James Bond 03: Goldfinger
Ultimate Edition
From the opening bomb blast outside a steamy nightclub to a last-minute escape from the president's personal jet, James Bond's third screen adventure in an exhilarating, pulse-pounding thrill-ride! Sean Connery returns as Agent 007 and faces off with a maniacal villain bent on destroying all the gold in Fort Knox—and obliterating the world economy!
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A great Bond film. - moviegenius
This was a great movie. Sean Connery was amazing as James Bond when he got to be him. I think that the action was good and all that jazz. The James Bond movies are great films that should definitely be seen. If you have not yet seen a James Bond film, then you should maybe start with Goldfinger. It's a classic.Worthy of Pointing Out - Squish
Goldfinger drips of the advancement of James' character development into one who has become familial. The Bond franchise is already established, we know the man and look forward to his antics, yet Bond is more than the sum of his parts. He drinks a mint julep when it is offered rather than insisting on a Martini; though graced with one-liner wit, he's still serious enough to look at the big picture and gracious enough to admit to a foe that a plan is perfectly brilliant.
Where the previous film, From Russia With Love, at least lives in the domain of the believable, Goldfinger doesn't for a moment pretend to be more than the pulpy spy novel from which it was spawned. A wordless Korean goon named Oddjob with the devious weapon of, get this, a top-hat that can decapitate marble statues (people too!). A villain whose first and last name means GoldGoldGold and a Girl called PUSSY, who has a fleet of buxom blond female pilots under her command. Even James starts rolling his eyes at the believability of it all. Another nice change is the once-a-kazoo soundwork is now top class, earning itself the Oscar for best Sound Effects.
All told, Goldfinger is certainly not a flash in the pan.Excellent entry in a fabulous franchise - Coconut_Willy
Of course, everybody has seen this before as there always seems to be a Bond festival on television. I, for one, am as big a Bond fan as possible and I have seen this film at least a dozen times. When you look at these movies chronologically, this has to be where the series hit its stride; highly publicized, everyone at the time was waiting to see what would come next. This is a very big production and as it was the third installment, all the characters were well established. The cast is very good doing a fine acting job with an intelligent dialogue. Goldfinger himself is a bit boring as the main villain but Oddjob started the tradition of very interesting thugs that are always present to fight 007. Great sets and locations, great soundtrack and great camera work. True, some of the action is highly unrealistic and women are treated very badly in this film but the series evolved with the times and this has to be considered as being 'normal' for the period. Even though the first two installments were also very good, I believe this is the one that elevated the series to unequaled levels of quality.
These new transfers to DVD are just unbelievable; high definition, crisp colors and no visible damage. A nice change from the faded prints seen on the tube. To top it all up, the package contains lots and lots of extras. Highly recommended.
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A great Bond film. - moviegenius
This was a great movie. Sean Connery was amazing as James Bond when he got to be him. I think that the action was good and all that jazz. The James Bond movies are great films that should definitely be seen. If you have not yet seen a James Bond film, then ...Worthy of Pointing Out - Squish
Goldfinger drips of the advancement of James' character development into one who has become familial. The Bond franchise is already established, we know the man and look forward to his antics, yet Bond is more than the sum of his parts. He drinks a mint julep ...Excellent entry in a fabulous franchise - Coconut_Willy
Of course, everybody has seen this before as there always seems to be a Bond festival on television. I, for one, am as big a Bond fan as possible and I have seen this film at least a dozen times. When you look at these movies chronologically, this has to be ...