Goldfinger in my honest opinion was the epitome of the entire James Bond franchise. Dr. No was important because it set out all the themes and tropes that would appear in all the subsequent movies. Goldfinger was when they all came together at their absolute best.
The movie starts with a great spy scene where Bond blows up a facility, then gets with a woman, only to escape an assassination attempt. Connery is his usual cool and collected self, such as when the bombs go off and he just looks around like nothing happened.
Then it gets to the heart of the story where Bond attempts to undermine Auric Goldfinger’s, played by Gert Frobe, Operation Grand Slam to corner the market on the world’s gold supply by attacking Fort Knox. The two run into each other in Miami when Bond finds Goldfinger cheating at cards and undermines him with the help of a beautiful young lady named Jill Masterson, played by Shirley Eaton. They of course hook up afterward, only for Bond to be knocked out and then he finds her dead, covered in gold paint. That’s one of the most iconic Bond scenes ever. Bond then chases Goldfinger around the world until they end up in Kentucky for the climax. That includes humiliating Goldfinger again at a game of golf and being captured by Goldfinger and having the classic exchange, “Do you expect me to talk?” “No Mr. Bond I expect you to die.” Finally, Connery runs into another classic Bond girl, Pussy Galore played by Honor Blackman who is part of Goldfinger’s scheme.
For me, Connery is the pan ultimate Bond. He had the looks, the swagger, the sexism, and the feel for the character like none other. In this film he also gets plenty of gadgets to play with which set a standard for the following films. The most iconic is his Aston Martin car.
The title song is another excellent tune by Shirley Bassey. It might be the best Bond theme ever.
All together this is the best of the best. You get Sean Connery at his peak. You get the spy tools. You get a classic Bond villain and two of the best Bond girls. There’s action, there’s adventure, there’s sex. It’s a Bond movie!
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