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Special agent 007 comes face to face with one of the most notorious villains of all time, and now he must outwit and outgun the powerful tycoon to prevent him from cashing in on a devious scheme to raid Fort Knox -- and obliterate the world's economy.
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“Is Sean Connery the best thing in Goldfinger?”
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- drystyxon TMDB · Apr 20239/10
I have a special affinity for this 007 film. I was born in Louisville in 1956, and I actually have vague recollections of much of the scenery. That scenery didn't last long. Louisville is an ever changing city in scenery. The story seems to be more of a story of 007 against one man, Goldfinger, but there is a connection to the Specter group, and to all the mobs in the U.S.. The tragedy of Jill Masterson is something 007 wants to avenge, because she helped him and was killed by Odd Job, Goldfinger's insane top man. While Goldfinger is labeled as insane, Odd Job is twice as insane. He's totally kill crazy. I read this book, and the alterations are fairly minor in my opinion. The biggest alteration is the alteration of anti heroine Pussy Galore and Jill Masterson's sister Tilly. Goldfinger wants to pull a "job" on Fort Knox, Kentucky. This is a very fun film, and I don't think there is any lull in it for more than a few seconds. as usual, Bond shows great humanity. Some say he's cold, but I differ. In almost every movie, he has great affection for humanity and for human life. He kills people who are trying to take away human life. I rank this as about the fourth greatest Bond film, bu
Read the whole review on TMDB - GenerationofSwineon TMDB · Jan 202310/10
Yeah... I'm solidly in the "From Russia With Love is the greatest Bond Movie" camp. And if there was ever a point of contest in the Bond franchise, it's not really who the best Bond was (Roger or Sean) it's which is the best Bond film, From Russia with Love or Goldfinger. Goldfinger isn't the best... It's the SECOND BEST. What it is is the most unique. And it's the most fun. Bond sort of Pooches it in this one and still manages to Forrest Gump his way to victory, and you haven't seen that in any 007 movie since. This is the movie about a mission that SHOULD have been in the lose category. At the time of this release, by the end of the movie Bond's record should have been 2 and 1... only he still manages to claim victory. And he kind of does it through no fault of his own. Sure, the final battle he comes out on top, but all the events that come before it go horribly wrong, he should have died, Goldfinger should have won, and the only reason he didn't was because of the cunning of other people who are NOT James Bond. I know, it sounds like I'm ripping into it, but really, seriously, I'm not. All of that is what makes it such a loveable and memorable and unique Bond film, one like you
Read the whole review on TMDB - Wuchakon TMDB · May 20218/10
_**Iconic 60’s Bond film**_ Released in 1964 (or January, 1965, in the USA), "Goldfinger" was the third Bond film in three years. This was the film that pushed 007 over-the-top and is rightly considered a classic. It's very iconic of mid-60's cinema -- the title song, the gold-painted woman, Oddjob's deadly hat and the breaking into Fort Knox. The next two films in the series are just as great and IMHO better -- "Thunderball" (1965) and "You Only Live Twice" (1967). "Thunderball" made more at the box office than any other Bond flick from the Connery era and "You Only Live Twice" upped the ante with the action & spy stuff and is just all-around entertaining. Yet "Goldfinger" continues to be the Bond film that's most highly regarded of the 60s and this should be respected. But don't expect the wall-to-wall action that was introduced with "You Only Live Twice" and remains to this day. Yes, "Goldfinger" has some quality action sequences, but less than what you'd typically get from a 007 flick post-"Thunderball.” In fact, one clash in the film is a simple game of golf between James and Goldfinger (Gert Fröbe). An earlier scene involves Bond forcing Goldfinger to lose a card game. This d
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Cast
- Sean ConneryJames Bond
- Gert FröbeAuric Goldfinger
- Honor BlackmanPussy Galore
- Harold SakataOddjob
- Shirley EatonJill Masterson
- Tania MalletTilly Masterson
- Bernard LeeM
- Martin BensonMartin Solo
- Cec LinderFelix Leiter
- Austin WillisSimmons
Crew
- Guy HamiltonDirector
- Richard MaibaumScreenplay
- Paul DehnScreenplay
- Ian FlemingNovel
- Ted MooreDirector of Photography
- John BarryOriginal Music Composer
- Peter R. HuntEditor
- Albert R. BroccoliProducer
- Harry SaltzmanProducer
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Both resolved, classical in form, epic.
Thunderball 196586% alikeBoth classical in form, resolved, epic.
You Only Live Twice 196784% alikeBoth resolved, classical in form, epic.
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