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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- Aspect Ratio : 1.78:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
- Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 5.38 x 0.6 inches; 4 Ounces
- Director : Guy Hamilton
- Media Format : Closed-captioned, Color, Widescreen, Dolby, Anamorphic, NTSC
- Run time : 1 hour and 50 minutes
- Release date : October 22, 2002
- Actors : Sean Connery, Gert Fröbe, Honor Blackman, Shirley Eaton, Tania Mallet
- Subtitles: : English, French
- Producers : Albert R. Broccoli, Harry Saltzman, Stanley Sopel
- Language : English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
- Studio : MGM (Video & DVD)
- ASIN : B00000K0E6
- Writers : Ian Fleming, Paul Dehn, Richard Maibaum
- Number of discs : 1
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I am 62 yrs old and a Bond fanatic but strictly of amateur status.....This is an iconic movie, clearly that`s axiomatic. I particularly prefer Sir Sean Connery in the role. However, I am astounded over the casting move to hire Daniel Craig for the role. Obviously, someone knows their job very well. Anyway, this movie was a first in many categories. Maybe someone can help me out. Amazon`s x-ray notes said Goldfinger was the first Bond movie to be shown on commercial TV, and the date was like 8/72. HERE`S my problem....I watched this movie in 1966 or 1967 in Pepperell, MA laying on the living room rug. I remember it clearly because I had Pneumonia. That`s one I guess I`ll have to live with? Oh Well? BTW, Sir Sean never set foot on US soil to make this movie, Goldfinger either, it was done at Pinewood Studios in England. I find this astounding especially because of the stable scenes, I would have bet money that was filmed in KY, but evidently..not so..Did you ever notice that the director rarely will show gas prices? I figure it dated the movie? One more thing, notes said this is the only Bond movie that does not end with him at sea? In Live and Let Die did it not end on a train?
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I have very much enjoyed that Amazon has put most of the James Bond series online. The series defined a generation of spy thrillers and suspense storytelling that has influenced much modern filmography. Dr. No is certainly a classic, but Goldfinger refined and perfected that James Bond has become, and Sean Connery defined 007. Gert Frobe played an Auric Goldfinger, providing an almost believable villain in a way that was not over the top as some more recent villains. He didn't overact. One of my favorite exchanges:
Bond: Do you expect me to talk?
Goldfinger: No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die.
One of the fatal flaws in evil overlords is the tendency to monologue while the hero gets ready to escape. Goldfinger didn't do that, preferring to get rid of his potential competition, whether a shady Mafia character or a British Secret Agent. I still enjoy the professionalism of Bond in this movie. While there's some humanity in him, there is not the angst over people dying. It's part of the business, and we don't need to see what comes after the movie is over when Bond goes off to hibernate for several days after a harrowing adventure.
If one were to view only three movies in the Bond franchise, it would be to watch Dr. No, Goldfinger, and Thunderball, probably in that order. These movies provide great classic entertainment.
Bond: Do you expect me to talk?
Goldfinger: No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die.
One of the fatal flaws in evil overlords is the tendency to monologue while the hero gets ready to escape. Goldfinger didn't do that, preferring to get rid of his potential competition, whether a shady Mafia character or a British Secret Agent. I still enjoy the professionalism of Bond in this movie. While there's some humanity in him, there is not the angst over people dying. It's part of the business, and we don't need to see what comes after the movie is over when Bond goes off to hibernate for several days after a harrowing adventure.
If one were to view only three movies in the Bond franchise, it would be to watch Dr. No, Goldfinger, and Thunderball, probably in that order. These movies provide great classic entertainment.
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It's got all the classic elements - pretty villainess, pretty dead girlfriend, Bond being elegant, nasty villain with inventive plot to rule the world, elaborate way to kill Bond that doesn't work, the BEST henchman, cool cars, spy gadgets and Sean Connery being basically awesome. Oh, and Fort Knox. To me, when someone says, "Bond movie," this is the one that immediately comes to mind. Mike Meyers even made one of the Austin Powers movies a spoof of this. If you want to watch just one James Bond movie, this would be the one.
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You have to remember how long ago this was released to really appreciate it, and you have to remember James Bond is unquestionably one of the most memorable and enduring of cinema heroes. The stunning film (real film) photography no longer in vogue today and the bright clear colors only film can provide, the special effects (not computer enhanced), the writer's vision of future technology and how it wasn't so far off...so many things to enjoy. The plot? Fundamentally absurd but a fun romp into a scheme that might have worked in 1964. The whole thing was supposed to be fun, actually. I don't know if it was ever meant to be as popular as it has become, but sit down with ice tea and a bowl of popcorn and pretend it isn't 2016. I think you'll be glad you did.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 29, 2021Verified Purchase
This is very possibly the best film in the Bond franchise. It's got Sean Connery as Bond, it's got a great story (very much the one Ian Fleming wrote), it's got a megalomaniac villain played by a German , a hugely enjoyable and suitably menacing henchman (Oddjob), and with the great Honor Blackman's Pussy Galore the first real kick-ass Bond girl. What's not to like?
Definitely a must have for any Bond fan and even if you aren't a die hard fan a film well worth having in your collection. The 2 disc Ultimate Edition has a huge amount of bonus material. If that's your kind of thing, this is the version to go for.
Definitely a must have for any Bond fan and even if you aren't a die hard fan a film well worth having in your collection. The 2 disc Ultimate Edition has a huge amount of bonus material. If that's your kind of thing, this is the version to go for.
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You expect me to talk? No Mr Bond I expect you to die!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 24, 2015Verified Purchase
James Bond comes up against Auric Goldfinger, a mad man who plans to rob Fort Knox and his deadly henchman Oddjob who has a deadly bowler hat. The 3rd James Bond movie, this sees the franchise really start to become the franchise we all know and love. For the first time, the credits have a theme song rather than just the James Bond theme or an instrumental version of the theme song as seen in the first two movies, and the gadgets start to become more fantastic with an Austin Martin, the classic Bond car making an appearance. Goldfinger is a good villain but it is henchman Oddjob, a mute Korean that threatens to steal the movie and Honor Blackman is very good as the risqué sounding Pussy Galore, a name that did not go down well in certain parts of America at the time of release while Sean Connery gives his usual excellent performance as James Bond. The series is starting to hit its stride now, and getting more and more confident as it goes along. Felix Leiter from Doctor No returns though this time played by a different actor. The movie looks fantastic as has the series so far on bluray, again completely restored and cleaned up and if you are new to Bond or are trying the early movies for the first time, this is one of the absolutely essential movies to watch.
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"...Revolving Number Plates...Valid All Countries Naturally..." - Goldfinger on BLU RAY
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 12, 2010Verified Purchase
When the "Ultimate Edition" 2DVD sets of the Bond films were finally released in July 2006, most fans couldn't believe their luck or their eyes. It didn't seem to matter which of the 20 films you bought - due to the Pristine Lowry Digital Restoration Process (frame-by-frame clean up that apparently took two years to achieve), they were all jaw dropping - simply spectacular to look at. And each was bolstered up with spiffy new 007 menus and period special features that were informative and actually worth seeing.
It should therefore come as no surprise that this 2009 BLU RAY reissue of 1964's "Goldfinger" (directed by Guy Hamilton) uses those same cleaned-up elements and extras - and is an awesome thing to behold.
To put this into an actual context - here's some examples of how revelatory the print actually is - in the pre opening-credits sequence when 007 plants his detonation devices, Connery then peels out of what is supposed to be a wetsuit, but you can clearly see it's black/blue silk outfit to offset his immaculate white tuxedo beneath (then he buttonhole's his red carnation in incredible clarity). When he comes out onto the hotel balcony in Miami and lies down beside Gill Masterson on the sun-lounge (Shirley Eaton instructing Gert Frobe via binoculars as to what the other card player is holding), on the close up of 007's face, you can clearly see applied make-up on his cheeks - it's Bond in blusher!
Or how about this... as Bond talks to Auric Goldfinger on the golf-course before they tee off, you can just about make out the dividing lines between the square turfs of grass they laid out to make the tee-off area look more lush. Then there's the deep black enamel of the AU 1 number plate on the Phantom 337 as its loaded into a transport plane bound for Geneva... Pussy Galore as Bond wakes up on the Lockheed en route to the USA - her golden blonde hair slowly coming into focus in dazzling sexy clarity... and on it goes...scene after scene of unbelievable detail - leaves in Mint Julep drinks - the two moles on the left side of Honor Blackman's face...yikes!
All the elements came together on "Goldfinger" that would set up a template for decades to come - the eye-catching opening sequence, the sexy credits and the new Bond song, the gadgets, the fearsome unkillable bad guy, the leggy molls who may or may not have your best interests at heart, the cars and gadgets, Desmond Llewelyn as the exasperated Q and Bernard Lee as the permanently frowning M. Throw in the Aston Martin DB 5 with its fantastically handy ejector seat and Harold Sakata as the Korean assassin Oddjob and his chop-your-head-off bowler hat - and you're on a winner. And then of course the film's ultimate trump card - Sean Connery - sex on legs - a man with something permanently lodged down his trousers and we're not talking about starched Y-fronts. He'll kill you, smile afterwards and then flick the bits off of his immaculately groomed Saville Row suit...
You also forget about the great one-liners - "shocking...positively shocking" as he fries the bad guy in the bath; "The President has expressed satisfaction...that makes two of us..." Bond says as he rolls off a babe and turns off the radio; "...Unfortunately he has a pressing engagement..." Goldfinger says as he dispatches Mr. Solo (one of the hoods) off to the car-crusher. It's all so bloody good - and it still makes you tingle.
Luckily the extras have survived intact too - there's a commentary from members of the cast and crew, a revealing on-set interview with a suited-and-booted Connery, the "Declassified: M16 Vault" feature which is just so enjoyable. Although I love the outer card wrap, which gives it a classy feel and a uniform look when lined up against the other titles in the series (not all are available yet), it's a real shame that there's no commemorative booklet - it would be such a sweet touch.
To sum up - when Sean Connery pulls the parachute silk over him and Honor Blackman at the end of the movie and announces "...this is no time to be saved!" - you can't help but feel that the dapper British agent has a point.
Bond 3 on BLU RAY is surely up there with the very best restorations ever done - a triumph - and that the movie is still such a blast after 35 years of endless re-watches is a testament to its durability.
"Goldfinger" is in fact like Sophia Loren - it never ages and will always ooze sex - it's ample chest and tiny waistline will be making grown men go weak at the knees in a hundred years from now. And even if that bad guy's laser beam is getting a little too close to all of our privates these days - you can buy this Martini of a film, put on the tux, pull in the girdle - and cheer yourself up no end.
Love it. Love it. Love it.
PS: for other superb restorations on BLU RAY, see also my reviews for "The Italian Job", "Saturday Night, Sunday Morning", "The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner", "The Dambusters", "Quo Vadis", "North By Northwest", "Cool Hand Luke", "The Prisoner - The Complete (UK TV) Series In High Definition", "Braveheart", "Snatch", "The African Queen" and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"
It should therefore come as no surprise that this 2009 BLU RAY reissue of 1964's "Goldfinger" (directed by Guy Hamilton) uses those same cleaned-up elements and extras - and is an awesome thing to behold.
To put this into an actual context - here's some examples of how revelatory the print actually is - in the pre opening-credits sequence when 007 plants his detonation devices, Connery then peels out of what is supposed to be a wetsuit, but you can clearly see it's black/blue silk outfit to offset his immaculate white tuxedo beneath (then he buttonhole's his red carnation in incredible clarity). When he comes out onto the hotel balcony in Miami and lies down beside Gill Masterson on the sun-lounge (Shirley Eaton instructing Gert Frobe via binoculars as to what the other card player is holding), on the close up of 007's face, you can clearly see applied make-up on his cheeks - it's Bond in blusher!
Or how about this... as Bond talks to Auric Goldfinger on the golf-course before they tee off, you can just about make out the dividing lines between the square turfs of grass they laid out to make the tee-off area look more lush. Then there's the deep black enamel of the AU 1 number plate on the Phantom 337 as its loaded into a transport plane bound for Geneva... Pussy Galore as Bond wakes up on the Lockheed en route to the USA - her golden blonde hair slowly coming into focus in dazzling sexy clarity... and on it goes...scene after scene of unbelievable detail - leaves in Mint Julep drinks - the two moles on the left side of Honor Blackman's face...yikes!
All the elements came together on "Goldfinger" that would set up a template for decades to come - the eye-catching opening sequence, the sexy credits and the new Bond song, the gadgets, the fearsome unkillable bad guy, the leggy molls who may or may not have your best interests at heart, the cars and gadgets, Desmond Llewelyn as the exasperated Q and Bernard Lee as the permanently frowning M. Throw in the Aston Martin DB 5 with its fantastically handy ejector seat and Harold Sakata as the Korean assassin Oddjob and his chop-your-head-off bowler hat - and you're on a winner. And then of course the film's ultimate trump card - Sean Connery - sex on legs - a man with something permanently lodged down his trousers and we're not talking about starched Y-fronts. He'll kill you, smile afterwards and then flick the bits off of his immaculately groomed Saville Row suit...
You also forget about the great one-liners - "shocking...positively shocking" as he fries the bad guy in the bath; "The President has expressed satisfaction...that makes two of us..." Bond says as he rolls off a babe and turns off the radio; "...Unfortunately he has a pressing engagement..." Goldfinger says as he dispatches Mr. Solo (one of the hoods) off to the car-crusher. It's all so bloody good - and it still makes you tingle.
Luckily the extras have survived intact too - there's a commentary from members of the cast and crew, a revealing on-set interview with a suited-and-booted Connery, the "Declassified: M16 Vault" feature which is just so enjoyable. Although I love the outer card wrap, which gives it a classy feel and a uniform look when lined up against the other titles in the series (not all are available yet), it's a real shame that there's no commemorative booklet - it would be such a sweet touch.
To sum up - when Sean Connery pulls the parachute silk over him and Honor Blackman at the end of the movie and announces "...this is no time to be saved!" - you can't help but feel that the dapper British agent has a point.
Bond 3 on BLU RAY is surely up there with the very best restorations ever done - a triumph - and that the movie is still such a blast after 35 years of endless re-watches is a testament to its durability.
"Goldfinger" is in fact like Sophia Loren - it never ages and will always ooze sex - it's ample chest and tiny waistline will be making grown men go weak at the knees in a hundred years from now. And even if that bad guy's laser beam is getting a little too close to all of our privates these days - you can buy this Martini of a film, put on the tux, pull in the girdle - and cheer yourself up no end.
Love it. Love it. Love it.
PS: for other superb restorations on BLU RAY, see also my reviews for "The Italian Job", "Saturday Night, Sunday Morning", "The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner", "The Dambusters", "Quo Vadis", "North By Northwest", "Cool Hand Luke", "The Prisoner - The Complete (UK TV) Series In High Definition", "Braveheart", "Snatch", "The African Queen" and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"
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This Blu-Ray has the Midas touch
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 27, 2009Verified Purchase
'Goldfinger' is one of my favourite movies and was the first DVD disc I ever played. I put off buying a Blu-ray player until 'Goldfinger' was available on that format. So, putting that disc into my brand new Panasonic DMP-BD35 player was a much anticipated event, fraught with the possibility of either fulfilment or of bitter disappointment.
Fortunately, I was served up a large dollop of joy. The reviews of the Blu-ray releases of 'Dr. No' and 'From Russia with Love' were very positive and so it has proved to be the same for 'Goldfinger'
However, I can't agree with reviews that say "Set in the '60s but looks as if it was filmed yesterday". It simply isn't going to look as sharp as 'Bourne Ultimatum' (for example) but the Technicolor palette has never looked quite so natural - e.g. the golf match between Goldfinger & Bond. Some scenes are really quite beautiful such as the Alpine, 'Golden Girl', and 'Fort Knox' interior scenes. However the High Def format shows up flaws in the matte and model work. The soundtrack is also greatly enhanced with the title sequence looking and sounding fantastic. Most of the extras have been available on previous DVD releases and have now been enhanced for the Blu-ray release.
If you are an HD-loving, long-standing Bond fan and think 'Goldfinger' is THE essential Bond movie, just buy it.
Fortunately, I was served up a large dollop of joy. The reviews of the Blu-ray releases of 'Dr. No' and 'From Russia with Love' were very positive and so it has proved to be the same for 'Goldfinger'
However, I can't agree with reviews that say "Set in the '60s but looks as if it was filmed yesterday". It simply isn't going to look as sharp as 'Bourne Ultimatum' (for example) but the Technicolor palette has never looked quite so natural - e.g. the golf match between Goldfinger & Bond. Some scenes are really quite beautiful such as the Alpine, 'Golden Girl', and 'Fort Knox' interior scenes. However the High Def format shows up flaws in the matte and model work. The soundtrack is also greatly enhanced with the title sequence looking and sounding fantastic. Most of the extras have been available on previous DVD releases and have now been enhanced for the Blu-ray release.
If you are an HD-loving, long-standing Bond fan and think 'Goldfinger' is THE essential Bond movie, just buy it.
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Richard M
5.0 out of 5 stars
I Wish !!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 10, 2017Verified Purchase
THE (to me) most iconic Bond in his (to me) most iconic film. Bought it because I've recently become besotted with Aston Martins [especially the DB11, and of course the sound, glamour and fun of James' DB5 kills me every time I even think of it !]. My one criticism of the disc I bought approximately 2/2/2016 is the opening intro' where an obviously 'doctored' version of Bond swings round to shoot the 'gun barrel' holder - long haired, un-slim, nearly tripped over ! So, +12/10 for the film, but MINUS 12/10 for the barrel bit.
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