Product Description

2 Disc Collector's Edition in Slim Case

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #48162 in DVD
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Formats: NTSC, Widescreen, Closed-captioned
• Subtitled in: English, French, Spanish
• Running time: 110 minutes

Customer Reviews

I blinked and I missed it???
What happened to the 2-disk "ultimate" edition of this (and the other) Bond films? One day they were available, the next they're gone! There was no indication that these were a limited edition of any sort, were they pulled from shelves? I guess that I should have placed an order as soon as I saw this edition of Goldfinger (my favorite Bond flick) but I was hoping to give my battered wallet a rest for a couple of months after Christmas! I don't want to order the box set because I'm only interested in the Connery-era Bond films. Why is this 2-disk DVD already unavailable??

New 5.1 DTS mix is Very Good
GOLDFINGER has become recognized as a cultural phenomena and the Jams Bond craze started taking off after the release of this film. GOLDFINGER contains a well-balanced level of depth and action leaving one emotionally charged. This is perhaps Sean Connery's finest James Bond film. The golden girl, Oddjob's bowler hat, Goldfinger's lethal laser, the Astin Martin DB5 with modifications introduced by Q, and Shirley Bassey's legendary rendition of the theme song belted out over the titles immediately became an integral part of the James Bond lore and remained in the psyche of the public.

Director Guy Hamilton, screen writers Richard Maibaum and Paul Dehn and editor Peter Hunt were able to produce a solid, well balanced, entertaining film based on Ian Fleming's novel that does not rely totally on the spectacle and whimsy that would weaken the subsequent entries in the series. Production designer Ken Adam and art director Peter Murton gave the production a stunning and lavish distinction. The Fort Knox set and Goldfinger's playroom at his stud ranch was a testament to imagination and achievement. John Barry's score is unique in some respects as he continued to finally hone his distinctive style to perfection with this memorable score.

This edition contains a digitally remastered print restored frame by frame and the sound has been remastered in a 5.1 DTS mix. Most impressive is that there is true Front Left and Right stereo separation. I think the technicians had a lot to work with. If you examine the last Laserdisc release of GOLDFINGER it contained an isolated music and sound effects track, so some valuable audio separation existed to work with. The results are impressive on this front and the basic sound of the audio is much more defined and sounds clean and crisp to the ear.

Should be in American Film Institutes Top 100
Strangely, the James Bond classics did not make it into the top 100. Goldfinger has it all. The John Barry soundtrack, the interesting set designs, the intro graphics, good photography, good script, good acting etc. These films were new and fresh, there was nothing like it before and have influenced a ton of action films since. There's nothing wrong with the Mary Poppins, My Fair Lady, The Sound Of Music, and so on. There're all good in their own kind of way. However, some of these films seem really dated and stale and don't hold up very well and they do not generate the level of continued enthusiasm as the classic Bond films. Who knows, maybe next time around AFI will take a second look and give James Bond a few votes. Dr. No, From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, take your pick.