Goldfinger

Year: 1964

Grade: B+

Country: UK

Director: Hamilton

Review

probably the best of the bond films, but i have to see on her majesty’s secret service again before i say so for certain. it has one of the more classic bond girls (pussy galore, a lesbian in the book version), henchmen (oddjob, or “random task” in the austin powers film), and one of the more diabolical villains. goldfinger doesn’t want to steal all the gold in fort knox, he just wants to destroy it so that his gold is worth more – how fucked up is that? the aston martin is a cool car with plenty of fun gadgets, bond gets with plenty of hotties, and the film keeps it short. for the kind of film that it is, it’s just well done from top to bottom. that said, i can’t really forgive bond for saying “there are some things you just don’t do….like listening to the beatles without ear muffs.” wtf?! you limey traitor, why you gotta knock the beatles? i guess the film was made in 1964 so he’s at least saying it about the early beatles, but still.