UPDATE!

Damn... just finished some history revision now and I've still got loads of work to do! Not to mention the fact, I really need to revise my Highway Code for my driving theory test in 2 weeks! Therefore, "Octopu$$y" will have to be pushed back until tomorrow night...

Grumble, grumble...

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Bondathon (4)

My Bondathon continued last night with perhaps the most iconic Bond yet...

9.5/10

I've got a feeling I'm being a touch generous here as I want to give it a 9: however that's probably due to the fact I've seen it at lease 60 million times and can pretty much recite the script on demand! Anyway, as always GF was brilliant: Connery had the role perfected by this point and the script is fantastic with many memorable lines:

Q: I never joke about my work 007

Bond: (after being introduced to Pu$$y Galore) I must be dreaming

Bond: Do you expect me to talk?
Goldfinger: No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!

...and that's just a handful of them! The soundtrack is great and fits the film perfectly, as is the cinematography. I always feel the Fort Knox invasion has been incredibly well directed.

All in all, the most Cla$$ic Bond film is still thoroughly enjoyable to this day!

Tonight, it's the Bond whose title every immature male snig gers at...

The Ranking

GF swoops into 2nd place, but just isn't as good as the fantastic FRWL.

(I've decided to ommit "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", "Diamonds are Forever" and "Goldeneye" from this Bondathon as I've seen them all recently and the last thing I want is for them to go stale! Having said that, I've also recently seen "Licence to Kill", but that's so damn good it can stay ;))

- From Russia With Love
- Goldfinger
- On Her Majesty's Secret Service
- Dr. No
- Goldeneye
- For Your Eyes Only
- Moonraker
- Diamonds are Forever

Also, for some reason, I've decided to post up a pic of my Bond DVD collection...

(click to enlarge ;))

As you can see, the covers vary as first collected the whole lot on a mixture of VHS / DVD about 4 or 5 years ago. Recently, I've replaced all the VHS copies with nice, shiney "Ultimate Editions"!

Tom. :)