Goldfinger Movie Review 1964

WARNING: REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS – WE RECOMMEND TO WATCH MOVIE FIRST! VERDICT: Incredibly dynamic, especially for the 60’s. The plot is simple, but involving, which proves that a bank heist can be more entertaining than the idea of world domination. It also has a realistic feel because Bond-Connery is more of a spy and less of a Superman, and the villain is not a member of made-up SPECTRE. Goldfinger-Oddjob could be the best “villain-henchman” combo in a series. If only locations such as Kentucky and Texas were not so boring! COLL STUFF: - Great titles: here they really are a part of the movie theme - Legendary title song by Shirley Bassey - Bond’s own cameo: getting out of aqua-suit dressed in a tuxedo - Maybe the best “villain-henchman” combo: Mr. Goldfinger and “Oddjob” with the hat - Girls are hot (all 9 of them!) - Legendary scene: gold-painted dead girl (too bad they covered her butt!) - 1st appearance: Q-Branch workshop: always fun - 1st appearance: Aston Martin DB5 with tricks - beauty forever! - 1st time in series: laser gun - Again, Bond-Connery is natural in a fistfight NOT COOL: - Bond’s blue beach outfit: looks plain girlish - There are no gadgets outside of DB5: radio-transmitters don’t even count - 8 minutes of golfing: too long for an audience not obsessed with it - Pussy Galore is still a beauty at 37, but the age shows - C’mon guys, fat Goldfinger would sooner die than squeeze into that porthole on a plane (and the graphics are faulty)! - Locations are important, and Florida, Kentucky and Texas are NOT very exciting