http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2006/12/21/movie-notes-goldfinger/ Entertainment and Tech Digest Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:18:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2006/12/21/movie-notes-goldfinger/comment-page-1/#comment-33395 Music Notes: Best and Worst Bond Songs | Webomatica - Entertainment and Tech Digest Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:31:05 +0000 http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2006/12/21/movie-notes-goldfinger/#comment-33395 [...] 2. Goldfinger, Shirley Bassey: Goldfinger [...] […] 2. Goldfinger, Shirley Bassey: Goldfinger […]

]]> http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2006/12/21/movie-notes-goldfinger/comment-page-1/#comment-31291 Quantum Of Solace Prep: James Bond Review » Webomatica - Entertainment and Tech Digest Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:39:26 +0000 http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2006/12/21/movie-notes-goldfinger/#comment-31291 [...] Sean Connery is still my favorite Bond, with From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, and Thunderball being the triumphant trilogy. Roger Moore peaked out with The Spy Who Loved Me and [...] […] Sean Connery is still my favorite Bond, with From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, and Thunderball being the triumphant trilogy. Roger Moore peaked out with The Spy Who Loved Me and […]

]]> http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2006/12/21/movie-notes-goldfinger/comment-page-1/#comment-30585 Movie Notes: Thunderball » Webomatica - Entertainment and Tech Digest Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:57:49 +0000 http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2006/12/21/movie-notes-goldfinger/#comment-30585 [...] Next Bond Movie: You Only Live Twice Previous Bond Movie: Goldfinger [...] […] Next Bond Movie: You Only Live Twice Previous Bond Movie: Goldfinger […]

]]> http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2006/12/21/movie-notes-goldfinger/comment-page-1/#comment-30573 Movie Notes: Octopussy » Webomatica - Entertainment and Tech Digest Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:03:03 +0000 http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2006/12/21/movie-notes-goldfinger/#comment-30573 [...] seem like nods to ones previous: An evil henchman crushing dice in his hands is similar to Odd Job (Goldfinger) crushing a golf ball. Bond swinging on vines to a Tarzan yell (definitely cheesy) is similar to [...] […] seem like nods to ones previous: An evil henchman crushing dice in his hands is similar to Odd Job (Goldfinger) crushing a golf ball. Bond swinging on vines to a Tarzan yell (definitely cheesy) is similar to […]

]]> http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2006/12/21/movie-notes-goldfinger/comment-page-1/#comment-30565 Movie Notes: Moonraker » Webomatica - Entertainment and Tech Digest Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:44:14 +0000 http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2006/12/21/movie-notes-goldfinger/#comment-30565 [...] my quest to watch all the James Bond films, my viewing of Goldfinger marked the last of the Sean Connery bunch, so I’m moving ahead to the Roger Moore [...] […] my quest to watch all the James Bond films, my viewing of Goldfinger marked the last of the Sean Connery bunch, so I’m moving ahead to the Roger Moore […]

]]> http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2006/12/21/movie-notes-goldfinger/comment-page-1/#comment-28524 Movie Notes: From Russia With Love » Webomatica - Technology and Entertainment Digest Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:24:43 +0000 http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2006/12/21/movie-notes-goldfinger/#comment-28524 [...] Bond Movie: Goldfinger Previous Bond Movie: Dr. [...] […] Bond Movie: Goldfinger Previous Bond Movie: Dr. […]

]]> http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2006/12/21/movie-notes-goldfinger/comment-page-1/#comment-19199 Slammerworm Wed, 21 Nov 2007 21:12:04 +0000 http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2006/12/21/movie-notes-goldfinger/#comment-19199 This was the first really big Bond blockbuster, but success was a two-edged sword. It’s a bit like enjoying a really good local band’s early albums, then they get signed, the budget goes up, the edge comes off, and while it’s great that they’re so popular, one wishes they were lean and hungry and passionate again. “Goldfinger” has a classically slinky title song and some truly iconic moments, but as a satisfactory movie experience it didn’t gel as well as its two predecessors. This one was more about situations than character interaction, so while there are famous setpieces like the laser episode, there was nothing as tense or compelling as say, Rosa Klebb’s instruction/seduction of Tatiana in “FRWL”. Moreover, a burgeoning wave of campiness was just breaking shore, evidenced by Oddjob’s silly lethal hat, Pussy Galore’s squadron of Jayne Mansfield-breasted pilots, the Oriental soldiers’ fluorescent white puttees (all the better to accentuate their high-stepping ‘hopping’ gait) and so on. Connery seems a little distant this time around, too, and while the introduction of the (in)famous Bond Gadgets was admirably low-key (and that cool Aston Martin car was an inspired addition, hidden weapons notwithstanding), it removed the character slightly from a previous crucial vulnerability. While the previous two Bond movies were set in a near-believable world, utilising the immediacy of the ‘space race’ and the overarching Cold War climate, “Goldfinger” was a small, but in retrospect significant step in the direction of campy fantasy. The collection of ‘Mafia Dons’ all use comic-book speak (we’re a long way from “Goodfellas” here), everyone’s just a little too eager to fall over when the Flying Circus gasses Fort Knox and so on. On the plus side, the villain was memorable, the girls were exemplary (agreed; the assassin-sister of the Golden Girl was the Hottie Of The Film and her exit was actually quite shocking), and the action scenes were fine. The director was Guy Hamilton, who later gave us similarly patchy efforts like “Diamonds Are Forever” and “The Man With The Golden Gun” in the 1970s. ‘Nuff said. This was the first really big Bond blockbuster, but success was a two-edged sword. It’s a bit like enjoying a really good local band’s early albums, then they get signed, the budget goes up, the edge comes off, and while it’s great that they’re so popular, one wishes they were lean and hungry and passionate again. “Goldfinger” has a classically slinky title song and some truly iconic moments, but as a satisfactory movie experience it didn’t gel as well as its two predecessors. This one was more about situations than character interaction, so while there are famous setpieces like the laser episode, there was nothing as tense or compelling as say, Rosa Klebb’s instruction/seduction of Tatiana in “FRWL”. Moreover, a burgeoning wave of campiness was just breaking shore, evidenced by Oddjob’s silly lethal hat, Pussy Galore’s squadron of Jayne Mansfield-breasted pilots, the Oriental soldiers’ fluorescent white puttees (all the better to accentuate their high-stepping ‘hopping’ gait) and so on. Connery seems a little distant this time around, too, and while the introduction of the (in)famous Bond Gadgets was admirably low-key (and that cool Aston Martin car was an inspired addition, hidden weapons notwithstanding), it removed the character slightly from a previous crucial vulnerability. While the previous two Bond movies were set in a near-believable world, utilising the immediacy of the ‘space race’ and the overarching Cold War climate, “Goldfinger” was a small, but in retrospect significant step in the direction of campy fantasy. The collection of ‘Mafia Dons’ all use comic-book speak (we’re a long way from “Goodfellas” here), everyone’s just a little too eager to fall over when the Flying Circus gasses Fort Knox and so on. On the plus side, the villain was memorable, the girls were exemplary (agreed; the assassin-sister of the Golden Girl was the Hottie Of The Film and her exit was actually quite shocking), and the action scenes were fine. The director was Guy Hamilton, who later gave us similarly patchy efforts like “Diamonds Are Forever” and “The Man With The Golden Gun” in the 1970s. ‘Nuff said.

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