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Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Dragan AntulovDragan Antulov
GOLDFINGER is often referred as the best example of what Bond movie is and what every Bond movie should be. Made in 1964, as a third movie of a wellestablished series, it was the fortunate transition between realism and seriousness of first two films, ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at Dragan Antulov
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for DVD ReviewDVD Review
"Goldfinger" has to rank as one of the most famous James Bond movies of all time - and one of the best for that matter. ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at DVD Review
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for DVD Talk (Chris Hughes)DVD Talk (Chris Hughes)
Whether you're Connery crazed or a Moore maniac, a casual Bond observer or just enjoy the occasional action film, Goldfinger should be a welcome addition to your collection. The movie presents 007 at the top of his form pitted against memorable ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at DVD Talk (Chris Hughes)
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MovieReviews Ltd.MovieReviews Ltd.
GOLDFINGER is an exciting, thrilling movie, the first ever "event" film, and the movie that started the spy craze of the 1960's. So entertaining is it to watch this movie today, that one can easily forget the huge impact it had when first released. It ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at MovieReviews Ltd.
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)
The blueprint for all the Bond films which followed, this movie will standout long after many of the others, will hopefully, be forgotten. ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Steve RhodesSteve Rhodes
This time Bond is on the track of an international gold smuggler extraordinaire named Auric Goldfinger (Gert Frobe) this was back when gold was worth something. And Bond will find out that Goldfinger has a much more elaborate scheme than his usual ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at Steve Rhodes
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic ReviewseFilmCritic Reviews
After one of the best pre-credit sequences in any Bond film (totally unrelated to the rest of it, but like a mini-film in itself) we jump straight into Shirley Bassey's brassy song, again, one of the best in the series (Gold-FINGAHHHH ! Da da daaaa!) and ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at eFilmCritic Reviews
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Reel.com DVD review (Pam Grady)Reel.com DVD review (Pam Grady)
The Cold War may be over, but the spy thriller genre that arose in its wake still thrives, notably in the series of films featuring the globe-trotting secret agent with a license to kill, Agent 007, James Bond. Still suave after nearly 40 years, the spy ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at Reel.com DVD review (Pam Grady)
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (M. P. Bartley)eFilmCritic.com (M. P. Bartley)
After one of the best pre-credit sequences in any Bond film (totally unrelated to the rest of it, but like a mini-film in itself) we jump straight into Shirley Bassey's brassy song, again, one of the best in the series (Gold-FINGAHHHH ! Da da daaaa!) and ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at eFilmCritic.com (M. P. Bartley)
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for sbs.is (Stefan Birgir Stefansson)sbs.is (Stefan Birgir Stefansson)
Without a doubt the best James Bond movie ever made. ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at sbs.is (Stefan Birgir Stefansson)
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for SF, Horror and Fantasy Film ReviewSF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
Goldfinger was the third of the James Bond films. Producers Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman and star Sean Connery had previously made Dr No (1962) and From Russia with Love (1963), which were both well-received and count as two of the finest ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
The iconic James Bond movie, this third entry into the franchise is rightly heralded for offering the perfect blend of action, adventure, gunplay, fisticuffs, gadgetry (that Aston Martin!), romance, derring-do, and just about everything else. Bond's ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Not every man would like to be James Bond, but every boy would. In one adventure after another, he saves the world, defeats bizarre villains, gets to play with neat gadgets and seduces, or is seduced by, stupendously sexy women (this last attribute ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Box Office MagazineBox Office Magazine
The third James Bond action thriller to be filmed by Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli is even more wildly imaginative, terrifically exciting and elaborately scientific (in the tongue-in-cheek fashion audiences delight in), lavishly filmed against ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at Box Office Magazine
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for PreViewed DVDPreViewed DVD
Despite being the third movie (of twenty and counting) in the James Bond series, Goldfinger is the one movie that is perhaps most responsible for the ongoing success of the franchise. It is the movie that most firmly established the formula that the rest ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at PreViewed DVD
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for IndependentCritics.com (Jacob Hall)IndependentCritics.com (Jacob Hall)
This is the one. The first Bond film to be truly massive hit. The first Bond film to feature a wonderfully over-the-top plot and a delightfully strange cast of characters. The first Bond to feature Desmond Llewelyn as Q, the eccentric gadget ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at IndependentCritics.com (Jacob Hall)
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Needcoffee.com - DVD ReviewNeedcoffee.com - DVD Review
In this, the third installment of the now-venerable Bond franchise, Agent 007 finds himself pitted against a wealthy megalomaniac with intentions on Fort Knox. Auric Goldfinger (Frobe) has a scheme to detonate an atomic weapon inside the United States ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at Needcoffee.com - DVD Review
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Hy-Pocket's Pyramid of MoviesHy-Pocket's Pyramid of Movies
The movie "Goldfinger" has to overcome a lot of shoddy filmmaking techniques in order to achieve it's top "Bond Film" rank. ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at Hy-Pocket's Pyramid of Movies
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVD Verdict (Nicholas Sylvain)DVD Verdict (Nicholas Sylvain)
An absolutely classic Bond film, Goldfinger still holds its own against modern big-budget, special effects blockbusters and even at the special edition price ($35) it deserves a place in any ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at DVD Verdict (Nicholas Sylvain)
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Digital BitsThe Digital Bits
Goldfinger is as classic a Bond film as classic Bond gets. It features the preeminent Bond himself, Sean Connery, the most well-rounded Bond villain, Auric Goldfinger, and even one of the best evil sidekicks, the nefarious Odd Job (with his hat-toss of ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at The Digital Bits
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Auric Goldfinger has built himself a small fortune by stockpiling international gold bullion by buying and reselling in world markets for higher prices. Agent 007 is sent to investigate, and discover's Goldfinger is planning something called Operation ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVD Town (John J. Puccio)DVD Town (John J. Puccio)
"Do you expect me to talk?" "No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die." The initial part of this review is based on Henry G. Belot's critique of the previously released, non-special edition of "Goldfinger": Laser scanners in the supermarket and CD ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at DVD Town (John J. Puccio)
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
With 1964's Goldfinger, the third James Bond story to reach the screen, the "Bond formula" had reached maturity. Screenwriter Richard Maibaum, a participant in the scripting of the previous two movies, Dr. No and From Russia with Love, had identified ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Doug Pratt's Laserdisc ReviewDoug Pratt's Laserdisc Review
The classic 1964 James Bond film, Goldfinger , has been released on disc for the eighth time--that's more times than even Star Wars . If there is anybody out there yet who doesn't have a copy, this latest iteration is a CLV movie-only version (well, a ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at Doug Pratt's Laserdisc Review
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Encyclopedia Of Fantastic Film & TVEncyclopedia Of Fantastic Film & TV
Quite brilliant. ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at Encyclopedia Of Fantastic Film & TV
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for At-A-Glance Film ReviewsAt-A-Glance Film Reviews
This is one of the most highly regarded Bond films, despite an interesting but flawed plot. Even I regarded it as my personal favorite until I watched all the Bond films in succession and thoroughly analyzed each. This was the trend-setter of the Bond ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at At-A-Glance Film Reviews
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Cinema Laser (Derek M. Germano)Cinema Laser (Derek M. Germano)
Even though GOLDFINGER ($25) is the third movie in the series, it certainly rates amongst the most popular and entertaining of the James Bond films. If nothing else, GOLDFINGER has the best known theme song of any of the Bond movies. Fans and non-fans ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at Cinema Laser (Derek M. Germano)
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Crazy for CinemaCrazy for Cinema
It's sad to admit as a lover of film that I have never really been a big Bond fan. In fact, I've only ever seen the more recent Bond films with Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan. Dalton I found boring and Brosnan though attractive is nothing more than ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at Crazy for Cinema
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Crazy for Cinema (Lisa Skrzyniarz)Crazy for Cinema (Lisa Skrzyniarz)
I can't imagine there are many people out there who haven't seen this film, however for those of you who were as much in the dark about Bond as I was, I'll try to explain the plot. Not as complicated or convoluted as the more recent films, GOLDFINGER is ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at Crazy for Cinema (Lisa Skrzyniarz)
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice MagazineBoxoffice Magazine
With Sean Connery, now one of the screen's top names, repeating his suave, imperturbable characterization of Agent 007, supported by two of Britain's most alluring actresses, this lurid adventure film seems destined to become one of UA's biggest ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for BBC Films (Almar Haflidason)BBC Films (Almar Haflidason)
Consistently voted the most popular Bond film among users of the IMDB (aren't we all?), "Goldfinger" is the third entry of the official series, and it set a stylistic standard for the sequels. The villain is Auric Goldfinger, a man who is obsessed ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at BBC Films (Almar Haflidason)
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Panorama (Jean-François Vandeuren)Panorama (Jean-François Vandeuren)
Sean Connery excelle une fois de plus dans la peau d'un personnage aussi froid que charismatique qui continue de foncer tête première avec un détachement souvent irrationnel ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at Panorama (Jean-François Vandeuren)
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)
These Bond capers were the prototypes and set the gold standard for dozens of fantasy thrillers that followed. [Review cowritten by Henry G. Belot] ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Netflix (James Rocchi)Netflix (James Rocchi)
The best Bond gets the best treatment. ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at Netflix (James Rocchi)
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 3.18 out of 4 stars for A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)
One of, if not the very best of the Bond series, "Goldfinger" stars Sean Connery as our favorite secret agent, tracking down a diabolical mastermind named Goldfinger who plans to take the wealth of Fort Knox for his own, with the help of his sidekick ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Rambles: Tom KnappRambles: Tom Knapp
Auric Goldfinger (Gert Frobe, with Michael Collins dubbing his voice) is a charismatic, petulant, purely self-motivated villain who provides an excellent match for Britain's premier spy and saboteur, 007 (Sean Connery). Bond begins his investigation in ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at Rambles: Tom Knapp
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Popcorn Pictures ReviewPopcorn Pictures Review
Arguably the greatest Bond film of them all, this is the one where it really all began for the world's most famous secret agent. There had been two films before this, massive hits in their own right, but here in Goldfinger do we see the Bond formula ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at Popcorn Pictures Review
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
There's no doubt that James Bond is a cool character, yet his movies rarely match his appeal. Having pretty much seen the whole series, I have some pleasant memories, but they're mostly scattered through uneven installments. The early films starring Sean ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for BritmovieBritmovie
While Bond (Sean Connery) is on holiday, M (Bernard Lee) asks him to look into the activities of the millionaire industrialist and gambler Auric Goldfinger (Gert Frobe). Bond discovers that Goldfinger cheats at cards and a golf, and discovers that the ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at Britmovie
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Andrew Hicks (Andrew Hicks)Andrew Hicks (Andrew Hicks)
...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at Andrew Hicks (Andrew Hicks)
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 2.86 out of 4 stars for The G Line reviewThe G Line review
Goldfinger was the Bond film that contained the seeds of everything that the series was to become, for better or for worse -- but here, you can see them all before they became ludicrously embalmed in such stilted, lifeless atrocities as Tomorrow Never ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at The G Line review
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for DVD MovieGuideDVD MovieGuide
For my money, Bond never got any better than Goldfinger. The series got bigger and flashier, but no film ever portrayed the fun, action, and danger, and the high-tech nuttiness of the world of James Bond any more perfectly than this 1964 classic. This ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at DVD MovieGuide
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for The BigScreen Cinema Guide - Reader ReviewsThe BigScreen Cinema Guide - Reader Reviews
Investigating a gold magnate's smuggling activity, Agent 007 stumbles upon a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at The BigScreen Cinema Guide - Reader Reviews
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 2.68 out of 4 stars for MediaScreen.comMediaScreen.com
By NICK ZEGARAC "Goldfinger" is arguably the best James Bond movie ever made. At least it is the most beloved by fans of the series. Staring Sean Connery as Agent 007, this time Bond is assigned to keep an eye on Auric Goldfinger (Gert Frobes), ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at MediaScreen.com
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 2.56 out of 4 stars for filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)
What it's about. British agent 007 (Sean Connery) is sent to Miami Beach to spy on Goldfinger (Gert Frobe), a gold-obsessed zillionaire with a secret plot to rob Fort Knox. His allies are Oddjob (Harold Sakata), a mute and loyal strongman servant, and ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 2.55 out of 4 stars for not coming to a theater near you (Rich Watts)not coming to a theater near you (Rich Watts)
The name Goldfinger arose as a caricature of the combative, self-assured, domineering Hungarian Erno Goldfinger, a renowned architect who came to be demonised for his part in the high-rise architectural attack on London. ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at not coming to a theater near you (Rich Watts)
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 2.54 out of 4 stars for Eccentric CinemaEccentric Cinema
The third 007 film, 1964's Goldfinger, was not only one of the first true international movie blockbusters but also established the basic template for the 17 (and counting) James Bond adventures to follow. Dr. No, the first Bond flick, introduced the ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at Eccentric Cinema
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 2.54 out of 4 stars for Edinburgh U Film Society (Matthew Bull)Edinburgh U Film Society (Matthew Bull)
The third Bond movie, and probably the best, before the series started to become clumsy parodies of themselves. The story runs thus: Mr Goldfinger has been amassing unusually large amounts of gold. 007 is put on the case. One country and a ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at Edinburgh U Film Society (Matthew Bull)
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 2.53 out of 4 stars for Movie-Vault.com ("Le Apprenti")Movie-Vault.com ("Le Apprenti")
007 is back, and this time he goes for the gold. Be it found in the name of the title villain, on Fort Knox, or on a dead woman's bodypaint, the Midas' touch is the core of the third installment of James Bond from the pages of creator Ian Fleming. ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at Movie-Vault.com ("Le Apprenti")
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Mr. Mikey's Video Views (J. Michael Dlugos)Mr. Mikey's Video Views (J. Michael Dlugos)
This is the third installment in the long-running James Bond cycle of flicks, and is still one of the best of the lot. While Dr. No and From Russia With Love set the precedent, Goldfinger set the standard. Not only the standard by which other Bond flicks ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at Mr. Mikey's Video Views (J. Michael Dlugos)
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Time Out (--)Time Out (--)
Vintage Bond from the moment our hero pops up out of the sea under a bobbing seagull attached to his frogman's suit which, having duly accomplished his explosive mission, he strips off to reveal an impeccable white dinner-jacket underneath. Ken Adam's ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at Time Out (--)
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 2.47 out of 4 stars for Films on Disc (Stuart J. Kobak)Films on Disc (Stuart J. Kobak)
The third Bond features a very good Gert Frobe as Auric Goldfinger, a man obsessed with his own name and some reasonable plotting to join Bond and the villains in fateful play. Connery continues as 007 this time attempting to foil Goldfinger's master ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at Films on Disc (Stuart J. Kobak)
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for New York Times (Bosley Crowther)New York Times (Bosley Crowther)
... what they give us in "Goldfinger" is an excess of-science-fiction fun, a mess of mechanical melodrama and a minimum of bedroom farce. ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at New York Times (Bosley Crowther)
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Madeleine Williams)Austin Chronicle (Madeleine Williams)
Two words: Pussy Galore. She's obviously in this film to distract the audience from the horrifying truth: Bond saves the world by doing absolutely nothing except getting his girl-of-the-moment painted gold. Q brings out the Aston Martin for the first ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at Austin Chronicle (Madeleine Williams)
Goldfinger (1964) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie GuideTV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
Probably the best of the gadget-filled 007 extravaganzas, GOLDFINGER represents the consolidation of the wildly profitable Bond formula. For the first time, the well-loved conventions of the series are all in place, and they jell perfectly--perhaps for ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
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Goldfinger (1964) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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