Goldfinger
Published July 12, 2015
Film info
- Title Goldfinger
- Director Guy Hamilton
- Year 1964
- Run time 1hr 40m
- Genres Adventure, Thriller, Action
- Tagline Everything he touches turns into excitement!
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 is an exhilarating, pulse-pounding thrill-ride! Sean Connery takes command as Agent 007 and faces off with a maniacal villain bent on destroying all the gold in Fort Knox - and obliterating the world economy!
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 1:16 | Seagull on the head is not a dignified look for Mr Bond. |
| 4:28 | I mean, I get that she double crossed him but harsh to put her in the way of the bludgeoning man! |
| 9:03 | The swimming pool with a viewing window is boggling my mind a bit. |
| 12:25 | It’s not exactly a subtle way of cheating, there’s a wire sticking out of his ear! |
| 18:22 | Hadn’t heard of skin suffocation. That sounds awful. |
| 23:32 | The Aston Martin! Also, I’m far too impressed with the revolving number plates. |
| 30:49 | There’s quite a lot of implied golf knowledge here, I think. What the heck is the difference between a 1 and a 7? |
| 40:43 | She tried to kill JB, but she was kinda cool. Her name is Trilly, though. |
| 42:15 | His car is gold? That is genius. |
| 45:50 | How can a car creat such an inferno? |
| 48:39 | Passenger ejector seat is amazing. |
| 52:09 | Properly tense. |
| 55:10 | Aww, lovely Honor. |
| 1:07:45 | That is a tricksy little room Goldfinger has. I kinda like it. |
| 1:12:00 | Bullion Boulevard. |
| 1:18:00 | I assume that wasn’t real gold in the boot of that car, you wouldn’t be able to lift it like that. |
| 1:24:08 | Radioactive gold! |
| 1:36:35 | That vault looks mega. |
| 1:41:50 | Odd job has permanent smug face. |
| 1:45:56 | It all worked out okay, but slightly don’t believe she would have changed sides like that. |
Thoughts
The best of the Bond films so far, although his womanising ways seemed to take far too much precedence in this one. The story was solid, Goldfinger a credible baddy, and Odd Job absolutely terrifying (except when I was reminded of “Who throws a shoe?”).
Honor Blackman was so awesome, a feisty pilot with judo skills, taking no nonsense from anyone - it seems completely ridiculous that a quick fumble in the hay with Bond (which was a little bit rapey, it has to be said), would change her mind to such a degree. He’s good, sure, but that good?
Anyway, it was nice to see so many women in the film, important to the plot as well. It was also brilliant to see Q and his workshop, and the scene with the introduction of the Aston Martin was lovely. A great Bond film, but I’ll be honest and say I can’t wait till we get a little bit more modern.
Rating: 4 / 5
