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Goldfinger (1964)

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Reviews Counted:48

Fresh:46

Rotten:2

Average Rating:8.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: In James Bond's third cinematic adventure, the dangerously suave spy (Sean Connery) must stop the criminal capitalist Auric Goldfinger (Gert Frobe) from contaminating Fort Knox's gold with atomic... In James Bond's third cinematic adventure, the dangerously suave spy (Sean Connery) must stop the criminal capitalist Auric Goldfinger (Gert Frobe) from contaminating Fort Knox's gold with atomic radiation. Aiding the villain is the alluring Pussy Galore (Honor Blackman) and the imposing Oddjob (Harold Sakata). Bond, on the other hand, is armed with his trademark charm and, of course, a slew of gadgets, courtesy of Q (Desmond Llewelyn). Encountering the usual bevy of beautiful women and perilous traps, 007 sets out for America to foil Goldfinger's financial fiasco. Based on Ian Fleming's 1959 novel, GOLDFINGER marks the appearance of a more carefree, wisecracking Bond and is widely considered to be one of the best films in the series. In fact, with stylized elements such as the gold-painted girl, the wince-inducing laser beam, Oddjob's razor-sharp bowler hat, and Bond's modified Aston Martin car, the film is quite possibly the most memorable Bond outing, and would be famously parodied decades later in the AUSTIN POWERS series, particularly GOLDMEMBER. [More]

Starring: Sean Connery, Gert Frobe, Honor Blackman, Harold "Odd Job" Sakata

Starring: Sean Connery, Gert Frobe, Honor Blackman, Harold "Odd Job" Sakata, Shirley Eaton, Bernard Lee, Tania Mallet, Desmond Llewelyn, Lois Maxwell, Burt Kwouk

Director: Guy Hamilton

Director: Guy Hamilton
Screenwriter: Richard Maibaum, Paul Dehn
Composer: John Barry

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...remains a cut above its Bond brethren...

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
10/16/08
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

In scene after scene Director Guy Hamilton has contrived some hilariously horrible sight gags.

Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | comment Comment
10/13/08
TIME Magazine

Perfection.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
05/06/08
Ian Nathan
Ian Nathan
Empire Magazine
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A fantastically entertaining entry.

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05/06/08
Channel 4 Film

Goldfinger is a crucial work in the development of the Bond legend.

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05/06/08
Philip French
Philip French
Observer [UK]

There's not the least sign of staleness in this third sample of the Bond 007 formula.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
05/06/08
Variety Staff
Variety Staff
Variety
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This 1964 entry is the most enjoyable of the James Bond thrillers starring Sean Connery -- perhaps because it's the most comic and cartoony in look as well as conception.

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05/06/08
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader

One of the best, if not the best Bond movie

Full Review Source: sbs.is | comment 1 Comment
02/07/08
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
sbs.is

Goldfinger, the third James Bond film, was the most successful in the series to date, due to its ingredients (hero, villains, women, locations, music, effects), which later served as blueprint for future Bond sagas.

Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | comment Comment
09/22/07
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

It has Shirley Bassey's operatic theme, the Aston Martin and Shirley Eaton, killed with that magnificently macabre gold paint.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
07/28/07
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]
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One of the more amusing Bond films.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
04/03/07
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Sean Connery excelle une fois de plus dans la peau d'un personnage aussi froid que charismatique qui continue de foncer tête première avec un détachement souvent irrationnel

Full Review Source: Panorama | comment Comment
01/26/07
Jean-François Vandeuren
Jean-François Vandeuren
Panorama

The iconic James Bond movie, this third entry into the franchise is rightly heralded for offering the perfect blend of action, adventure, gunplay, fisticuffs, gadgetry (that Aston Martin!), romance, derring-do, and just about everything else.

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01/04/07
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

No review available.

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12/08/06
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

Presented here in a newly restored digital print, it should look especially swish on the big screen.

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06/24/06
Derek Adams
Derek Adams
Time Out

The one that all other Bond films must live up to, and the only one of the films that surpasses the book upon which it is based.

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09/30/05
Scott Nash
Scott Nash
Three Movie Buffs

The most consistent and entertaining of the Bond series.

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08/12/05
Jon Niccum
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World

No review available.

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07/29/05
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

No review available.

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04/14/05
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

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11/18/04
Mark R. Leeper
Mark R. Leeper
rec.arts.movies.reviews
 
 
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