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Editorial Review:
Dry as ice, dripping with deadpan witticisms, only Sean Connery's Bond would dare disparage the Beatles, that other 1964 phenomenon. No one but Connery can believably seduce women so effortlessly, kill with almost as much ease, and then pull another bottle of Dom Perignon '53 out of the fridge. Goldfinger contains many of the most memorable scenes in the Bond series: gorgeous Shirley Eaton (as Jill Masterson) coated in gold paint by evil Auric Goldfinger and deposited in Bond's bed; silent Oddjob, flipping a razor-sharp derby like a Frisbee to sever heads; our hero spread-eagle on a table while a laser beam moves threateningly toward his crotch. Honor Blackman's Pussy Galore is the prototype for the series' rash of man-hating supermodels. And Desmond Llewelyn reprises his role as Q, giving Bond what is still his most impressive car, a snazzy little number that fires off smoke screens, punctures the tires of vehicles on the chase, and boasts a handy ejector seat. Goldfinger's two climaxes, inside Fort Knox and aboard a private plane, have to be seen to be believed. --Raphael Shargel

Description of Goldfinger [Region 2]:

To own Goldfinger (1964) on digital video disc is to have at your fingertips the proof that Sean Connery is the definitive James Bond. Dry as ice, dripping with deadpan witticisms, only Connery's Bond would dare disparage the Beatles, that other 1964 phenomenon. No one but Connery can believably seduce women so effortlessly, kill with almost as much ease, and then pull another bottle of Dom Perignon '53 out of the fridge. Goldfinger contains many of the most memorable scenes in the Bond series: gorgeous Shirley Eaton (as Jill Masterson) coated in gold paint by evil Auric Goldfinger and deposited in Bond's bed; silent Oddjob, flipping a razor-sharp derby like a Frisbee to sever heads; our hero spread-eagle on a table while a laser beam moves threateningly toward his crotch. Honor Blackman's Pussy Galore is the prototype for the series' rash of man-hating supermodels. And Desmond Llewelyn makes his first appearance as Q, giving Bond what is still his most impressive car, a snazzy little number that fires off smoke screens, punctures the tires of vehicles on the chase, and boasts a handy ejector seat. Goldfinger's two climaxes, inside Fort Knox and aboard a private plane, have to be seen to be believed. --Raphael Shargel

Goldfinger [Region 2] Reviews:
Pierce Brosnan and I have one thing in common
2009-11-16 - Brosnan, star of later Bond film "Goldeneye", told an interviewer that this movie was the first Bond flick he saw as a teenager in Dublin. With me it was the Stoneridge Theater in the Rochester NY suburb of Greece. My brother and I, along with two neighbor friends traveled to this early strip mall movie house in my old Chevy (I was the only one old enough to drive). One thing about Bond flicks that was true even back when this film was released during the mid-1960s was that they were FUN. Even the action stuff where bad guys died were at least partly funny. The viewer was free to crack jokes without getting a dirty look from a fellow viewer. One example was Goldfinger's bodyguard Oddjob, who suffered from a speech impediment (when the burly actor Harold Sakata later played one of Steve's detectives on "Hawaii Five-O", my first reaction was surprise that he could talk). Oddjob's only speech in this film was "Ah. Ah-ah". A later scene showed Bond arriving at Goldfinger's estate and is met out front by Goldfinger with an "ah". He then says "Mr. Bond!", but before he got to Bond's name, my brother whispered a quick wisecrack aside; "He must be the one who taught Oddjob to talk." Later Bond movies hae tried to maintain this fun aspect, with mixed result. This contrasts with most adventure films nowadays, which dazzle, confuse and bury you in mindless videogame-ish action. So if you don't like to blown away by blurred action that would send an epilepsy sufferer into a seizure, or grossed-out by the gory stuff, come on back to good old 007, the franchise that has lasted so long that no one actor could star in them all. I keep coming back, starting with doubling back to the first two the very next week. The old Stoneridge knew their audience, me and the guys attended a double feature of "Dr. No" and "From Russia With Love" that they ran for guys like us.

Goldfinger
2009-09-13 - Not the best, but it was good. I learned Goldfinger was a big fat cheater.

Arguably the Best
2009-08-18 - Taken in context of when Goldfinger was made, it's understandable why it's so widely considered as the best Bond. The title is classic and well publicized, as well as the name of the lead female role, Pussy Galore. Apparently many fans think Honor Blackman was an unattractive choice, but apart from her somewhat stern voice and people's unrealistic standards, she was a beautiful girl. There's even a nice little tid-bit on her by Sick-Boy in the movie Trainspotting, another excellent film. Sean Connery's performance as Bond was at it's peak and director Guy Hamilton did his best take on Fleming's famous spy. Ranging from Miami to Scotland, Switzerland, and Kentucky, the locations were all well portrayed. The plot is solid, intriguing and was transferred onto the screen with believability. My only major point of criticism is the instantaneous knocking out and waking up of the troops during the climax, but hey, Bond is ficticious and it's a movie!

Gold finger
2009-08-08 - The first bond movie, in my option, is a work of art, sean connery is truly the man in this james bond classic,the style and manner this man portrays is great, this movie tells you what the spy game is all about.the villan goldfinger, is the master of evil, this movie makes you not want to leave your seat, its an exciting movie to see. I will tell you this, if you to see a good bond movie, then goldfinger is it.

Unforgettable Bond lines...
2009-08-06 - Goldfinger

The third movie featuring James Bond, Agent 007 of her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service continues to marvel audiences the world over. James Bond is a fictional character created by writer Ian Fleming in 1953 while he vacationed in his Jamaican property by the name of Golden-eye.

The James Bond movies capture the action and romance found in the books by the author and surfaced a world of espionage, gadgets, secret weapons, beautiful women and amazing cars. The success of Sean Connery created an image so powerful that still to today, it is thought as that of the best Bond character.

By the time the third movie "Goldfinger" was released most people were already addicted to the smart sayings of Bond... "My name if Bond, James Bond;" "Shaken, not stirred" and so many others. Goldfinger incorporated unforgettable bits: "Do you want me to talk? [Goldfinger] No, I just want you to die!"

With Goldfinger, the plot is to take over the ultimate Gold bank, Fort Knox and while the movie is not filmed at that location, a replica is created and we almost believe we are visiting it. Without a doubt, this is one of the best Bond movies.

Living in South Florida, it was fun to see the film open up in Miami Beach as Goldfinger, played by Gert Frobe, a gold tycoon plays cards with a man while a woman watches through binoculars from his hotel room and tells him what to play.

Bond discovers what he is doing and tells Goldfinger, who does not like to lose, that he better allow the man to recover what he has lost or he will get the authorities involved. Jill Masterson, played by Shirley Eaton, has the role of the assistant who gets killed by skin asphyxiation [body is covered with gold paint] because she helps and allows herself to be seduced by Bond.

Soon, Bond is told that he needs to discover how the gold is transported by Goldfinger but Oddjob, an overpowering mute played by Harold Sakata, who works for Goldfinger, lets Bond know that it will not be easy to come up against his boss. Oddjob has a steel rimmed hat that is a lethal weapon and he soon demonstrates his powerful skills to Bond by decapitating a statue on the golf course they are visiting.

Bond discovers that Goldfinger is planning an "Operation Grand Slam" with the ultimate goal of taking over the gold stored at Fort Knox. He plans to have nerve gas released by planes flown over the site while his men are using oxygen masks.

As Bond is transported by Goldfinger's personal pilot "Pussy Galore," unforgettably played by Honor Blackman to his Kentucky farm, another famous line is exchanged because, upon hearing her name Bond says... "I must be dreaming!"

The scenes are smart, the plot is fascinating, the technology used in cars, airplanes, and weapons... leading edge for the times, thus Goldfinger became a favorite of audiences the world over.