Goldfinger was always my favorite Bond movie, and is in my top ten favorite movies overall. I like it because you can sit back and just watch stuff explode, without needing to worry about moral undertones and the director's intent. Also, I think it has one of the best lines I've ever heard in a movie:
Bond: "Do you expect me to talk?" Goldfinger: "No Mr. Bond, I expect you to DIE!"
It also gives people something to idolize, on a more realistic level. Bond doesn't play by the rules, and he isn't perfect by any means. People can wish they were him a lot easier than they could with the super 'always right' hero dressed in white of the earlier films.
I have never been a big fan of the "Bond" movies. I never watched them because I thought they were boring...Well I was wrong. This was by far the best movie we have watched in class so far. I was very entertained the whole movie by what was happening. I have a more open mind about these movies and would be willing and almost excited to watch the rest of the "Bond" movies. I love that Bond does not do things by the book but that he does things his way and does not care if he kills people to "save" the good people. GREAT movie!!!
Goldfinger was a great movie, I have not seen any of the older bond movies just the new ones but I enjoyed this one a lot. I liked the movie because I could just sit and watch the movie, I didn't have to force myself to watch it or try to see the moral. Bond gives a whole new meaning to the good guy and it wouldn't be Bond without all his gadgets. I would watch this one again!
I enjoyed watching the movie. One thing that caught my attention was that when we were discussing in class about how a hero always tries to save other people before themselves. well in the first scene it was proven that bond is a anti-hero. Just as the guy is ready to swing something at bond he moves the girl he is kissing so she would get hit in the head instead of himself. Also in the end Bond wasn't able to turn off the ticking bomb someone else came in to save the day at the last momement. There are things like that throughtout the movie. I thought this movie was defienetly a faster moving movie, there weren't any parts where i felt that lagged. You can tell that the technology is getting better and they are able to film car chases.
This was the first film we have watched where I did not feel the need to look for subtlities or to take any notes while viewing the film. It seemed more like a film to just sit back and watch. I can see how this film may have helped in changing the persona of the hero. It is the first time in a film we have viewed that the hero was a "Bad Boy/Good Guy." I don't know that I should say, but I surely could say when commenting on the character of Bond; that as far as the auidence goes, men want to be him and women want to be with him :) I don't think that there were any underlining morals or messages here, nor was the film something I would call an "art form" ....more purely for entertainment. I could see that special effects were progressing, ect, but but as an action film, it had a different "feel" than what we have watched previously.
its interesting to me to see the change in the movies in just 20 years. The technology in just 2 decades is really amazing to see. In Goldfinger we saw the use of the blue screens which we had not seen yet, corny to us these days but fantastic technology back then. The biggest and most noticable change was SEX we are introduced to sex in movies, Pussy Galore, Dink and the girl giving bond the back rub. we also see bond as the king Pimp so to speak a real ladies man, which goes along with the fact the bond has those vices we talked about. For me it was the most put together movie that we have seen so far. The plot is decent and the acting falls short but its more of the movies that we are used to these days
Too be honest I have never seen this bond movie before or any of the bonds with Sean connery. It was refreshingly different as more modern things were introduced. Blue Screen more action along with the anti hero. The movie also transcending national boundaries by including different nationalities and taking place in different countries and perhaps this was afforded by the better,and smaller technology. Bond has definately come a long way since its inception but certain one liners and quotes only attributed to bond still exist. It really too was the first action movie and really could still be watched today and be enjoyed.
I have never gotten into the old Bond movies, but this one was great! I liked it because I guess I opened my mind up a little and I was able to see that although this Bond wasn't quite like the new bonds, there is still plenty of action. I particularly enjoyed the part when he was on the table with the laser, it was full of suspense even though you know that Bond can't die. I liked the action throughout the movie, it kept me on the edge of my seat.
I enjoyed this movie. The hero of the story wasn't always a good guy, it was a nice change from past movies where the main character did nothing wrong and was a savior and perfect. Although the character himself is a lot more realistic, the actual story wasn't. It wasn't in a bad way, it wasn't realistic in a good way. Anything with a bunch of explosions and babes doesn't have to be realistic as long as it is exciting and keeps me entertained.
It's interesting to me how much our technology has changed in the last thirty years, but how well they were able to make this movie with what they had to work with. It was quite suspenseful and action packed. I've never seen any of the old bond movies and I really liked this one.
I liked how bond quickly admitted to being human and having mistakes, but still trying. He didn't always do his best and he wasn't always the toughest. Goldfinger's assistant was one strong dude and made bond think hard. It was overall very enertaining even for nowdays.
Sean Connery as Bond how can you go wrong ;). As we talked about in class James bond is the anti hero. He is immoral and full of faults. He uses foul language, drinks, smokes, womanizer, defiant, little regaurd for human life, and makes mistakes. But over all that you relate to him and want him to succeed. We also talked about what the formula for an action movie. In this film we saw all the ingredients. We saw busty women, a car chase, super villan, explosions, stunts, evil plot for money or personal gain, sex, gadgets/weapons, someone wronged/ needing rescue. I thought the story was fun, fast paced, and easy to follow. I find that in a lot of action films they can be too fast or too slow and I easily loose interest. I also noticed some new camera angles that we hadn’t seen before in this class. There were a lot of angles from up in the sky, like following the planes releasing the gas and up above the vault. There was a lot of shots in front of a blue screen that we really haven’t seen too much of. Over all I liked the film and thought it was very well done.
this was probably my new favorite movie that we have watched so far, James bond is my favorite's ever! i really enjoyed this film. i thought they did a great job with the different camera angles and cinematography, and all the different types of angles lighting effects at the beginning and different scenes. the story was classic bond too! i think what i noticed most about this movie was alot of the basics that are seen in all of the big action movies today! lol they still use alot of the same fundamentals that are seen in this film. over all they did a great job with this movie, it all came together very nicely
Goldfinger was always my favorite Bond movie, and is in my top ten favorite movies overall. I like it because you can sit back and just watch stuff explode, without needing to worry about moral undertones and the director's intent. Also, I think it has one of the best lines I've ever heard in a movie:
ReplyDeleteBond: "Do you expect me to talk?"
Goldfinger: "No Mr. Bond, I expect you to DIE!"
It also gives people something to idolize, on a more realistic level. Bond doesn't play by the rules, and he isn't perfect by any means. People can wish they were him a lot easier than they could with the super 'always right' hero dressed in white of the earlier films.
I have never been a big fan of the "Bond" movies. I never watched them because I thought they were boring...Well I was wrong. This was by far the best movie we have watched in class so far. I was very entertained the whole movie by what was happening. I have a more open mind about these movies and would be willing and almost excited to watch the rest of the "Bond" movies. I love that Bond does not do things by the book but that he does things his way and does not care if he kills people to "save" the good people.
ReplyDeleteGREAT movie!!!
Goldfinger was a great movie, I have not seen any of the older bond movies just the new ones but I enjoyed this one a lot. I liked the movie because I could just sit and watch the movie, I didn't have to force myself to watch it or try to see the moral. Bond gives a whole new meaning to the good guy and it wouldn't be Bond without all his gadgets.
ReplyDeleteI would watch this one again!
I enjoyed watching the movie. One thing that caught my attention was that when we were discussing in class about how a hero always tries to save other people before themselves. well in the first scene it was proven that bond is a anti-hero. Just as the guy is ready to swing something at bond he moves the girl he is kissing so she would get hit in the head instead of himself. Also in the end Bond wasn't able to turn off the ticking bomb someone else came in to save the day at the last momement. There are things like that throughtout the movie. I thought this movie was defienetly a faster moving movie, there weren't any parts where i felt that lagged. You can tell that the technology is getting better and they are able to film car chases.
ReplyDeleteThis was the first film we have watched where I did not feel the need to look for subtlities or to take any notes while viewing the film. It seemed more like a film to just sit back and watch.
ReplyDeleteI can see how this film may have helped in changing the persona of the hero. It is the first time in a film we have viewed that the hero was a "Bad Boy/Good Guy." I don't know that I should say, but I surely could say when commenting on the character of Bond; that as far as the auidence goes, men want to be him and women want to be with him :)
I don't think that there were any underlining morals or messages here, nor was the film something I would call an "art form" ....more purely for entertainment. I could see that special effects were progressing, ect, but but as an action film, it had a different "feel" than what we have watched previously.
its interesting to me to see the change in the movies in just 20 years. The technology in just 2 decades is really amazing to see.
ReplyDeleteIn Goldfinger we saw the use of the blue screens which we had not seen yet, corny to us these days but fantastic technology back then.
The biggest and most noticable change was SEX we are introduced to sex in movies, Pussy Galore, Dink and the girl giving bond the back rub. we also see bond as the king Pimp so to speak a real ladies man, which goes along with the fact the bond has those vices we talked about. For me it was the most put together movie that we have seen so far. The plot is decent and the acting falls short but its more of the movies that we are used to these days
We are suppose to be looking for the anti-hero qualities of the protagonist in this movie. This was easy to do because James Bond is a martini drinking, cigarette smoking, and a womanizer. His choices are not always the “Leave it To Beaver,” type we expected back in the 1960’s. When it comes to others safety, theirs is not as important as his survival and getting the job done. He even threw a woman in front of a bullet so he could escape. He does not always win the fight he gets into. I think with this anti-hero the writer is showing us that our heroes can be more like a normal everyday person. Even though the director followed the arc of drama clearly, it seemed to me to be a risqué film for the time. I noticed the filming techniques, like filming a lot of open shots. I especially liked the James Bond toy. What boy did not want to have some of these. I think I invented several different ones or improved on the ones the Q made. The special effects and the stunts were noticeable more in this film than in the past ones we watched. This was an action film so there had to be things going on. The directors use of nationalities to play different bad guys was neat. Like the German and the Russian being bad and Bond’s allies were the Americans and the French. He even made not of illegal Mexicans crossing th border as a way to get things into the USA. This was easy to follow and not as slow as the past films. I liked this one the best so far.
ReplyDeleteToo be honest I have never seen this bond movie before or any of the bonds with Sean connery. It was refreshingly different as more modern things were introduced. Blue Screen more action along with the anti hero.
ReplyDeleteThe movie also transcending national boundaries by including different nationalities and taking place in different countries and perhaps this was afforded by the better,and smaller technology.
Bond has definately come a long way since its inception but certain one liners and quotes only attributed to bond still exist. It really too was the first action movie and really could still be watched today and be enjoyed.
I have never gotten into the old Bond movies, but this one was great! I liked it because I guess I opened my mind up a little and I was able to see that although this Bond wasn't quite like the new bonds, there is still plenty of action. I particularly enjoyed the part when he was on the table with the laser, it was full of suspense even though you know that Bond can't die. I liked the action throughout the movie, it kept me on the edge of my seat.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this movie. The hero of the story wasn't always a good guy, it was a nice change from past movies where the main character did nothing wrong and was a savior and perfect. Although the character himself is a lot more realistic, the actual story wasn't. It wasn't in a bad way, it wasn't realistic in a good way. Anything with a bunch of explosions and babes doesn't have to be realistic as long as it is exciting and keeps me entertained.
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting to me how much our technology has changed in the last thirty years, but how well they were able to make this movie with what they had to work with. It was quite suspenseful and action packed. I've never seen any of the old bond movies and I really liked this one.
ReplyDeleteI liked how bond quickly admitted to being human and having mistakes, but still trying. He didn't always do his best and he wasn't always the toughest. Goldfinger's assistant was one strong dude and made bond think hard. It was overall very enertaining even for nowdays.
Sean Connery as Bond how can you go wrong ;). As we talked about in class James bond is the anti hero. He is immoral and full of faults. He uses foul language, drinks, smokes, womanizer, defiant, little regaurd for human life, and makes mistakes. But over all that you relate to him and want him to succeed.
ReplyDeleteWe also talked about what the formula for an action movie. In this film we saw all the ingredients. We saw busty women, a car chase, super villan, explosions, stunts, evil plot for money or personal gain, sex, gadgets/weapons, someone wronged/ needing rescue.
I thought the story was fun, fast paced, and easy to follow. I find that in a lot of action films they can be too fast or too slow and I easily loose interest.
I also noticed some new camera angles that we hadn’t seen before in this class. There were a lot of angles from up in the sky, like following the planes releasing the gas and up above the vault. There was a lot of shots in front of a blue screen that we really haven’t seen too much of.
Over all I liked the film and thought it was very well done.
this was probably my new favorite movie that we have watched so far, James bond is my favorite's ever! i really enjoyed this film. i thought they did a great job with the different camera angles and cinematography, and all the different types of angles lighting effects at the beginning and different scenes. the story was classic bond too! i think what i noticed most about this movie was alot of the basics that are seen in all of the big action movies today! lol they still use alot of the same fundamentals that are seen in this film. over all they did a great job with this movie, it all came together very nicely
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