless, driven villians with his excellent potrayal of the title role and Harold Sakata played what was probably one of the ultimate evil henchmen of the movies, the silent and deadly Oddjob. The cast, interesting enough, contains several actors from familiar British TV series. Shirley Eaton, who plays Goldfinger's girlfriend Jill Masterson, was a regular guest star on "The Saint" whose title role was played by a future Bond star named Roger Moore. Honor Blackman, who plays Goldfinger's personal pilot Pussy Galore (could you really get away saying that in a '60s movie?), was well known as Cathy Gale of "The Avengers" a series from which a number of its stars would appear in later Bond films. The original Bond formula created by Terence Young and the new elements from Guy Hamiltion combined with a suspenseful plot, lots of action and a fine cast made Goldfinger the strongest Bond effort to date and the results paid off quite handsomely at the box office. Today's moviegoers will find Goldfinger rather dated when compared to today's Bond but if one wishes to see James Bond as he was at the height of his popularity in the 1960's, not to mention one of the best thrillers of that decade, this is the one Bond to own.
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Summary: The golden Bond film
Review: The best Bond film? You bet. Sean Connery's Goldfinger is an awesome combination of everything a Bond film needs. Connery gives the best performance of any Bond film, and Honor Blackman is one of the best girls (and certainly the most famous) in the series. Gert Frobe is an outstanding villain, and Oddjob is the definitive henchman. Blackman is supported by two other great girls in the Masterson sisters. Q gives OO7 his best car (followed by the Lotus in TSWLM, the Mustang in Diamonds, and the BMW in TND) featuring machine guns, smokescreen, tire puncturers, and even an ejector seat. Bond also receives a tracking device from Q. The car chase is excellent, and the climax is one of the best at Fort Knox. Script is filled with witty lines, and the story is almost unmatched (Goldfinger will contaminate the gold supply in Fort Knox to greatly increase the amount of his own horde). Locations run from Flordia to Switzerland to Kentucky. Shirley Bassey's title song is great indeed, and Barry's score is in his top five for Bond films. The feel is superb, and everything cultimates together to make this the best OO7 film ever.
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Summary: The Best
Review: This is a classical Bond film. It doesn't have much action but it is very entertaining and not boring! An excellent villian, Goldfinger, good bond women, Shirley Eaton and Pussy Galore and Bond. The best Bond movie ever. Enjoy!
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Summary: Very Good Presentation of a Very Good Movie
Review: I am not a fanatical Bond fan and haven't seen most of them butfigured I would give some of them a try now that I could see them onDVD in widescreen instead of on TBS with a bunch of commercials. That said, this was a very enjoyable movie, with clever dialogue, memorable villains and unpredictable plot turns. The picture quality suffered a few times due to age, but the colors were fairly vivid. What I found most refreshing having seen a few of the more recent Pierce Brosnin Bond films was the lack of frenetic editing and pounding music during the action/fight scenes. GOLDFINGER doesn't pound you over the head with loud, obnoxious effects and MTV editing. It just tells an exciting story and does it very well.
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Summary: Nobody Does It Better Than Goldfinger
Review: Goldfinger was released (in America) on December 25, 1964; and what a great Christmas present! Do I think this the Bond of all?- no. From Russia With is my personal favorite, Goldfinger is second on my list. While it may not be best, Goldfinger is definitely the most refined of all the Bond films. It has an absolutely perfect blend of story, action, and gadgetry. It is also nice (at least to me) to see a movie that is partly based in Kentucky that isn't making fun of it. Another great thing about Goldfinger is that it has Pussy Galore, the best name of any Bond girl, however I like Dr. Holly Goodhead. To anyone who is getting interested in the Bond series and has not yet seen any of the classics, I suggest that Goldfinger should be the first you see.
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Summary: The Bond With The Midas Touch!
Review: James Bond comes out of the water in full scuba gear; takes it off to reveal a tux underneath; blows up a villain's drug plant; makes love to a woman before letting her get hit by a hechman aiming at him; proceeds to dispense of the killer by electrocuting him in a bathtub, and comments on the outcome of things as being, "Shocking. Just shocking." And all of this happens in the first five minutes of "Goldfinger," the film that turned agent 007 into a worldwide phenomenon, and is considered by most to be the quintessential Bond adventure. The truth is that after almost 40 years, it's still pretty darn good! Because the film set the template that most would follow, every Bond element you can think of can be found in "Goldfinger." The gadgets (The infamous Aston Martin sports car), the megalomaniacal villain (Gert Frobe's charismatic title character), his henchman (The inimitable Odd Job), the women (Shirley Eaton's "Golden Girl" and Honor Blackman's Pussy Galore - need we say more?), John Barry's unforgettable music, including Shirley Bassey's legendary title song, and the list just goes on! It's no wonder that after all these years "Goldfinger" is still being immitated, not only by the franchise itself, but by the action genre as a whole. "No Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!" The only one of Goldfinger's predictions that hasn't come true, and this film is largely the reason why.
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Summary: BEST OF ALL BONDS.
Review: Sean connery delivers the best 007 performance of the entire series,the only one that comes close to this is brosnan in the world is not enough.this is a must buy video,goldfinger has everything you could want from bond.Gert Frobe and Harold Sakata are the best bond villains and all others pale in comparison to them.Frobe is a sinister and suavely evil villain who is the undisputed ultimate villain,as for oddjob his silent menacing figure serves as the perfect henchman to goldfinger whos fanatical loyalty makes him an admirable and deadly villain with his steal rimmed bowler and immortal strength.Honor blackman is superb and sexy as the delicious pussy galore.golden girl shirley eaton adds to the beauty and her death is one of the most memorable in the series.the other classic elements are there at their best,the visit to Q,s workshop,the flirting with miss moneypenny,and the crusty mi6 boss M telling bond not to make it personal.on the gadget side the aston martin has it all,smoke screen oil slick the works.anyone who appreciates movies bond fan or not will want GOLDFINGER in their collection.
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Summary: Goldfinger is Gold!
Review: I never saw any 007 film's until I bought Goldfinger on dvd. Now I'am hooked. Plus the sound tack to goldfinger is cool! Goldfinger is a must have.
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Summary: Goldfinger, A box office hit!!!
Review: In Goldfinger, British agent 007 (Sean Connery) has just come face to face with one of the most notorious villains of all time. Goldfinger and oddjob. Goldfinger is a crazy man who always like to win in any situation. So he hires a sexy woman called Jill Masterson to help him win in every and to be seen with him, but in mintues she falls in love with James Bond. When Goldfinger finds out that James Bond is with Jill Masterson, he sends his trusty, mute, helper Oddjob. Unsecessfully oddjob doesn't kill James Bond but kills Jill Masterson and covers her in gold paint. In the middle of the movie 007 decide to meet Goldfinger personally in a game of golf, but Goldfinger finds out that James Bond is a British Secret Agent, code named 007 with a license to kill. Through the movie you feel doubtful that James Bond would win. In the movie Goldfinger shows him the "Laser" that works with gold. But with luck James Bond talks himself in to getting killed. But he's shoot was a tranqualiser gun and wakes up in front of Pussy Galore. The only part that upset me was at the end when James Bond trying to disarm a bomb and has a though time diciding on which wire to cut then suddenly Felix Leiter appears and presses a button that off the bomb. I thought they made James Bond look a little stupid but still it's a great movie. I would buy the DVD version because of it's outstanding Special Features it brings. The bad thing is that the movie was recorded in Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono. Which sound not so good but the movie is awesome, so the big price tag doesn't appear when you watch the movie.
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Summary: The Ultimate Special Edition
Review: This is one of the most endlessly entertaining DVDs I've watched in a long time. There are enough 'bonus' features on this disc to keep you entertained for weeks. The commentary track featuring the director Guy Hamilton, and Honor Blackman (among others) is extremely interesting. (There is even a second commentary track that I haven't explored yet). There are hundreds of behind-the-scenes photos, nostalgic radio and TV ads, interviews and TWO full-length documentaries (narrated by Patrick Macnee of 'The Avengers'). If you're a Bond fan, or just a movie buff -- you'll love it. And the film? Of course 'Goldfinger' is probably the most entertaining Bond movie of them all -- and the widescreen master presented here looks fantastic. Very HIGHLY recommended!
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