Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Goldfinger "The City on the Hill" for all Bond films.
In anticipation of the new Bond film "Quantum of Solace" (which looks excellent by the way), I feel that it would be a good time to reflect on what I consider the best 007 film ever, Goldfinger". I recently watched it again for probably the ten hundredth time. And I have concluded that it is THE classic Bond film. It has everything from the undoubtabley best villain (Auric Goldfinger, I mean c'mon how clever is Auric as a first name), to an ingenious plan, to a classic henchmen (Oddjob, only Jaws comes closer to being the most dominant), and of course Pussy Galore. It may not be the most flashy bond film (the overly dramatic and futurized "Die Another Day") and it may not have the best opening scene which has become a staple of these films ("The World is Not Enough"). But Sean Connery, being the bar for James Bond, has his best performance and one of the best performances by a Bond ever (Daniel Craig in "Casino Royale"). Goldfinger is the most spoofed of all the Bond films and hence deserves my vote for best Bond film ever.
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Did you see Quantum of Solace now that it is out? I've heard that it's good from some people and bad from others.
NOPE. goldfinger, while good, is not the best Bond movie. When talking Bond, you have two options to go with: Sean Connery or Pierce Brosnan. From there, you have a select few movies that are truly outstanding: Dr No and Thunderball from Sean Connery's end and Tomorrow Never Dies and Golden Eye for Brosnan. If one had to be chosen, it would be Golden Eye.
My logic is irrefutable.
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