Goldfinger is one of the most enjoyable, boys own/comic book style adventure movies ever to be made. It has a fantastic script by Paul Diehn and Richard Maibaum, excellent Direction from Guy Hamilton, Fantastic acting by the three leads [Sean Connery, Honour Blackman and Gert Frobe] and some of the most inspired action set pieces to appear on the big screen. In Bond terms it also has a fine score by John Barry, one of the most instantly recognisable Title songs sung by Shirley Bassey, the beautifull Golden Girl, Shirley Eaton and Bonds most Famous henchman : Oddjob, Harold Sakata.
By now you probably realise iam a fan. Well. as it goes i find it almost impossible to watch the first two Connery Bonds, because i was brought up on a diet of 70's and 80's escapism, with fun, humour action and thrills in every scene. Well, i didn't have to look much further than Goldfinger than that.
The Opening pre Credits sequence sets the scene. Any film in wich its lead actor can strip away a wet suit to reveal a Tuxedo, is obviously having fun with itself. Or to be presise, Guy Hamilton is having fun. With the help of Broccoli, Saltzman, Maibaum and Ken Adam, Guy Hamilton set the blue prints for action movies for, perhaps forever. Sean Connery is very much the Superhero in this outing, and that is after all as we like him. He is having the time of his life with this movie and it shows, this is perhaps his bset performance as Bond. There is also Honour Blackman, very much a role model for Action Heroines for years to come as Pussy Galore. Galores lesbian undertones are toned down from the way they were in the book, but she is sexy and full to bursting with womens Lib. Gert Frobe is fantastic as Goldfinger, very chilling ."No Mr Bond i expect you to Die" has gone down in cinematic history and it is atestament to the man who dubbed Frobe!
The real star of the show is Ken Adam. His sets are fantastic. I have never seen Fort Knox, and i dont want to because i have seen it in Goldfinger. Adam is a genius, as are Peter and Michael Lamont who helped him out with the sets. Add to all this the Aston Martin with Ejector Seat and Revolving Licence Plate and more, A Hawaian henchman who throws his blade laced Bowler hat, a girl killed by suffication due to being painted Gold, and THAT Lazer between the legs. What you have got is pure unadulterated Comic Book fun. Even if you dont like Comic Books, you will love Goldfinger.
By now you probably realise iam a fan. Well. as it goes i find it almost impossible to watch the first two Connery Bonds, because i was brought up on a diet of 70's and 80's escapism, with fun, humour action and thrills in every scene. Well, i didn't have to look much further than Goldfinger than that.
The Opening pre Credits sequence sets the scene. Any film in wich its lead actor can strip away a wet suit to reveal a Tuxedo, is obviously having fun with itself. Or to be presise, Guy Hamilton is having fun. With the help of Broccoli, Saltzman, Maibaum and Ken Adam, Guy Hamilton set the blue prints for action movies for, perhaps forever. Sean Connery is very much the Superhero in this outing, and that is after all as we like him. He is having the time of his life with this movie and it shows, this is perhaps his bset performance as Bond. There is also Honour Blackman, very much a role model for Action Heroines for years to come as Pussy Galore. Galores lesbian undertones are toned down from the way they were in the book, but she is sexy and full to bursting with womens Lib. Gert Frobe is fantastic as Goldfinger, very chilling ."No Mr Bond i expect you to Die" has gone down in cinematic history and it is atestament to the man who dubbed Frobe!
The real star of the show is Ken Adam. His sets are fantastic. I have never seen Fort Knox, and i dont want to because i have seen it in Goldfinger. Adam is a genius, as are Peter and Michael Lamont who helped him out with the sets. Add to all this the Aston Martin with Ejector Seat and Revolving Licence Plate and more, A Hawaian henchman who throws his blade laced Bowler hat, a girl killed by suffication due to being painted Gold, and THAT Lazer between the legs. What you have got is pure unadulterated Comic Book fun. Even if you dont like Comic Books, you will love Goldfinger.