Hands down, Goldfinger is the most iconic bond movie of all time. It is the standard by which later Bond films will be judged and it set the bar massively high for the bonds to come. Every, EVERY, E-V-E-R-Y Scene is memorable, unique and legendary in it's own right. The dozen one liners and facials are excellent, all the characters are excellent and all performances are amazing. The story and the plot isn't as deep as we get in movies like Skyfall (2012) or From Russia With Love (1963) but I doubt that this is a flaw. Oddjobb is iconic, Goldfinger is iconic, Pussy Galore is iconic and Sean Connery is at his best! Tied with 2006's Casino Royale as the best Bond Movie of all time.

What I like1. The dead girl painted in gold2. Connery as Bond is as good as ever3. The plot is more fleshed out than Dr No and From Russia With Love4. The characters are more enjoyable5. The fact it started "Goldpingas"6. The final battle7. The mystery feel to itWhat I didn't like1. Nothing reallyOverall this is one of the best Bond movies and probably Connery's best effort out of the bunch. I feel like this movie deserves the praise that it gets at the end of the day

Every individual James Bond film has some good assets and at least two or three special qualities that make it fantastically entertaining. "Goldfinger", however, exclusively has great assets and special qualities! I think this third entry in the series is almost unanimously – and righteously – labeled as THE best Bond movie of all. It's definitely also the most quintessential title to watch in order to get fully acquainted with the lead character's personality and working methods, as well as with the type of assignments he receives from his employer, his opponents and the hi- tech attributes he gets to help him. You'd expect all this to become clear already in the first film, "Dr. No", but the character created by Ian Fleming was still fairly unknown back then and hence the production values were a lot lower. Barely two years and only one sequel later, James Bond had already become a phenomenon and "Goldfinger" delivered the incredibly high expectations of the fans. It truly also is a terrific film, with an utmost solid script, a top three legendary villain and various highly memorable action & suspense sequences. Personally, I have the bizarre habit of ranking my favorite Bond movies based on the evil- factor and charisma of the villains, and thus "Goldfinger" is quite high up there thanks to the sublime roles of Gert Fröbe as the titular character and Harold Sakata as Oddjob, his silent but deadly henchman who pulverizes golf balls with his bare hands and throws around his killer-hat of steel. The gold-obsessed magnate has thought up an ingenious plan to rob the entire American gold supply from Fort Knox and naturally it's 007's job to prevent this from happening. Therefore Bond infiltrates into Goldfinger's private affairs twice; messing up his game cheating routines and seducing his female accomplices. Auric Goldfinger is undoubtedly one of the most vicious Bond-villains, but arguably also one of the dumbest! Never before or after did 007's opponents receive so many open and easy chances to eliminate him, but Goldfinger decides not to take the risk and kill his disloyal female assistants instead! Many, many sequences in this third Bond film are pure vintage, including the white tuxedo underneath the diving suit, Shirley Eaton's golden corpse, an uncomfortable laser beam moment and – of course – every scene with that awesome Aston Martin!

The Tone of this, one of the Most Popular and often Sighted as the Best, James Bond Movies is Lighter than its Two Predecessors, "Dr. No" (1962) and From Russia With Love" (1963). It was a more Expensive Romp with Gadgets Galore and Elaborate Sets and Scenes.The Eager Bond Fans were Primed for the New Release in 1964 and that Anticipation from Moviegoers Around the World would become Infectious. The "New" Bond Movie is always a Thing.Sean Connery, in what some say as a "Peak Personification" of the Character, returns as 007 with His "License to Kill", along with "Q", who would become just One of the James Bond Icon Accessories, Doling Out Accessories with Serious Witty Quips. "Goldfinger" is Credited with many Bond Firsts and Classic Attributes too Numerous to Mention here. Trivia Buffs can do Research to Find Out Who and What.The Movie was one that when Screened in 1964 Displayed Cutting Edge Filmmaking that took the Popular Art Form and Moved it Forward (Fellini) in New Directions Riding the Coattails of the First Two and Amping the Style. Some of the Future James Bond Films would Go Too Far, Pushing the Series to Ill Advised Heights of Outrageousness and Bond Films became a Parody of Themselves.In Hindsight, "Godfinger" took it about as Far as it could go without becoming Silly and Straying from the Ian Fleming Source Material. The Movie's Cultural Impact was Enormous. Insanely Popular, Breaking Records Everywhere, just Like The Beatles. 1964 was Definitely the Year that Started the "British Invasion", in More Ways than One.