Mar 23 2010
Buy Goldfinger DVD
The film:
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“Dr. No” and “From Russia With Appreciate” are classics in their acquire rights, but “Goldfinger” really has it all. A agreeable villain, Bond-babes galore, lush locales, and Sean Connery at his best. And it’s all done at a brisk, engrossing chase which never feels bloated in the plan “Thunderball” did.
The classic moments in this film are too numerous to mention. The babooshka-granny with the machine gun, death by gold paint, the tricked out Aston Martin, lasers to the groin, Strange Job and his unusual haberdasheries… This film has been referenced and spoofed so many times by so many lesser movies and shows that you’ll likely not be surprised even if it is your first time watching.
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It’s all pulled off with such panache and style, it doesn’t feel cliched at all (plus, it pays to remember that it was all modern and original when it premiered.) Goldfinger has the perfect mix of humor, violence, style, and frosty. The mix went out of whack with most Bond films after it, and the franchise (arguably) probably hasn’t returned to a sterling balance until “Casino Royale.”
Anyway, it’s radiant nearly a perfect Bond movie. Relentlessly bright, fun, inviting, and fair darn righteous.
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The Blu-Ray:
This transfer really shines at times, with impressive detail on facial close-ups, mountain vistas, and clothing. There are some soft spots, but this is quite forgivable in a 45 year worn film. Overall, the detail is very impressive, and tops that of the previous two films on Blu-Ray. I was surprised by how many exiguous things I noticed when I unbiased sat relieve and let it all soak in - wood grains, dandelions in a field, pebbles on the ground. Dismal levels are rock solid, color is very naturalistic and stable. Overall it’s fair a big job by the MGM studio and Lowry Digital to not overdo it and let the natural film elements stand on their maintain merits. So many times studios feel the need to over-enhance their older films to have them “compete” with newer releases, which usually unbiased ends up introducing modern video noise, or ends up washing out precise detail in the image (”Dim City” and its waxen faces springs to mind.) “Goldfinger,” by not going overboard, sets the bar very high for a catalog film restoration.
Special features also shine - several HD documentaries, a commentary with the cast and crew (including Connery), and some unique period promotional pieces round out a really suited package of extras.
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For any Bond aficionado with a ample HD setup, this is a no-brainer. This is glowing noteworthy the best Bond film of its era (although I am quite partial to “From Russia With Esteem,” as well) . The disc is a positive upgrade over a DVD. Action film fans and fans of 60’s era thrillers will earn a kick out of this, too.
I recommend buying “Dr. No,” “From Russia,” and “Goldfinger” on Blu-Ray. These three films will give you pure 60’s Bond without any of the silliness of the later stuff. You can terminate there, or maybe recall up the two latest flicks, too, as they are titanic Blu-Ray presentations also.
This was the first Bond film with the tricked-out witness car (the classic Aston Martin DB-5, the best of all the Bond cars), the gadgets and other stuff that came to interpret the series. In my mind, Connery is the best Bond, Goldfinger is the best villian, Oddjob is the best henchman, “Goldfinger” is the best theme song and this is the best Bond film. It looks & sounds awesome in blu-ray.
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