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Saturday, March 23, 2013

Goldfinger

Potentially one of the best Bond films in the Sean Connery era, Goldfinger centres around the villain - Goldfinger, played by Gert Frobe - and his atomic attack of the United States' gold reserves. The ingenius plan to irradiate the USA's gold reserves is to maximise the value of his gold, and therefore making him a multi millionaire (of course) as well as the controller of the world's largest reserves.
The title song by Shirley Bassey is the first masterful piece of the film, and the brilliance continues from there until the end. There is even enough time for a round of golf.
Honor Blackman played the role of the riskily named Pussy Galore, while the Bond girl was played by Shirley Eaton. Her role wasn't the largest and certainly not Oscar-winning, but the image of her covered in gold paint in the hotel suite is one that is one of the most unforgettable images in cinema, let alone the Bond films.
From the great beginning to the cunning master plan at the climax of the film, Goldfinger is an absolute joy to watch, and a necessity for any Bond fan.  

Goldfinger (1964): 110 minutes
Bond Song: Goldfinger by Shirley Bassey.

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