It is impossible for anyone in the 21st Century to watch “Goldfinger” and truly appreciate what a cinematic masterpiece it was at the time. Younger fans lack perspective, and fail to appreciate how truly innovative the early Bonds were. The early movies were the blueprint not only for all the Bond movies that followed, but for the entire action-adventure movie genre, and “Goldfinger” was the series standard-bearer. Despite moving at a furious pace, it manages (unlike so many other action movies) to maintain a coherent and logical plot. The rapid-cuts and fast pace of action movies today all started with the early Bond movies. But now all the Bond elements that were unique at the time - megalomaniac villains, outrageous plots, lethal gadgets, sophisticated humor, women to die for, a car to literally die for - have been imitated to death, so when younger audiences see the early Sean Connery movies they don’t understand that at the time, this was all new. In 1964 most people had never heard of lasers or karate or skin suffocation or plastic explosives. No movie had ever featured a tricked-out car like the Aston, a finale with a setting like Fort Knox, a hero that made jokes after killing someone, a character with a name like Pussy Galore, a henchman like Oddjob, a megalomaniac like Goldfinger, or all the unique ways of killing people: electrocuting a villain in a bathtub, painting a woman gold, a lethal “throwing hat”, nerve gas, sucking a villain out a depressurized plane window ... Nor had audiences ever seen anyone as cool as Connery’s Bond. (No character before, especially not the hero, ever killed someone and made a witty joke afterwards.) All new to cinematic audiences at the time; all passé now. Unlike so many of the movies that followed, “Goldfinger” is the perfect blend of the real and the fantastic. It isn’t dark and brooding and un-fun like the Daniel Craig movies, or ridiculous semi-comedies like some of the Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan films. “Goldfinger” is finely balanced, managing to retain a realistic feel despite the implausible plot. It delivers laughs without ever descending into comedy, and despite the light mood of much of the movie, the plot seems serious, the villains are genuinely menacing, and the viewer feels Bond is in real danger. This is not an easy balance for any movie to achieve, and “Goldfinger” does so perfectly.
Hey thank you so much for this write-up, I think you really hit on a lot of the key points that make this movie such a big deal. I definitely don't have the context from 60 years ago but one thing that really stood out to me was how fast it made back its budget, and that theatres were playing it 24/7. It must have been a total phenomenon.
excellent video this!! i love the style and the balance of fun and information is just right. plus, the pacing of it all hits the sweet spot! i'm glad i stumbled upon this channel. keep up the good work, Sir!
These retrospectives are amazing and I’m pretty certain your subscribers and views are gonna skyrocket. We Bond fans are dying for videos this good. Great work
Glad to hear that. I watched the entire video live and it's top notch quality in every way but the editing is the standout for me. Well done sir, you should be proud.
Hey thank you so much. I've been working really hard on them. This took me about a month of work coming home from my day job to put together so glad to hear that someone thinks it is quality!😄
It's hard to say what the most iconic thing about Goldfinger is. Is it the villain, the henchman, the DB5, Pussy Galore, Q and his gadgets, the title song, or something else? When I think of a great Bond film, this one always comes to mind. It has almost everything you could want from a Bond adventure and it does it all well. The sluggish third act thing never bothered me personally since the fact Bond can do nothing makes it all the more tense, and the slow pace of the Fort Knox break-in shows just how intricately planned Goldfinger's scheme is because he carries it out flawlessly. Shame about the original books being censored though, but I'd have to disagree on Brosnan's introduction being "bad". It's fairly ridiculous, but it's still cool. He does it even better in Tomorrow Never Dies and Die Another Day for good measure (Die Another Day also has a catchy title song but I'm in the minority with that one).
I agree its definitely the most iconic Bond most. It has all those elements you listed out. I agree about the 3rd act, I never found it to be slow in the slightest. I think people are just echo-chambering that. Yeah Brosnan's into isn't that bad, that part was mostly just for laughs. And yeah his PTS in all of his movies are FANTASTIC.
What they did to Fleming's novels is unspeakable. If you really want to modernize and ruin Bond, then write new terrible books and stop selling the old ones, or sell the old ones with a 40 page TW/foreword that one could easily rip it the f*ck off like all book forewords. You literally don't see this stuff happen with other Pulp authors or even science fiction authors. And I guess it also sucks because the prices for the old uncensored novels and paperbacks will skyrocket.
8:04 I agree with your anti-censorship philosophy, but make no mistake, most LGBT people don't appreciate the corporate pandering. Love your dissection of the movies btw
TOTALLY Overrated ! It's the only one who sometimes gets a bit boring. From the beautiful series that began in 1962 (Dr. No) and ended in 1989 (Licence To Kill). All entries are masterpieces. Also Goldfinger of course.
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What do you think the most iconic element of Goldfinger is?
It is impossible for anyone in the 21st Century to watch “Goldfinger” and truly appreciate what a cinematic masterpiece it was at the time. Younger fans lack perspective, and fail to appreciate how truly innovative the early Bonds were. The early movies were the blueprint not only for all the Bond movies that followed, but for the entire action-adventure movie genre, and “Goldfinger” was the series standard-bearer. Despite moving at a furious pace, it manages (unlike so many other action movies) to maintain a coherent and logical plot.
The rapid-cuts and fast pace of action movies today all started with the early Bond movies. But now all the Bond elements that were unique at the time - megalomaniac villains, outrageous plots, lethal gadgets, sophisticated humor, women to die for, a car to literally die for - have been imitated to death, so when younger audiences see the early Sean Connery movies they don’t understand that at the time, this was all new.
In 1964 most people had never heard of lasers or karate or skin suffocation or plastic explosives. No movie had ever featured a tricked-out car like the Aston, a finale with a setting like Fort Knox, a hero that made jokes after killing someone, a character with a name like Pussy Galore, a henchman like Oddjob, a megalomaniac like Goldfinger, or all the unique ways of killing people: electrocuting a villain in a bathtub, painting a woman gold, a lethal “throwing hat”, nerve gas, sucking a villain out a depressurized plane window ... Nor had audiences ever seen anyone as cool as Connery’s Bond. (No character before, especially not the hero, ever killed someone and made a witty joke afterwards.) All new to cinematic audiences at the time; all passé now.
Unlike so many of the movies that followed, “Goldfinger” is the perfect blend of the real and the fantastic. It isn’t dark and brooding and un-fun like the Daniel Craig movies, or ridiculous semi-comedies like some of the Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan films. “Goldfinger” is finely balanced, managing to retain a realistic feel despite the implausible plot. It delivers laughs without ever descending into comedy, and despite the light mood of much of the movie, the plot seems serious, the villains are genuinely menacing, and the viewer feels Bond is in real danger. This is not an easy balance for any movie to achieve, and “Goldfinger” does so perfectly.
Hey thank you so much for this write-up, I think you really hit on a lot of the key points that make this movie such a big deal. I definitely don't have the context from 60 years ago but one thing that really stood out to me was how fast it made back its budget, and that theatres were playing it 24/7. It must have been a total phenomenon.
This also reads a bit like an AI-generated response..... how is a man even supposed to tell anymore?🤨
excellent video this!! i love the style and the balance of fun and information is just right. plus, the pacing of it all hits the sweet spot! i'm glad i stumbled upon this channel. keep up the good work, Sir!
Hey thank you so much! This made my day. I will try to maintain quality, I'm getting ready to start on the next one!
These retrospectives are amazing and I’m pretty certain your subscribers and views are gonna skyrocket. We Bond fans are dying for videos this good. Great work
Hey thank you so much for the kinds words. That made my day!
Great editing as usual
Hey thank you so much. That made my day
Glad to hear that. I watched the entire video live and it's top notch quality in every way but the editing is the standout for me. Well done sir, you should be proud.
@saint splenetic9239 totally agree
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@@EdgarStyles1234 Thank you so much! It really does mean a lot to me.
You really do have great editing skills
Hey thank you so much. I've been working really hard on them. This took me about a month of work coming home from my day job to put together so glad to hear that someone thinks it is quality!😄
@@ZevStellar is Ze'ev or just zev
@@EdgarStyles1234 The name is technically Ze'ev but I just simplify to Zev because it sounds and looks nicer for English
@@ZevStellar good lad
I was really hoping to hear your thoughts (rant) on Fleming's books getting censored. Thank you for not disappointing.
Glad you enjoyed it! I aim to please.🤘
Greetings Zev!
Greetings kayejeyeracer!
Tell me what you love about Goldfinger!
The visuals, the atmosphere, the action, Connery, the villains..
@@aleksandarnikolic4167 You love it all!
“Smith and Weston” 😂
You've had your six.
WoopWoop! :3
Thank you!
Ian..the man..the real MI5
Operation Goldeneye!
It's hard to say what the most iconic thing about Goldfinger is. Is it the villain, the henchman, the DB5, Pussy Galore, Q and his gadgets, the title song, or something else? When I think of a great Bond film, this one always comes to mind. It has almost everything you could want from a Bond adventure and it does it all well. The sluggish third act thing never bothered me personally since the fact Bond can do nothing makes it all the more tense, and the slow pace of the Fort Knox break-in shows just how intricately planned Goldfinger's scheme is because he carries it out flawlessly. Shame about the original books being censored though, but I'd have to disagree on Brosnan's introduction being "bad". It's fairly ridiculous, but it's still cool. He does it even better in Tomorrow Never Dies and Die Another Day for good measure (Die Another Day also has a catchy title song but I'm in the minority with that one).
I agree its definitely the most iconic Bond most. It has all those elements you listed out. I agree about the 3rd act, I never found it to be slow in the slightest. I think people are just echo-chambering that.
Yeah Brosnan's into isn't that bad, that part was mostly just for laughs. And yeah his PTS in all of his movies are FANTASTIC.
IDK about the DAD song man.... haha
Yesh!!!
double oh sheven
The original end credits said Will return in OHMSS i really wish Sean did CR or OHMSS.
Yeah I was trying to find a clip of that and I was unable! I would have loved to have an OHMSS film with Connery.
What they did to Fleming's novels is unspeakable. If you really want to modernize and ruin Bond, then write new terrible books and stop selling the old ones, or sell the old ones with a 40 page TW/foreword that one could easily rip it the f*ck off like all book forewords. You literally don't see this stuff happen with other Pulp authors or even science fiction authors. And I guess it also sucks because the prices for the old uncensored novels and paperbacks will skyrocket.
Yep it's an absolute travesty. You make a good point about the old versions. I need to get my hands on some physical copies!
8:04 I agree with your anti-censorship philosophy, but make no mistake, most LGBT people don't appreciate the corporate pandering. Love your dissection of the movies btw
Yeah corporate pandering has basically killed modern art... movies.... television.... games.... news.... etc.... it's awful!🤑
Do Dalton movie next!
Maybe one day! He is not my favorite but I sure do enjoy watching Licence to Kill. Which is your favorite?
@@ZevStellar i love both for diferent reasons..
To be fair if you take any picture of a victorian slumhouse now, it will also look hideous.
Not as hideous as Erno's work! XD
"work"
King Tut as Goldfinger? I kinda wish that would have happened, assuming he overacted as hard as he did on Batman
haha that is some deep cuts right there
Most iconic? For me it’s the title song.
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du Blofeld and Oddjob join forcis at sum point?
Not in the movies. There might be a crossover in some of the games
TOTALLY Overrated ! It's the only one who sometimes gets a bit boring. From the beautiful series that began in 1962 (Dr. No) and ended in 1989 (Licence To Kill). All entries are masterpieces. Also Goldfinger of course.
Thank you for your comment! I find some of the others a bit more boring, such as For Your Eyes Only, The Living Daylights, and Thunderball