Tag: Goldfinger
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Thunderball is the perfect codename movie title
As I have mentioned before, I have a soft spot for Bond films with titles that feel like mission codenames or entirely invented words. Goldfinger and GoldenEye are strong, but Thunderball remains my favorite in this category. There’s something refreshing… Read More →
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Shocking. Positively shocking.
This classic line from Goldfinger is peak Sean Connery, delivered with effortless authority and confidence. Sometimes with these iconic lines, it’s fun to imagine how other Bond actors might handle the same quote. In this case, only Timothy Dalton or… Read More →
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Goldfinger’s Checkpoint Machine Gun Granny…WTF?
One of the more delightfully baffling details in Goldfinger is the checkpoint guard at the entrance to Goldfinger’s industrial hideout. Instead of a squad of hardened security men, the gate is tended by what appears to be a kindly elderly… Read More →
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It’s not perfected yet
In Goldfinger, Q barely misses a beat when he catches James Bond eyeing a rather unassuming trench coat that doubles as body armor. The above line is delivered with typical Q Branch understatement, even as live rounds are being fired… Read More →
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I’ve got a little itch. Down there.
The rope torture sequence from Casino Royale is fairly popular amongst Bond fans, but not with this one. Don’t get me wrong, it’s an excruciating sequence, and the pain inflicted with a rope whacking you while sitting in a bottomless… Read More →
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What if the villain has already won?
It’s a premise the Bond series has never fully embraced, and that alone makes it intriguing. Imagine Goldfinger starting with Fort Knox already irradiated, or Thunderball starting after a nuclear catastrophe. Instead of stopping disaster, Bond is forced to confront… Read More →
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James Bond doesn’t wear glasses
This quick line from official Bond movie Goldfinger alum Ursula Andress in the unofficial Casino Royale (1967) references the lack of eyewear of James Bond as if he’s a colloquially known figure. It happens again in the movie when the… Read More →
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Where’s Goldfinger? Playing his golden harp
This quip from Goldfinger has to be the most forced quip that ever quipped. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a good line, but contextually I just don’t buy it. In the chaos of a plane crashing, it strains credibility that… Read More →
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Character Spotlight: Gemma Arterton as Strawberry Fields
In Quantum of Solace, Strawberry Fields begins as a confident MI6 operative tasked with steering James Bond away from Bolivia, only to be swiftly disarmed and bedded by him. For such a short appearance, Fields has quite an effect on… Read More →
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Goldfinger stockpiles gold bullion, cheats at gin
Goldfinger’s obsession with stockpiling gold while casually cheating at gin rummy is a perfect snapshot of his character. The hoarded bullion shows his long-term greed and fixation on wealth as power, while his card cheating reveals he isn’t a brilliant… Read More →
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