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Goldfinger

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Goldfinger (1964)

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Reviews Counted:48

Fresh:46

Rotten:2

Average Rating:8.4/10

Rated: PG

Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:31-07-2007

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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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

Goldfinger remains the gold standard for the Bond movies. Recent entries can't compare to this lustrous thriller, a throwback to when the term "thriller" had meaning.

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09/26/04
Martin Scribbs
Martin Scribbs
Low IQ Canadian

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09/23/04
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

Most think it's the best Bond. I favor some of the more recent ones, but this is classic stuff.

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05/22/04
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times

How can you top characters with names like Odd Job and Pussy Galore? The best of the Bond films.

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03/18/04
Gerry Shamray
Gerry Shamray
Sun Newspapers of Cleveland

No review available.

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02/13/04
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

These Bond capers were the prototypes and set the gold standard for dozens of fantasy thrillers that followed. [Review cowritten by Henry G. Belot]

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11/21/03
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

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09/02/03
Dan Jardine
Dan Jardine
Apollo Guide

Probably the best of the gadget-filled 007 extravaganzas.

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07/30/03
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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Possibly the ultimate James Bond. Great villains, gadgets, action and all around adventure.

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07/14/03
Fred Topel
Fred Topel
About.com

Q brings out the Aston Martin for the first time, and Shirley Bassey shatters the speakers with the consummate Bond song.

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06/15/03
Madeleine Williams
Madeleine Williams
Austin Chronicle

... what they give us in Goldfinger is an excess of-science-fiction fun, a mess of mechanical melodrama and a minimum of bedroom farce.

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05/20/03
Bosley Crowther
Bosley Crowther
New York Times
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Okay Bond entry.

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04/24/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Among the best of the Bond movies.

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03/21/03
Forrest Hartman
Forrest Hartman
Reno Gazette-Journal

No review available.

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02/16/03
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

The definitive, quintessential Bond.

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02/10/03
Shannon J. Harvey
Shannon J. Harvey
Sunday Times (Australia)

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01/02/03
James O'Ehley
James O'Ehley
Sci-Fi Movie Page

Best of the Bonds! Connery is Aces; Odd Job a great villain's henchman; Goldfinger an evil giant of a man; and Pussy Galore, what more can one say!

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12/17/02
Bob Bloom
Bob Bloom
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

The best Bond gets the best treatment.

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11/07/02
James Rocchi
James Rocchi
Netflix
 
 
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