Movie: Goldfinger
Added 2020-11-22 21:13:55 +0000 UTC
This was so much fun!
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I thought the exact same thing, but she went back on her word LOL
nostalgicgirl
2020-11-24 10:02:38 +0000 UTCYeah he's a bit aggressive but that has a lot to do with the times because I remember that Daniel Craig is not like that, idk. But I don't get offended or anything because I understand the setting and everything. I love facts. I read that Orson Wells was considered to play Goldfinger but he ended up being too expensive. Also love John Cleese, so sad he passed away.
nostalgicgirl
2020-11-23 09:00:43 +0000 UTCRight? I lived on an Army Base and they have very strict rules about unauthorized flying, not to mention that Fort Knox is more secured than your average one.
nostalgicgirl
2020-11-23 07:58:55 +0000 UTCThanks for doing this reaction, it was a lot of fun. Each version of 007 has his own flavor and each one had good movies and bad ones. It's good that you can watch this movie with the understanding that times have changed and not let it ruin your enjoyment of the film. Bond Girls are often thought of as simply sex objects but the fact is that most of them brought some valuable skill to the table. Connery's Bond was definitely the roughest with women and it can be uncomfortable to watch now. His successors were much less rape-y. I grew up with these movies and I think I adopted Roger Moore's "charming and funny" approach to getting the girl. because of course I wanted to be James Bond. LOL Since you like fun facts---the actor who played Q was in every movie beginning with the second movie From Russia With Love and ending with The World Is Not Enough (where he announced his replacement, played by John Cleese). Sadly he died before the release of his last film.
Eric Pfeiffer
2020-11-23 01:04:55 +0000 UTCGreat reaction. I'm glad you just had fun with it.
Kelly Parks
2020-11-23 01:02:16 +0000 UTCIf the gas had worked all 60,000 soldiers and civilians in Ft. Knox would have died. That was nerve gas.
Kelly Parks
2020-11-23 00:51:19 +0000 UTCBy the way, consider that the Red Chinese (as they were referred to at the time) facilitate (almost) detonating a nuke on American soil. That was 100% an Act of War.
Kelly Parks
2020-11-23 00:50:22 +0000 UTC"Are you allowed to get that close to Ft. Knox?" No, absolutely not. It's an Army base. So highly restricted airspace. They would have been shot down.
Kelly Parks
2020-11-23 00:41:43 +0000 UTCHis plan is rather brilliant. Taking all the gold in Fort Knox off the market would make the remaining gold in the world much more valuable.
Kelly Parks
2020-11-23 00:37:01 +0000 UTCIt would have been cool if one of the gangsters said, "Hey, wait a minute! You're just using us to deliver exposition!"
Kelly Parks
2020-11-23 00:26:12 +0000 UTCSaying she was immune to his charms was a 1964 way to say she was a lesbian.
Kelly Parks
2020-11-23 00:04:36 +0000 UTCHer: "My name is Pussy Galore." You: "What?!" Your face was priceless!
Kelly Parks
2020-11-23 00:04:13 +0000 UTCGreat line. "No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die."
Kelly Parks
2020-11-23 00:00:53 +0000 UTCBond's game of chicken was with a mirror. The headlights were his own.
Kelly Parks
2020-11-22 23:56:58 +0000 UTCIf cars blew up that easily I wouldn't get near them.
Kelly Parks
2020-11-22 23:52:28 +0000 UTCAlso, the 5,000 British pounds would be over 100,000 pounds today. But, an actual gold bar is 400 oz. of gold (about 12.5 kilos). At today's spot price ($1,870/ounce) the gold bar is worth $748,000.
Kelly Parks
2020-11-22 23:22:31 +0000 UTCBecause I'm a numbers geek: Goldfinger's 30 million British Pounds in 1964, adjusted for inflation, would be worth over 600 million today (about $800 million US).
Kelly Parks
2020-11-22 23:16:03 +0000 UTCOdd Job is one of the best villain henchman ever.
Kelly Parks
2020-11-22 23:08:48 +0000 UTCMisogyny isn't the right word. Neither the character nor the filmmakers hated women. They loved women and many women were huge fans of these movies. But this male/female (certainly exaggerated) dynamic was considered normal for the time.
Kelly Parks
2020-11-22 23:06:29 +0000 UTCJames Bond is a male archetype. He represents a quality all men aspire to: competence. He's good at everything he does.
Kelly Parks
2020-11-22 22:47:45 +0000 UTC
