Goldfinger (1964)

Director: Guy Hamilton

Starring: Sean Connery, Honor Blackman, Gert Frobe

More Info: IMDB

Tagline: James Bond is back in action! Everything he touches turns to excitement!

Plot: Investigating a gold magnate's gold smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve.



My Rating: 10/10

Would I watch it again? Hell, yeah, Buddy Roe!

My absolute favorite Bond picture of the all. ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE (1968) is nipping at GOLDFINGER's heals though but this one takes the cake. They finally found the Bond formula. Great action, great humor, great characters, the best villain of all, the best lesbo henchman (or is it henchperson?) of...all...time, and more utterances of the word, "pussy" than the X-rated, plain paper wrapped issue of Cat Fancy that mysteriously finds its way to my doorstep at the beginning of every month. Mmmmmmmm...Pooooosssssyyyyy.

"Goldfingerbang...giggidy"

OK, I'm back. This is the quintessential Connery Bond picture. DR. NO was great. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE is even better and GOLDFINGER hits all the right notes. It's all downhill for the Connery Bond films from here, none of which come close to the first three. Goldfinger, as a villain, is a badass. He delivers the singe best villain line in all of the Bond pictures.


Bond: (strapped to a table about to have his "boys" separated) Do you expect me to talk, Goldfinger?

Goldfinger: No, Mister Bond. I expect you to die!

FUCKING BADASS!!! The rest of the scene is played out nicely, too.

"Do you think that outfit will make me sexy, too?"

John Barry's score is the best yet. The climax (giggidy) of the film has a great musical buildup on the raid of Fort Knox. The fight between Bond and Oddjobb is a classic. Goldfinger's "surprise" in the plane is cool and unexpected. And don't forget about Bond's ability to turn the lesbian pilot, Pussy Galore (THE best name in all Bond-dom), over to our side. Hey, if anyone can do it it's Connery circa 1964. I've tried but failed miserably. Maybe it was the aftershave I was wearing...Rosie O'.

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