GOLDFINGER (1964) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION
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This one was always my moms favorite because the woman painted all in gold in the beginning. For it’s time that was a really nifty special effect.
I liked this one because Odd Job and his frisbee hat of death 😅 so interesting to have a weapon hidden in such an everyday item. 😎
I’ve often said: u can be a movie star 🎉
"Dr. No" (1962) and "Never Say Never Again" (1983)
*Not kidding... there's a shabbily-dressed lady in every supermarket drinking almond water straight from the carton. Every supermarket has one.*
"Do you expect me to talk?"
"No Mr Bond, I expect you to die!"
To this day, that is one of the best villain responses ever.
Agree. I like this scene also because Bond escapes certain death by using only his wits and not gadgets. A close runner up in my opinion is in From Russia With Love, when Grant has the drop on 007 on the train. Bond tells Grant that his ordering of red wine with fish should have told him something, Grant says, "You may know the right wines, but you're the one on your knees".
One of the best movie conversations of all time.
Yup
Has ample opportunity to just shoot him. But nope.
I always think of this scene, and the one in the first Austin Powers.
I waited 25 minutes in anticipation of Cassie & Carly's reaction to Goldfinger's pilot saying her name. It didn't disappoint. 🤣🤣🤣
Actually, I was rather looking forward to the "pressing engagement" bit. 😁
Oh, well. Can't win 'em all. 😕 🙂
@@goldenager59 It's definitely a joke when you have the benefit of hindsight. Very subtle foreshadowing as well.
😂
@@goldenager59 Yeah, Cassie and Carlie are great at paying attention, but it might be a generational thing, to pick up on curious phrases ("pressing engagement") and wondering if it could have more meaning than just that, especially when a villain says it. But they're still new to the Bond "formula".
I haven't gotten that far, but as soon as I saw Goldfinger, I wondered. Can't wait.
As a German, just a small note. Gert Fröbe was in his time one of the best German actors. He was able to portray both haunting and humorous roles excellently.
I remember him in "The Longest Day" and "Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines" (Zer ist nottink a Cherman officer cannot do!").
@@Rick-jf6sg Yes indeed. Gert was enjoying one his rather quiet morning rides in France when he was a little surprised by the shore bombardment at Normandy. Both good movies.
This was an iconic role.
I saw a documentary on Goldfinger, apparently producers/director didn’t realise Gert spoke little English but they were so impressed by his mannerisms, presence and overall acting they actually had an English voice actor dub all his scenes.
"The name's Bond, James Bond" was first uttered by Connery in Dr. No., as the camera pans upward from a casino card table to reveal his face, insouciantly puffing a cigarette.
Yes, Bond's nonchalance was a key factor..."I'm just at work, using my superior spy skills. Like an undertaker who's going to fit you up right for the viewing. No big deal."
"NO MR BOND.... I EXPECT YOU TO DIE!" is one of the most memorable villain lines Ever.
Odd Job is one of the best henchmen in Bond history. He was played by Toshiyuki Sakata (坂田 敏行, Sakata Toshiyuki, July 1, 1920 - July 29, 1982), better known as Harold Sakata, was an American Olympic weightlifter, professional wrestler, and film actor of Japanese descent. He won a silver medal for the United States at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London in weightlifting.
@@psychmike1717 I believe you are thinking of Joe Son and not Harold Sakata.
@@playnvanilla5176 oops. Quite right. My mistake 😬👍
I saw him wrestle in England.
The same with the, tall, powerful, bald, oriental Guy , who was on another London wrestling Bill as "The Mighty Chang" and I also saw Peter Maivia in 1968 at Bermondsey Baths, South East London , who was The Grandfather of "The Rock"....:)
@psychmike nah that's random task from Austin powers
He is the template henchman for all those that followed like "Jaws".
Still my favorite Bond film. Sean Connery is the man.
this was peak Bond
Agree
The score for the movie is timeless.
Actually Bond failed miserably in this movie. Every women he was with sans Pussy Galore was killed. He was captured early in the film and spent most of the movie confined. And he couldn't even deactivate the bomb😆
@@rah2287 That's exactly what makes the film so appealing in the end. Bond is not a comic superhero, but despite having super equipment, he fails in the same way that would often happen to a normal person in life. The fact that he triumphs in the end despite everything (actually only thanks to his charm) is the whole joke of the story.
You ladies are on point; Goldfinger is considered the 007 film, where they decisively nailed the tone and aesthetics of 'James Bond' on screen. The two first Connery films were experimenting a bit; this is the one where it pays off.
I love first two and Thunderball (all Terence Young films) over Goldfinger.
@@PUARockstar Nah Goldfinger is the best. Thunderball drags
I love Dr. No and From Russia with Love tbh
@@jesseowenvillamor6348 You must be under 50. People old enough to have seen Thunderball in the movie theater rank it higher than younger people.
@@j.st.jamesesq.9599 If what you're saying is true, then those people do not know how to recognize a good movie
Goldfinger was actually named after an architect who tore down some Victorian cottages in London to build a modern apartment block, an actually really cool, modern apartment block, but he ticked off Ian Fleming, who lived close by so Fleming, named the villain in his new book after the architect who threatened to sue Fleming, so Fleming threatened to name the villain, something worse, but everybody would know it referred to the architect
Right on about the architect Goldfinger. Fleming is part of the Traditionalist school of story telling just like Tolkien. That is why his villains such as Dr. No or Blofeld are all about abusing technology to control the world. Fleming's like Tolkien's work is a critique of Modernist movement. That is they reject the notion of endless progress through technology with a disregard for the natural world and human autonomy. At least that his how they regarded Modernism.
Now *that* I didn't know, how interesting! I didn't even realize that "Goldfinger" was a not-uncommon British surname until I met someone with that name many years after I first saw this movie.
I see the tower block from my apartment window every day in Notting Hill, in London where I live!
The flats are worth a fortune now. Crazy London property prices!
We came this close to the villain being called "Goldprick" instead, beating Austin Powers to the punch by about 40 years or so
Lucky the architect wasn't called John Smith😁
All through my childhood, my mom sang the theme song to this film and the family would DIE laughing. She REALLY got into it with facial expressions and everything. It was hilarious.
For me, it was my sister.
aww😂
It's always on my standard music playlist.
Dame Shirley Bassey is still out there singing it in her mid-80s 😮 bringing the house down every time.
@@tommoncrieff1154 And I think she's the only performer to return to do multiple Bond Themes with Moonraker and Diamonds are Forever
I actually met Oddjob, or should I say the actor who played him, Harold Sakata, shortly after I moved to Hawaii in 1976.
Harry, as we referred to him, was actually a nice & gentle man with an imposing physical presence, who use to work out with us in the weight room at the local YMCA.
This is one of the most iconic Bond theme songs of all time - Shirley Bassey (later Dame Shirley Bassey). I was a kid when I first saw this movie and I knew this was special. Listen to how she holds that last note. I still get chills.
And they talked through the whole thing without listening to a note...
The best of the Connery Bonds and the one that made James Bond a world wide phenomenon. Also, the film that started a number of Bond traditions that will carry on through many of the later films (outlandish villain, gadget laden car, henchman with a gimmick, Bond girl with a double entendre for a name, and a pre-credits mini-adventure)
Bond Women they will not be meeting, if they stay on plan: Chew-Mi, Bambi and Thumper, Tiffany Case, Plenty O'Toole, Mary Goodnight, Holly Goodhead, Strawberry Fields, Christmas Jones, and Octopussy. 🤣
All of Ian Fleming's Bond girls had Double Entendre's in the books. Pussy Galore, Honey Rider, Goodnight....
@@DerrickMims I'm assuming the Moore films will be The Spy Who Loved Me and For Your Eyes Only. If they jokingly vote in A View to a Kill, I'll be pissed.
@@MrEnvirocat not all. Vesper Lynd, Gala Brand, Vivienne Michel, Countessa Teresa de Vincenzo.
@@richardb6260 Those two make sense, or maybe LaLD instead of FYEO. All three would be solid choices.
This film is essential in the Bond saga, because it ended up establishing the definitive formula for the rest of the films in the saga.
The formula was established with the first installment, Dr. No.
Naaah, Dr No and FRWL are still searching for the magic formula. GF nailed it for the first time.
@@adzthesaint I love Dr. No and From Russia with Love but Goldfinger definitely struck gold with the formula
IMO FRWL is a superior movie. It's more like a proper spy movie.
Goldfinger established the (wrong) formula for moviegoers expectations which doesn't have a lot in common with the novels and cold war espionage type of stories in general.
fun little fact, ian fleming (the man who wrote the james bond books the films are based on) became close friends with multiple spies to help write the books more accurately. One of them, who is speculated to be one of the inspirations for bond himself, was roald dahl, the author of willy wonka, matilda, and B.F.G.
You might be interested in the movie "Operation Mincemeat". Based on a real incident during World War 2, one of the minor characters involved in the operation was a young Ian Fleming who was then inspired to write spy novels.
@@yutubetom He met those spies as he was working for British Naval Intelligence during WW II.
I always put Roald Dahl and Ian Fleming together in my mind. it would be awfully unhealthy to meet either of them in a dark alley.
In April 1942, aged 25, Dahl was posted to Washington DC to join the British Embassy as assistant air attaché. In the US Dahl became a spy working in a division of MI6 alongside Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond. (Dahl later adapted Fleming's novel You Only Live Twice as the screenplay for the 1967 Bond film.)
I do believe that Christopher Lee did have some family ties to Ian Fleming, I don’t know what exactly, but somehow they are related.
Not only a great movie but an absolutely brilliant performance of the Bond theme song by Shirley Bassey...
yeah i was slightly surprised they didnt show any appreciation at all for it. they didnt even listen to the lyrics because they would have had the answer to the question that they were asking as they listened. ie. 'is goldfinger a person?'
She sang two more themes for Bond films. The only one to do so.
@@davidneel2083 Yep! Diamonds Are Forever and Moonraker. Moonraker was a much better book than movie, heh.
For what it's worth, Goldfinger has an interesting first name. Aurum is the Latin word for gold and the reason the symbol on the periodic table is Au. In chemistry, the "auric" ion is one of the possible oxidation states. In old usage, a compound of gold would begin with either auric or aurous followed by the name of the ion it was bonded with. These days, they just stick a roman numeral in parenthesis to show the oxidation state.
I finally had a use for a bit of chemical trivia I learned back in the 70s because my high school chemistry teacher "preferred the old way".
Heh I was wondering if anyone else noticed this. As a former scholar of this language it makes both historical & exorcism movies all the more interesting. Further more, there are many witty character names in the Bond Franchise, excluding Pussy Galore lmao :) Edit : A cunning linguist would consider her name too tongue in cheek. lol
Actually, Goldfinger's first name is Auric.
So I had found out!! Auric! Only because my latest Doctor, well.......in December, his name is Dr. Goldfinger! HAD to say it!!!
Fun Fact: When Dame Shirley Bassey recorded the theme song, she was singing as the opening credits were running on a screen in front of her, so that she could match the vocals. When she hit her final high note, the titles kept running and she was forced to hold the note until she almost passed out. She has told the story that she only managed to hold the note after removing a restricting bustier she was wearing.
Also, Goldfinger was the one that established the James Bond formula. The mini adventure in the pre-credits sequence, the outlandish villain, the gadget laden car, the Bond girl with a double entendre for a name and a henchman with a gimmick.
Also, the meme of the villain leaving before making sure Bond is dead. Call it hubris.....Also, the meme of monologing, so Bond can think of a counter move. Call it hubris, as well.
@@jeffreyjeziorski1480 an overly complicated easily escapable trap ............................ i shall just assume it works
Another fun fact..jimmy page from led zepplin is on the recording
True, and young Jimmy Page, as a session musician played guitar on that song, at abbey Road Studios in London. (recent docs' by daughter of Paul McCartney, Page tells the tale)
As much as I consider it the best movie of the franchise I do feel like it made the movies that followed it too silly and cartoony and over the top and having read Fleming’s books I just couldn’t stand watching them
So the ones that I would watch are dr no, from Russia, goldfinger, Timothy Dalton’s bond because I found out that he read the books and tried to put as much of that bond into his performance of which I applaud him for that and goldeneye
imo roger Moore was THE worst bond ever
Goldfinger is one of the most iconic Bond films and simultaneously a deeply weird movie, from Oddjob and his killer hat, death by gold paint, Bond's "forcible conversion" (in multiple senses) of one Pussy Galore, and Goldfinger's bizarre deplaning... that Shirley Bassey opening, though, and of course the classic "No Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!" will be remembered forever.
Fun fact, Gert Froebe (Goldfinger) did not speak English at the time the movie was made. He got his lines through an earpiece via radio. I think it tells us a lot about his quality as an actor that you don't notice it.
Froebe was never that big in the US, but around here he is remembered for his role in 'It happened in broad daylight' (1958) together with an other great German actor Heinz Rühmann. So should you ever want to see a great crime thriller, give that one a try.
Danke dass du den Film am hellichten Tag erwähnt hast!!!!!! Sowohl Gerd Fröbe als auch Heinz Rühmann brillieren hier. Gerd Fröbe zeig uns die Abgrunde des menschlichen Verhaltens,wärend Heins Rühmann den erste Profiler spielt um Ihn zu fassenn. Thank you for mentioning the film in broad daylight!!!!!! Both Gerd Fröbe and Heinz Rühmann shine here. Gerd Fröbe shows us the depths of human behavior, while Heinz Rühmann plays the first profiler out to catch him.
Fun fact: Sean Connery learned to play golf for this film, and took it up as a hobby as a result. Thanks for the reaction, I feel it's one of the best in the series.
Worst part of the movie. Pointless and stupid.
I actually had the pleasure of playing a round with him once in the 80s. Having grown up on the Bond films, it was pretty cool.
Sean Connery was taught by Gert Frobe, who played Goldfinger.
@@ContrarianCorneryou're very lucky.
Also, Honor Blackman actually learned and became profficient at judo(she achieved brown belt status, one down from black belt)>
I love how in Austin Powers the Odd Job stand-in was "Random Task!"
"Who throws a shoe... Honestly?" LOL
Nasty person in real life. He was arrested for kidnapping a woman and torturing her.
The reason Goldfinger gives the mobsters such an elaborate demonstration of his plan even though he kills them right afterward is that he's so proud of himself for coming up with it and wants to brag. Just watch how he beams with delight at their astonishment towards his brilliance and audacity. Later, Bond says, "I enjoyed your little talk, Goldfinger," and Goldfinger responds with a wry smile, "So did I." Goldfinger also derives great pleasure by revealing his plan to Bond over mint julips, almost giddy as Bond slowly works out his true intention of setting off an atomic bomb in Fort Knox. Even Goldfinger's henchman can be seen in a brief cutaway with a sardonic smile on his face.
The fact that Bond forces Pussy to make out with him in the barn is often misinterpreted. His intention here is not to force her into sex, which, in the situation, would gain him nothing. Instead, it's a desperate last ditch attempt to avert the horrific murder of tens of thousands of innocent people within mere hours by appealing to the tenuous humanity of a ruthless criminal.
I think it's more than just bragging... it might have also been done to keep them all in one place, and easier to "take care of".
Gert Frobe, who played goldfinger, also starred in another very famous film which was also written by Ian Flemming, Bonds creator, and was also made by the bond film production team. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Except that wasn't Gert Frobe's voice. It was dubbed over by the voice of Michael Collins, a British actor. Why, I'm not sure. I think it was because Frobe's German accent was too heavy.
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@@scoots66 His accent was indeed too heavy, but also his English was very poor. Not only the thick accent, but Frobe also had much difficulties in pronouncing the words correctly. This often caused confusion on the set but also regular laughter ;-)
You are absolutely correct when you say you have to put your head back into the 60's. When this movie came out it was considered cutting edge with the gadgets, the action, the women and the villain. This set the standard for all Bond movies to come. This is most people's favorite Connery Bond movie. Mine is the next one, Thunderball!
the best bond movie is not on the official list, it´s "never say never" where connery reprises his most iconic role... when he left " the service of her majesty" connery said never agai will i be james bond, but then came back to play bond again in this one... my absolute favorite..
@@MrKimJoJo i said it´s NOT on the official list....actually in the very first line... read before answer...
@@MrKimJoJo correct, i over-read that too... oh and by the way never say never is the same story as thunderbolt .... in case you did not notice... which is based on a fleming book i think ?
@@MrKimJoJo Benicio del Toro, was in 1989's, License To Kill, starring Timothy Dalton.
@@impishsongster333 Benicio was not in "License" to Kill, a 1984 made-for-telly film w/ Denzel Washington (he was in LICENCE TO KILL) 📺🎥
"But _Mission Impossible_ is always Tom Cruise."
Excuse me? Peter Graves would disagree!
And Greg Morris walked out of MI1 after 45 minutes and called it an abomination, which it is.
He assuredly would have - except that some bloke named Steven Hill was the very first leader of the Mission- Impossible team, preceding Cruise and even Graves.
@@bonghunezhou5051 ooh, good catch!
@@johnclawed Same here. After the 1st hour, I just stopped caring about the story and haven't watched any of the sequels.
@@johnclawed I don't know I think the first mission impossible is pretty great.
I've heard it many times before, but Goldfinger is the Gold Standard for all James Bond films :)
Can’t wait for the inevitable victory of The Spy Who Loved Me for Roger Moore’s contribution.
Great opening scene, incredible theme song, and hello to a brilliant villain.
And don't forget the 'Bond girl' who's great too. That movie will win for sure.
I hope the second one that wins is For Your Eyes Only. That Bond movie is severely underrated.
From the looks of the trailers in the next Mission Impossible film it looks like they are doing a homage/reference to one scene.
The Roger Moore Bonds are my favourite, because they are the silliest and frankly, most fun of the series
@@weldonwin yeah, really silly. Loved to see it as a kid! Looking forward to seeing how they’ve aged.
I came down here to say the same thing. I will have a one-person riot if it doesn't happen.
Personally I would choose 'For Your Eyes Only' as a second, if they're doing two. Love the song, love the Citroen chase down the hill, love Carole Bouquet, love Topol, love that Bond turfs the little skater girl out of his bed before it could get weird. Don't love the Thatcher skit but it's easy to skip that until the parrot throws the watch in the sea.
There is one Bond.movie where the bond girl used to be A man. Surgical transition.
In the early 70s I used to deal with the company that made the industrial laser used in the movie and met a couple of the guys who worked on building it. (it was too dangerous to use the actual beam in filming and it also did not show up on film as the filming lights overpowered it so the beam was added later as a visual effect).
BTW Honour Blackman (Pussy Galore) was a senior black belt in Jiu Jitsu. Sean Connery was later awarded an honorary Black Belt in Kyokushinkai full contact karate by Master Mas Oyama who trained him for one of the later Bond movies.
Harold Sakata (Oddjob) was an Olympic weightlifter and then a wrestler.
Interesting. I never knew lasers like that actually existed. They should put some huge ones in spaces to destroy upcoming meteorites lol
Well in the "torture" scene they simply had a crew member with a blowtorch under the table, slowly moving towards Connery...who was afraid if the guy would stop in time, because he had to get a stop cue from another crew member, as he obviously couldn't see the top of the table.
Were there really lasers of that power around at that time? The first laser was just developed four years before this movie.
@@johnnyskinwalker4095 or shoot down giant balloons...
@@hirnmassendefekt2875 No the laser fired a very thin beam which did not show up well and caused a lot of arcing so the beam was added alter in post and the burning etc were practical effects using blowtorches etc.
For those of you who skipped out of chemistry class, the symbol for gold is "Au." So, in this movie, we get AUric Goldfinger and a bad guy license plate with AU1.
My dad told me that 40years ago... watc hing this...
that was such a cleaver movie I knew immediatley what they were going for when I heard the name
Latin names for certain elements are used for their symbols on the periodic table. The Latin names are also found in Latin based languages, such as French and Spanish. In Spanish, the word for gold is "oro," which comes from aurum, the Latin word for gold.
Annoyingly the equally memorable *A* uric *G* oldfinger gives Ag, which is Silver and ruins all my cryptic crossword answers
Another fun reaction from the dynamic duo.'From Russia with Love' did top box office in UK and had already established several tropes but this is the one that really broke the franchise in America. The gold-painted girl was gorgeous Shirley Eaton, who contrary to popular rumour suffered no ill effects. She abandoned a successful UK acting career midstream to be a stay-at-home mum. Honor Blackman had an illustrious theatrical career but is fondly remembered by TV audiences for 'The Avengers' with Patrick McNee. Gert Frobe, who played the arch-villain, also had a flair for comedy ('Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines'). Rock on, ladies.
All the actors who played Bond after Connery were playing Bond...Sean Conery WAS James Bond. Fell in love with 007 when I was 12 years old and saw Goldfinger. There was a song that was playing on the radio way back then titled Double-O-Seven by The Detergents which was obviously inspired by Connery's Bond character. Worth a listen...pretty adorable song and available on youtube.
Before all the digital tech, it was the best they could do with what they had. As kids we were in awe at all the amazing effects, it was magical to us. Thanks guys.
In the US at least, kids weren't allowed to see the early Bond films due to all the sex. Funny, since there were tons of James Bond toys and other products aimed at kids in the 60s. I didn't see a Bond film until I was 13. It was OHMSS.
@@richardb6260 Your parents may have not allowed you to see the movies, but the US had no age rating system for movies until 1968.
@@scottsoloway I know theaters wouldn't allow kids without a parent. My friend's dad had to go with us to see OHMSS.
@@richardb6260 As an eleven year old in 1966 a friend and I saw a Dr. No/Goldfinger double feature at Old Orchard Theater in Skokie, Illinois. We were no more scrutinized than if the movie had been Mary Poppins.
The discrepancy might be due to state laws.
Possibly one of the best Opening Theme songs ever... Rock on Shirley Bassey!!
definitely!
She’s notable as the only singer to do three James Bond theme songs for Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever and Moonraker.
Moonraker for me, also with Bassey who isn't for once blasting our ears off!
And they chatted all through it!
Rock on, *John Barry*!
The girl that was covered in gold was Shirley Eaton and it was gold makeup not paint.
There are several set photos showing her getting the paint applied to her nearly nude body. The makeup artist looks like he's having the best day of his life!
but "paint your face" means putting on makeup
Sean Connery was born in 1930. This movie was made in 1964, meaning he was 34 years old during this movie. I'm 34 years old now and I can't even begin to grasp that we're the same age. He looks so much older and so much more down to earth with his shit together than I do. It's unbelievable....
me too, man! I have past that mark recently myself and realized the same. not a bit as grown up, serious and souave...
I'm 50 with gray hair and feel the same way...
Back in the time these were amazing special effects and plot twists. What you don't realize is that the Bond adventures were spy novels turned into movies. So when you read the book you were anxious to see how they would adapt them into movies. It's too bad you decided to hop around for your next Bond reaction. If you can..... try to take the Sean Connery movies in order. Next would be Thunderball and then after that my favorite _ You Only Live Twice. Most people agree that Sean Connery was their favorite Bond portrayer.
Sear Connery was my favorite Bind until Daniel Craig took up the Walther PPK.
Timothy Dalton is my second after Connery.
Taped up eyelids and a bad wig transforming him into a Japanese is a bit cringey these days though. Other than that of course love it, it’s set in my favourite country after all.
@@tacticalgrace6456 Considering how massively popular the movie was in Japan, I'd say it's more cringy to get offended on the behalf of people that don't actually mind.
@Thomas Palumbo, Yes. I read the book before I saw the movie Goldfinger. In the book it's Oddjob who gets sucked out of the plane. And Bond simply strangles Goldfinger. I like the movie ending better.
I don’t usually watch these “reaction” videos but it was fun watching these two’s reaction.
I’m glad “Goldfinger” can still entertain people.
I just discovered your channel for the first time and I'm smiling from ear-to-ear because I'm a James Bond fan from very early on! My dad used to take my brother and I to see all the openings of the Sean Connery 007 films at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood in the mid 60's. It's so refreshing to see two cute girls reacting to these great classic films! You do a great job and your reactions are priceless !!! Goldfinger and Diamonds are Forever are my all-time favorite Bond films. I've just hit the like button and subscribed to your Channel 👍
I think Sean Connery (Bond) and Gert Froebe (Goldfinger) were in one other movie together: The Longest Day (1962). Connery played an Irishman making the landings for the Allies and Froebe played a German sergeant bringing coffee to his men on the beach every morning. From bit parts in the first movie to the main hero and villain in two years.
I read that Gert Froebe did not speak English fluently, and he just learned most of his dialogue in Goldfinger phonetically. That's pretty impressive for such a dialogue-heavy role.
Interestingly, Gert Fröbe starred in another film based on an Ian Fleming novel, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, no less, playing the evil Baron Bomburst. In addition, to round out the loop, Desmond Lewelyn also has his appearance in a small role. And Albert Broccoli produced it.
Casey calling Odd Job Boo Hoo gave me the best laugh I've had all week. Thank you.
She might have called him OddBod from Carry On Screaming😯😁
The thing with Oddjob's hat is that the rim is actually a chakram: a heavy iron ring used as a throwing weapon. You ladies would know it better as one of the weapons Xena carried and used. When it hit Tilly, the impact broke her neck.
I can’t imagine anyone enjoying Goldfinger more than you two here. You both look like you’re having a blast. Maybe your most fun reaction video yet! ☺
To answer your question at the end: the older Bond movies were mostly self-aware power-fantasies, so yeah, they were meant to be kinda silly. Bond is just a one-man-army taking down any villain his path, either with violent force, clever trickery, or his razor-sharp wit. He's the epitome of every woman wants him and every man wants to be him, he's the ideal male power-fantasy. So yeah, it DOES get cartoony at times. The gadgets, the cars, the stunts, the villains... but it all feeds into that over-the-top ego-stroking that the audience want.
The sad part is, with the Daniel Craig movies, they abandoned all of that in favour of making the series into just another generic action series without any of the unique self-aware absurdity that made the earlier films so good. Say what you will about Roger Moore's movies in the 70s, yeah they were a bit silly but nobody can say they weren't FUN as HELL while doing it.
This is the correct opinion. The Craig bonds are easily the worst.
Strictly speaking I don't think he truly became a 'one man army' until the Pierce Brosnan era when he first regularly started mowing down enemies with assault weapons. Most of the films he took down a couple of guys at a time and used a lot more guile. Incidentally one of my favourite Bond moments was the bit in Licence to Kill where we say the bad guy's embarrassed henchman having to give a detailed explanation of how exactly Bond managed to overpower his guards and escape on a plane with millions of dollars.
One of my frustrations with the Craig era was that a lot of the action was just as unbelievable but played entirely straight with an unearned gravitas - the sequence in Spectre where he just walks upright out of the enemy based gunning down everyone in his way shooting from the hip was truly absurd, especially when he managed to somehow blow up the entire base with a couple of bullets. And they needed to top that for the climax but can't think of anything clever so he miraculously shoots down a helicopter with a handgun from a moving speedboat.
@@RootinrPootine Wow. Comparing the visceral, thrilling fight in the stairway of "Casino Royale" (a scene so good that Steven Spielberg immediately contacted his people to get ahold of the stunt coordinators) to this film's Bond and Odd Job obviously and hilariously not having any knowledge of fighting and hopping around like a couple of awkward kids (or just awkward actors) fills me with different emotions than it does you. It's worth noting that Ian Fleming was not really happy with how the movies portrayed his books, which were notably less jokey than the films, at least the early ones. Still, happy you enjoy them. I'm actually a huge fan of Connery's, but feel that the mid 70s into the mid 80s were his golden era. Funnily, my father (who grew up with Connery as his Bond) always regarded Sean as superior to Craig...but hadn't seen those older movies since they were in theaters. About ten months ago, we watched "Dr. No" and "From Russia with Love"; we were actually planning to watch all of them, but Dad called an end to it, saying he hadn't remembered them "being so goofy" (his words). Oh well, how boring would it be if we all liked the same stuff?
@@t1mpani I think all bond movies are good, I simply agree that if you look at the whole franchise the 70s and 80s were the peak for the most part because it was just the right balance between goofy and fun. Craig Bonds were just copying the same style as every other action movie at the time like MI and Bourne. Angsty stuff.
@@RootinrPootine Exactly. I never said the Craig movies were bad, just that they were fairly typical action films, with pretty standard villains, very few gadgets, and a more realistic, gritty, down-to-earth tone. Compare the torture scene of 'Casino Royale' to the torture scene here in 'Goldfinger', it's night and day frankly. Neither one was bad, but there was a distinct difference between them that left films like 'Quantum Of Solace' and 'Spectre' being particularly dull to sit through. Say what you will about Moore and Connery's movies, they were NEVER boring. Bad, sure, but NEVER boring.
Bond first says the iconic line " Bond. James Bond " in the first Bond movie " Dr. No ".
As a matter of fact, it's the very first time we see Bond and it's the very first words to come out of James Bond's mouth.
They also tended to make that a line for subsequent actors in their first films in the role.
But I think they're right in that he doesn't say it in *their* first Bond movie, From Russia with Love.
Oh shoot! Carly with the hat trick puns, and Cassie with that priceless look on her face. "Why does he say it like that? Pooosy" Hahaha
The car that was crushed did indeed still have the body of Solo in it. Remember, Goldfinger did say Solo had a “pressing engagement.” lol.
My favorite Bond film. The two leads/adversaries played off each other very well.
It's SO important to remember, these movies were PURE FUN for audiences of the early 60s with what they had at the time in television and movies to watch. Each bond movie as they were released came with an ever-larger budget, so the gadgets and the sets got bigger.
My all-time favorite: Casino Royale (2006) Daniel Craig's first. Never mind being a Bond movie, it is a stand-alone GREAT movie--and great cast and plot, action, villains, dialogue, script, stunts, exotic locales, romance, banter between the characters and Daniel Craig NAILS IT as the true 'licensed spy killer for the good guys' you'll ever see. One of my all-time top 5 favorite movies. It has everything.
Many believe the ones with the best plot/story line is: On Her Majesty's Secret Service. (George Lazenby's only one, and he does a great job after Connery left, but then came back for a couple more.) Most of the 30-40 years old today mostly know the Pierce Brosnan one's as the one's they grew up with and all believe GoldenEye is the best of his four. Anyone who was a teen in the 80's (50+ today) mostly know the (campier, but fun) Roger Moore Bond movies (he had the most - at 7 ). In between you have the Timothy Dalton (he did two of them) and those were considered a more 'edgy' hard-nosed, killer version of Bond. Most are campy.. but that's just how they were -- it was good guy who could do no wrong and capable of everything sort of fun. That's why he's a loveable character. The saying goes: Every man wants to BE him, Every woman wants to be WITH him. Suspended belief (as with most movies) and just pure fun.. and for many audiences today, nostalgic, taking you back to all the various decades in which they were made.
Why are you putting five spaces at the start of the sentence
@@RootinrPootine I have a hyperactive thumb. I've tried to tame it. No Luck 👍
The golf club where Odd Job knocks the head off the statue is my old golf club. It’s called Stoke Park Club. It was also featured in the movies ‘Bridget Jones’s Diary’ and ‘Layer Cake’ as well as another Bond film, ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’.
In a world where there had never before been a spy like James Bond, everything in this movie was ultra ULTRA cool and serious. Of course the quips line “Shocking” or “I must be dreaming” are meant to be funny. But the rest was all dead serious.
I’ve always thought the moment where he says “she’s covered in paint…gold paint” is so underrated. It’s totally overdramatic and yet Sean Connery’s delivery is still effectively chilling.
Well, back in the 60's being covered in paint MIGHT be life threatening, we had lead & other dangerous materials in there
@@TheImapotato The film crew actually believed that it's dangerous, there was health care personnel present during filming it. Also they left a spot in her back open, to let it "breathe". However they were worried for nothing. Paint might cause allergic reactions, but not death by suffocation, since the skin only constitutes 1% of our oxygen intake (skin does actually breathe, but only 1%)
The same villain was also used in Ian Fleming's other 'gadget-car' novel, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ;)
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The most fun Bond film of all. (And I was born on Fort Knox!) Fun fact: at 33:04 Felix and friend are driving around Fort Knox, supposedly, tracking Oddjob, and indeed there are a few second unit background plates shot around the little towns of Muldraugh and Radcliff, but interspersed with shots that were obviously left over from whatever they shot in Miami. "INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT" indeed! I think I even see a palm tree here and there. Yeah, no palm trees in north central Kentucky. Also, 34:58 "Mint Julep"? Made with Kentucky bourbon with sugar and a spring of mint. All the Kentucky Derby visitors drink our entire supply every May. Because no self respecting Kentuckian would sully bourbon with sugar and mint, unless maybe tourists are watching us. Classic regional drink that we're known for but never drink ourselves.
Youre a sleep baby so
Goldfinger ( Gert Frobe ), also had a minor role in " The longest day ", about D-Day, as the German soldier collecting milk on a horse when the invasion shelling started, but most memorably, as " Baron Bomburst " in the classic " Chitty Chitty Bang Bang " children's film ...
The set design of Fort Knox was so convincing that some people were shocked that the filmmakers “were allowed access” to a too secret location!
I love Cassie the quoting "Positively shocking!" line. You know she's big into it with that line.
GOLDENEYE is a fantastic Bond film too. One of my favorites.
Fun Fact - GoldenEye was the name of Ian Fleming's home in Jamaica.
Yes Pierce Bronson did a great job.
@@mrbaddog4749 an 'odd' job! (*boom boom*)
Each Bond film has a theme song sung by the very best singers of its generation (and the songs give clues about the film). "From Russia Sith Love" was sung by Matt Monro. "Goldfinger" is sung by Dame Shirley Bassey. It is considered the definitive Bond theme song. The next Bond film, "Thunderball", is sung by Sir Tom Jones. Other Bond theme songs are sung by Carly Simon, Paul McCartney, Sheena Easton, etc. Shirley Bassey returns twice more to sing "Diamonds Are Forever" and "Moonraker".
Fun fact: the guy playing Oddjob actually burned his hand pretty badly during the 'electrocution' scene, but kept shooting the scene anyway until it was done. Tough cookie. Not sure what happened, but I presume it was something with the pyrotechnics that made the sparks, maybe?
More respect please for the masterpiece genius music intros.
One guy did it and he was so trusted and talented that he got it done just in the nick of time in 3 days.
Shirley Bassey is the singer here. Her life is a movie in itself. She still sings and is gorgeous.
She's done 3 Bond Songs.
@@jamesalexander5623 Apparently she hates "Moonraker", though, and won't ever sing it in her concerts.
@@DerrickMims It's probably to do with the fact that she wasn't originally supposed to sing "Moonraker", and only got brought on at the last minute when the original choice of singer dropped out, so she doesn't really consider it "her" song in the same way as her other two
@@christianwise637 Interesting. That makes sense.
They had to approach such things VERY obliquely in those days, but when Pussy says she's "immune" to his charms, what she's saying is that she's a lesbian. That's further exemplified by her "girls" who work for her, and her plans to go "live on an island" (where she can indulge her predilection without inhibition). It's a subtle thing -- so subtle that I think a lot of people miss it.
It's open to interpretation in the film, but it's explicit in the novel. Not exactly thrilled at my man Ian Fleming (we have the same birthday) for that, I'll admit. LGB people were having enough problems being acknowledged in 1964 without the idea that all a woman needs is a roll in the hay with Bond to make her "normal" again..
The Hayes Code was still in effect at the time...
@@robertvenegas6113 Would that be in effect for british movies as well ?
@@siamesebc Interesting. I looked at the Wikipedia article and yes, Goldfinger was produced by Eon Productions which is a British company. I always saw this as "Hollywood," through and through, lol. Thanks for a new insight into this movie.
@@Jessica_Roth - Bond can turn any girl straight.
The way Bond reacts to seeing Goldfinger on the plane is one of my favorite Bond moments. "Are you having lunch at the Whitehouse too?" Without batting an eye.
I love that line, especially when you add the previous one, "Well...congratulations on your promotion, Goldfinger."
That line is way funnier than it has any business being, especially considering the president at the time was LBJ. Just imagine the conversation among the three of them...
12:56: The actor Connery is talking to was also in another great film of that year - *A Hard Day’s Night* with *The Beatles* 🎸
You should definitely watch that too!
And amazingly he was only 39 years old!
Ian Fleming loved wordplay w/ his characters' names. The symbol for gold is "Au"....hence "Auric Goldfinger".
Great classic Bond movie! On Her Majesty’s Secret Service is a underrated film 🎞
Agreed! Criminally underrated and George Lazenby has never gotten the credit he deserved for his portrayal of grief at the end of that particular chapter!
I'm really hoping they like that one-it's their next and might be more to their liking than even the best Connery movies.
@@white-noisemaker9554 I liked the movie but didn't like Lazenby's acting personally.
@@johnnyskinwalker4095 ... but, on the other hand- DIANA RIGG!!!
@@redcaddiedaddie 😆👍
Fun fact the actress who played P Galore in this movie, played the Goddess Hera in 1963's Jason and the Argonauts.
Jill the golden girl was played by Shirley Eaton who is very well known here in the uk for doing comedy movies such some of the early carry on films and what a carve up.
One of the most iconic of the Bond films in my opinion, the introduction of the Aston Martin DB5 and and incredible opening theme by Shirley Bassey. This film indeed was a notable success.
Also it's proven that "Skin Suffocation" is not a real cause of death.
It was however widely believed at the time by doctors that it was true though, so it wasn't just invented for the movie. Another commonly accepted part of this concept was the idea that leaving a small portion of the body unpainted, near the spine, was sufficient to ward off disaster, and they actually did leave a small patch unpainted, when they painted the actress during the movie.
I get a laugh that they probably had a male doctor advising the producers. "Oh yes! Skin suffocation, absolutely real. You'd better leave a patch near the spine unpainted for safety, I'll have to supervise the painting myself!"
@@TheToledoTrumpton Wanted to write the exact same thing, but glad someone else already did, nice piece of movie trivia ;)
Goldfinger is the best James Bond movie. Great cars, a moving tight plot and great characters. My personal favorite.
Absolutely not
@@RootinrPootine Absolutely yes.
I agree. Siskel and Ebert did a whole show one time talking ONLY about the Bond films..........At the very end they both picked their favorite Bond movie ...Both chose "Gold finger".
But I will go one better.Personally my all time FAVORITE MOVIE( Bond or not) is Goldfinger
Listening to Cassie and Carley speculate during the opening credits what or who Goldfinger might be; I realized that my generation learned an important lesson growing up watching "Gilligan's Island." Pay attention to the lyrics in opening theme song. Never know what you might learn from them.
Same applies to the theme from the original "Spiderman" animated series.
Yes, the man with the midas touch, just a little clue.
yeah as they were asking that question the song was literally giving them the answer but they were talking not listening
Fun fact: Dr. Ling (leader of the Chinese troops) was played by Burt Kwouk, who played the comedic role of Kato in the "Pink Panther" sequel "A Shot in the Dark" (which were released the same year as Goldfinger).
"You Only Live Twice" is probably, overall, the best of the Connery films. They hit their stride with that one.
Dr. NO, From Russia With Love, Goldfinger and Thunderball all have higher critical ratings than You Only Live Twice. Only Diamonds Are Forever of the Sean Connery films has a lower rating.
thats the one with Japanese Bond right? right up there with guy pilots in goldfinger
That and Diamonds are Forever.
@@richardii5989 You seem to forget the raging misogyny too, which has been a staple of Bond films for a long time. These older films have to be viewed in the light of the era in which they were released in. None of it is a-okay, but if you understand these were products of their time, you can still find enjoyment in them.
@@dan_hitchman007 I didnt mention it to attack it for the “politics” of it as much as it was a bad idea for the story that was poorly executed..
OMG I’m so glad you’re watching this movie. I borrowed all the Bond movies back on VHS in the mid-90s and saw them for the first time. He’s an iconic male hero. I even got all the Ian Flemming books. This one is my favorite.
I attended Armor Officer Basic Course in 1986 at Fort Knox, KY. Drove past Fort Knox Gold Building several times during my stay, but it is set back from the road. The Army keeps buildings forever, so I was always looking for the locations where some of the scenes were filmed.
These films are somethin else, growing up in the 80’s I saw these films on vhs w/ my mom, and immediately fell in love w/ them. That archetype of the smooth/smug hero who is a straight up cad, but trustworthy and heroic. Don’t get me wrong, not all are as the Gold (taha) standard as this but they’re enjoyable. Also, favorite react moment “why does he keep saying her name like that?” Lmao ahh ❤
For all of the car people out there. The Mustang in the movie was a pre-production model supplied by Ford to go with the launch of the Mustang.
Did not know that! Thanks!
The whole bit about Goldfinger being sucked out of the plane's window is covered is more detail in the original Ian Fleming novel. He alleges it is possible given the pressures involved at that altitude. Also, there's more about Oddjob and his deadly hat.
I think it was Oddjob who gets sucked out in the book. But it's been decades since I read the book
I'm surprised that someone as large as Goldfinger would fit through that plane window. He was pretty bulky.
@@NH1973 , You are correct. I had read the book before I saw the movie at the drive-in when it first came out. Oddjob did indeed get sucked out of the plane in the book version. Bond simply strangled Goldfinger. I prefer the movie version.
I like old films in general and the bond franchise is "in my bag" for sure.
My grandfather seen this in the movies when guys he worked with and people in the neighbors were saying it was really really good. It was a major hit world wide and put bond on the spotlight world wide
I really hope that the patreons will vote for "the spy who loved me" and "for your eyes only" for the Roger Moore's era ;)
Since for your eyes only is kind of a sequel to "on her majesty's secret service"
Those are Roger Moore's two best and they also have 2 of the best theme songs!
Indeed, the pre-title credits sequence essentially bypasses the campy 1970s films.
IRL, the said sequence is a glaring middle-finger reply to rival producer Kevin McClory (i.e. we do not need the Blofeld character in order to make a proper Bond film).
This is the correct opinion
Well almost correct. I think Octopussy and Moonraker are more fun than For Your at the end of the day, but yes, The Spy Who is #1 the best Bond period.
@@RootinrPootine Last time I watched Octopussy, I liked it way more than I remembered. And Moonraker, silly as it is, has had a bit of a resurgence in the last few years as fans embraced the goofy.
Great reaction ladies as usual. My favorite Bond movies are: Goldfinger; You Only Live Twice; and Thunderball, and probably in that order. In any case, Sean Connery will always be the best Bond. Thanks and keep up the great channel.
Classic, but It's Definitely a film of it's time, as long as you take that into account, still a classic, Cassie and Carly were clearly Shaken, not stirred 😂 ❤️
Ya.. the double entendre one-liners became a trademark for Bond films, the audience waited for them to land. Roger Moore's Bond movies had a field day with those.... ;-)
This is my second favorite Bond film.
Pierce Brosnan in "Goldeneye" is my favorite.
Sean Connery set the standard though.
Your sister undersold the "Hatrick" joke, but as a fellow Canadian and dad joke connoisseur, I loved it XD
Agreed, the hat trick joke was amazing!!!
Why people nowadays call all jokes "dad jokes". The hatrick one was actually kind of sharp for anyone to make. Also some dads in their 50s (like Bill Burr) are funnier than anyone in their 20s can ever dream of being, so the whole concept of "dad joke" kind of stumbles. Some dads make bad jokes, some make no jokes, some make better jokes than 99% of people
A few months after the movie the Mr Solo name was given to Napoleon Solo, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. in the eponymous tv show of the same name, which was co-created by Bond creator Ian Fleming shortly before his death.
While the movie is fairly close to the novel, there are a few differences such as Tilly is not killed outside the factory early on. The novel also explains why Ms. Galore is immune to James’ advances
Love this show with you two.Goldfinger, it's all about the car ... and the golf game.
Hi Cassie and Carly,
Great reactions, you two!
The character Odd Job was hugely popular and made some Vicks cough syrup commercials. Very clever too. They're on TH-cam.
It's SO awesome to witness "young person" reactions to these classics! And yes...the action scenes were meant to be serious, entertaining and fun at the same time. Thank you for taking time to time-travel the 60s...it was an amazing era.
Great reaction again. Keeping things in perspective, as you are. In small town America during the time of this release. Many homes did not have color TV yet. Only three television stations were on air, and they went off-air at midnight and did not come back on until 7 AM. No malls and all stores closed on Sunday. No music players in cars, only AM radio. If you wanted music, you would play it on a record player. If you wanted to see this movie after it left theaters, it was a slim chance. This movie was a huge hit with the kids like myself. It spawned so many toys geared toward kids. Like the car and a spy briefcase. It gave us a chance to escape reality for just awhile. Not much to do in small town America back then. How I miss those days, LOL.
They've studied the skin suffocation thing. It would actually take quite a while. You get wildly varying blood pressure and other problems.
They clearly didn't kill anyone in the study, but doctors always had to halt the tests because of troubling and dangerous medical readings.
When they do skin painting for performance art, they have to leave a good sized patch of skin unpainted and limit the time painted.
That's absolutely rubbish. You breathe through your mouth and nose, not your skin. You might get heatstroke if the skin can't breathe (which might cause death I suppose) but you're not going to suffocate. Divers manage to stay underwater without their skin being able to breathe and they don't die.
Mythbusters did it. Twice.
They left her stomach unpainted in real life.
One of my favorite Bond movies. Hope you two are having an great and awesome day ❤️
Watching movies together is one of the most precious things to do together.
In 1964 this Beatlemaniac saw Goldfinger in the theater. When Goldfinger got sucked out of the plane the crowd cheered, half in disgust, like a nervous laugh and half in triumph of badassery. So, both comedic and actiony.
Great reaction ladies. This was definitely the Bond movie that really cemented the formula and many of the mainstay tropes were born here. While not intended to be obviously silly, most of the Bond movies (up until Daniel Craig takes on the role) were set in a heightened, somewhat fantastical world. The villains are definitely a mixture of cartoonishly evil and a little bit scary as well. Some of the stunts are unintentionally funny by today's standards, but some were meant to be a little funny. This was a way to make what could be rather grim and dark, more palatable to a general audience.
Ironically the next one you are going to watch, "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" with George Lazenby, is a bit of a departure and is more serious. This experiment in tone is quickly abandoned in subsequent films due to the film not doing as well as expected. Audiences reacted negatively to the film but it was never really clear if it was the change in tone or refusal to accept Sean Connery's replacement, but both were blamed and quickly reversed for "Diamonds Are Forever". Sadly Connery was only coaxed back for that film and then the producers had to recast the role again with Roger Moore.
I really like OHMSS, I think it is a nice stray off the path and Lazenby really did well with the the physical demands of the role & I couldn't see Connery being the one woman type of Bond but George really pulled off the feel at the end of the movie
Yes I agree...saw GOLD FINGER at the rainbow theater at the age of 14 in 1965
@@TheImapotato I agree, OHMSS remains one of my all-time favorites in the franchise. It's one of very few films(until Daniel Draig) in which Bond actually evolves as a character and has an arc.
A new James bond film coming out when I was young was a major event, right up there with a Beatles new record or a Muhamed Ali boxing match...
1964.
"Do you expect me to talk?"
"No Mr Bond, I expect you to die!"
Great lines :)
33:30 Cue the sound effects from Jaws when the boat explodes and they are stranded in the ocean lol
My grandparents love watching Goldfinger (1964)! By the way, this was the last James Bond film to be on widescreen (1.66:1).
How do you figure?
The 2.39:1 films would be "wider"
@@BubbaCoop I think they meant the last Bond to use the European 1.66:1 ratio. Then they were 1.85:1 or mostly 2.35:1/2.39:1.
@@dan_hitchman007Widescreen (1.85:1) was later used for Live and Let Die and The Man with the Golden Gun.
@@StephenLuke Yes, but only because they were keeping the budget down. EON was worried after "Diamonds" that Bond was on shaky ground.